Nagiosxi Client Installation

[jdalrymple]

I am still struggling to configure this thing properly.
this is a product we are contemplating on buying and I am having all kind of issues with it.
is there phone support in the company?

Our pricing and support options.

Obivously - yes we offer phone support.

We offer a quickstart service for folks like yourself who are trying to get a "quick start" with the product. There is a link to request that service on the home page of your trial install (unless you've disabled that link).

One thing to be aware, we can help with problems like missing libraries and such on the quickstart - but it is generally a big waste of your time when these problems can be resolved via the support forums. In this particular case I'm noticing that

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allowed_hosts = 127.0.0.1

unless the NagiosXI server is your NRPE server this won't work. Can you modify that line (replace 127.0.0.1 with the IP of your Nagios server), restart NRPE and see if this resolves the service errors.

For the ping problems, something went haywire with your check_host_command - that is likely in your commands.cfg but without knowing for sure where you've made changes it's hard to be sure.

[abrist]

is there phone support in the company?

Only paid. Though we do offer free quickstarts:
http://www2.nagios.com/quickstart-reque ... a-solution

[lmichel]

ow do I increase the size of the rows in the host and service columns?
they are too short and I need to extend them.

[abrist]

Size of rows or columns?
In the database or the UI?
Could you please clarify?

[lmichel]

the UI (Home/Service Details, Home)

another question for you.
Can i configure one machine as a template and use that from the command line for all the other machines I need to monitor in order to expedite the process of monitoring servers?
for example:
i configured one machine from the UI, I need to take that configuration file and only rename the host name to another host and expect to see the new host in the UI. is that possible?

[jolson]

i configured one machine from the UI, I need to take that configuration file and only rename the host name to another host and expect to see the new host in the UI. is that possible?

For every host you'd like to monitor, you will need a host configuration file. You are free to clone this host configuration file as you wish - and change the IP address of the host in question. You would then be able to clone your service configurations and simply attach them to this new host.

You may be interested in the 'bulk host cloning wizard.'

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Do you want to increase the size of the rows (horizontal size) or the size of the columns (verticle size)? Why do you need to do this - is there text that doesn't fit within the row boundaries?

[lmichel]

both

[tmcdonald]

As jolson asked:

Why do you need to do this - is there text that doesn't fit within the row boundaries?

Something like this can be done but we need to enter it in as a feature request so the devs can get working on it.

Also, at this point in the thread we are dealing with many issues while the original installation issue seems to have been resolved. In order to address each of your issues more efficiently, please keep them to one per thread. If you have two issues please open two threads. I know this can be a bit of a pain, but that helps make sure each issue is tracked separately and receives equal attention, instead of lumping them all together and risking some of them being lost.

[lmichel]

Can the Nagios Log server run side by side with the Nagios Monitoring server.
in other words, I want to install both Nagios monitoring and logserver on the same machine.
is that possible?

[jolson]

in other words, I want to install both Nagios monitoring and logserver on the same machine.
is that possible?

Do you mean the clients (NRPE and rsyslog) or do you mean the servers (XI and Nagios Log Server)?
The clients are fine, but you cannot install Nagios Log Server and Nagios XI/Core on the same box.