![]() ![]() You can download a free trial of OPManager here Network Traffic Analysis (NetFlow, sFlow).Custom Network Maps / Network Traffic Maps.(Router, Switch, Firewall, wireless access points) In terms of network management functionality, it supports: It does run on Debian-based systems, though it is not custom-tailored for Ubuntu. In my experience, it is very robust and customizable. It has a similar feature-set of the SolarWinds solution. OpManager, on the other hand, is a commercial tool. Installation instructions for deb/apt-get. Manual Node and Service Provisioning Requisitions.Automatic Service Discovery and Provisioning.Automatic Network / Node Discovery and Provisioning.Automatic Layer-2 and Layer-3 link discovery.OpenNMS is able to do network discovery, event management, and performance management. ![]() But, it is a simple tool to use for network discovery. ![]() It is old, and possibly no longer under development. The following applications are listed, in ascending order, in terms of cost, complexity, and feature-sets.Ĭheops is a free network mapping solution that will go out and discover and graphically display the servers and network nodes for you. I would also recommend looking at the SLAC page to see if there are any more recent developments in the network management space. That said, I know of three pieces of software that run on Linux and might give you a start dynamically mapping your network: Cheops, OPManager, and OpenNMS. Also, their IPAM and NetFlow tools are quite solid, as well. If you have the budget and run a heterogeneous shop, I can strongly recommend using this piece of software. Without a great deal of customization, you will be hard-pressed to find a comparable solution. Unfortunately, it is Windows only and comes with a significant price tag. The Network Topology Mapper(and the SolarWinds Tool Suite, in general) is a very good, mid-level, network management tool. To my knowledge, there are few comparable software packages available, free and out-of-the-box, for Ubuntu that don't require quite a bit of manual configuration. ![]()
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