On 16/08/07, Chris Stankaitis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like some opinions of what the must have 3rd party apps are for > nagios ...
The one I would always install is PNP http://www.ederdrom.de/doku.php/nagios/pnp_en for graphing performance information. It's a doddle to install and use and doesn't require a MySQL database (which could be a blessing or a curse depending on what you want to do). On larger installs, I'd definitely also install the Nagios Extended Status Map NexSM http://nexsm.gridshield.net/Overview.html - I found it fiddly to install but well worth it in the end. For prettification, I always install the Nuvola theme which can be found on http://nagiosexchange.org Another advantage is that with this theme it is easy to customise the Nagios menu. NagVis is worth a look if you want some really neat dashboards. I've played with this but not used it in anger yet. http://www.nagvis.org/doku.php I found it slightly tricky to set up as it requires MySQL and ndoutils, but once it's working it's very easy to use. I'm really just waiting for someone to ask me 'can you do a dashboard for...' so I can show it working properly. If you use Firefox, then NagiosChecker is worth a look for pop-up alerts. http://code.google.com/p/nagioschecker/ . Another thing I've been playing with lately is the notes_url directive for extended host and service information. I've been using Nvu to create help pages for systems and services so that when problems do appear, people can see some of the information they need to get them fixed. If you only have time to look at one of these, I'd recommend PNP. hth, Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
