Monitor Linux Hosts using Nagios check_by_ssh Plugin
Welcome to our tutorial on how to monitor Linux Hosts using Nagios check_by_ssh plugin. This enables Nagios Server to monitor system metrics and services on remote Linux server using SSH.
We have covered various guides on Nagios Monitoring in our previous articles;
Nagios SNMP Monitoring of Linux Hosts on AlienVault USM/OSSIM
How to Install Nagios Plugins and NRPE agents on CentOS...
Install Nagios Plugins and NRPE agents on CentOS 7/RHEL 7/Fedora 29
In this article, we are going to learn how to install Nagios Plugins and NRPE agents on CentOS 7/RHEL 7/Fedora 29 server using a package manager. You can install them from the source in case the server has no internet connections. This method however may results in the dependency issues.
In our previous tutorials, we learnt how to install Nagios...
Nagios SNMP Monitoring of Linux Hosts on AlienVault USM/OSSIM
In this guide, we are going to learn how to configure Nagios SNMP monitoring of Linux hosts. We will be using AlienVault USM/OSSIM as our Nagios server. Just like we have stated in our previous articles, AlienVault uses Nagios by default for monitoring hosts. In order to monitor hosts, you can use the agent-based or agentless method.
Agent-based method involves...
Install Nagios Plugins on Rocky Linux 8
This guide will walk you through how to install Nagios Plugins on Rocky Linux 8. Nagios plugins are standalone extensions to Nagios Core that enables Nagios to monitor databases, operating systems, services, applications, network equipment, protocols etc.
To use Nagios Plugins, you need to have installed and Setup Nagios Core server. Follow the link below to install Nagios server on Rocky Linux...
Install Nagios Core on Debian 10 Buster
In this guide, we are going to learn how to install Nagios Core on Debian 10 Buster from the source. Nagios is an opensource tool that provides an enterprise-class central monitoring engine for IT monitoring, network monitoring, server and applications monitoring. It also provides a web interface for viewing current status, historical logs, and basic reports.
Install Nagios Core on...
Install Nagios Server on CentOS 8
In this guide, you will learn how to install Nagios Server on CentOS 8. Nagios provides enterprise-class Open Source IT monitoring, network monitoring, server and applications monitoring.
Install Nagios Server on CentOS 8
To install Nagios Server on CentOS 8, follow through the steps below;
Run System Update
Resynchronize your system packages to their latest versions.
dnf update
Install Required Build Tools
In this guide, we are...
Install Nagios NRPE Agents on Ubuntu 22.04/Ubuntu 20.04
This guide describes how to easily install Nagios NRPE Agents on Ubuntu 22.04/Ubuntu 20.04. If you want to monitor your Ubuntu hosts using Nagios server, then you need to have the NRPE agents installed on these hosts. Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) allows you to remotely execute Nagios plugins on other Linux/Unix machines to query machine metrics such as...
Install Nagios Plugins From Source RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux
This guide describes how to install Nagios Plugins from Source RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux. In our previous tutorial, we learnt how to install Nagios NRPE Agent on RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux. Well, for NRPE to collect various performance metrics on the system, it requires the Nagios plugins. Step through this guide in order to install Nagios Plugins.
Install Nagios Plugins From Source RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux
Install Required...
