We’ll walk you through how to add a new user in Nagios XI. Adding users into Nagios XI allows for you to have multiple people be able to see reports, add hosts to monitor, and more! See video details below.     Read More

We will show you how to agentlessly monitor a Windows machine using OpenSSH with Nagios XI. This works well with legacy systems. For modern systems, we recommend using Nagios Cross Platform Agent (NCPA). See video details below.      Read More

This documentation provides the procedure for configuring the date/time and timezone for the Nagios XI server. This includes the system time, clock, and PHP time settings. Changing the Nagios XI system time   Read More

A contact group can be used to group one or more contacts together for the purpose of sending out alert/recovery notifications to each contact group member. A contact group's directives consist of name, alias, and the selected contacts. After... Read More

We’ll show you how to configure contacts in Nagios XI. This will allow you to control who is notified when specific systems go down or if services enter a warning or critical state. State videos below.      Read More

This information is intended to describe how to configure and manage notifications within Nagios XI. Notifications can be sent Emails or Text Messages (SMS) to users when Hosts and Services change states using SMTP with OAuth, this keeps users and... Read More

This information is intended to outline how to configure Nagios XI to support Multi-Tenancy to allow multiple users or clients to share access to a single Nagios XI instance. This ensures those specific users have access only to hosts and services... Read More

The following document explains how to set and manage timezones for your Nagios XI installation and related components. Changing the XI System Time Read More

The Nagios .OVA virtual machines provided in downloads for Nagios XI, Nagios CSP, Nagios Log Server, Nagios Fusion, and Nagios Network Analyzer can be used natively by hypervisors such as VMware Workstation and VirtualBox.  Other hypervisors such as... Read More

Dashboards are a powerful feature of Nagios XI designed to provide individual users with customized information they find useful. Dashboards are often used to display important, relevant information where it is needed most. In this video, we’ll... Read More

If you would like to evaluate Nagios XI using our VHD image the following video provides an overview of the process. Please note we provide our VHD images as a convenience and they are not indented for production use. The virtual machine images are... Read More

This document describes how to obtain and install configuration wizards for Nagios XI -  Installing Configuration Wizards Video Guide:     Read More

This information is intended to outline the steps required to install Nagios XI in AWS. Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With the comprehensive features and flexible... Read More

This information is intended to describe how to install Nagios XI using ESXi. Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With the comprehensive features and flexible architecture... Read More

This information is intended to outline the steps required to install Nagios XI using Hyper-V. Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With the comprehensive features and... Read More

Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With the comprehensive features and flexible architecture of XI, you can strengthen your network against downtime by monitoring,... Read More

This information is intended to provide an overview on how to install Nagios XI Using VMware Workstation. Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With the comprehensive... Read More

The following video goes through the process of performing a manual source installation of Nagios XI. You can install XI on CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL (Red Hat), and Oracle. This is the most common way to install XI and provides ease of use with... Read More

Nagios Log Server (NLS) can be integrated with Nagios XI using the Nagios Remote Data Processor (NRDP). This functionality is particularly beneficial as XI can alert users about critical hosts and services, while the Log Server consolidates all log... Read More

Does your organization use slack like most of the western world ?  Nagios XI can be configured to send notifications via Slack.  The following document covers the basics of integrating Slack with Nagios XI. Integrating Slack with Nagios XI 2024 Read More

In this video, we walk you through managing MIBs in Nagios XI. MIBs play a big role in SNMP monitoring which can allow you to monitor even more! See video below for details       Read More

Nagios Network Analyzer (NNA) can be integrated with Nagios XI and Nagios Core, extending the capabilities of Nagios Network Analyzer.Combining XI with NNA can give organizations deeper to their network performance and better understanding of... Read More

We will show you how to add a gateway switch in Nagios XI. See video details below.     Read More

Sometimes you need to monitor a system that doesn’t have an agent or accessible SNMP stack. If the host has a secure shell (SSH) server you may be able to use SSH to monitor the system.  The following Video Guide and Documentation covers the... Read More

Nagios provides complete monitoring of DNS Servers and Queries. Implementing effective DNS monitoring with Nagios offers the following benefits: Increased server, service, and application availability. Fast detection of network outages and protocol... Read More

The Nagios Cross Platform Agent (NCPA) can be used to monitor Linux based system and can be configuring using the NCPA wizard in Nagios XI.This is perfect for CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL (Red Hat), and Oracle. The following Video Guide and... Read More

The Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) greatly simplifies the steps needed to monitor your legacy Linux machines. Our wizard makes it easy to add your Linux server to Nagios XIWe recommend using NCPA for all modern Linux distros.  The following... Read More

Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. By using our integrated wizard, you can monitor your printer quickly and if a printer has SNMP, a user can monitor various components... Read More

Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. By using our integrated wizard, you can monitor your IP Cameras in XI. Security cameras are a critical component in infrastructure and... Read More

