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[Jim Avery]

2009/3/10 Andrew Davis <nccomp at gmail.com>:
> What are your opinions of the best combination to A) get the best overall
> support

Be prepared to learn, contribute and if necessary pay.

> and B) have the least impact/installation on a Windows server?

SNMP (probably not compatible with A though).

> I want something current and currently developed with 2008 support, but I also
> want stability and the least work possible. Presently I'm using NRPE for my
> local linux/UNIX servers, so I'm inclined to give NRPE a try, but I'd also
> like to avoid loading plugins on the Windows client if I can.

Good luck!  I believe

> I'm leaning towards NSClient++ with check_nt, but I'm not sure this is the
> best solutions.

There are worse options, but I suggest you read
http://trac.nakednuns.org/nscp/wiki/doc/About where the author,
Michael Medin says, amongst other things, "As for checking with
NSClient++, I would recommend NRPE as it is a lot more flexible than
check_nt."

> Thoughts, opinions, and ideas are requested...

There isn't any substitute for trying some of these solutions for
yourself and finding out what the pros & cons are.

Personally, I use NSClient++ with mostly nrpe checks but also some
check_nt checks.  On occasion I also use the nsca functionality with
NSClient++ to do passive checks.  I've also used a standalone
send_nsca (sorry can't remember which) to return results from backup
scripts and suchlike to Nagios.

If you decide to try nc_net, make sure you download and compile their
alternative check_nt which has much better support for performance
data and a few other neat features not available in the default
check_nt plugin.  See http://www.shatterit.com/nc_net/

Cheers,

Jim

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