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Error 404--Not Found

Error 404--Not Found

From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:

10.4.5 404 Not Found

The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent.

If the server does not wish to make this information available to the client, the status code 403 (Forbidden) can be used instead. The 410 (Gone) status code SHOULD be used if the server knows, through some internally configurable mechanism, that an old resource is permanently unavailable and has no forwarding address.

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Product Clear choice test logo
Extended Technologies 8.0A		 NetMRI Enterprise Network Analysis Appliance 2.0 and NetMRI Operations Center Netmon Professional Edition 4.5
Vendor Argent Software Netcordia Netmon
Price $15,000 for 10 monitored servers. NetMRI appliance starts at $9,500. Operations Center starts at $15,000 for 1,000 devices. $6,800 per appliance.
Pros Monitors a wide range of network elements; can tell when Exchange is running but not accepting mail. Excellent expert-system problem analysis; accurate discovery. Good wire-level problem detection.
Cons No printed documentation.
 No printed documentation. Lacks application layer perspective.
Score 4.2 3.6 2.9
Product Mercury SiteScope 8.5 Clear choice test logo
OpenView Network Node Manager 7.51, OpenView Operations Manager 7.5 and OpenView Internet Services 6.0		 NetVigil Enterprise 4.2 SP1
Vendor HP HP Network General
Price $2,000 for 25 monitored servers or devices. Network Node Manager starts at $6,650 (250 nodes), Operations Manager starts at $18,450 (20 servers) and Internet Services is $12,500. $55,000 for 100 devices.
Pros Comprehensively monitors virtually every kind of network device or server. Handles large, diverse networks with ease. Relates business functions to network elements.
Cons Indicated some devices were offline when they were not. No printed documentation. Lacks root-cause analysis.
Score 2.8 4.1 3.7
  Price between $2,000 and $30,000 Price between $30,000 and $60,000
The breakdown  Argent Software Netcordia Netmon HP Mercury SiteScope HP OpenView Network Node Manager Network General
Monitoring 20% 5 4 3 3 5 4
Reporting 20% 5 3 2 3 4 4
Ease of use 20% 3 4 3 2 4 3
Notifications 20% 4 3 3 3 4 3
Corrective actions 10% 5 4 3 3 4 3
Installation and documentation 10% 3 4 4 2 3 3
TOTAL SCORE 4.2 3.6 2.9 2.8 4.1 3.7
Scoring Key: 5: Exceptional; 4: Very good; 3: Average; 2: Below average; 1: Subpar or not available

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