You can use the following steps to install and configure Nagios.
Create the base directory where you would like to install Nagios.
mkdir /usr/local/nagios
Add a new user (and group) to your system.
adduser nagios
Download Nagois 1.0.
wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nagios/nagios-1.0.tar.gz
tar -zxvf nagios-1.0.tar.gz
cd nagios-1.0
Run the configure script.
./configure –prefix=/usr/local/nagios –with-cgiurl=/nagios/cgi-bin
–with-htmurl=/nagios/ –with-nagios-user=nagios –with-nagios-grp=nagios
Compile Nagios and the CGIs.
make all
Install the binaries and HTML files (documentation and main web page).
make install
Install the sample init script to /etc/rc.d/init.d/nagios.
make install-init
Installing the Plugins
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In order for Nagios to be of any use to you, you’re going to have to download
and install some plugins. Plugins are scripts or binaries which perform all
the service and host checks that constitute monitoring
Download and install the Nagios Plugins.
wget
http://aleron.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nagiosplug/nagios-plugins-1.3.1-1.9.i386.rpm
rpm -Ivh nagios-plugins-1.3.1-1.9.i386.rpm
Configuring Nagios
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Nagios is compiled and installed. Now we have to configure it or in other
words define objects (hosts, services, etc.) that should be monitored.
The main configuration file (/usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg) contains a
number of directives that affect how Nagios operates. This config file is
read by both the Nagios process and the CGIs. This is a sample nagios.cfg
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log_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.log
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/checkcommands.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/misccommands.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/contactgroups.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/contacts.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/dependencies.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/escalations.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hostgroups.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hosts.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/services.cfg
cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/timeperiods.cfg
resource_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/resource.cfg
status_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/status.log
nagios_user=nagios
nagios_group=nagios
check_external_commands=1
command_check_interval=45s
command_file=/usr/local/nagios/rw/nagios.cmd
comment_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/comment.log
downtime_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/downtime.log
lock_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.lock
temp_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.tmp
log_rotation_method=d
log_archive_path=/usr/local/nagios/archives
use_syslog=0
log_notifications=1
log_service_retries=1
log_event_handlers=1
log_initial_states=1
log_external_commands=1
log_passive_service_checks=1
inter_check_delay_method=s
service_interleave_factor=s
max_concurrent_checks=0
service_reaper_frequency=1
sleep_time=1
service_check_timeout=30
host_check_timeout=30
event_handler_timeout=30
notification_timeout=30
ocsp_timeout=5
perfdata_timeout=5
retain_state_information=1
state_retention_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/status.sav
retention_update_interval=60
use_retained_program_state=0
interval_length=20
use_agressive_host_checking=0
execute_service_checks=1
accept_passive_service_checks=1
enable_notifications=1
enable_event_handlers=1
process_performance_data=0
obsess_over_services=0
check_for_orphaned_services=0
check_service_freshness=1
freshness_check_interval=60
aggregate_status_updates=1
status_update_interval=15
enable_flap_detection=1
low_service_flap_threshold=5.0
high_service_flap_threshold=20.0
low_host_flap_threshold=5.0
high_host_flap_threshold=20.0
date_format=us
illegal_object_name_chars=`~!$%^&*|’”<>?,()=
illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|’”<>
admin_email=you@yourdomain.com
admin_pager=you@yourdomain.com
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Add the list of servers that you want to monitor in
/usr/local/nagios/etc/hosts.cfg
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# ’server42′ host definition
define host{
use generic-host
host_name (server hostname)
alias (hostname)
address IP Address
check_command check-host-alive
max_check_attempts 10
notification_interval 120
notification_period 24×7
notification_options d,u,r
}
# ’server43…..
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Edit /usr/local/nagios/etc/hostgroups.cfg to add all the servers.
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define hostgroup{
hostgroup_name tchosting
alias TotalChoice
contact_groups tchosting
members server40,server41,server42
}
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To setup email and pager notifications edit
/usr/local/nagios/etc/contacts.cfg to add your contact info.
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define contact{
contact_name Ninad
alias ninad
service_notification_period 24×7
host_notification_period 24×7
service_notification_options n
host_notification_options d,u,r
service_notification_commands notify-by-email
host_notification_commands host-notify-by-email
email ninads123@yahoo.com
}
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The contact name must be a member of contact group. Edit
/usr/local/nagios/etc/contactgroups.cfg to add your name.
Enjoy
Ninad
