Add NagVis Map To A View The views rotation in Nagios XI is easily customizable, but what about adding NagVis maps into your views? With this Pro Tip, you'll be able to turn any URL into a custom view.         Final Thoughts For any support... Read More

Business Process Integration This document describes how to install the community-developed Business Process Addons with Nagios XI. Business Process Addons are comprised of two addons - Business Process View and Business Impact Analysis. These addons... Read More

Overview This article will show you how to create a host or service URL in Nagios XI that is restricted to a set of filters. First you will be shown how to show services in a WARNING or CRITICAL state. Then you will be shown how to restrict this to... Read More

Nagios XI - Enterprise Edition Reports Check out the extra features in the Enterprise Edition of Reports in Nagios XI. These are awesome features that will save time and make your life easier.        Final Thoughts For any support related... Read More

Generating Graphs With Nagios XI This document describes how to view graphs of the devices you are monitoring in Nagios XI. Documentation - Generating Graphs With Nagios XI   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios... Read More

Overview Nagios XI has dashlets called Gauges that appear on the Performance Graphs tab of a host or service details. Here is an example of the gauges that appear for a bandwidth service:     On the guages that appear above, you can see the... Read More

Generating Reports With Nagios XI This document is intended to give an overview of how to use the reporting functionality within Nagios XI. Documentation - Generating Reports With Nagios XI   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please... Read More

Google Map Integration This document describes how to download, install, and setup the Google Map integration component for Nagios XI. Documentation - Google Map Integration     This video tutorial will demonstrate how to configure and manage the... Read More

Overview This KB article explains how to remove a data source from an RRD file. This article applies if you are seeing similar entries in the log file /usr/local/nagios/var/perfdata.log after enabling debug logging in /usr/local/nagios/etc/pnp... Read More

How to Generate SLA Reports This document is intended to give an overview of how to generate and interpret the SLA (Service-Level Agreement) reporting functionality within Nagios® XI™. This report is very useful if you have SLA's to maintain... Read More

How To Use Capacity Planning This document explains how to better predict what the the future trends in your network infrastructure will be. Predicting trends helps in supporting network growth and sustainability, and is a valuable asset for anybody,... Read More

Installing Dashlets This document describes how to upload and install new dashlets in Nagios XI. Documentation - Installing Dashlets   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support Forums at: http://support.nagios... Read More

Integrating NagVis With Nagios XI This document describes how to install the NagVis network status visualization tool with Nagios XI. NagVis is a visualization addon for Nagios, which can be used to visualize Nagios data. NagVis is a useful tool to... Read More

Leveraging and Understanding Performance Data and Graphs In the world of monitoring, there is more to Nagios than simply sending alerts because a server is about to run out of hard disk space. Collecting and storing performance data is one of the... Read More

Purpose This document describes how to build custom Graph Explorer links so that you may link directly to the graphs in Nagios® XI™.   Target Audience This document is intended for use by Nagios® XI™ Administrators and Developers wanting to... Read More

Nagios XI - Nagios Network Analyzer Reports In XI This exciting video will teach you how to create graphs in Nagios XI with all the data from Nagios Network Analyzer.         Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the... Read More

Overview This KB article explains how you can customize the network status map in Nagios XI. The aim of the article is to educate you on how you can open the map to specific layouts by customizing the URL in your web browser. You can then use those... Read More

Overview This KB article explains how you can customize the legacy network status map in Nagios XI. The aim of the article is to educate you on how you can open the map to specific layouts by customizing the URL in your web browser. You can then use... Read More

Overview of Reporting in Nagios XI Aaron kicks off the Nagios XI Reporting and Graphing series with a basic overview of all the tools and features in reporting and graphing Nagios XI offers so customers can see beyond the alerts in their IT... Read More

Overview This KB article will explain how performance data is averaged over time and why.   Performance Data Explained In Nagios XI the data that is displayed in the performance graphs comes from data files called a Round Robin Database (RRD).... Read More

Nagios XI - Performance Graphs & Graph Explorer Want to learn how to do graphing in Nagios XI with all your performance data? Aaron shows you how in this quick 5 minute video.       Final Thoughts For any support related questions please... Read More

Scheduling Reports In Nagios XI This video will demonstrate how to schedule reports in Nagios XI.       Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support Forums at: http://support.nagios.com/forum/ Read More

Nagios XI - Standard Edition Reports Check out the available reports in the standard edition of Nagios XI. Aaron will give you a basic overview of each report and their purpose.         Final Thoughts For any support related questions please... Read More

Understanding And Using Dashboards This document describes Nagios® XI™ dashboards, what they can be used for, and how they can be managed. Dashboards are a powerful feature of Nagios XI designed to provide individual users with customized... Read More

Understanding And Using XI Tools This document describes the Nagios XI Tools menu and what it can be used for. Documentation - Understanding And Using XI Tools   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support Forums... Read More

Nagios XI - Using Grafana With Existing Performance Data This documentation explains how to install and configure Grafana to generate performance graphs on a Nagios XI server. Grafana uses the existing performance data files (RRD) to generate the... Read More

Using Nagios BPI This document describes how to fully utilize the Nagios Business Process Intelligence (BPI) component for Nagios XI. Documentation - Using Nagios BPI   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support... Read More

Overview This KB article shows you how to use the Custom Includes component in Nagios XI (available in XI 5.3.0 onwards). The Custom Includes component allows you to upload your own custom Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScripts and Images to... Read More

Using Views This document describes Nagios XI views, what they are used for, and how they can be managed. Documentation - Using Views   Final Thoughts For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support Forums at: http://support.nagios... Read More

Utilizing Data Visualizations in Systems Management This presentation will cover how to use data visualizations to help manage your monitoring systems, how to integrate visualizations with custom dashboards, what's new and what's coming for... Read More