[Nagios-users] Opinion Sought... Essential Nagios 3rd Party Apps
A couple spring to mind - Groundwork as mentioned is well worth investigation, the paid for versions may be worth it depending on your situation as well - I'm using NagiosQL for config but it seems a little stalled at the moment. SNMPTT to handle traps. Nagios Nuvola skin - makes the frontend really really pretty! Nagiosgraph to capture performance data into RRDs Cacti to read those RRDs and make nice graphs from it. NagVis/Nagios Looking Glass to present current service status to non technical teams or service desks. NLG is nice and straightforward, NagVis allows you to overlay Nagios service status onto pics, diagrams etc - we use it to drill down from region to country to site to server room etc. Lastly, not strictly related nor essential, e107 - CMS to make an easy webby collection of links etc. ### We have been using Nagios for a very long time, I have been running it under an older rev for a bit because everything has worked, and there have been no new features that my install has needed. However for various reasons we are now looking to upgrade to current. I would like some opinions of what the must have 3rd party apps are for nagios (beyond say NSCA) to make life easier for config, make nagios look prettier (some Ajax eye candy would be nice in the interface), extend information presented (graphs etc)... basically if your using an app... and your asking yourself why the heck don't they just put this into the main trunk of the program because we can't live without it then I would like to know about that app and investigate it for my own inclusion in my upgrade. Thanks for the recommendations in advanced. --Chris ### ___ Glynn Seymour Network Consultant BBS EMEA-IT UK Bayer plc, UK __ Bayer plc is registered in England under number 935048. Registered Office: Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1JA. The information contained in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s) and may be confidential, proprietary, and/or legally privileged. Inadvertent disclosure of this message does not constitute a waiver of any privilege. If you receive this message in error, please do not directly or indirectly use, print, copy, forward, or disclose any part of this message. Please also delete this e-mail and all copies and notify the sender.Thank you. For alternate languages please go to http://bayerdisclaimer.bayerweb.com __ - 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
[Nagios-users] Opinion Sought... Essential Nagios 3rd Party Apps.
We have been using Nagios for a very long time, I have been running it under an older rev for a bit because everything has worked, and there have been no new features that my install has needed. However for various reasons we are now looking to upgrade to current. I would like some opinions of what the must have 3rd party apps are for nagios (beyond say NSCA) to make life easier for config, make nagios look prettier (some Ajax eye candy would be nice in the interface), extend information presented (graphs etc)... basically if your using an app... and your asking yourself why the heck don't they just put this into the main trunk of the program because we can't live without it then I would like to know about that app and investigate it for my own inclusion in my upgrade. Thanks for the recommendations in advanced. --Chris - 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
Re: [Nagios-users] Opinion Sought... Essential Nagios 3rd Party Apps.
Chris, One application I can recommend right away is Groundwork. We use it here and for the most part it works great. As with any application (especially open source) there are features that would be great to have that aren't there at the moment but it still makes the administration of Nagios prettier and a touch easier. -Dimitry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Stankaitis Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:58 AM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagios-users] Opinion Sought... Essential Nagios 3rd Party Apps. We have been using Nagios for a very long time, I have been running it under an older rev for a bit because everything has worked, and there have been no new features that my install has needed. However for various reasons we are now looking to upgrade to current. I would like some opinions of what the must have 3rd party apps are for nagios (beyond say NSCA) to make life easier for config, make nagios look prettier (some Ajax eye candy would be nice in the interface), extend information presented (graphs etc)... basically if your using an app... and your asking yourself why the heck don't they just put this into the main trunk of the program because we can't live without it then I would like to know about that app and investigate it for my own inclusion in my upgrade. Thanks for the recommendations in advanced. --Chris - 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 ___ This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may be privileged and confidential. Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you receive This e-mail in error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the message. Ce courriel est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen. - 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
Re: [Nagios-users] Opinion Sought... Essential Nagios 3rd Party Apps.
Hi Chris, I'm playing my own trumpet a bit here, but I started a project called Nagios Looking Glass - it's aim is to provide a prettier, read-only interface to users with the essentials at-a-glance without the complexity of the Nagios GUI. The view-switching between servers, services and network status all uses AJAX. The next major release series (2.x) promises to provide much more security features, and better views on the information that's in your Nagios system. Check out http://looking-glass.andyshellam.eu for a live demo, or www.nagioslookingglass.co.uk for the project website. Thanks, Andy. Chris Stankaitis wrote: We have been using Nagios for a very long time, I have been running it under an older rev for a bit because everything has worked, and there have been no new features that my install has needed. However for various reasons we are now looking to upgrade to current. I would like some opinions of what the must have 3rd party apps are for nagios (beyond say NSCA) to make life easier for config, make nagios look prettier (some Ajax eye candy would be nice in the interface), extend information presented (graphs etc)... basically if your using an app... and your asking yourself why the heck don't they just put this into the main trunk of the program because we can't live without it then I would like to know about that app and investigate it for my own inclusion in my upgrade. Thanks for the recommendations in advanced. --Chris - 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 !DSPAM:37,46c45800107503214010152! - 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
Re: [Nagios-users] Opinion Sought... Essential Nagios 3rd Party Apps.
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
