NCPA Configuration Wizard - Howto Modify Default Metrics.

[TBT]

We're looking to modify default metrics within the NCPA Configuration Wizard. For example, CPU warning and alarm thresholds. I've viewed Host Template Management for NCPA, however, these values differ from what is shown within the Wizard.

Please advise.

[tmcdonald]

The wizard (to my knowledge) does not use the host template values when populating the defaults in its configuration phase. You would need to modify the wizard, located under /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/ncpa. There are some references in ncpa.inc.php like:

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            // Set defaults for services
            $default_services['cpu_usage']['monitor'] = 'on';
            $default_services['cpu_usage']['warning'] = 20;
            $default_services['cpu_usage']['critical'] = 40;
            $default_services['cpu_usage']['average'] = 1;
            $default_services['memory_usage']['monitor'] = 'on';
            $default_services['memory_usage']['warning'] = 50;
            $default_services['memory_usage']['critical'] = 80;
            $default_services['swap_usage']['monitor'] = 'on';
            $default_services['swap_usage']['warning'] = 50;
            $default_services['swap_usage']['critical'] = 80;

[TBT]

The wizard (to my knowledge) does not use the host template values when populating the defaults in its configuration phase. You would need to modify the wizard, located under /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/ncpa. There are some references in ncpa.inc.php like:

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            // Set defaults for services
            $default_services['cpu_usage']['monitor'] = 'on';
            $default_services['cpu_usage']['warning'] = 20;
            $default_services['cpu_usage']['critical'] = 40;
            $default_services['cpu_usage']['average'] = 1;
            $default_services['memory_usage']['monitor'] = 'on';
            $default_services['memory_usage']['warning'] = 50;
            $default_services['memory_usage']['critical'] = 80;
            $default_services['swap_usage']['monitor'] = 'on';
            $default_services['swap_usage']['warning'] = 50;
            $default_services['swap_usage']['critical'] = 80;

When the module updates these config changes wouldn't carry over. Perhaps Nagios will consider a templating in the next release?

[tmcdonald]

We have templating currently, but it only affects steps 3-5 (the pages that are common to all wizards). It is my understanding that wizards are being overhauled in XI 6, but I do not at this time have specifics on what will be configurable.