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Thanks, I have received several replies
with great information, but this is the direction my question was aimed at. Do
you have any recommendations as to what is needed? I planned to select the “Minimal
Install” from the installer, and then only install the packages that were
needed… One of my main questions is “What are the packages that are
needed?” (as a base… not directly related to the Nagios package or
Plugins”.. I also have seen that many times the
version (Apache, and other programs) that RedHat or Fedora installs is not
necessarily the latest version… I would like feedback as to whether it is
better to go with the newest version, or if it is better to stay with the “Older
Versions” I think it would be cool to have a
KickStart file, and Post Installation Script to have a machine primed and ready
to go for a Nagios install. I have also received some good
feedback about whether to use the precompiled RPM’s or to compile. The
official Doc that I am reading from the Nagios site details the “compile
it yourself” instructions… but I have received a couple of
responses recommending to use the precompiled versions. I also want to thank everyone who
has responded, the help is much appreciated. Jim Perrin sent me a link to his
document and it was very helpful. I think that it will generate some questions
with me, but I will try to save most of them till I have tried a few things…
one question though about the doc. On Jim’s document it lists
default install directories as: /usr/share/ /usr/lib/nagios/ /etc/ I may have missed some??? The doc that I am reading from the Nagios
site seems to imply to me that the directory structure starts with a base
directory of: /usr/local/nagios/ Then that I should have 5 directories in
this base directory: (page 14) /usr/local/nagios/bin /usr/local/nagios/etc/ /usr/local/nagios/sbin/ /usr/local/nagios/share/ /usr/local/nagios/var/ I assume that the difference could
be attributed to personal preference and the compile time options??? Also, in Jim’s document it
states: >What you’ll have at this point is a nagios directory in
/usr/share/ which contains the html interface for >yum, hosted through
apache. Can someone explain the significance
of the “html interface for yum” to me…. Or is this possibly a
typo and should be the “html interface for Nagios”. And I want to say that I am not
trying to pick at Jim’s Doc… I think it is great, it has been
really helpful for me to read, and has got me thinking…. I’m just
trying to digest it and learn it right the first time. Thanks in advance. Curtis From: Morris, Patrick
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I’ve found a good general practice,
for just about any type of server, is to start with a minimal install.
Then, as you put the server together, add packages as you need them. It
may be a bit slower and more involved than just selecting from a list during a
GUI install, but it gives you exactly what you need without any extra junk you
don’t. From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Curtis Herrmann I am currently digesting the documentation for Nagios 2.0
from the Nagios Website. I intend to start my first installation after I finish
reading the documentation which seems to be very straightforward. The question that I have is in reference to the base
OS installation. I will be using Fedora Core 4, and would like to ask if there
are any recommendations or documents about a box specifically dedicated to
Nagios. Example: Should I accept the “Web Servers”
default installation from Anaconda, or should I download a specific Apache version
from any particular place etc. Same question with Compiler installs. These questions all in the context of what is best for
a foundation for a Nagios box. Kind Regards, Curtis |
- RE: [Nagios-users] Nagios - Newbie Morris, Patrick
- RE: [Nagios-users] Nagios - Newbie Curtis Herrmann
- Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios - Newbie Jim Perrin
