17 Oct
2005
17 Oct
'05
7:23 a.m.
Greetings,
nagios seems to be included in Suse 9.3, how do I set it up?
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Chadley Wilson
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17 Oct
17 Oct
7:25 a.m.
New subject: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
On 10/17/05, Chadley Wilson <chadley(a)pinteq.co.za> wrote:
Greetings,
nagios seems to be included in Suse 9.3, how do I set it up?
Don't want to be rude, but
<http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/toc.html> is quite verbose.
Maybe SuSE has already prepared appropriate entries in httpd.conf.
Just have a look at it.
\Steve
7:28 a.m.
New subject: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
From: Steve Graegert <graegerts(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:25:53 +0200
To: suse list <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>
Subject: Re: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
On 10/17/05, Chadley Wilson <chadley(a)pinteq.co.za> wrote:
Well, same advice, but I think the version included with SuSE 9.3 is
actually 1.3, so http://nagios.sf.net/docs/1_3/toc.html is where you want to
start looking.
Greetings,
nagios seems to be included in Suse 9.3, how do I set it up?
Don't want to be rude, but
<http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/toc.html> is quite verbose.
Maybe SuSE has already prepared appropriate entries in httpd.conf.
Just have a look at it.
7:33 a.m.
New subject: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
On 10/17/05, Ian Marlier <marlier(a)studentuniverse.com> wrote:
Maybe right, I actually don't know. Thanks anyway.
\Steve
From: Steve Graegert <graegerts(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:25:53 +0200
To: suse list <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>
Subject: Re: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
On 10/17/05, Chadley Wilson <chadley(a)pinteq.co.za> wrote:
Well, same advice, but I think the version included with SuSE 9.3 is
actually 1.3, so http://nagios.sf.net/docs/1_3/toc.html is where you want to
start looking. Greetings,
nagios seems to be included in Suse 9.3, how do I set it up?
Don't want to be rude, but
<http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/toc.html> is quite verbose.
Maybe SuSE has already prepared appropriate entries in httpd.conf.
Just have a look at it. 
8:13 a.m.
New subject: MSS Clamping
Hello All,
what is the exact typo for setting the mss clamping on a suse 9.3
machine and what should I set the clamping to on a 512 dsl connection?
Regards
Per
8:44 a.m.
New subject: [SLE] MSS Clamping
On 10/17/05, Per Qvindesland <per(a)qvtech.cc> wrote:
Hello All,
what is the exact typo for setting the mss clamping on a suse 9.3
machine and what should I set the clamping to on a 512 dsl connection?
I suppose you're using PPPOE (i.e. you're not connected to a DSL
router). Change the MRU and MTU values in the following files:
/etc/ppp/options
/etc/ppp/peers/pppoe
change the values to
mtu 1492
mru 1492
and uncomment the same lines in file /etc/ppp/options and change their
values accordingly. That should do it (I hope at least).
\Steve
7:42 a.m.
New subject: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 08:28 -0400, Ian Marlier wrote:
Thanks, just thought maybe there was already a default, and I didn't
want to break anything as usual. :)
--
Chadley Wilson
Research Technicain
===========================================
Redhat Certified Technician
Cert Number: 603004708291270
Pinnacle Micro
Infinite Possibilities, Infinite Solutions
Manufacturers of Proline Computers
===========================================
Exercise freedom, Use LINUX
===========================================
From: Steve Graegert <graegerts(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:25:53 +0200
To: suse list <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>
Subject: Re: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
On 10/17/05, Chadley Wilson <chadley(a)pinteq.co.za> wrote:
Well, same advice, but I think the version included with SuSE 9.3 is
actually 1.3, so http://nagios.sf.net/docs/1_3/toc.html is where you want to
start looking.
Greetings,
nagios seems to be included in Suse 9.3, how do I set it up?
Don't want to be rude, but
<http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/toc.html> is quite verbose.
Maybe SuSE has already prepared appropriate entries in httpd.conf.
Just have a look at it.
7:38 a.m.
New subject: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
From: Chadley Wilson <chadley(a)pinteq.co.za>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:23:37 +0200
To: suse list <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>
Subject: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
Greetings,
nagios seems to be included in Suse 9.3, how do I set it up?
