Download & Install GroundWork Monitor Community Edition

GroundWork offers downloads of Community Edition Monitoring Package for various operating systems.

GroundWork Monitor Community Edition 5.2 Red Hat/SUSE

    Install these RPMs on a clean install of the underlying operating system: you’ll need to install MySQL and Sun’s official Java as prerequisites. Available for RHEL 4 and 5, and SuSE 9 and 10. [ download ]

GroundWork Monitor Community Edition 5.1 Debian/Ubuntu

    Install these .debs of GroundWork Monitor Community Edition on a clean install of the reference platform: Ubuntu Server 6.06 LTS. As with the rpms, you’ll need to install mySQL and Sun’s official Java as prerequisites. The .debs also seem to install cleanly under Ubuntu 7.04, 7.10, and Debian 4 (Etch). [ download ]

GroundWork Monitor Bootable ISO

    A 5.1-based bootable CD that automatically loads the underlying operating system from the CD (CentOS), and starts monitoring three public web sites and the computer itself. It runs completely in RAM: your hard drive is never touched. You’ll need a minimum of 1 gig of RAM. The ISO should be considered for evaluation only, as the log files will eventually grow to fill available RAM and the machine will lock up. Works fine booted into a virtualized environment too. [ download ]

GroundWork Monitor Community Edition VMWare Instance

    Popular! This is a .vmx that will run under VMWare: many smaller sites are using this as their whole monitoring installation. [ download ]

Plugins & Libraries

    GroundWork offers downloads of IT monitoring-related enhancements and improvements we’ve contributed back to the Open Source community. [ download ]

Installing GroundWork Monitor Community Edition

1. Review the Distribution Notes

   Select these links to download and review GroundWork Monitor Community Edition 5.2.0 install guide, readme, and release notes before installation.

2. Install the Prerequisites

   Perl-DBI:

   [perl-DBI-1.40-5.i386.rpm]

   After downloading, enter the following command to install: rpm -ivh perl-DBI-1.40-5.i386.rpm

   Java JDK Update 6

   [jdk-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin.tar.gz]

   Follow the steps below to un-tar the downloaded file and install:

   1. Un-tar package with the command:
      tar xvfz jdk-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin.tar.gz
   2. Change the permissions to execute:
      chmod +x jdk-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin
   3. Execute the binary file to extract/install the RPM file with the command:
      ./jdk-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin
   4. You will be prompted to accept the license.
   5. All files will be put into: /usr/java

   MySQL Community Edition:

   Red Hat: [rhel5 32-bit], [rhel5 64-bit], [rhel4 32-bit], [rhel4 64-bit]
   SuSE: [sles 9 32-bit], [sles10 32-bit], [sles10 64-bit]

   1. Download Server, Client, Shared libraries, Shared Compatibility Libraries.
   2. After downloading, enter the following command to install all of the MySQL files: rpm -ivh MySQL*

3. Download the GroundWork Monitor RPMs

   GroundWork offers downloads of Community Edition monitoring package for various operating systems. RPMs are available above.

4. Install GroundWork Monitor

   GroundWork Monitor Community Edition’s Installer makes installation a snap! The Installer provides an interactive solution for 1) a new installation, 2) upgrades, and 3) uninstalling the product. It will prompt you if there are any ambiguities of what it should do and offer you options wherever possible. Follow the steps below to un-tar the downloaded file and run the automated installer.

   1. Login as root user.
   2. Un-tar package with the command: tar -xzvf *.tar.gz
   3. Change the directory to groundwork: cd groundwork-installer
   4. Start the Installer: ./run_install.sh
5. Verify the Installation

   Go to the URL: http://<hostaddress>/. Once you have launched GroundWork Monitor, select the Bookshelf option and review the document Verifying and Completing Installation.

6. NOTE: An issue has been found with contact groups in the GroundWork Monitor 5.2.1 release. A service pack for this issue is located here and should be applied immediately after verifying your installation.

   groundwork-monitor-sp-5.2.1.7-22.noarch.rpm, service pack readme

GroundWork Monitor Community Edition Support

Trouble installing? Your installation issue may have already been addressed in the GroundWork Monitor Community Forums. Using GroundWork Monitor Community Edition as a way to evaluate GroundWork Monitor Professional? If yes, we offer one free support ticket to help you get up and running fast.