To help kick off the new Zenoss 2.4 is Now Available!, we’ve decided to jumpstart the creation of new with another Community ZenPack Contest. 2009 has already been off to a great start, there are new ZenPacks for HP ProLiant Monitor ZenPack, Printer Toner, an Event Views Portlet, and even several new reports. In the there are a wide variety of ZenPacks being discussed and tested, but we wanted to really kickstart the process. So we’re announcing a “Summer of Community ZenPacks Contest” with not 1, but 5 great prizes!
What is the Submit a ZenPack Contest?
Community contributed ZenPacks have typically consisted of new monitoring solutions, but did you know that ZenPacks can do even more than that? We’re looking for as many useful submissions as possible, monitoring something not yet covered, improvements to existing ZenPacks or extending Zenoss to provide new functionality. And to mark the extended SSH capabilities in Zenoss 2.4, we’re giving double credit to entries that monitor devices via SSH. It doesn’t have to be overly complex, but don’t let that stop you from going wild. There are a lot of ZenPacks that are being tested or have yet to been submitted to Zenoss for hosting, so this contest is your chance to show off your chops and possibly win a great prize.
Getting Started
Community ZenPack Repository
Zenoss Developer’s Guide
Zenoss Extended Monitoring Guide
How to Create an SSH ZenPack
The Prizes
The grand prize is a QNAP TS-409 Pro Turbo NAS (Network Attached Storage) device, geeky yet cool. The QNAP TS-409 Pro is a 4-bay, hot-swappable, Linux embedded NAS Server specifically designed for users who need fast performance, mass storage, and useful server features with a variety of RAID options. It supports multiple file sharing protocols for sharing files across Linux, Unix, Mac, and Windows platforms as well as Windows Active Directory. With the dual support of MySQL and SQLite, users can easily set up their own web and database servers. Encrypted remote replication and backups to external devices are supported to enhance data protection. Various data storage and management mechanisms- FTP server with SSL/TLS encrypted technology, SSH login, and web page SSL login enable users to transfer, store, and share data securely.
The runner-ups will receive an open source Chumby interactive media player. The Chumby client is a Linux-based, open-source platform that is very hackable and very extensible. The Chumby can be used with a wide assortment of widgets and has an active hacker community.
The Rules
Contributed ZenPacks should be Zenoss 2.2-style .eggs. So that we would be able to potentially include the ZenPack in a future release of Zenoss, please consider filling out our contribution form. If you’ve previously filled it out, you do not need to do so again. Send an email to community@zenoss.com with the title “Submit a ZenPack Contest” with your name, the attached ZenPack and any documentation you would like to include. Submissions for the Zenoss Submit a ZenPack Contest are open until August 15th at which time our judges will select a grand-prize winner, 2 runner-ups and and draw randomly from all entries for the other 2 prizes. Multiple entries are allowed and encouraged. You will get one entry for each ZenPack submitted, 2 entry credits for SSH-based entries.
Special Bonus
If you have a blog and you post your Zenoss ZenPack with a link back to the ZenPacks page we will enter your tip in the drawing twice (Please be sure to include the comment in your email submission and include the trackback link for this post in your blog entry). Winners will be contacted via email and announced on the blog shortly after the August 15th deadline.
The Zenoss Summer of Community ZenPacks Contest has ended and we're still evaluating the entries. The number, quality and diversity were truly impressive! We had a tremendous response, more than double last year's contest ! There were over 50 entries, and the judges are going over them to pick out the Grand Prize Winner of the QNAP TS-409 Pro Turbo NAS and the runner-up prizes of open source Chumby interactive media players.