Well, the very very basic beginning steps:
- Install the RPM. Also install apache2, since Nagios requires a web
interface.
- Edit /etc/nagios/*.cfg to suit your needs. This _will_ require a whole
bunch of time with the Nagios docs, because it's not easy to configure.
* Start with /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg, and alter that as needed.
* Add contacts, as needed, to /etc/nagios/contacts.cfg. If you want SMS
pager notifications, use the e-mail notification type and whatever e-mail
address your cell carrier provides to send SMS via that method. The "Pager"
method assumes a configured modem on the Nagios server, and will try to dial
to send the alert.
* Group contacts, as needed, by altering /etc/nagios/contactgroups.cfg.
* Add hosts to /etc/nagios/hosts.cfg. Put some real thought into what hosts
you want to monitor.
* Group hosts in /etc/nagios/hostgroups.cfg. Again, put some real thought
into this, because hostgroups allow you to control notification settings for
a large number of machines at a time. Also, remember that a host can be in
multiple groups at a time. For example, I've got a group called WebServers
(all www machines); another called "WebServersIDE" (all www machines with
/dev/hdX drives); and another called "WebServersSCSI".
* set up service checks in /etc/nagios/services.cfg. Again, think carefully
about what you want for notification periods and the like. (Remember, the
goal is always getting more sleep.) This is where hostgroups come in handy.
I've got a couple of service checks set up for the "WebServers" group that
are general, but then separate disk-space checks for "WebServersIDE" and
"WebServersSCSI".
This is where I guess I should throw in the caveat that the Nagios RPM
included with SuSE, though functional, didn't really work for my particular
case. I'm managing a complex environment, and once I got the point of using
multiple Nagios machines, passive checks, and so on, I ended up having to
roll my own RPM.
Beyond that....Good luck!
And may nagios never alert you to _anything_.
- Ian
12:34 p.m.
New subject: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
On 10/17/05, Ian Marlier <marlier(a)studentuniverse.com> wrote:
You can get Groundwork's Monarch from sourceforge to help with setting
up Nagios "after" you get the basic setup done. It's provides a web
frontend to the Nagios config files.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=130574
http://itgroundwork.com/products/gwm-architect.html
John
From: Chadley Wilson
<chadley(a)pinteq.co.za>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:23:37 +0200
To: suse list <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>
Subject: [SLE] Nagios NTOP
Greetings,
nagios seems to be included in Suse 9.3, how do I set it up?
Well, the very very basic beginning steps:
- Install the RPM. Also install apache2, since Nagios requires a web
interface.
- Edit /etc/nagios/*.cfg to suit your needs. This _will_ require a whole
bunch of time with the Nagios docs, because it's not easy to configure.
* Start with /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg, and alter that as needed.
* Add contacts, as needed, to /etc/nagios/contacts.cfg. If you want SMS
pager notifications, use the e-mail notification type and whatever e-mail
address your cell carrier provides to send SMS via that method. The "Pager"
method assumes a configured modem on the Nagios server, and will try to dial
to send the alert.
* Group contacts, as needed, by altering /etc/nagios/contactgroups.cfg.
* Add hosts to /etc/nagios/hosts.cfg. Put some real thought into what hosts
you want to monitor.
* Group hosts in /etc/nagios/hostgroups.cfg. Again, put some real thought
into this, because hostgroups allow you to control notification settings for
a large number of machines at a time. Also, remember that a host can be in
multiple groups at a time. For example, I've got a group called WebServers
(all www machines); another called "WebServersIDE" (all www machines with
/dev/hdX drives); and another called "WebServersSCSI".
* set up service checks in /etc/nagios/services.cfg. Again, think carefully
about what you want for notification periods and the like. (Remember, the
goal is always getting more sleep.) This is where hostgroups come in handy.
I've got a couple of service checks set up for the "WebServers" group that
are general, but then separate disk-space checks for "WebServersIDE" and
"WebServersSCSI".
This is where I guess I should throw in the caveat that the Nagios RPM
included with SuSE, though functional, didn't really work for my particular
case. I'm managing a complex environment, and once I got the point of using
multiple Nagios machines, passive checks, and so on, I ended up having to
roll my own RPM.
Beyond that....Good luck!
And may nagios never alert you to _anything_.
- Ian
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