If you are using Nagios XI 5.x, see Backing Up and Restoring/Migrating Nagios XI. If you are using Nagios XI 2024.x, see Backing Up and Restoring/Migrating Nagios XI 2024. Read More

Backing Up And Restoring Your Nagios XI System This document describes how to backup a Nagios XI installation and restore a Nagios XI installation from a previously made backup. Backups are an important aspect of administration and maintenance of... Read More

We have consolidated our documentation and simplified the XI migration process. Please see Backing Up and Restoring/Migrating Nagios XI 2024. Overview This article explains the different backup and restore options available in Nagios XI.   Restore... Read More

Nagios XI - Core Config Manager - Configuration Snapshots Get yourself out of some trouble by creating configuration snapshots. Roll back to any previous configuration when things worked perfectly. This tutorial video shows you the easy way to set... Read More

Overview This article describes how to manually backup and restore the databases in Nagios XI. This article is an advanced topic that can result in data loss if not followed correctly. If you are looking for an easy backup and restore method please... Read More

Moving Your XI Installation Want to move stuff around in Nagios XI? Hardware upgraded and you have to move your installation? This tutorial will show you how to do it in minutes, even if not working on Nagios XI virtually.         Final Thoughts... Read More

Problem Description It has been observed that scheduling backups of Nagios XI at midnight (00:00) will create multiple Nagios parent processes to be unintentionally created. Multiple Nagios parent processes causes many unusual problems.  ... Read More

Overview This article will walk you through restoring a configuration snapshot in Core Configuration Manager (CCM). Configuration snapshots are taken each time you Apply Configuration. In the event that you deleted some objects in CCM accidentally,... Read More

Problem Description When looking at the location that the scheduled backups are stored in, there are no new xxxxxxx.tar.gz files being created in this location. Additionally,  in the /store/backups/nagiosxi/ location there are lots of folders that... Read More

Overview This KB article explains how to change the log level for Nagios XI Scheduled Backups. As of Nagios XI 5.4.4 you can define different levels of verbosity recorded in the scheduled backup log file.   Define Log Level The file /usr/local... Read More

Overview This article will walk you through viewing diffs in a configuration snapshot in Core Configuration Manager (CCM). Configuration snapshots are taken each time you Apply Configuration. In the event that you need to go back and view the... Read More