Migrating Nagios XI to a different Server
Viewed 12483 times since Tue, Feb 16, 2021
Before migration, you will need to create or use an existing backup of your Nagios XI instance. Information for Nagios XI backups is found in the Backup section of Backing Up and Restoring Nagios XI. Note: If you're running postgres on your old...
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Nagios XI - Backing Up And Restoring Your Nagios XI System
Viewed 17565 times since Wed, Jan 27, 2016
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...
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Nagios XI - Backup and Restore Options
Viewed 17448 times since Mon, Feb 29, 2016
Overview This article explains the different backup and restore options available in Nagios XI. Restore The restore method is only available in an ssh/cli session and is explained in detail in the following article: Documentation - Backing Up And...
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Nagios XI - Core Config Manager - Configuration Snapshots
Viewed 4674 times since Wed, Jul 19, 2017
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...
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Nagios XI - Manual Backup And Restore Databases
Viewed 9824 times since Thu, Mar 31, 2016
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...
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Nagios XI - Moving Your XI Installation
Viewed 3467 times since Tue, Jul 18, 2017
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...
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Nagios XI - Problems With Scheduled Backups At Midnight
Viewed 3607 times since Mon, Oct 10, 2016
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. ...
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Nagios XI - Restoring A Configuration Snapshot
Viewed 33751 times since Tue, Feb 2, 2016
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,...
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Nagios XI - Schedulded Backups No Longer Working
Viewed 6740 times since Fri, Jun 3, 2016
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...
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Nagios XI - Scheduled Backup Log Level
Viewed 4720 times since Tue, Apr 18, 2017
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...
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Viewing Configuration Snapshot differences
Viewed 1991 times since Fri, Dec 4, 2020
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...
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