alcatel omnistack network devices monitoring

What is an Alcatel OmniStack?

The Alcatel OmniStack is a Layer 2 Fast Ethernet network switch, developed and commercialized by Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. The OmniStack layer 2 switch is designed to facilitate efficient transmission of data within a network infrastructure. It supports many protocols and provides several features for network security and bandwidth management.

How to monitor an Alcatel OmniStack?

ServicePilot makes it very easy to monitor an Alcatel OmniStack device. Simply configure the SNMP interface of the Alcatel OmniStack device. Then use the ServicePilot web interface to add a resource from the ServicePilot network-alcatel-omnistack package.

The different statistics gathered this way include:

• System: CPU and Memory
• Board: power supplies and fans status, temperature, and sensor status
• Interfaces (optional): traffic, load, volumes and errors

The statistics are stored in order to provide advanced dashboards presenting CPU, Memory and Interface information over time which allow comprehensive diagnosis of problems.

How to install a alcatel-omnistack resource?

1. Use your ServicePilot OnPremise installation or a SaaS account.
2. Add a new alcatel-omnistack resource via the web interface (/prmviews or /prmresources) or via API (/prmpackages page), the default ServicePilot agent or another agent will be provisioned automatically.

Details of the alcatel-omnistack package are located in the /prmpackages page of the software.

Benefits

ServicePilot enables you to deliver IT services faster and more securely with automated discovery and advanced monitoring features.

By correlating the technology ALCATEL OMNISTACK with APM and infrastructure monitoring, ServicePilot is able to provide a more comprehensive view of an organization's IT environment.

This allows IT teams to quickly identify and diagnose issues that may be impacting application performance, and take corrective action before end-users are affected.

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