R: R: Steps Upgrade from Nagios 1.4 to Nagios 2.9-1

[Marco Borsani]

> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: Andreas Ericsson [mailto:ae at op5.se] 
> Inviato: venerdì 19 ottobre 2007 12.57
> A: Marco Borsani
> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Oggetto: Re: R: [Nagios-users] Steps Upgrade from Nagios 1.4 
> to Nagios 2.9-1
> 
> Marco Borsani wrote:
> >  
> > 
> >> -----Messaggio originale-----
> >> Da: Andreas Ericsson [mailto:ae at op5.se]
> >> Inviato: giovedì 18 ottobre 2007 18.44
> >> A: Marco Borsani
> >> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> >> Oggetto: Re: [Nagios-users] Steps Upgrade from Nagios 1.4 
> to Nagios 
> >> 2.9-1
> >>
> >> Marco Borsani wrote:
> >>> Hi all
> >>>  
> >>> I have to definy the rules (and if it is possible) to  migrate my 
> >>> 1.4.1 installation (with 400 hosts an 1000 services) to 
> the lastest 
> >>> stable release, 2.9-1.
> >>>  
> >> It's indeed possible.
> > 
> > OK
> > 
> >>> 1)
> >>> We can't loose the history and statistics of our 
> monitoring ... is 
> >>> it possible with the migration ?
> >>>  
> >> Well, yes and no. You should make backups and make sure that your 
> >> current nagios keeps running while you install the new one 
> in a new 
> >> place.
> >>
> > 
> > I can not install in new system, I need to upgrade Nagios 
> on same server.
> > Isn't it possible or is it "just" dungerous?
> > Perhaps I could find a test system with a Nagios 1.4.1 on 
> it, with a 
> > little configuration to test ..
> > 
> >>> 2)
> >>> I find only the documentation to upgrade from 2.x to 3.x 
> .. where I 
> >>> can find the doc regarding upgrade from 1.x to 2.x ?
> >>>  
> >> Basically, just upgrade the software, and then run the two 
> >> commandline PHP scripts at oss.op5.org/nagios (they're called 
> >> nagios12to20-something.php, I
> >> think) on the appropriate files. You may have to do some 
> reading of 
> >> the source to find out how to use them. It was a long time since I 
> >> wrote them, and I'm not sure I added help-messages.
> >>
> >> Get back to me on-list if the scripts don't work (or if 
> they do, for 
> >> that matter). Like I said, they're very old, and iirc, they were 
> >> written for nagios 1.2.
> >>
> > 
> > Only similar name file found is "12to20comments.php.gz".
> > It is used to mantain the comments after upgrade.
> > 
> >>> 3)
> >>> Anyone can tell me if this upgrade is necessary to 
> improve features?
> >>> Actually only problem that I have is that sometime (I don't know 
> >>> why) Nagios freeeze, stop to perform checks , but the 
> interface does 
> >>> not crash (so it is not so immediate to recognize!)
> >>>  
> >> It's worth a shot then, isn't it? :)
> >>
> > 
> > I don't know .. We use basic features (no escalation, no passive 
> > checks, no nsca, no volatile). If I remember correctly, main new 
> > features with nagios 2.x will be the service groups, isn't it ?
> > I could create many problems if something should go in the 
> wrong way 
> > during/after upgrade :(
> > 
> 
> Then don't upgrade. If you don't need any features and Nagios 
> 1.x is working for you, stick with it.
> 

Well .. I agree with you , but my boss want this upgrade .. So I have to
find all the info and doc necessary to do it



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