1. Objects
Mike Weber

2. Object Types Hosts Services HostGroups ServiceGroups Contacts
ContactGroups
Timeperiods
Commands
Templates
2012

3. Object Inheritance Basics
name
use
register
define some_object_type{
name template_name
use name_of_template_to_use
register [0/1] }
2012

4. Individual Management
2012

5. Check Settings: Local
2012

6. Alert Settings: Local
2012

7. Objects: Individual Management Problem
Hosts with Local Settings Must be Managed Individually
Services with Local Settings Must be Managed Individually
2012

8. Solution: Leveraging Object Inheritance
2011
Nagios World Conference

9. Hosts: Leveraging Object Inheritance
2011
Nagios World Conference

10. Individual Management
2012

11. Recognition of Relationships
2012

12. Goal: Hostgroup Management
2012

13. Hostgroup: Based on Similarities
Windows * MSSQL * Exchange * IIS
Linux * MySQL * Web * File Server
Network Devices * Cisco Switches * Juniper
2012

14. Goal: Hostgroup with Service Templates
2012

15. Goal: Hostgroup Management
2012

16. Create the Hostgroup
2012

17. Create the Contactgroup
2012

18. Contactgroup: Add Contacts
2012

19. Hostgroup: Add the ContactGroup
2012

20. Create a Host Template
2012

21. Host Template: Check Settings
2012

22. Host Template: Alert Settings
2012

23. Create the Hosts
2012

24. Host: Add Host Template
2012

25. Hostgroup: Add Hosts
2012

26. Add New Hosts
2012

27. Hostgroup: Visibility
2012

28. Hostgroup: Management
2012

29. Services: Leveraging Object Inheritance
2011
Nagios World Conference

30. Service: Management
2012

31. What Makes Services Different
Check Interval (templates based on time)
Active vs. Passive Checks
Operating System (Linux,Windows,OSX)
2012

32. Service Template: Based on Time and OS
2012

33. Service Template: Check Settings
2012

34. Service Template: Alert Settings
2012

35. Service Template: Contactgroup
2012

36. Create Service: HTTP Check
2012

37. Service: Add Time/OS Template
2012

38. Service: Add Base Host (allows add to servicegroup)
2012

39. Service: Add Hostgroup
2012

40. Service: Management
2012

41. Pushing Changes
2012

42. Additional Hosts Additional Services
2011
Nagios World Conference

43. Add New Hosts
2012

44. Additional Hosts: #1 Create Host
2012

45. Additional Hosts: #2 Add Host to Host Tempate
2012

46. Additional Hosts: #3 Add Host to Hostgroup
2012

47. Service: Management
2012

48. Additional Services: #1 Create Service
2012

49. Additional Services: #2 Add to Hostgroup
2012

50. Additional Services: #3 Add to Service Template
2012

51. Nagios World Conference
Questions?
2011
Nagios World Conference