System Monitoring with Nagios
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* Course Id : DEVO-NAGI
* Duration : 32 Hours
Overview
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* Nagois XI is an advanced network monitoring tool
* Our Basic Administrator training enables you to build a monitoring infrastructure for Servers and Network Devices
Pre-Requisites
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* Using a text editor
* Working on the command line
* Basic system administration
* Package installation
* Service administration capabilities
* Shell Scripting
Training Objectives
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All participants learn to:
* Understand Nagios XI concepts
* Use Nagios to monitor Windows Servers
* Use Nagios to monitor Linux Servers
* Use Nagios to monitor Network Devices
Audience
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* Administrations who want to monitor large networks
* Teams who need reliable monitoring of networks
Course Structure
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* We provide more focus on hands-on in our technical courses (typically 80% hands-on/20% theory)
* Students get the capability to apply the material they learn to real-world problems
Materials Provided
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* All participants receive
* PDF of slides
* PDF of handson
* Access to instance with lab environment
Software Requirements
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Any of the following
* Any current internet browser
* vnc client
* rdp client
Hardware Requirements
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* Processor: 1.2 GHz+
* RAM: 512 MB+
* Disk space: 1 GB+
* Network Connection with low latency (<250ms) to Internet
## Daywise Course Outline
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## Day 1
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* Unit 1 : Introduction to Nagios XI
* Unit 2 : Nagios XI Installation
* Unit 3 : Nagios XI Basics
* Unit 4 : Monitoring Linux Machines
## Day 2
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* Unit 5 : Monitoring Windows Machines
* Unit 6 : Monitoring Network Devices
* Unit 7 : Performance Charts, Graphs and Dashboards
## Day 3
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* Unit 8 : Core Configuration Manager
* Unit 9 : Alerts, Notifications and Escalations
* Unit 10 : Additional Tools
## Day 4
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* Unit 11 : Reports
* Unit 12 : Backup and Restore
* Unit 13 : Enterprise Feature Overview
## Detailed Course Outline
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Unit 1 : Introduction to Nagios XI
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* What is Nagios XI?
* Monitoring Requirements
* Competitors
Unit 2 : Nagios XI Installation
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* Linux OS Level Dependencies
* Nagios XI installation Process
* File Locations and Directory Structure
* User Creation and User Management
Unit 3 : Nagios XI Basics
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* Overall Nagios Architecture
* Basic Approach to Configuration in Nagios
* Monitoring Engine Overview
* Time periods and Time Zone
Unit 4 : Monitoring Linux Machines
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* Using NRPE Agent to Monitor Linux Machines
* Using SSH to monitoring Linux Machines
* Using SNMP to Monitor Linux Machines
* RAM, CPU, Processes, and Disk Space Monitoring
* Monitor Linux using NRPE
* Monitoring Linux using SSH
Unit 5 : Monitoring Windows Machines
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* NSClient++ Agent
* RAM, CPU, Processes, and Disk Space Monitoring
* Using WMI for Windows Monitoring
* Using SNMP for Windows Monitoring
* Monitor windows using NSCP (NSClient++)
* Monitoring Windows processes and Services
Unit 6 : Monitoring Network Devices
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* Using Basic SNMP for network monitoring
* Router, Switches, Firewall and Storage Devices
* Monitoring Network Switch with SNMP
* Monitor Printer using SNMP
Unit 7 : Performance Charts, Graphs and Dashboards
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* Using Performance Charts in Nagios XI
* Graph Explorer in Nagios XI
* Simple Dashboards in Nagios XI
Unit 8 : Core Configuration Manager
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* Review Core Configuration Manager
* Advanced Configuration
Unit 9 : Alerts, Notifications and Escalations
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* Creating On-Screen Alerts and email notifications
* Defining escalation flow for issues in Nagios
Unit 10 : Additional Tools
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* BBMap
* Minemap
* Network Status Map
* Google Map Component
* Host and Service Groups
* Parent Child Relationship
* Google Map setup
Unit 11 : Reports
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* Standard Executive Summary Reports
* Host and Service Availability Reports
* On-Demand Reports
* Using Scheduled reports
Unit 12 : Backup and Restore
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* Creating Backups for Nagios
* Restoring Nagios from an old Backup
Unit 13 : Enterprise Feature Overview
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* Feature Comparison between Standard and Enterprise Edition
* Nagios Core Overview
* Differences between Nagios XI and Nagios Core
* Build a fully functional Nagios XI monitoring prototype
