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Windows monitor Prerequisites
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:03 am
by tomi3
Hi buddy,
I'm using student version Core VM 4.1.1, while looking at the monitoring windows machines guide (
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nag ... ndows.html), there is a Prerequisites saying:
Edit the main Nagios config file.
vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg
Remove the leading pound (#) sign from the following line in the main configuration file:
#cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg
However, when I vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg, I didn't find there is a entry named #cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg, am I missing something?
Re: Windows monitor Prerequisites
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:19 am
by tomi3
I can only find below objects:
# OBJECTS - UNMODIFIED
#cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/commands.cfg
#cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/contacts.cfg
#cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/localhost.cfg
#cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/templates.cfg
#cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/timeperiods.cfg
Re: Windows monitor Prerequisites
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:06 pm
by rkennedy
You can add your own line like so below the commented ones out -
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cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg
This tells nagios to look for the file /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg and read any definitions (whether it be for hosts / services / etc.)
Here are the contents of windows.cfg, remember this is just a sample configuration so you will need to make changes to it.
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###############################################################################
# WINDOWS.CFG - SAMPLE CONFIG FILE FOR MONITORING A WINDOWS MACHINE
#
#
# NOTES: This config file assumes that you are using the sample configuration
# files that get installed with the Nagios quickstart guide.
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# HOST DEFINITIONS
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################
# Define a host for the Windows machine we'll be monitoring
# Change the host_name, alias, and address to fit your situation
define host{
use windows-server ; Inherit default values from a template
host_name winserver ; The name we're giving to this host
alias My Windows Server ; A longer name associated with the host
address 192.168.1.2 ; IP address of the host
}
###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# HOST GROUP DEFINITIONS
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################
# Define a hostgroup for Windows machines
# All hosts that use the windows-server template will automatically be a member of this group
define hostgroup{
hostgroup_name windows-servers ; The name of the hostgroup
alias Windows Servers ; Long name of the group
}
###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# SERVICE DEFINITIONS
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################
# Create a service for monitoring the version of NSCLient++ that is installed
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above
define service{
use generic-service
host_name winserver
service_description NSClient++ Version
check_command check_nt!CLIENTVERSION
}
# Create a service for monitoring the uptime of the server
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above
define service{
use generic-service
host_name winserver
service_description Uptime
check_command check_nt!UPTIME
}
# Create a service for monitoring CPU load
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above
define service{
use generic-service
host_name winserver
service_description CPU Load
check_command check_nt!CPULOAD!-l 5,80,90
}
# Create a service for monitoring memory usage
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above
define service{
use generic-service
host_name winserver
service_description Memory Usage
check_command check_nt!MEMUSE!-w 80 -c 90
}
# Create a service for monitoring C:\ disk usage
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above
define service{
use generic-service
host_name winserver
service_description C:\ Drive Space
check_command check_nt!USEDDISKSPACE!-l c -w 80 -c 90
}
# Create a service for monitoring the W3SVC service
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above
define service{
use generic-service
host_name winserver
service_description W3SVC
check_command check_nt!SERVICESTATE!-d SHOWALL -l W3SVC
}
# Create a service for monitoring the Explorer.exe process
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above
define service{
use generic-service
host_name winserver
service_description Explorer
check_command check_nt!PROCSTATE!-d SHOWALL -l Explorer.exe
}