Migrating to Nagios 2014

[gregwhite]

We are in the process of building new hardware to migrate our Nagios environment. After attending the webinar about features in Nagios XI 2014, we are now thinking
that we should go right to 2014 in the new environment. This way we can test as we move components over. Prior to the release of 2014 we had developed a 'Lessoned
Learned' document from our first installation. We are using this to drive how we architect and roll out the new environment. I have two question:
1) Is this a good approach: to create the Nagios XI 2014 environment on the new systems and then migrate devices and services over, testing as we go?
2) Is there any 2014 specific documentation that might help decide how we might want to architect this rollout that may be different from what we are currently
doing? This being a major upgrade with changes and additions to how things are done I want to avoid saying "if we only knew we would have done it this way."

Thanks!!
Greg

[scottwilkerson]

we are now thinking
that we should go right to 2014 in the new environment.

Yes. 2014R1.1 will be out shortly with a few wrap-up bug fixes found in the initial release, this would be a good launch point.

1) Is this a good approach: to create the Nagios XI 2014 environment on the new systems and then migrate devices and services over, testing as we go?

Makes the most sense to me.

2) Is there any 2014 specific documentation that might help decide how we might want to architect this rollout that may be different from what we are currently
doing?

For the most part, there isn't a whole lot of difference between 2012 and 2014 as far as configuration goes, so the same lessons learned would likely apply. Once thing we have made an effort in changing was in making it easier to make bulk changes, so if you find out later you wish you would have done something different, it is far easier to change/fix in 2014.

[gregwhite]

Thanks!!