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Xymon, the Glossary

Xymon, a network monitoring application using free software, operates under the GNU General Public License; its central server runs on Unix and Linux hosts.^[1]

22 relations: Backward compatibility, Big Brother (software), Deb (file format), Free software, GNU General Public License, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Multi Router Traffic Grapher, Nagios, Network monitoring, Open-source software, Plug-in (computing), PowerShell, Quest Software, RPM Package Manager, Service-level agreement, SMS, SourceForge, Tar (computing), Trademark, Unix, Unix-like.
Multi-agent network management software
System monitors

Backward compatibility

In telecommunications and computing, backward compatibility (or backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, software, real-world product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system.

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Big Brother (software)

Big Brother (alias BB) was a tool for systems and network monitoring, generally used by system administrators.

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Deb (file format)

deb is the format, as well as filename extension of the software package format for the Debian Linux distribution and its derivatives.

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Free software

Free software, libre software, libreware or rarely known as freedom-respecting software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses, or copyleft, that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Multi Router Traffic Grapher

The Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) is free software for monitoring and measuring the traffic load on network links. Xymon and Multi Router Traffic Grapher are free network management software and network analyzers.

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Nagios

Nagios is an event monitoring system which offers monitoring and alerting services for servers, switches, applications and services. Xymon and Nagios are free network management software, Linux security software, multi-agent network management software, network analyzers, system administration and system monitors.

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Network monitoring

Network monitoring is the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing components and that notifies the network administrator (via email, SMS or other alarms) in case of outages or other trouble.

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Open-source software

Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.

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Plug-in (computing)

In computing, a plug-in (or plugin, add-in, addin, add-on, or addon) is a software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program.

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PowerShell

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management program from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and the associated scripting language.

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Quest Software

Quest Software, also known as Quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, United States.

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RPM Package Manager

RPM Package Manager (RPM) (originally Red Hat Package Manager, now a recursive acronym) is a free and open-source package management system.

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Service-level agreement

A service-level agreement (SLA) is an agreement between a service provider and a customer.

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SMS

Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems.

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SourceForge

SourceForge is a web service that offers software consumers a centralized online location to control and manage open-source software projects and research business software.

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Tar (computing)

In computing, tar is a computer software utility for collecting many files into one archive file, often referred to as a tarball, for distribution or backup purposes.

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Trademark

A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies a product or service from a particular source and distinguishes it from others.

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Unix

Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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Unix-like

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, although not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xymon

Also known as Hobbit (software).