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    This document provides instructions for installing and configuring Nagios XI for server monitoring. It includes steps to install the Nagios server, set up NRPE clients, configure custom scripts and notifications, add hosts and services, and enable automated ZFS snapshots.

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    INSTALL NAGIOS SERVER

    - Clean CentOS minimal install


    - Install as per: https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs/Installing-Nagios-XI-Manually-on-
    Linux.pdf

    INSTALL NRPE ON CLIENTS


    set up nrpe on each client.
    - download nagios-plugins
    - untar, make and install
    ./configure
    make
    make install
    - yum install xinetd
    - download nrpe source
    - untar config with args, make and install
    ./configure –enable-command-args
    make all
    make install-groups-users
    make install
    make install-config
    make install-init
    - echo “nrpe 5666/tcp” >> /etc/services
    - open port 5666/tcp in firewall

    - edit the file in /etc/xinetd.d/nrpe


    change disable to “no”
    and comment out the “only_from” option

    - VERY IMPORTANT making changes to the /etc/xinetd.d/nrpe


    need to “systemctl reload xinetd” then restart the services

    - test with on the node /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H localhost


    - test from the nagios server with /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H IP.OF.NODE.YUP

    - if it reports back the version of NRPE running it worked.


    -if not use tail -f /var/log/messages and fix the errors that come up. (check firewalls

    SETUP CUSTOM SCRIPTS


    ZFS
    - copy plugin scripts to “/usr/local/nagios/libexec/” from
    - chmod +x
    - add entry into /usr/local/nagios/etc/nrpe.cfg
    - be sure to add sudo if root privliges for nagios user
    - add to group wheel and comment the wheel no passwd entry
    Email/ Notification Setup

    go to user profile.
    - Notification Prefs – check enable and set desired settings
    - Notification Methods – check enable for desired methods
    - Notification Messages
    https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs/Configuring-Email-And-Text-Notifications-in-
    Nagios-XI.pdf

    - Configure Configuration Wizard


    - DONT USE AUTO-DICOVER FOR HOSTS it will bring down internet connection.
    - Add host and services manually.

    ZFS SNAPSHOTS

    wget https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs-auto-snapshot/archive/master.zip
    unzip master.zip
    cd zfs-auto-snapshot-master
    make install

    - set true/false on zpool and dataset with


    zfs set com.sun:auto-snapshot=true/false zpool

    - get current with


    zfs get com.sun:auto-snapshot

    - set frequent,daily,hourly,weekly or monthly


    zfs set com.sun:auto-snapshot:frequent=true/false zpool

    - get frequent,daily,hourly,weekly or monthly


    zfs get com.sun:auto-snapshot:frequent

    - change max number of snaps to keep in the zfs-auto-snapshot file in each respective cron directory
    - run this command to edit number of snaps to keep:
    sed -i 's/\(--keep=\)\(.*\)/\17 \/\//' /etc/cron.hourly/zfs-auto-snapshot
    - bolded are the parts to change

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