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LibreNMS, a network monitoring platform widely recognized for its open source approach under the GPL license, offers a powerful tool for system and network administrators. With an intuitive user interface and a wide range of functionalities, it allows efficient monitoring of network devices from different manufacturers. Its collaborative nature, supported by the community on GitHub, ensures that the software is always evolving, adding support for new devices and technologies as they appear on the market.

In a significant development for network management, LibreNMS now extends its reach by incorporating support for DmOS, the robust and modular operating system that runs on Datacom switches. DmOS is designed to meet rigorous requirements for high availability, scalability, and performance, making it an ideal choice for applications in telecommunications environments and corporate networks. Its architecture allows rapid adaptation to new technologies and functionalities, supporting a wide range of network management protocols and standards, including CLI and NETCONF/YANG.

This update represents an important milestone as it ensures that LibreNMS can now natively support monitoring of Datacom equipment, allowing users a comprehensive and detailed view of the performance and health of switches operating with DmOS. With this integration, network administrators can fully leverage LibreNMS capabilities to monitor, diagnose and optimize their networks, ensuring more effective management and uninterrupted network operation.

Supported features:

The integration of DmOS into LibreNMS enables direct recognition of Datacom switches, offering access to key information such as firmware version, platform model, hostname, as well as performance metrics such as CPU and memory usage. It also includes details about inventory and interface counters, providing a complete view essential for effective network management.

To start using LibreNMS and take advantage of its network monitoring features, including DmOS support, follow the procedures detailed on the installation page at https://docs.librenms.org/Installation/Install-LibreNMS.

Initially, prepare a Linux server already installed with one of the operating systems supported by LibreNMS. It is important to choose your server operating system from the available options to ensure compatibility. As for choosing a web server, although you have the freedom to choose, NGINX is recommended for its efficiency.

For users who already have LibreNMS installed, DmOS support is automatically added with the next update. If automatic updates are disabled in your installation, you can update LibreNMS manually by running the command

librenms@librebnms:~$ sudo ./daily.sh in your server terminal.

By following these guidelines, you will successfully enable monitoring of Datacom devices with DmOS in LibreNMS, ensuring efficient and detailed network management.

Conclusion:

The introduction of DmOS support in the LibreNMS environment represents yet another option for managing Datacom devices, expanding the possibilities within an already established and community-recognized platform. This addition provides network administrators with an additional tool to enhance the efficiency of monitoring their infrastructures. Access the documentation and explore this new feature of LibreNMS at https://www.librenms.org.

It is also important to highlight that Datacom provides DmView, a complete solution for network management, which offers full support across the entire Datacom equipment line. Available functionalities include CLI templates, TR-069 templates, configuration, end-to-end provisioning with path discovery, supervision, fault handling, OAM (Operations, Administration, and Maintenance), inventory, user administration, security, auditing, performance and traffic monitoring, topological maps, network discovery, and self-management.

Furthermore, DmView includes TR-069 management services and functionalities, acting as an Auto Configuration Server (ACS) for the TR-069 protocol. This allows for the management of the TR-069 CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) network through functions of viewing and searching CPEs in the network, viewing and searching CPE parameters, configuring CPE parameters, rebooting, and updating firmware and configuration files.

For more information about DmView, visit https://www.datacom.com.br/pt/produtos/gerencia-de-redes/dmview.