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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).

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.

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

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.

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

Edit this file Change line 47 from to FYI, if you upgrade the Network Switch / Router Wizard, you will have to re-edit this file.

tgriep, it works.

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

thks guys to help me.