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centos6.x, Nagios XI 64bit
We are trying to monitor a process for up/down state and also cpu and memory usage. How is that done in Nagios xi ? I see check_procs but it does not appear in the list when i try and create a service. Do I need to run multiple checks ( one for each metric) or will one plugin work? do I give it a pid file location or a RE for the command line?

Thank you

Have you tried using the Windows (or Linux) server wizard to add processes that you would like to monitor? It should already contain the checks/settings you're looking for.

I tried that and added a process name in the process section after the init.d section. It put the check_command as check_nrpe!check_services!-a '<command>'
This is the same as it put for init.d services which appears to be wrong. I am not sure check if the process is up using the process tables as appose to running service <services> status

I want to able to monitor a process as an autonomous object since today it can be on one server and tomorrow it could be running on a different server. The associations can be flipped manually but I just need cpu/memory/state to be available at all times

Is that possible in Nagios Xi ?

Thank you

What version of XI are you running? Also, what wizard did you use, and what version is the wizard? Are you seeing an error for the check at all?

I just tried to replicate this, and wasn't able to using the most recent version of the linux wizard. The command that it generates for me is check_nrpe!check_init_service!-a 'nagios'

Also, from the CLI - You should be able to accomplish what you're looking for with XI.