Nagios XI Documentation

This document describes how to monitor websites effectively with Nagios XI.  Website monitoring includes HTTP response validity, DNS resolution, IP address match, website content, SSL certificates, and web transactions. Monitoring_Websites_With_XI.pdf

In order to monitor a Linux/Unix desktop or server with Nagios XI, you must first install an agent on the target machine. This guide takes you through the steps of installing and configuring the Linux agent in preparation for monitoring … Read More

This document describes how to enable and use the NSCA (Nagios Service Check Adapter) addon with Nagios XI to allow remote Nagios servers and applications to send passive host and service check results to a Nagios XI server for processing. … Read More

This document describes how to configure Nagios XI to SNMP traps to other management hosts or network management systems whenever host or service state changes (alerts) occur. This functionality allows administrators to easily integrate Nagios XI into an environment where … Read More

The Google Map component for Nagios XI allows for host status to be displayed as an overlay on a Google Map.  This document describes how to download, install, and setup the Google Map integration component for Nagios XI. Google_Map_Integration_With_XI.pdf

This document describes how to backup a Nagios XI installation and restore an XI installation from a previously made backup. Backups are an important aspect of administration and maintenance, and can easily facilitate the migration of a XI installation between … Read More

This document describes how to manage hosts and host groups using the Nagios® XI™ Core Config Manager. While monitoring wizards make it easy to set up new hosts in Nagios XI, the Core Config Manager allows for more precise control … Read More

Nagios administrators often need to ensure that their primary monitoring server is operating properly and can reach the Internet to send alert notifications via email and other methods. This document describes how to effectively monitor a primary Nagios XI server … Read More

This document describes how to achieve High Availability (HA) capabilities with Nagios XI. The goal of High Availability is to ensure that if your primary Nagios XI instance stops or crashes, another instance will automatically and seamlessly take over the … Read More

This document explains how to utilize the different features of the Nagios® XI™ interface to view detail information about hosts and services. The Details menu offers many different ways to view the status of your hosts and services. In larger … Read More