Clean install Nagios Core

[WillemDH]

Hello,

What would be the best procedure / documentation to install a Nagios Core server?

Grtz

Willem

[Box293]

A nice clean "basic/minimal" build of CentOS 6.5

This document explains how to install Core from source:
http://library.nagios.com/library/produ ... rom-source

Note: check for the most recent version of Core as the document might reference an older version:

http://www.nagios.org/download/core/
Under Core DIY Source Free click Download

If you experience any issues try searching the General Support > Nagios Core forum as it has a lot of answers to common questions:
http://support.nagios.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7

[WillemDH]

Hello,

I've started with my nagios Core 4.0.8 installation today, and managed to make it work on a CentOS 7.

So is there any gui available for configuring hosts and services on Core 4? If so, what would be my best option? I heard very positive things of check_mk, but it doesn't seem compatible with Nagios Core 4 yet.

Edit: Found this thread: http://support.nagios.com/forum/viewtop ... =7&t=22165

Would this mean check_mk is compatible with Nagios Core 4 now? So I would have to:

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cd /tmp
wget http://mathias-kettner.com/download/mk-livestatus-1.2.4.tar.gz
tar xzf mk-livestatus-1.2.4.tar.gz
cd mk-livestatus-1.2.4
./configure --with-nagios4
make
make install

But maybe with version 1.2.4p5 which seems to be the latest version..? If I can install Livestatus, would this mean I can install multisite gui?

Grtz

Willem

[slansing]

Yes it would mean that you could do that (not sure of their core 4 compatibility), though I'm not sure I'd trust that thread as the OP never got back to us on issues related to that installation. I have heard there is a version that is core 4 compatible I'll do some hunting around to see what I turn up.

[Box293]

So is there any gui available for configuring hosts and services on Core 4?

NagiosQL *should* work.

[WillemDH]

I think I made a mistake installing Nagios Core 4 on CentOS 7. Found several issues. All the documentation I find is also only for CentOS 6.

Even a simple restart of nagios service does not seem to work with the gui (System -> Process Info -> Restart the Nagios process)

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Error: Could not stat() command file '/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd'!

The external command file may be missing, Nagios may not be running, and/or Nagios may not be checking external commands.

An error occurred while attempting to commit your command for processing.

Return from whence you came

I suppose I better reinstall on CentOS 6.5...

Grtz

Willem

[abrist]

I suppose I better reinstall on CentOS 6.5...

Indeed. Core 4 is not yet compatible with the new init system in centos 7.

[WillemDH]

Hey Andy,

Thanks for confirming this. I'm gonna give omd a try I think.

You can close this thread.

Grtz

[lmiltchev]

Closing the thread.