Course Outline
Introduction to Nagios
- Overview of Nagios and its components
- Architecture and design
- Key features and use cases
Installing Nagios
- System requirements
- Installing Nagios Core on Linux
- Setting up the web interface
- Installing Nagios plugins
Monitoring Configuration
- Creating hosts and services
- Using host and service groups
- Monitoring local and remote resources
- Check commands and plugin configuration
Alerting and Notifications
- Setting up contact definitions
- Creating notification templates
- Escalation policies
Advanced Monitoring Topics
- Monitoring routers and switches with SNMP
- Using performance data with PNP4Nagios
- NetFlow monitoring
Database Integration
- Integrating Nagios with MySQL
- Using NDOUtils for data storage and retrieval
Nagios Extensions and Tools
- NagiosQL for configuration management
- NagVis for graphical visualization
- BPI (Business Process Intelligence) for business-level monitoring
Distributed Monitoring and Remote Execution
- Concepts and architecture
- NRDP and NRDS for distributed checks
- Mod-Gearman and DNX for scaling Nagios
High Availability
- Implementing redundancy for failover
- Synchronizing configurations
- Load balancing options
Troubleshooting and Optimization
- Debugging plugins and services
- Optimizing performance
- Log analysis and maintenance
Final Project and Best Practices
- Hands-on implementation scenario
- Reviewing configuration architecture
- Best practices in production environments
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of Linux/Unix systems administration
- Familiarity with networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, SNMP)
- Understanding of system monitoring fundamentals is recommended
Audience
- System administrators
- Network engineers
- IT operations staff responsible for monitoring infrastructure and services
Delivery Options
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- Delivered online, onsite/classroom or hybrid by experts sharing real world experience
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