ZENOSS CORE

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andnetwork managementplatform based
on theZopeapplication server. Zenoss
Core provides a web interface that allows
system administrators to monitor
availability, inventory/configuration,
performance, and events. It is written in
Python(90%) and Java(10%).

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ZenPacks
A ZenPack is a plug-in or extension to Zenoss.
Typically, ZenPacks add the ability to monitor new
types of devices, but can also be used to add new
capabilities to the software itself, add new reports,
etc. There are hundreds of ZenPacks available.
ZenPacks by Zenoss:
Free ZenPacks by Zenoss: ZenPacks developed
by Zenoss, Inc. which are open source and freely
available
Commercial ZenPacks by Zenoss: ZenPacks
developed by Zenoss Inc. which are closed source,
and require a license to access

Applications of Zenoss Core

Zenoss Core provides the following
applications:
Monitoring availability of network devices
Monitoring of network services ( such as HTTP)
Monitoring of host resources (processor, disk
usage) on most network operating systems.
Time-series performance monitoring of devices
Event management tools to annotate system
alert.

Technology overview
Zenoss Core combines original programming and several open
source projects to integrate data storage and data collection
processes with a web-based user interface.
Zenoss Core is built upon the followingopen
sourcetechnologies:
ZopeApplication server: An object-oriented web server
written in Python.
Python: Extensible programming language.
Net-SNMP: Monitoring protocol that collects systems status
information.
RRDtool: Graph and log time series data.
MySQL: A popular open source database.
OpenTSDB: Time series database (from Zenoss Core 5).
D3.js: Interactive graphic Javascript library (from Zenoss Core
5).

Project Milestones

Zenoss maintains an active developer community. Notable project milestones include:

February 2015: Zenoss Core 5 released. Comes with OpenTSDB, D3js and Docker.
August 2012: Zenoss Core 4.2.0 released.
January 2012: Zenoss Core 4.0 alpha code released.
September 2011: Zenoss Core 3.2 released.
2011: Zenoss Enterprise 4.0 released.
June 2011: Zenoss Service Dynamics announced.
February 2011: Zenoss Core 3.1 released.
July 2010: Zenoss Core 3.0 released. Comes with fully redesigned web-UI.
October 2009: Zenoss Core 2.5 released.
May 2009: Zenoss Core 2.4 released.
November 2008: Zenoss Core 2.3 released.
May 2008: Zenoss Core 2.2 released.
November 2007: Zenoss Enterprise 2.1 released.
October 2007: Zenoss Core 2.1 released.
July 2007: Zenoss Enterprise 2.0 released.
June 2007: Zenoss Core 2.0 released.
November 2006: Zenoss Core Version 1.0 released.
March 2006: Zenoss made available onSourceForge.net.
August 2005: Erik Dahl and Bill Karpovich form Zenoss Inc.
2002: Erik Dahl began development on Zenoss.

Zenoss core 5 and other

versions
Zenoss Core 5
Comes with
OpenTSDB(Time series
database),
D3js(interactive java
script library)
Latest Version
Released on February
25, 2015
Advanced user
configuration options in
the interface

Other Versions
Alerting framework
replaced with more
robust, real-time
triggers and
notifications
New system
requirements, including
Python 2.7 and MySQL
5.5.3

Supported softwares and

environment
You can install Zenoss Core on these platforms:
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6
CentOS 5 and 6 (verified with CentOS 5.8,
CentOS 6.3)
The following partial list of resources can be
managed by Zenoss Core:
Windows Server (2000, 2003, 2008), Windows
XP, and Windows Vista, Windows 7
Linux or other UNIX server
OpenStack

Client and Browser matrix

Client OS
Windows XP
Professional

Tested Browsers
Internet Explorer
8.0.6001.18702

Windows 7

Internet Explorer
9.0.8112.16421
Firefox 19.0.2 and 20.0
Chrome 26.0.1410.43 m

Ubuntu 12.4

Firefox 19.0.2 and 20.0

Chrome 26.0.1410.43 m