MN506: Server Availability Monitoring and Metrics Analysis

This report, created for the MN506 System Management course, delves into the critical domain of server availability monitoring and metrics. It begins by comparing various open-source server monitoring tools, including Nagios Core, Ganglia, CollectD, Spiceworks, Cacti, Zabbix, Icinga, OpenNMS, and WhatsUp Gold, evaluating their functionalities and features. The report then meticulously discusses and evaluates server availability monitoring architecture, providing a detailed diagram to illustrate the components and their interactions. Furthermore, it proposes and evaluates a solution to mitigate data vulnerability within server availability monitoring tools, addressing crucial aspects of data security. The report concludes with a summary of the findings and a discussion of the importance of server availability monitoring in modern network management.