[Modularit-users] misconceptions

[Richard Dale]

On Thursday 29 January 2009 09:59:16 Agustín Benito wrote:
> Hi richard,
>
> 2009/1/28 Richard Dale <rdale at foton.es>
>
> > On Wednesday 28 January 2009 17:29:46 Agustín Benito wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > until now, we have always defined ModularIT as a centrally managed
> >
> > services
> >
> > > architecture. The concept centrally is not 100% true, since we can
> >
> > stablish
> >
> > > a 2 or 3 level system than can be decentralized from a management point
> >
> > of
> >
> > > view. I suggest that, from now on, we do not say that ModularIT IS a
> > > centrally managed services architecture but that CAN BE a centrally
> >
> > managed
> >
> > > services architecture.
> >
> > Today I changed the ModularIT summary on the home page:
> >
> > "ModularIT is a modular, distributed, virtualized, remotely monitored,
> > integrated and centrally managed services architecture."
> >
> > I replace 'monitorized' (not a proper word), with 'remotely monitored',
> > which
> > captures what you are saying about administration not being centralized.
> > So perhaps it should be:
> >
> > Or:
> >
> > "ModularIT is a modular, distributed, virtualized, integrated services
> > architecture, with remote monitoring and a flexible management structure
> > that
> > can either be distributed over multiple locations or centralized."
>
> We should erased the monitoring concept since it is assumed when you say
> managed. When you monitored people thinks more in an interface with
> graphics of waht is going on....
>
> What do you think?
To me, 'monitoring' and 'management' have different meanings. 

For instance, one aspect of a centrally managed system might be the ability to 
change configuration scripts on one machine and have all the other servers in 
the network get updated. On the other hand, a monitoring feature might be the 
ability to detect whether a particular service is running remotely. So 
management is more to do with machine configurations and monitoring is more to 
do with getting information about running machines in real time. Of course 
monitoring is also about management, but not 'configuration management' 
specifically.

-- Richard