RE: BMC Patrol

Posted in 1999

Watson, Paul — Wed, 10 Mar 1999 08:39:56 -0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

AFAIK the performance problem is due to the fact that Patrol parser the output of std tools such as vmstat, rather than reading the kernel directly. Makes their life easier for porting etc but does make the code less efficient. Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # If it ain't broke Tel: +44 1463 674729 # Fix it until it is Fax: +44 1463 678729 # www.wfsoftware.com # -----Original Message----- From: cburton@cyberramp.net [mailto:cburton@cyberramp.net] Sent: 10 March 1999 05:23 To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: BMC Patrol Any comment about BMC Patrol. The basic package doesn't look like anything more than a pretty interface. I was wondering more about monitoring (Patrol KM) while I was away, and being able to be notified (by pager preferably) if things run amuck. I have heard that it is a performance hog. How about cost if you are/were using it. If you have a negative response, then do you have a suggestion for monitoring while you are away, and being paged. Yes it could be written, but why reinvent the wheel. TIA Chris