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NOCOL/SNIPS (Network Operation Center On-Line) is a network monitoring
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package that runs on Unix platforms and is capable of monitoring network and
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system variables such as ICMP or RPC reachability, RMON variables,
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nameservers, ethernet load, port reachability, host performance, SNMP traps,
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modem line usage, appletalk & novell routes/services, BGP peers, syslog
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files, etc. The software is extensible and new monitors can be added easily.
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The software consists of a number of individual, standalone monitoring agents
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that poll the various network and system parameters and put it into a common
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data format. All the monitors have a common display and postprocessing
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interface (such as logging, notification, etc.). The design allows running
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just one set of monitoring agents and *any* number of display agents, and all
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of the displays see the same consistent set of data. Additionally, each event
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is assigned a severity (determined by comparing against user defined threshold
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values) which is gradually escalated, thus preventing false alarms and a
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customized priority notification based on the severity. There are four
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severity levels ranging from Critical thru Info, and each event typically
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steps through each one of these severities until it reaches its maximum
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allowed level.
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