Nagios - Newbie

[Curtis Herrmann]

Thanks, I have received several replies with great information, but this is
the direction my question was aimed at. Do you have any recommendations as
to what is needed? I planned to select the "Minimal Install" from the
installer, and then only install the packages that were needed. One of my
main questions is "What are the packages that are needed?" (as a base. not
directly related to the Nagios package or Plugins"..

 

 I also have seen that many times the version (Apache, and other programs)
that RedHat or Fedora installs is not necessarily the latest version. I
would like feedback as to whether it is better to go with the newest
version, or if it is better to stay with the "Older Versions"

 

 I think it would be cool to have a KickStart file, and Post Installation
Script to have a machine primed and ready to go for a Nagios install.

 

 I have also received some good feedback about whether to use the
precompiled RPM's or to compile. The official Doc that I am reading from the
Nagios site details the "compile it yourself" instructions. but I have
received a couple of responses recommending to use the precompiled versions.

 

 I also want to thank everyone who has responded, the help is much
appreciated. Jim Perrin sent me a link to his document and it was very
helpful. I think that it will generate some questions with me, but I will
try to save most of them till I have tried a few things. one question though
about the doc.

 

 On Jim's document it lists default install directories as:

 

/usr/share/

/usr/lib/nagios/

/etc/

I may have missed some???

 

The doc that I am reading from the Nagios site seems to imply to me that the
directory structure starts with a base directory of:

 

/usr/local/nagios/

 

Then that I should have 5 directories in this base directory: (page 14)

 

/usr/local/nagios/bin

/usr/local/nagios/etc/

/usr/local/nagios/sbin/

/usr/local/nagios/share/

/usr/local/nagios/var/

 

 I assume that the difference could be attributed to personal preference and
the compile time options???

 

 Also, in Jim's document it states:

 

 

>What you'll have at this point is a nagios directory in /usr/share/ which
contains the html interface for >yum, hosted through apache.

 

 Can someone explain the significance of the "html interface for yum" to
me.. Or is this possibly a typo and should be the "html interface for
Nagios".

 

 And I want to say that I am not trying to pick at Jim's Doc. I think it is
great, it has been really helpful for me to read, and has got me thinking..
I'm just trying to digest it and learn it right the first time.

 

Thanks in advance.

Curtis

 

 

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From: Morris, Patrick [mailto:patrick.morris at hp.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:16 AM
To: Curtis Herrmann; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Nagios - Newbie

 

I've found a good general practice, for just about any type of server, is to
start with a minimal install.  Then, as you put the server together, add
packages as you need them.  It may be a bit slower and more involved than
just selecting from a list during a GUI install, but it gives you exactly
what you need without any extra junk you don't.

 

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From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
[mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Curtis
Herrmann
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 4:47 PM
To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Nagios-users] Nagios - Newbie

 

I am currently digesting the documentation for Nagios 2.0 from the Nagios
Website. I intend to start my first installation after I finish reading the
documentation which seems to be very straightforward.

 

 The question that I have is in reference to the base OS installation. I
will be using Fedora Core 4, and would like to ask if there are any
recommendations or documents about a box specifically dedicated to Nagios.

 

 Example: Should I accept the "Web Servers" default installation from
Anaconda, or should I download a specific Apache version from any particular
place etc. Same question with Compiler installs. 

 

 These questions all in the context of what is best for a foundation for a
Nagios box.

 

Kind Regards,

Curtis

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