Nagios System and Network Management and Monitoring

Here users can find basic information about how to install, configure, and manage the Nagios system and networking monitoring tool. The Nagios tutorials listed here are designed for users at the beginner level that want to develop the necessary skills to be a Nagios administrator.

Nagios was created by Ethan Galstad and initially released in the spring of 1999. Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 and available as free software, Nagios is currently the most popular computer and network monitoring software application. Nagios monitors hosts and services alerting administrators when things change.

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Official Nagios Training

Nagios Training Schedule:

Basic Nagios Class
(4 days a week 2 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern)
March 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15

(4 days a week 2 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern)
April 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26

Advanced Nagios Class
(4 days a week 11 AM -1:30 PM Eastern)
March 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15

(4 days a week 11 AM -1:30 PM Eastern)
April 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26

 


Nagios Tutorials


Our Latest Nagios Posts



Upgrading Nagios XI to Latest Version
Server - Nagios

Upgrading Nagios XIBefore you update your Nagios XI server be sure to create a good backup that could be used to recover if there are problems.  This article provides you a script that you can use to backup Nagios XI before an upgrade and shows how to perform the upgrade of Nagios.

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Nagios Plugin: Counting the Lines in a MySQL Database
Server - Nagios

Counting the Lines in a MySQL DatabaseThe "check_mysql_count.plplugin can be used to count lines in a MySQL database.  It can be used to count either the total number of lines, or the number of lines that meet a certain criterion.

 

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Protecting Nagios From Zero-Day Exploits with ModSecurity
Server - Nagios

Protecting Nagios With ModSecurityYou have built a rock solid firewall, tested it with nmap scanning for ports that were open, locked down SSH with port knocking, restricted outgoing ports with iptables, setup psad to block attacks, and tcp_wrappers to limit access so you are set right? Well, not exactly....

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Monitoring a Cisco Router with Nagios
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Monitor Cisco with Nagios
Sometimes you will need to create service checks using the MIBs that you can discover with snmpwalk. This tutorial will show you the process of creating service checks for a Cisco router manually.

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Scheduled Downtime and Nagios
Server - Nagios

Scheduled Downtime
If you are going to work on a server or device and need to schedule downtime so Nagios does not notify administrators that can be performed at the web interface.

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