Nagios is an open source computer system monitoring, network monitoring and infrastructure monitoring software application. Nagios offers monitoring and alerting services for servers, switches, applications, and services. It alerts the users when things go wrong and alerts them a second time when the problem has been resolved.
Here i am installing and configuring Nagios in CentOS 6.4, 64 bit. Depending upon the versions, make changes in the installation steps. Here in this case both the client and servers are CentOS 6.4, 64 bit.
Server Side Configuration
Server IP: 192.168.1.100
Server Hostname: server.arun.com
Install Nagios
[root@nagios-server ~]# rpm -Uvh http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
[root@nagios-server ~]# yum install nagios nagios-plugins
You can find nagios configuration files in /etc/nagios and plugins under /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/ after the installation.
Configure Nagios
Create 'nagiosadmin' user
[root@nagios-server ~]# htpasswd /etc/nagios/passwd nagiosadmin
New password:
Re-type new password:
Updating password for user nagiosadmin
Now you can access nagios via browser using the following url. You can use 'nagiosadmin' and it's password to login to nagios webpanel.
http://<IP>/nagios
You can find nagios configuration files in /etc/nagios and plugins under /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/
Change Notification Mail Address
[root@nagios-server ~]# vim /etc/nagios/objects/contacts.cfg
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define contact{
contact_name nagiosadmin ; Short name of user
use generic-contact ; Inherit default values from generic-contact template (defined above)
alias Nagios Admin ; Full name of user
email nagios@localhost ; <<***** CHANGE THIS TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ******
}
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Add or Edit Commands for Monitoring
**Commands must be defined before use. We can use a command once it is defined in the commands.cfg file. You cannot use any other commands which is not defined here. Here is the commands which is defined in my server.
[root@nagios-server ~]# egrep -v '^#|^$' /etc/nagios/objects/commands.cfg
define command{
command_name notify-host-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
define command{
command_name notify-service-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$\n" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service Alert: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
define command{
command_name check-host-alive
command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w 3000.0,80% -c 5000.0,100% -p 5
}
define command{
command_name check_local_disk
command_line $USER1$/check_disk -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ -p $ARG3$
}
define command{
command_name check_local_load
command_line $USER1$/check_load -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$
}
define command{
command_name check_local_procs
command_line $USER1$/check_procs -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ -s $ARG3$
}
define command{
command_name check_local_users
command_line $USER1$/check_users -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$
}
define command{
command_name check_local_swap
command_line $USER1$/check_swap -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$
}
define command{
command_name check_local_mrtgtraf
command_line $USER1$/check_mrtgtraf -F $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$ -w $ARG3$ -c $ARG4$ -e $ARG5$
}
define command{
command_name check_ftp
command_line $USER1$/check_ftp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name check_hpjd
command_line $USER1$/check_hpjd -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name check_snmp
command_line $USER1$/check_snmp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name check_http
command_line $USER1$/check_http -I $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name check_ssh
command_line $USER1$/check_ssh $ARG1$ $HOSTADDRESS$
}
define command{
command_name check_dhcp
command_line $USER1$/check_dhcp $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name check_ping
command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ -p 5
}
define command{
command_name check_pop
command_line $USER1$/check_pop -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name check_imap
command_line $USER1$/check_imap -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name check_smtp
command_line $USER1$/check_smtp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name check_tcp
command_line $USER1$/check_tcp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p $ARG1$ $ARG2$
}
define command{
command_name check_udp
command_line $USER1$/check_udp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p $ARG1$ $ARG2$
}
define command{
command_name check_nt
command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 12489 -v $ARG1$ $ARG2$
}
define command{
command_name check_mysql
command_line $USER1$/check_mysql -H $HOSTADDRESS$
}
define command{
command_name check_nrpe
command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$
}
define command{
command_name process-host-perfdata
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "$LASTHOSTCHECK$\t$HOSTNAME$\t$HOSTSTATE$\t$HOSTATTEMPT$\t$HOSTSTATETYPE$\t$HOSTEXECUTIONTIME$\t$HOSTOUTPUT$\t$HOSTPERFDATA$\n" >> /var/log/nagios/host-perfdata.out
}
define command{
command_name process-service-perfdata
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "$LASTSERVICECHECK$\t$HOSTNAME$\t$SERVICEDESC$\t$SERVICESTATE$\t$SERVICEATTEMPT$\t$SERVICESTATETYPE$\t$SERVICEEXECUTIONTIME$\t$SERVICELATENCY$\t$SERVICEOUTPUT$\t$SERVICEPERFDATA$\n" >> /var/log/nagios/service-perfdata.out
}
Add New Client's for Monitoring
I am adding all the client's configuration in a new directory, ie, /etc/nagios/servers . I have to add the new directory in the nagios configuration.
