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CHAPTER 11: NAGIOS INTEGRATION
11.2.1 ENABLE NAGIOS ON THE CONSOLE SERVER
Navigate to System > Nagios.
FIGURE 11-1.
Check Enabled.
Enter the Nagios Host Name the console server will be referred to in the Nagios server.
This is generated from the local System Name (System > Administration) if unspecified.
In Nagios Host Address, enter the address or hostname the upstream Nagios server uses to reach the console server. This defaults to
the 1st network port: Network (1) (System > IP).
In Nagios Server Address, enter the IP address or DNS name that the console server will use to reach the upstream Nagios monitoring
server.
Check the Disable SDT Nagios Extensions option to disable SDT Connector integration with your Nagios server at the head end. Only
check to run vanilla Nagios monitoring.
If not, enter the IP address or DNS name the SDT Nagios clients will use to reach the console server in SDT Gateway Address.
Check Prefer NRPE to use NRPE when possible (for all communication except alerts).
When NRPE and NSCA are both enabled, NSCA is the preferred method for communicating with the upstream Nagios server.
11.2.2 ENABLE NRPE MONITORING
Enabling NRPE allows you to execute plug-ins (such as check_tcp and check_ping) on the remote console server to monitor serial or
network attached remote servers.
This will offload CPU load from the upstream Nagios monitoring machine that is especially valuable if you are monitoring hundreds or
thousands of hosts.
To enable NRPE:
Select System > Nagios.