Hi everyone! Our team is currently managing backup systems across 11 countries, each using a mix of VMware and Nutanix. We've transitioned from Veeam to Cohesity as part of our infrastructure update, but not all sites have moved to Cohesity yet, so we still have some Veeam backups running. We're also working on resolving some audit issues regarding backup monitoring.
I'm looking for recommendations on effective monitoring tools that can handle both Veeam and Cohesity. Ideally, these tools should be able to monitor backup job statuses, track capacity utilization, and send timely email alerts or automatically generate tickets through ServiceNow.
Additionally, we're transitioning from SolarWinds to Checkmk, and I'm curious about its capabilities. Do you think Checkmk can meet our needs, or should I consider alternatives?
A quick summary of what we need:
- Multi-vendor backup monitoring tools for Veeam and Cohesity
- Capable of reporting on job statuses and capacity utilization
- Should send email alerts and/or create tickets via ServiceNow
- Ability to generate various audit reports for management
- A nice dashboard view would be a plus! 😄
1 Answer
Checkmk could handle most of your needs, though it might not look the best straight out of the box. You might have to add some scripts to effectively monitor both Veeam and Cohesity. If you’re up for it, you could also consider Zabbix or integrate Grafana for more visually appealing reports.
So, you mean I’d need to write scripts to pull data from both Veeam and Cohesity via their APIs? Then Checkmk would just read the output from those scripts? That’s manageable, thanks for the tip!