[root@nagios-server ~]# echo "cfg_dir=/etc/nagios/servers" >> /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg
Once you have done the above step, all the files with extension .cfg in /etc/nagios/servers will be loaded with nagios.
Client IP: 192.168.1.101
Client Hostname: client.arun.com
For easy to understand, i am creating the configuration file for 'client.arun.com' as 'client.arun.com.cfg'. Here is a sample configuration template for adding new clients to the nagios server. The following configuration file will monitor FTP, HTTP, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, MYSQL, SSH, PING, Current Load, Current Users, Root Partition, Total Processes, Zombie Processes. You can add new services in this and remove unwanted services.
[root@nagios-server ~]# cat /etc/nagios/servers/client.arun.com.cfg
# First of all client server is to be defined using host defintion.
define host{
use linux-server
host_name client.arun.com
alias client.sudosu.in
address 192.168.1.101
max_check_attempts 5
check_period 24x7
notification_interval 30
notification_period 24x7
}
#Once all the host is defined. Then proceed with the monitored services.
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description PING
check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description HTTP
check_command check_http
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description FTP
check_command check_ftp
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description SSH
check_command check_ssh
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description SMTP
check_command check_smtp
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description POP3
check_command check_pop
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description IMAP
check_command check_imap
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description MYSQL
check_command check_mysql
}
#nrpe and nagios plugins need not to be installed in the client side for the above services.
#====================================================================
#nrpe and nagios plugins need to install in the client side for the following services.
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description Current Users
check_command check_nrpe!check_users
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description Current Load
check_command check_nrpe!check_load
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description Root Partition
check_command check_nrpe!check_xvda
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description Zombie Processes
check_command check_nrpe!check_zombie_procs
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name client.arun.com
service_description Total Processes
check_command check_nrpe!check_total_procs
}
Once you have made all the above changes, restart nagios and httpd service.
[root@nagios-server ~]# /etc/init.d/httpd restart
[root@nagios-server ~]# /etc/init.d/nagios restart
Client Side Configuration
Install nrpe and Nagios Plugins
**You do not want to do anything in the client server if you want to monitor ssh, smtp, pop3, imap, http, ping, mysql services. ie, do not want to install nrpe and nagios-plugins. You can check the status of these service outside the client server without any additional services. One of the example is 'telnet', it help you to check whether a service is listening in the server or not.
**If you want to monitor process, load, disk usage, swap memory, ie, for all the information which is returned inside the client server. you have to configure the client as follows.
[root@nagios-client ~]# rpm -Uvh http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
[root@nagios-client ~]# yum install nrpe nagios-plugins
You can find nrpe configuration files in /etc/nagios and plugins under /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/ after the installation.
Here is my sample nrpe.cfg file.
[root@nagios-client ~]# egrep -v '^#|^$' /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg
log_facility=daemon
pid_file=/var/run/nrpe.pid
server_port=5666
nrpe_user=nagios
nrpe_group=nagios
allowed_hosts= 192.168.1.0/24
dont_blame_nrpe=0
allow_bash_command_substitution=0
debug=0
command_timeout=60
connection_timeout=300
command[check_users]=/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_users -w 5 -c 10
command[check_load]=/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_load -w 15,10,5 -c 30,25,20
command[check_xvda]=/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_disk -w 20% -c 10% -p /dev/xvda1
command[check_zombie_procs]=/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_procs -w 5 -c 10 -s Z
command[check_total_procs]=/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_procs -w 150 -c 200
Once you have made all the above changes, restart nrpe service.
[root@nagios-client ~]# /etc/init.d/nrpe restart
