Open Source Network Monitoring System

Here are the lists of Open Source NMS i get. I will group it using FCAPS and ITIL term. So the application could be named more than once. If you have any other open source nms not listed here, please let me know.

Fault Management

1. hobbitmon - For Monitoring Servers and Networks
2. zenoss – Commercial Open Source Network, Systems & Application Monitoring
3. nagios - Open Source host, service and network monitoring program
4. opennms – Enterprise Grade Monitoring Server
5. syslog-ng – System Logging with Database Support

Configuration Management

1. rancid – Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ
2. ziptie - Configuration Management

Administration/Accounting Management

1. Free Radius – Free Radius Accounting

Performance Management

1. zenoss – Commercial Open Source Network, Systems & Application Monitoring
2. opennms – Enterprise Grade Monitoring Server
3. Cacti -

Security Management

1. Free Radius – Free Radius Authentication and Authorization
2. tac_plus – Free Tacacs+ Authentication
3. Nipper - Network Security and Configuration Audit

ITIL

1. opennms – Enterprise Grade Monitoring Server
2. zenoss – Commercial Open Source Network, Systems & Application Monitoring

Network Utility

1. Wireshark – Protocol Analyzer