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Good days, my company request to me the implementation of a tool for monitoring my network company, the same have two types of databases, Oracle and PostgreSQL database. I thought install Nagios or Hobbit/Symon tool in a RHLE, but I have someone doubts. One question is what types of checks Nagios provides to me to monitor these databases, is there documentation about how its checks are configured, what type of nagios have to install Fusion, XI, Core? Is nagios better than hobbit? Why?
Somebody can help me?
A lot of Thanks

joses wrote:One question is what types of checks Nagios provides to me to monitor these databases

Nagios uses a plugin system wherein Nagios executes shell scripts, compiled programs (C/C++), or other scripts like perl and python that do the checking. Nagios then relies on the information presented by these plugins in order to determine host and service status. There are many different plugins available for monitoring all sorts of databases, Oracle and PostgreSQL included.

joses wrote:is there documentation about how its checks are configured

Nagios XI can use wizards to configure hosts and services, or you can do it manually through our Core Configuration Manager. In addition we have a lot of documentation for both core and XI, as well as how to write your own plugins:

Core configuration
Plugin development guidelines

joses wrote:what type of nagios have to install Fusion, XI, Core?

I'm not sure I understand the question. Can you elaborate?

joses wrote:Is nagios better than hobbit? Why?

Hobbit has not been very heavily developed for a while, whereas Nagios is about to release our 2014 version of Nagios XI, and version 4 or Nagios Core.