University Report: MN506, Server Availability Monitoring and Metrics

This report provides a detailed comparison of several server availability monitoring tools, focusing on their functionalities and performance metrics. The report examines tools like Nagios Core, Ganglia, CollectD, Zabbix, and WhatsUp Gold, analyzing their architectures, features, and how they aid in maintaining server health and performance. It explores the importance of server monitoring in reducing latency, improving server health, and identifying network equipment issues. The report also addresses data vulnerability in server monitoring tools and discusses failure prediction. The report compares the tools based on disk usage, CPU monitoring, process monitoring, resource monitoring, and bandwidth measuring. The document highlights the significance of these tools in preventing server crashes and ensuring smooth operation, thereby providing valuable insights for IT infrastructure management.