Eddie is a system monitoring agent, written entirely in Python, that I've been working on for many more years than I can remember. I finally got a chance to make a new release. You can get it here http://eddie-tool.net/

This version has been a long time coming, but has been well tested over that time. This version features many enhancements and bugfixes, some of them listed below. A special thanks to Zac Stevens and Mark Taylor for their contributions.

• Added support for Spread messaging as an alternative to Elvin.
  
• Implemented a DiskStatistics data collector for Linux.
  
• More command-line options and support for running as daemon.
  
• Added a "log" action. Use it to append to a log file, log via syslog, or print on the eddie tty.
  
• Variables can be set in directives, which can then be used in rule evaluation. For example, if the directive has "maxcpu=30", then the rule can address this as "rule='pcpu > _maxcpu'".
  
• HTTP checks support cookie persistence.
  
• Added "DBI" directive, for database query checking.
  
• Added Solaris SMF method/manifest files to contrib.
  
• Many more enhancements and bugfixes - see http://dev.eddie-tool.net/trac/browser/eddie/trunk/doc/CHANGES.txt

I have now made nightly CVS snapshots of Eddie available from the download page. This is for anyone who wants to play with the latest (unstable/development) version.

Two important points with the latest CVS snapshot:

• Python 2.2 is now the minimum version of Python required (although Python 2.3+ is recommended);
  
• Win32 is now supported - more beta testers appreciated.
  

I aim to move Eddie into a Subversion repository soon (I use Subversion everywhere I can now) and will then make public svn checkouts available.

After being stuck on a Windows XP laptop for 3 weeks, then not wanting to leave the job half-finished, I'm happy to say I have completed the initial port of Eddie to the Win32 platform.

If you are interested in beta testing this, take a look at the latest snapshot: eddie-0.34f.zip

Read doc/README.win32.txt before reading the other docs as usual.