SIM is a system and services monitor for ‘SysVinit’  systems. It is  designed to be intuitive and modular in nature, and to  provide a clean  and informative status system……
 It does this by consistently verifying that services  are online, load  averages are in check, and log files are at reasonable  sizes. Many  other SIM modules sport different and in-depth features to  bring a well  rounded tool to your disposal to stop otherwise common  issues daunting  internet hosts.
 This is simple method for installing SIM on Linux server.
 Login to your server via SSH as root
 First step is to wget file
wget http://www.r-fx.org/downloads/sim-current.tar.gz
Untar file by using floowing command
tar -xzvf sim-current.tar.gz
Type: cd sim-2.5-4
./setup -i
Where is SIM installed ?This will give you path of SIM
 [/usr/local/sim]:
 {enter}
 Where should the sim.log file be created ?
 [/usr/local/sim/sim.log]:
 {enter}
 Max size of sim.log before rotated ? Kb
 [128]:1024
 {enter}
 [root]:youremail@email.com
 {enter}
 Disable alert emails after how many events, to avoid email flood ?
 (Note: events stats are cleared daily)
 [10]:3
 {enter}
 The below are configuration options for Service modules:
 press return to continue…
 {enter}
 Auto-restart services found to be offline ? (true=enable,  false=disable)
 [true]:
 {enter}
 Enforce laxed service checking ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [true]:
 {enter}
 Disable auto-restart after how many downed service events ?
 (Note: events stats are cleared daily)
 [10]:
 {enter}
 Enable FTP service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:
 {enter}
 Enable HTTP service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:True
 {enter}
 Enable DNS service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:True
 {enter}
 Enable SSH service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:True
 {enter}
 Enable MYSQL service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:True
 {enter}
 Enable SMTP service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:True
 {enter}
 TCP/IP port that SMTP operates on ?
 [25]:
 {enter}
 Enable XINET service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:True
 {enter}
 TCP/IP port that any XINET service operates on (e.g: pop3, 110) ?
 [110]:
 {enter}
 Enable ENSIM service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:
 {enter}
 Enable PGSQL service monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:
 {enter}
 Please shut down HTTP , semaphore array’s may remain allocated and   cause the service to fall into a loop of restarting cycle. Using this   feature clears semaphore arrays on HTTP restart. Enable semaphore   cleanup ?
 [false]:
 {enter}
 
 This is an implemented feature in the http module, its purpose is to   determine if/when the apache server locks up or otherwise stops httpd to   responding. Enable URL aware monitoring ?
 :True
 {enter}
 
 URL path to a local file ? (exclude HTTP://)
 Note: This URL should be valid and reside on the local server, otherwise  HTTP will loop restarting
 [127.0.0.1/index.html]: http://ServerIP/ or Type:  site.com/index.html that resides on your local server
 {enter}
 HTTP log files can grow large and cause the service to crash   (segfault), this feature will keep the main HTTP logs incheck. Enable   HTTP log monitor ?
 [false]:
 {enter} 
 
 MySQL uses a /tmp symlink of its mysql.sock socket  file. This feature  verifies that the symlink exists from the main  mysql.sock file, and if  not it is recreated. Enable MySQL Socket  correction ?
 [false]:
 {enter}
 Enable NETWORK monitoring ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:True
 {enter}
 interface to monitor ?
 [eth0]:
 {enter}
 Enable LOAD monitor ? (true=enable, false=disable)
 [false]:True
 {enter}
 Load level before status condition ‘warning’ ?
 [25]:
 {enter}
 Load level before status condition ‘critical’ ?
 [45]:
 {enter}
 Enable a global (wall) message at status condition ‘warning’ &  ‘critical’ ?
 [false]:
 {enter}
 Renice services at status condition ‘warning’ or ‘critical’ ?
 (3 values – warn, crit, false – false=disabled)
 [false]:
 {enter}
 Stop nonessential services at status condition ‘warning’ or ‘critical’ ?
 (3 values – warn, crit, false – false=disabled)
 [false]:
 {enter}
 Reboot system on status condition ‘warning’ or ‘critical’ ?
 (3 values – warn, crit, false – false=disabled)
 [false]:
 {enter}
 Now SIM has been configured you can add a cron.
 ./setup -c
 If it says “Removed SIM cronjob.†then you must type it again.
 ./setup -c
 SIM has been installed now
 Quote:
 In order for SIM to work properly, it must be executed regularly, and  the best method for this is by using a cronjob. 
 By default, a SIM cronjob is automatically added  during setup and set  to run every 5 minutes. To add it or remove it  later, you can execute  this:
 /usr/local/sim/sim -j
 or
 /usr/local/sbin/sim -j