One of the year one deliverables for the MW-E2ED advisory group was to compile a high level survey of diagnostic tools and efforts not only in the middleware area, but also in the network and security areas. The survey classified the tools and efforts into three categories,

• Highly focused based on solving a specific problem
• Log file analysis and management
• Broad scope, combining data from many different sources to form a comprehensive solution

While this survey effort cannot possibly encompass all the tools and efforts in the diagnostic space, we view it as a living document and encourage others to participate by submitting information about new tools and efforts. Those who wish to contribute should submit the following information about the tool or effort,

• Name of effort or tool
• URL pointer
• Description - A paragraph describing the effort or tool
• Platform - Unix(type), Windows(type), other?
• License - Private, open source, etc. If source is available, what is the primary coding language?
• Packaging - How is it packaged and distributed? Tar, RPM, binary or source, etc.
• Installation Dependencies - What packages and/or environments does it depend on? Eclipse, gcc, libpcap, others?
• Deployment - Comments on installation, configuration and management
• Usage - Wisdom one has gleaned from use
• Pros - Advantages
• Cons - Shortcomings with features

Please send this information to Chas DiFatta for submission.