Chapter 3. Using Monitoring Frameworks
Chapter 2 focused on the set of possible events that can occur on UNIX systems. The remaining chapters of this book describe the tools available to monitor these events, with tools for different components such as systems, disks, or networks; each discussed in a separate chapter. This chapter focuses on monitoring frameworks, which can be used to monitor many different components and systems through a common interface.
Some companies monitor systems simply by checking the size of log files every day, such as the system log file. If the file is bigger than a certain size, then something unusual has happened and the operator can investigate further by looking at the specific file contents. The problem is that ...
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