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nrpe or check_by_ssh

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:43 am
by BanditBBS
Just a quick opinion...we have ssh enabled everywhere with ppk's in use. Any downside to using check_by_ssh for all my active checks instead of nrpe?

Re: nrpe or check_by_ssh

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:53 am
by tmcdonald
Mainly load and network utilization. SSH can be a bit heavy in both but honestly I don't think any modern system reasonably optimized will suffer.

http://serverfault.com/questions/280205 ... rpe-vs-ssh