NMS - Adrem & SNMPc??

Hello,

I'm looking for a Network Management suite to manage a medium-small
sized network comprised of (7) Cisco 6500s and ~200 access-layer
switches (2950, 3500XL & 3550). 200 Access-Points (Cisco and Enterasys)
are also part of the equation.

We currently use Spectrum Integrity, supplemented with MRTG. There is
nothing intrinsically wrong with this combination - but it's worth
taking a look around.

We're, of course, evaluating the heavy hitter: HPOV NNM... but somehow
it seems like overkill. $20K + $30K for "consulting services" seems
excessive for a network of this size.

Has anyone had any experience with Castlerock's SNMPc product or Adrem's
NetCrunch software? If so, are they good, bad, indifferent?

What are some the open-source solutions people use (other than
Cricket/MRTG)? Anything that provides strong mapping of the topology?

Just looking for your $0.02.

TIA
Ben

 

I guess it all depends what you are looking for. I use Solarwinds Engineer
Edition (www.solarwinds.net). It is a decent package and is affordable.

 

[snip]

SNMPc was fine when I looked at it last. I'll post a url tomorrow w/
open src programs.



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Thank u.
I'm also interested in open source application.