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Configuring Your Server With A Static IP Address
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Moving /var/log/
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Nagios Log Server - Adding Additional Instances To Cluster
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Configuring Your Server With A Static IP Address
Viewed 31873 times since Tue, Oct 11, 2016
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
Moving /var/log/
Viewed 7655 times since Tue, Feb 23, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Adding Additional Instances To Cluster
Viewed 1476 times since Thu, Jan 28, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Changing Data Store Path
Viewed 3365 times since Thu, Jan 28, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Cluster Timezone Settings
Viewed 2888 times since Wed, Mar 9, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - How To Configure SSL
Viewed 1512 times since Thu, Jan 28, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Important Files And Directories
Viewed 1415 times since Mon, Feb 11, 2019
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
Nagios Log Server - Managing Clusters
Viewed 1324 times since Thu, Jan 28, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Managing Indices
Viewed 1499 times since Thu, Jan 28, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Managing Instances
Viewed 1363 times since Thu, Jan 28, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Monitoring Using NCPA + Nagios XI
Viewed 2277 times since Mon, Sep 16, 2019
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
Nagios Log Server - Performance And Storage Walkthrough
Viewed 1494 times since Thu, Dec 19, 2019
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
Nagios Log Server - Real Life Experience of Nagios Log Server - NWC15
Viewed 1897 times since Mon, Feb 8, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Removing An Instance From A Cluster
Viewed 1448 times since Wed, Mar 21, 2018
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
Nagios Log Server - Resetting nagiosadmin Password
Viewed 4269 times since Tue, Aug 9, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Resizing the VM Disk Size
Viewed 2268 times since Thu, Mar 10, 2016
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
Viewed 1273 times since Mon, Feb 12, 2018
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
Nagios Log Server - Understanding and Troubleshooting Yellow Cluster Health
Viewed 5054 times since Mon, Feb 15, 2016
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
Nagios Log Server - Using The Custom Includes Page
Viewed 1027 times since Mon, Sep 16, 2019
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
Resizing The VM Disk Size For CentOS 7
Viewed 25899 times since Tue, May 8, 2018
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
SSL/TLS - Signing Certificates With A Microsoft Certificate Authority
Viewed 5265 times since Wed, Jun 14, 2017
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
SSL/TLS - Understanding Certificate Warnings
Viewed 14866 times since Wed, Jun 14, 2017
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
 
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