You're both right. With proper shell scripting, Nagios can use just about any external application to determine status but that status must be something that can be boiled down to a single OK/WARNING/CRITICAL data point with a single line of human readable output. In your specific scenario, nagios would only be useful to determine if one of your metrics (hardware, software, ports, etc) changed from a known good value, not for cataloging systems.
Bruce, you might want to read over the Developer Guidelines at http://nagiosplug.sf.net to get a better idea of what nagios is going to be expecting from your client application. -- Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:nagios-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bruce > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:41 PM > To: 'Tedman Eng'; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios client for security/asset mgmt.. > > eng... > > thanks for the reply... > > however, my understanding of nagios, is that it can use client apps, and > that it can monitor the outputs/states of these apps (depending on the > clients/nagios settings...) > > if that's the case, my original question is valid, as i'm trying to figure > out if clients have been developed/used to do what i suggested... > > -bruce > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tedman Eng > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 11:46 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios client for security/asset mgmt.. > > > Nagios _monitors_ stuff. > > To accurately monitor, you need known quantities. Nagios checks these > known > quantities at regular intervals and alerts when they change or are out of > bounds. > > Assessing a system is a different beast. All the quantities are unknown. > After assessment, you end with a database of known quantities, which you > can > THEN plug in the important ones into nagios to monitor. > > > I suggest you look at some tools that may better match your needs: > psinfo > nmap > WINventory > > more at http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/18/179206 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bruce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:45 AM > To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Nagios-users] nagios client for security/asset mgmt.. > > > hi... > > curious to know if anyone has created a cleint for windows boxes to be > used > as an asset mgmt client? thinking about a client that would return every > bit > of information about the system as possible!! > -hardware > -software > -ports > -interfaces > -services > -etc.. > > also interested to know if anyone has created/used/knowledge of a > msoft/windows client for use in a security environment? the client > would/should return information regarding.. > -hardware > -software > -ports > -interfaces > -services > -apps running > -virus apps/etc.. > -malware app running/etc... > -etc.. > > has anyone knowledge of anyone using nagios as the server/host/central hub > for this kind of information/processes.. > > thanks > > -bruce > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. > Download > it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own > Sony(tm)PSP. 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