Mars
Mars is a simple, extensible, services-oriented network status monitor written in Java. It monitors a network by simulating client connections to Internet services and reporting when those services are not responding as expected. It is quick and easy to install and configure, which distinguishes it from more complex network monitoring tools. Mars monitors HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, FTP, SSH, and JDBC, and notifies via SMTP and XMPP "out of the box". Support for new protocols, notifications, and reporting mechanisms is easy to add via Java or XML.
| Tags | Networking Monitoring Internet Web Site Management |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | OS Independent |
| Implementation | Java |
Recent releases
- 23 Mar 2004 02:25
Changes: The Mail Notification plugin now operates properly with all RFC-compliant mail servers (previous versions had trouble with some servers). The tcp-connect and JDBC probes now work properly, and problems with XMPP notification recipient addressing have been fixed.
- 01 Mar 2004 08:39
Changes: Plugins may now request a tab in the Mars main window. This is intended for the development of visualization plugins. Two new plugins are included. The first is an XML Snapshot plugin, which can be used with XSLT to display Mars status via the Web. The second is a Client Debugger, for tracking down problems with user-defined probes. A few minor bugs have also been fixed.
- 12 Feb 2004 05:34
Changes: Opening configuration files from the command line (broken in 2.2.4) works again. The XMPP notification plugin now handles client connections properly. Minor fixes were made to the open/save configuration file dialogs, and to configuration file opening on Mac OS X. Also, Mars' user interface has undergone a minor overhaul. Mars now has a menu bar, and the host/service tree is completely keyboard editable. All existing Mars 2.2.4 users are urged to upgrade to Mars 2.2.5.
- 05 Feb 2004 10:54
Changes: This release adds an XMPP (Jabber) notification plugin and JDBC probe extension. It adds a Mac OS X integration plugin, and creates a new Mac OS X "native" distribution for easier install and limited Finder integration on Mac OS X. A 'j14' binary distribution has been added for use on Java 1.4, or Java 1.3 with an XML parser already installed, to cut down on download size.
- 26 Jan 2004 15:16
Changes: This release adds regular expression searching in HTTP responses, HTTPS probing via an included probe extension, expand/collapse buttons to show and hide all monitored services quickly, and the ability to specify the window geometry from the command line. The date output has been tweaked to conform to ISO 8601. A bug wherein Mars would send an LF where a CRLF was required has been fixed.
