Getting started with the Nagios 3.5 on RHEL 5.8 ZipKit
Nagios is an open source computer system monitoring, network monitoring and infrastructure monitoring software application. Nagios offers monitoring and alerting services for servers, switches, applications, and services. It alerts the users when things go wrong and alerts them a second time when the problem has been resolved.
This topic contains the following sections:
Where to download the ZipKit
- Download the Nagios ZipKit from BMC Communities.
- Download following Nagios packages from the given location.
Software name | Location |
|---|---|
Nagios 3.5 | |
Nagios-3.5.1.tar.gz | |
Nagios Plugins 1.4.16 | |
nagios-plugins-1.4.16.tar.gz |
What is in the ZipKit
The Nagios ZipKit contains the following subpackages:
Nagios subpackage | Subpackage content | Description |
|---|---|---|
Blueprint | BlueprintFunctionalModel BlueprintDeploymentModel | This folder contains all the deployment models associated with the blueprint and blueprint options (if any). |
BSA | Softwarepackage Systempackage | This folder contains the software package files and system package associated with the service blueprint. |
Prerequisites for the ZipKit
- Ensure that you have created a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (RHEL 5.8) VM template in the vCenter.
While creating the RHEL 5.8 template, choose the following options for RHEL 5.8 operating system:
- Base System - Base
- Development - Development Tools and Development Libraries
- Desktop: Desktop, Desktop Platform, X Window System
- After creating the template, disable SELinux.
Where to go next
Importing the ZipKit for Nagios 3.5 on RHEL 5.8