Rembassy: Open Source Tool for Network Monitoring

Monitoring systems are an essential element in the management of information systems. However, in the context of Open Source, existent monitoring systems have not yet obtained the necessary level of maturity and professionalism. In this paper, the limitations of the current tools are analyzed, and a new architecture is developed, which in our opinion resolve the principal existing problems. The system which is presented incorporates important improvements, such as a centralized configuration via web, support for monitoring templates, a hierarchical structure of objects in which its design or flexibility is based, and support for centralized and distributed monitoring schemes. Its extension system, based on plug-ins, is especially innovative for its power and simplicity. Finally, this article studies its use in an authentic environment, which makes it possible to verify the importance of the improvements that have been developed.