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Learning Nagios 4

Learning Nagios 4

By : Wojciech Kocjan
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Learning Nagios 4

Learning Nagios 4

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By: Wojciech Kocjan
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Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Learning Nagios 4
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Learning Nagios 4
Credits
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Credits
About the Author
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About the Author
About the Reviewers
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About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
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www.PacktPub.com
Preface
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Preface
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Introducing Nagios
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Introducing Nagios
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Understanding the basics of Nagios
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Soft and hard states
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What's new in Nagios 4.0
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Summary
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Installing Nagios 4
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Installing Nagios 4
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Installation
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Configuring Nagios
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Summary
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Using the Nagios Web Interface
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Using the Nagios Web Interface
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Setting up the web interface
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Using the web interface
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Managing hosts
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Managing services
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Managing downtime
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Managing comments
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Nagios information
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Generating reports
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Changing the look of the Nagios web interface
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Third-party Nagios web interfaces
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Summary
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Using the Nagios Plugins
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Using the Nagios Plugins
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Understanding how checks work
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Monitoring using the standard network plugins
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Monitoring the e-mail servers
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Monitoring network services
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Monitoring the database systems
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Monitoring the storage space
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Monitoring the resources
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Monitoring other operations
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Additional and third-party plugins
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Summary
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Advanced Configuration
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Advanced Configuration
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Creating maintainable configurations
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Configuring the file structure
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Defining the dependencies
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Using the templates
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Using the custom variables
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Understanding flapping
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Summary
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Notifications and Events
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Notifications and Events
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Creating effective notifications
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Understanding escalations
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Sending commands to Nagios
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Creating event handlers
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Using adaptive monitoring
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Summary
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Passive Checks and NSCA
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Passive Checks and NSCA
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Understanding passive checks
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Using NSCA
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Summary
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Monitoring Remote Hosts
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Monitoring Remote Hosts
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Monitoring over SSH
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Monitoring using NRPE
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Comparing NRPE and SSH
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Alternatives to SSH and NRPE
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Summary
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Monitoring using SNMP
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Monitoring using SNMP
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Introducing SNMP
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Working with SNMP and MIB
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Setting up an SNMP agent
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Using SNMP from Nagios
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Summary
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Advanced Monitoring
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Advanced Monitoring
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Monitoring Windows hosts
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Understanding distributed monitoring
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Using templates for distributed monitoring
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Summary
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Programming Nagios
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Programming Nagios
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Introducing Nagios customizations
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Programming in C with libnagios
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Creating custom active checks
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Checking websites
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Virtualization and clouds
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Writing commands to send notifications
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Managing Nagios
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Summary
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Using the Query Handler
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Using the Query Handler
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Introducing the query handler
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Using the core service
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Introducing Nagios Event Radio Dispatcher
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Index
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Index

Nagios information

The web interface allows checking the Nagios daemon status along with general information on features enabled and disabled. It also allows checking performance information related to Nagios. This can be used to make sure that your Nagios interface is not overloaded with checks to perform, as well as seeing how long the checks take and how often they're performed.

Viewing process information

The Nagios Process Information page shows generic information about Nagios processes. It also allows performing several actions from the Process Commands panel. The following page can be accessed via the Process Info link on the left-hand menu:

The page contains information on the Nagios version, process ID, status, and log rotation. It also shows whether checks, notifications, and many other functions are enabled.

The menu on the right allows stopping and restarting the Nagios daemon. It also offers the ability to enable and disable performing checks and sending notifications. Flap detection...

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