Overview This KB article shows you how to configure your Nagios server with a static IP address. This KB article applies to RHEL, CentOS and Oracle Linux; there are separate sections for v 7 and v 6. This applies to Nagios Fusion, Nagios Log Server,... Read More

Overview This KB article will walk you through the steps of moving the /var/log directory to a new disk/volume in your server. This is sometimes necessary to free up disk space on a volume that cannot have extra disk space easily added. This guide... Read More

Adding Additional Instances To Cluster This document describes how to manually install Nagios Log Server from source, and join it to a preexisting cluster. These directions assume that you are using a current and supported version of RHEL or CENTOS.... Read More

Changing Data Store Path This document describes how to change the data store path from its default location in Nagios Log Server. Documentation - Changing Data Store Path   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios... Read More

Overview Nagios Log Server needs the system and all of it's components to be configured with the correct timezone. This article explains how to configure the timezone and also explains all the components and how to check them.     Setting The... Read More

How To Configure SSL This document will describe how to setup Nagios Log Server to use SSL to provide encrypted connections to the Nagios Log Server. This document can also be used as an initial point for troubleshooting SSL connections.... Read More

Important Files And Directories The following KB article lists specific files and directories locations in Nagios Log Server.     elasticsearch.yml /usr/local/nagioslogserver/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml This file is responsible for low... Read More

Managing Clusters This document describes how to manage and identify key information on your Nagios Log Server Clusters through several Administration pages. Documentation - Managing Clusters   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please... Read More

Managing Indices This document describes how to manage your Nagios Log Server Indices through the administration section. Documentation - Managing Indices   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support Forums at:... Read More

Managing Instances This document describes how to manage your Nagios Log Server Instances through the Administration section. Documentation - Managing Instances   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support... Read More

Overview This KB article shows you how to monitor a Nagios Log Server cluster using the Nagios Cross-Platform Agent (NCPA) and Nagios XI. Note: Images in this article use the Nagios XI dark theme to help distinguish between XI and Log Server.... Read More

Performance And Storage Walkthrough This document describes requirements and performance needs such as disk space, memory, processor speed for Nagios Log Server based on cluster size and the amount of log data read per day. Documentation -... Read More

Real Life Experience of Nagios Log Server - NWC15 This session will detail the green field deployment of Nagios Log Server in a client environment consisting of HP LAN Switches, 3PAR disk storage, HP Blade Chassis with Flex Fabric using VMware,... Read More

Removing An Instance From A Cluster This document describes how to remove an instance from a Nagios Log Server cluster, planned or not. Documentation - Removing An Instance From A Cluster   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please... Read More

Problem Description You do not know the password for the nagiosadmin account and need to reset it.   Resetting The Password Open an SSH or direct console session to your Nagios Log Server host and execute the following command: /usr/local... Read More

Overview This document describes how to increase the size of the Nagios Log Server virtual machine (VM) disk. It is intended to be used by customers who deployed one of our pre-built Nagios Log Server VMs. CentOS 6 Documentation - Resizing The VM... Read More

Nagios Log Server Single Instance Deployment This document discusses a Nagios Log Server Single Instance Deployment compared to using multiple instances in a cluster. Documentation - Nagios Log Server Single Instance Deployment   Final Thoughts For... Read More

Problem Description Nagios Log Server is in a yellow health state. You can see the current cluster state by navigating to Admin > System > Cluster Status:     The cluster can be in one of three states: Green: All primary and replica shards... Read More

Overview This KB article shows you how to use the Custom Includes page in Nagios Log Server (available in NLS 2.1.0 onwards). The Custom Includes component allows you to upload your own custom Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScripts and Images to... Read More

Overview This KB article describes how to increase the size of a Nagios virtual machine (VM) disk. This documentation is specifically for the CentOS 7 VM's available for download from the Nagios Enterprises website for each of the following... Read More

Overview This KB article shows you how you can sign your SSL/TLS certificates with a Microsoft Certificate Authority (CA). This article compliments our product specific documentation for configuring SSL/TLS. Why would you want to do this? When you... Read More

Overview This KB article explains the different certificate warnings you may experience when implementing an SSL/TLS certificate on your Nagios product. The following warnings are addressed in this KB article: Certificate Authority Is Not Trusted ... Read More