Configure and Administrate Nagios Infrastructure Monitoring
Nagios is an open source computer system monitoring, network monitoring and infrastructure monitoring software application. Nagios offers monitoring and alerting services for servers, switches, applications, and services. It alerts the users when things go wrong and alerts them a second time when the problem has been resolved.
Overview
This training course teaches system administrators how to install and administer Nagios in a heterogeneous enterprise environment. Through a series of lectures and hands-on exercises, students will learn how to: design a sensible Nagios infrastructure; install and configure Nagios; locate and deploy Nagios Plugins for both private and public services (on both Windows and Linux); troubleshoot Nagios issues; and integrate Nagios with other monitoring subsystems (such as an SNMP monitoring system)
Prerequisites
- Base experience with system administration on Microsoft Windows, UNIX, or Linux operating systems.
- Understanding of hardware and networking
Lessons
Introduction to Nagios
Lesson : 1 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Introduction to Nagios
Installing Nagios
Lesson : 2 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Installing Nagios
Understanding the Nagios Configuration Files
Lesson : 3 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Understanding the Nagios Configuration Files
Configuring the Nagios Web Interface (and associat
Lesson : 4 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Configuring the Nagios Web Interface (and associated permissions)
Starting and Stopping Nagios (including init scrip
Lesson : 5 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Starting and Stopping Nagios (including init scripts)
Configuring & Using Nagios Plugins
Lesson : 6 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Configuring & Using Nagios Plugins
Configuring Email Notifications with Nagios
Lesson : 7 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Configuring Email Notifications with Nagios
Configuring Nagios Event handlers
Lesson : 8 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Configuring Nagios Event handlers
Monitoring Common Services with Nagios
Lesson : 9 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Monitoring Common Services with Nagios
Modelling the Network in Nagios
Lesson : 10 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Modelling the Network in Nagios
Creating Custom Nagios Plugins
Lesson : 11 | Duration 1.5 hours
- Creating Custom Nagios Plugins