Nagios provides complete monitoring of websites, web applications, web transactions, and web services, including availability, URL monitoring, HTTP status, content monitoring, hijack detection, and more. Implementing effective website monitoring with... Read More

We will show you how to monitor Windows machines using NCPA in Nagios XI. This works on Windows Servers, endpoints, and more! See video details below.     Read More

Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With out intuitive wizard, you can start monitoring you windows server so you can reduce downtime by monitoring, analyzing, and alerting... Read More

Nagios provides complete monitoring of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is an “agentless” method of monitoring network devices and servers and is often preferable to installing dedicated agents on target machines. Thousands of... Read More

It’s possible wot monitor some windows based systems using the Windows Remote Management protocol (WinRM).  The following guide provides an overview of setting up and using the WinRM Wizard in XI 2024. https://assets.nagios.com/downloads... Read More

Nagios XI can be used to monitor your Mac OS/X devices via the Nagios Cross Platform Agent (NCPA).  The following article will walk you through setting up your device using NCPA. Monitoring Mac OS X Read More

This document describes how to customize the landing page that users see when they initially login to the Nagios XI web interface. One of the benefits of Nagios XI is the flexibility to customize the information users see in the web interface.... Read More

If you experience high load on your Nagios XI server and the MySQL/MariaDB process (mysqld) appears to be consuming large amounts of CPU, it may be a symptom of one or more crashed database tables. Database corruption is usually caused by power... Read More

We’ll be showing you how to select the right download option for Nagios XI. Choosing the right download option is crucial for smooth installation, so let us help you break it down. See video details below.        Read More

This document describes how to back up a Nagios XI installation and restore a Nagios XI installation from a previously made backup Backing Up And Restoring Your Nagios XI System Video Guide: Read More

Nagios XI users and contacts are closely related, although slightly different. Users correspond to user accounts that are used to login to the Nagios XI web interface while contacts are definitions in Nagios Core that are normally used for directing... Read More

The  process for updating Nagios XI is fairly straight forward. The following video walks through upgrading XI via the web interface as well as on the command line ( preferred ). Read More

Auto-Discovery can be a convenient way to identify and quickly configure host and service checks in your environment.  The following document and video cover the basics of using the Auto-Discovery Tool. Using Auto Discover In Nagios XI     Read More

If you need to setup a lot of similarly configured hosts the Bulk Host Cloning and Import Wizard might save you some time. Bulk host cloning: Using the Bulk Host Cloning 2024 A quick video using the classic interface: Read More

This information is intended to describe how to fully utilize the Business Process Intelligence (BPI) component for Nagios XI. Business Process Intelligence (BPI), an XI Enterprise Edition feature, allows you to create rules to discern the true... Read More

Learn how to use Capacity Planning, an XI Enterprise Edition feature, to anticipate upgrades and avoid downtime by predicting future resource usage. Read More

We show you how to use the Custom Includes Component in Nagios XI. The Custom Includes Component allows you to upload your own custom CSS, JavaScript, and images to Nagios XI, allowing you to customize the look and feel of XI. See video details... Read More

Dashboards are a powerful feature of Nagios XI designed to provide individual users with customized information they find useful. Dashboards are often used to display important, relevant information where it is needed most. Dashboards are specific to... Read More

This information is intended to provide an overview of the Hypermap feature in Nagios XI. Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With the comprehensive features and flexible... Read More

This information is intended to outline the steps required to use Nagios Minemap monitoring. The Minemap report offers a condensed view of host and service status and is useful for Network Operations teams that need to keep an eye on the entire... Read More

This document describes how to monitor Microsoft Windows Active Directory using LDAP. The LDAP protocol is used to test the ability to connect and bind to a member instance. The wizard will create a service that checks that the user object exists.... Read More

Scheduled reports is a feature that is available in the Enterprise Edition of Nagios XI. Any report can be scheduled in Nagios XI, as well as just about any page in the interface. Learn how to use Scheduled Reports, an XI Enterprise Edition feature,... Read More

This information is intended to show you how the Tactical Overview page in Nagios XI gives you a streamlined view of the status of all your Hosts and Services. Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure... Read More

This information is intended to provide an overview on how to leverage Reports and Graphs in Nagios XI. Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With the comprehensive features... Read More

This information is intended to provide an overview of the Standard Edition reports available in Nagios XI. Nagios XI is a powerful solution that monitors all mission-critical infrastructure components in any environment. With the comprehensive... Read More

This video will show you how to view the latest alerts for hosts and services in Nagios XI. Staying informed about the latest alerts helps maintain a reliable infrastructure. Watch the video for details.   Read More

We will give you the rundown on all of the non-admin pages in Nagios XI. These are all the pages user accounts will be able to access or interact with. See video details below.        Read More

We’ll show you how to navigate various features within XI to view in-depth information about Hosts and Services. See video details below.      Read More

We’ll show you how to use the tools menu in Nagios XI to access frequently used links. See video details below.     Read More