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Hi,

I saw a post in the forum which mentioned NPUSH will be released in 2013. Is NPUSH released? if not then what are other ways to automate the nagios client installation.

NPush will be released with XI 2014. There are a number of ways automate the agent installation:
Windows:
1) Roll it into your install images.
2) Script the install and deploy using software akin to MDT (microsoft deployment toolkit).
*nix:
If this is a unix/linux box, you could also install through scripts and ssh keys or puppet/chef among many, many others.
There are a ton of ways to do this, I would recommend using whatever deployment platform you are already using in your environment.

Hi abrist,
Thanks for your reply.
UNIX - I have no worries, as there are multiple ways. But I will not introduce another tool like puppet in the environment just to install Nagios agent on multiple server rather I would right a expect script for the same.
My worry is windows:
1) Roll it into your install images.
===> Not possible as Servers are already up and running.
2) Script the install and deploy using software akin to MDT (microsoft deployment toolkit).
===> Do you have any better idea then this.

We are really missing this functionality of remote installation.

balothia wrote:rather I would right a expect script for the same.

If you have the ssh keys already deployed, an expect script is a very fast solution.

balothia wrote:2) Script the install and deploy using software akin to MDT (microsoft deployment toolkit).
===> Do you have any better idea then this.

Sneakernet? Interns? There are other third party tools to do this as well, but nothing that ships with XI. This is the reason why NPush was developed.

My expect script is capable of reading user id and password from a text file and just do a ssh and install the rpms. I do not need to have ssh keys in place. May be I will use vbscript for windows to do a silent install as new ncpa client doesnt support it or I have to create a MSI for ncpa-head.exe. But still I have to login to each windows box to run the script.

Do you have a expected date/month when NPUSH can be released.

Thanks,

balothia wrote: Do you have a expected date/month when NPUSH can be released.

When 2014 is released - a couple of months at most?
FYI: Npush still requires windows credentials as well . . .

abrist wrote:When 2014 is released - a couple of months at most

FYI, I'll quote you on that...oh wait, I just did, LOL....

Sorry for hijacking the thread, ignore me now!

BanditBBS wrote:ignore me now!

If it was only that easy . . .
We are all working hard for the new release, hopefully, very soon we will be able to talk about the upcoming feature set . . . .

Any updates on NPush? We are trying to upgrade 800 window servers and it would be great to use it.

Thanks,
Greg

Tried and true: https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nag ... s_Plus.pdf

I guess if you have 800 Windows servers I'll assume you also have some sort of existing deployment strategy, I would stick with what you have instead of bolting on some additional product where possible.

As for npush - nothing new to share.