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NetWhistler : About
NetWhistler is a network mapping and monitoring tool written in Java and published under GPL. It includes network discovery and diagnostic tools (ping, services monitoring, MIB browser, SNMP trap receiver console, MRTG console…).
Thierry Uso has ported NetWhistler 2.10 on OpenVMS. Porting means modifying NetWhistler in order to avoid “BYTLM exceeded quota” fatal error, testing all the functions, writing a startup procedure and creating a PCSI kit.
NetWhistler for OpenVMS needs Java 1.5.0 or later and must be installed on an ODS5 volume. NetWhistler has been tested on Alpha and Itanium.
Contact : Thierry Uso
Thanks to :
Alexander R. Eremin (technical informations)
NetWhistler : Screenshots
NetWhistler : Download
ZIP archive containing the PCSI kit of NetWhistler 2.10 :
Alpha: free-axpvms-netwhistler-v0210-0-1.zip
Itanium: free-i64vms-netwhistler-v0210-0-1.zip
This kit is based on the official archive netwhistler-2.10.tar.gz.
NetWhistler : Installation
1. Extract the PCSI kit from the ZIP archive
$ UNZIP ”-V” FREE-AXPVMS-NETWHISTLER-V0210-0-1.ZIP
or…
$ UNZIP ”-V” FREE-I64VMS-NETWHISTLER-V0210-0-1.ZIP
2. Install NetWhistler in your chosen directory
By default, the installation procedure installs NetWhistler in the SYS$COMMON:[netwhistler] directory. To install it in dev:[dir.netwhistler], use the /DESTINATION parameter of the PRODUCT command.
$ PRODUCT INSTALL netwhistler
or…
$ PRODUCT INSTALL netwhistler /DESTINATION=dev:[dir]
3. Start NetWhistler
$ @SYS$COMMON:[netwhistler]netwhistler
or…
$ @dev:[dir.netwhistler]netwhistler
NetWhistler tries to use fping which has not been ported on OpenVMS. So, replace fping by a custom ping (see screenshot “Options window”) before start monitoring.
NetWhistler : News
2008-02-15
NetWhistler 2.10 port
To do
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