Nagios graphing solutions vs Munin/Cacti/Ganglia

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Published on 2011-01-21T09:53:13Z Indexed on 2011/02/04 15:27 UTC
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I've got a nagios server setup for monitoring ~ 30 Windows servers. I want to add some trending charts. I've read that nagios graphing plugins are simple and many people use seperate, standalone charting/trending tools.

What are the restrictions of the nagios graphing plugins vs standalone products like ganglia/munin/cacti?

I'm interested in specific features and advantages that standalone packages offer and nagios graphing plugins don't.

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