Server Monitoring Tool

[chuckroast]

Came across a nice server monitoring tool that you guys might find useful.
It displays tons of information about your server or hosting package such as.

- Kernel Version
- Server Uptime
- # of Processors and the models
- CPU Speed
- BUS Speed
- Cache Size
- Physical Memory
- Disk Swap
- Partition Information
- Installed Devices
+ more


Enjoy!

[keg01]

I've used this for general health monitoring/alerts. You can have the host send early alerts for say CPU load getting scary for a given period.

The class allows you to output a xml file which can then be parsed into an array.

$outputarray = fetch_xml($filename,1);

$load = explode(" ", $outputarray[0][loadavg]);

if ( $load[0] > 5)
{compose and mail message}

if ( $load[1] > 4 )
{compose and mail message}

Of course, the values for comparison in the conditional will vary greatly by the hardware and performance configuration of the host. Some boxes don't skip a beat with a load of 6; others are dead, dead at 6. It is an art, not a science. If your threshold is too high, the box will be dead before you ever receive an alert. Mostly, I use this to try and get a step on things like mysql running wild with a statement or exim bogging things down.

Good contribution - I had forgotten about this class because it has been so reliable and (luckily) quiet.