Nagios XI Documentation

Documentation on using Nagios XI. Documentation is meant to complement the Nagios XI manuals and tutorials.

Resizing the Nagios XI Virtual Machine Disk Size

Need a bigger Nagios XI VM? This guide takes you through the steps required to increase the size of your Nagios XI VMware virtual machine. Resizing_The_XI_VM_Disk.pdf

Integrating NagVis With Nagios XI

NagVis is a popular network and system visualization tool used by many organizations to enhance their Nagios installations. This document takes administrators through the simple steps of integrating NagVis with Nagios XI. Integrating_Nagvis_With_XI.pdf

Installing The XI Linux Agent

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

Integrating SNMP Traps With Nagios XI

SNMP is a powerful and ubiquitous management protocol in most IT infrastructures. SNMP traps are often used by organizations to monitor the health and status of the network infrastructure. This document takes administrators through the simple steps of integrating SNMP … Read More

Installing XI Configuration Wizards

Configuration wizards provide a user-friendly means of monitoring new devices, services, and applications in Nagios XI. This document takes administrators through the simple steps of obtaining and installing additional configuration wizards to extend Nagios XI’s capabilities. Installing-Nagios-XI-Configuration-Wizards.pdf

Multi-Tenancy With Nagios XI

This document describes how to configure Nagios® XI™ to support multi-tenancy to allow multiple users or clients to share access to a single Nagios XI instance while ensuring those specific users have access only to hosts and services they are … Read More

Converting the Nagios XI VMware Image to VirtualBox

Users who with to run the Nagios XI virtual machine under Sun’s VirtualBox instead of VMware can do so by following this guide written by Tony Yarusso. XI_VMware_To_VirtualBox_Conversion.pdf

Installing the XI Windows Agent

In order to monitor a Windows desktop or server with Nagios, you must first install on agent on the target machine. This guide takes you through the steps of installing and configuring the Windows agent (NSClient++) in preparation for monitoring … Read More

Migrating From Nagios Core To Nagios XI

This guide takes you through the basic steps involved in migrating from an existing Nagios Core installation to Nagios XI. Migrating_From_Nagios_Core_To_Nagios_XI.pdf

Using The Nagios XI Config Import Prep Tool

This document describes how to use the Nagios® XI™ configuration file import prep tool to prepare an installation for migration from Nagios Core to Nagios XI. The prep tool is used to pre-process native Nagios Core configuration files into a … Read More