Checkmk Reviews

Currently, I use two Dell PowerStore systems, and I'm responsible for disposing of systems in our environment. We need to upgrade our systems, but we are working on less pressing issues. 

Right now, we are focused on Windows ten to Windows eleven changes in our Xen environment. Therefore, we need the NFS from the PowerStore. Checkmk does not work too easily with the PowerStore. I use a PowerShell script as Checkmk runs on Linux and a Windows system, connecting with the Checkmk agent. 

On this system, a PowerShell script runs, accessing the PowerStore via the API to retrieve information. I create special outputs, needed by Checkmk, and then I get the information to Checkmk.

I utilize the API to monitor volumes, the entire PowerStore, including system fullness, data inclusion, and compression functions. This allows me to observe volume performance over months or years, enabling timely reactions. It also covers network interfaces and IOs. 

By gathering information from the PowerStore GUI, vCenter, and Sysensor, I need a single point for alerts. Checkmk helps me compare data and foresee issues, which is necessary.

My company uses Checkmk for system monitoring of all our data centers, including servers, network compliance, storage, and so on and so forth. We also use it in our company for some custom application monitoring. In our company, we have done some custom application monitoring, like PaperCut for Genesys for Genesys, and then we implemented some application metrics that are not available in the default plug-in.

The most valuable feature of the solution is the auto-discovery that provides its users the ability to discover the services and the new component to be monitored automatically. Checkmk is the best solution because, in almost no time, one can import the server and have basic system metrics normally, along with SQL, and also the file system, file system monitor, and main application running automatically discovered.

The automatic discovery and rule-based configuration are some of the solution's best features.

It's primarily used for IT infrastructure monitoring, covering servers, including database monitoring. We work with both Linux and Windows servers.

Historical trending is a big one. We utilize the data from CheckMK in Grafana to visualize trends over time. This helps us identify patterns in our infrastructure, like CPU usage fluctuations over the past year or thirty days. It's essential for capacity management and making upgrade decisions based on accurate historical data.

My company uses Checkmk to monitor our core servers, and we also use it for our network devices for more of a storing thing because the DNA part keeps about a week's worth of work, and that's about it. You can't look back into the previous year.

In my company, we all have too much on our plate, but if you take the time to look at the data provided by Checkmk, you can help troubleshoot all sorts of problems, especially when some events happen, as it helps users to narrow things down.

Our main use cases for Checkmk are monitoring hosts and providing services to small customers. We use it to monitor both the hosts themselves and the services running on those hosts.

Checkmk helps us keep an eye on our systems, making sure they're running smoothly. It tells us about any problems with our computers and services. 

I am employed by a fintech company operating across various cities in Pakistan, each housing multiple data centers equipped with approximately 250 servers. We employ Checkmk for our server monitoring needs.

Within these servers, a variety of services are running. Our monitoring encompasses port status to verify service availability and checks for disk space to detect potential full file systems. Moreover, we extend our monitoring scope to include switches, routers, and all network appliances within our infrastructure.

We have integrated the product with our Slack channel, which has proven to be highly beneficial. This setup ensures that we receive immediate notifications on Slack whenever a service experiences downtime. These alerts allow us to track and analyze the downtime trends effectively, aided by the product's graphical representation of trends spanning the previous 400 days.

Our use of the product extends to monitoring multiple sites. Additionally, we've implemented various scripts within the solution to automate tasks. For instance, we utilize it to schedule and execute manual scripts for data copying and running backups at intervals of five to ten minutes. This approach ensures seamless data synchronization. All in all, Checkmk stands out as an exceptionally valuable tool for our operations.

We use Checkmk for process, host, and load monitoring. We create alerts based on certain patterns. An alert is created in case of an error, and Checkmk forwards the alert to our team members, who proactively work on the issue.

The most valuable features of Checkmk are its resource monitoring, infra monitoring, and log factor configuration. In today's market, there are more capable tools available. However, users with budget constraints can rely on Checkmk.