On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:24, Michael Leone <oozerd...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org> wrote: > >> We use Groundworks/Nagios here, and I know each time we’ve changed the >> person who manages administering it (add/changes tests, etc) they go through >> extended PITA moments. > > I'm trying out Groundworks/Nagios now, using a VM appliance that has > their Community Edition 6.0 installed. It's not exactly what I would > call clear sailing, tho - I can't seem to find a step-by-step setup, > especially for use on Windows servers. I see where I can create > service profiles, but what do I add to them? There are 5 CPU tests; > what's the difference between them, and which one would be best for > me? Can't seem to find that part out ... and so on. Frustrating ... > And this is the "simplified" way to do Nagios? Woooo .... > > Somewhere I came across references to software that needs to be > installed on the Windows hosts, but that's all it was - a passing > reference ... > > If you've got, or know of, a guide to setting it up to monitor Windows > hosts, I'd love to see it. :-)
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