shinken definition

Shinken definition

Shinken is an open source monitoring framework written in Python under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License.

It was created in 2009 as a simple proof of concept of a Nagios patch.

The first release of Shinken was the December 1st of 2009 as simple monitoring tool. Since the 2.0 version (April 2014) Shinken is described as a monitoring framework due to its high number of modules.

For the same reason, modules are now in separated repositories

English wikipedia definition

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Shinken is an open source computer system and network monitoring software application compatible with Nagios.

It watches hosts and services, gathers performance data and alerts users when error conditions occur and again when the conditions clear.

Shinken’s architecture aims to offer easier load balancing and high availability. The administrator manages a single configuration, the system automatically “cuts” it into parts and dispatches it to worker nodes.

It takes its name from this functionality: a Shinken is a Japanese sword.

Shinken was written by Jean Gabès as a proof of concept for a new Nagios architecture. Believing the new implementation was faster and more flexible than the old C code, he proposed it as the new development branch of Nagios 4.

This proposal was turned down by the Nagios authors, so Shinken became an independent network monitoring software application compatible with Nagios.

Shinken is designed to run under all operating systems where Python runs.

The development environment is under Linux, but also runs well on other Unix variants and Windows.

The reactionner process (responsible for sending notifications) can also be run under the Android OS. It is free software, licensed under the terms of the Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.

French wikipedia definition

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Shinken est une application permettant la surveillance système et réseau.

Elle surveille les hôtes et services spécifiés, alertant lorsque les systèmes vont mal et quand ils vont mieux.

C’est un logiciel libre sous licence GNU AGPL. Elle est complètement compatible avec le logiciel Nagios et elle a pour but d’apporter une supervision distribuée et hautement disponible facile à mettre en place.

Démarrée comme une preuve de concept pour Nagios sur les architectures distribuées, le programme a rapidement démontré des performances et une flexibilité bien plus importantes que son aîné Nagios[réf. nécessaire].

À la suite d’un refus en décembre 2009 des développeurs de Nagios de voir Shinken devenir la nouvelle branche de développement de Nagios dans le futur, Shinken peut désormais être considéré comme un projet indépendant de système de surveillance système et réseau.

En mai 2015, le développeur principal annonce lors de la sortie de la version 2.4 du logiciel qu’une fourche (Alignak) est créée.