I create the same question is stackoverflow, but I was recommended to post my question here. So I apologies for those who saw this post twice.

I am try to create a JSP page that will show all the status in a group of local servers. Currently I create a schedule class that will constantly poll to check the status of the server with 30 second interval, with 5 second delay to wait for each server reply, and provide the JSP page with the information. However I find this way to be not accurate as it will take some time before the information of the schedule class to be updated. Do you guys have a better way to check the status of several server within a local network?

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Please don't double post, flag your question for a moderator and ask to have the question migrated to whatever site it belongs on. Thank you and welcome to Server Fault! – Chris S Jun 16 '10 at 2:27
What kind of server status are you looking for? You you just want to know if the server is up and responding to a ping? or load averages? or some application you've developed? We'll need many more specifics to help. – Chris S Jun 16 '10 at 2:29
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Better way? yeah, use someone elses software.. like: Spiceworks, Nagios, Cacti, etc.. – Grizly Jun 16 '10 at 4:18
I second Grizly's comment - use nagios with NRPE installed on client servers. This will give you a lot more, in a more scalable fashion. Related links: nagios.org, nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/nrpe – Zayne S Halsall Jun 16 '10 at 12:04
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