Prerequisites
- Linux knowledge
- Web server basic knowledge
- Database (MySQL basic knowledge)
- Network basic knowledge
Course Content
- Overview of system monitoring and applications monitoring.
- What is Nagios and what does Open Source mean? Where do I get my data from?
- Nagios basic terms (Plugins, Commands, NRPE / NSCA overview.)
- Possibilities of monitoring (passive / active monitoring)
- Preparing a operation system (web, mail and database server)
- Nagios + Nagios Plugins basic installation (Nagios, plugins, web module.)
- File structures inside of Nagios
- Explaining devices, authorisations, contacts and services
- Create basic services and start Nagios
- Web surface (reporting, service details, hosts.)
- Monitoring via SNMP
- Operation system basic monitoring (Windows / Linux)