Can I run both Nagios V2 and V3 in parallel while I migrate?

[Morris, Patrick]

Lylex Ryan wrote:
> In upgrading from nagios (v2) to nagios3, I'd like to do a fresh 
> install of nagios3 and start with a clean sheet of  (config) "paper".  
> But can I do this while V2 is running production?
>
> Since the packages have different names, I thought it might work.  But 
> they probably would both have /etc/nagios and other default 
> directories in common.  Maybe if I installed from the tar-ball, I 
> could specify new directories for V3, but I'm also trying to avoid 
> that learning-process and use a pre-packaged rpm.
>
> Maybe installing V3 on a different server all-together, then moving it 
> to the production machine would be a way.
>
> Any advice is appreciated.  Thanks...Lyle
>
>
>
>
Might work, might not. Really depends on your config, and how the 
packages are laid out.  You've given us details about neither, so 
"maybe" is about the best answer I can give you.

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