Network Wizard - scan down interfaces

[questrad]

In my opinion, having monitoring administratively down interfaces is wasting the resources of Nagios server.

Because there is 3 process will run to monitor admin down interfaces every 5 minuts.

• 1. MRTG scan
  2. Nagios service to monitor if port is down/up
  3. Nagios service to monitor usage of that port (even there is no any data)

Now imagine if you have for example about 20-30 admin down interfaces (if network is large).

[paulol]

questrad,

i understood, but look my situation i have more than 150 switchs. When any interface administratively goes to up, how can i know? Someone need to talk to me and say to put this interface on nagios because this port is not more down, now is up, it's difficult. Anyway i'm wondering if i change or not.

[questrad]

Your network admin should told you that he makes those interfaces admin down.
No one can bring just interface DOWN without any CR and sending email across team and backwards - if network admin brings it UP

[paulol]

Yes know, i agree with you, but i used to work with centreon and prtg, both had this option to scan administratively down ports.
Now i must change my process, if network admin makes interfaces admin up, he must talk to me to add on nagios xi.

[tgriep]

I figured out how to make the Network Switch / Router Wizard Scan Administratively down ports.

Edit this file

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/usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/switch/switch.inc.php

Change line 47 from

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$args[] = "--show-op-down";

to

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$args[] = "--no-down";

FYI, if you upgrade the Network Switch / Router Wizard, you will have to re-edit this file.

[paulol]

tgriep, it works.

I created a copy of Network wizard, and i made this changes their.

thks guys to help me.