Hyperic announced a technology license agreement with MySQL AB, developer of open source database. Under terms of the agreement, Hyperic’s SIGAR (System Information Gathering and Reporter) API is being incorporated into the new monitoring and advisory component of the recently-announced MySQL Enterprise subscription offering.

Hyperic’s cross-platform SIGAR API enables MySQL Enterprise to obtain low-level operating system information across a variety of different platforms -- through a single interface. This serves as one important data point for monitoring and managing the health of MySQL database servers. MySQL Enterprise then acts as a “Virtual DBA”, giving IT departments the ability to understand and solve potential problems before they impact critical business applications.

“Our goal with MySQL Enterprise is to make the development, deployment and administration of MySQL servers as easy as possible,” said Zack Urlocker, MySQL AB’s executive vice president of products. "Hyperic’s SIGAR API technology allows us to provide our customers with valuable data for managing their IT systems -- no matter what heterogeneous combination of hardware and software they are using.”

Through the Hyperic SIGAR API, MySQL Enterprise can present database administrators with operating system-level data, such as:

* System memory, swap, cpu usage load average, uptime, and logins
* Per-process memory, cpu consumption, credential info, state, arguments, environment, and open files
* File system detection and metrics
* Network interface detection, configuration info and metrics

“We are very pleased that MySQL has selected Hyperic’s open source SIGAR technology to help make MySQL database applications easier and more affordable to manage,” said Hyperic CEO Javier Soltero. “By selecting Hyperic, MySQL enhances its ability to support its customers’ multi-platform networks. With this partnership agreement, Hyperic management technology will become the most widely-deployed open source management platform in the industry. We look forward to working with other vendors in the future.”

The SIGAR API is an integral part of Hyperic HQ, the industry’s most comprehensive product to allow users to manage any mixture of software stacks in production—whether it's a J2EE-based stack, an open source LAMP stack, a closed source stack or, a hybrid. SIGAR makes Mix and Match Stack Management a reality.