front end management tool

[Mark Shirley]

it can indeed. if you delete a user it will delete the user from the
hostgroup and if you delete a host it will remove that host from the
services etc...  i don't really understand why you would delete a
service if a host was deleted since a service can be used by many
different hosts.


On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 21:06:00 -0300, Wilson Pires Jr
<wp.junior at terra.com.br> wrote:
> Does nagmin make consistency among the cfg configuration files? I mean, for
> example, if I delete a host, are their services deleted automatically?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Wilson
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Mark Shirley
> Sent: quarta-feira, 7 de julho de 2004 09:16
> To: Neil
> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Re: front end management tool
> 
> you can do anything with nagmin as you can with configs in my
> experiance.  instead of editing a text file to create a custom check
> you create a database field.
> 
> On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 12:54:50 -0500, Neil
> <neil-on-nagios at restricted.dyndns.org> wrote:
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > Another question. I do a lot of customization to checks and vi allows me
> to
> > be very flexible. The limit I have when writing my own custom checks is
> what
> > my brain can imagine. So, can I also be very flexible with Nagmin?
> >
> > Thanks. :)
> >
> > Neil
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark Shirley writes:
> >
> > > the use of the mysql database is a nagmin requirement not a nagios
> requirement.
> > >
> > > nagmin takes an existing set of config files and creates a database
> > > based on that.  at that point you use the gui interface to make
> > > changes to the mysql database.  when you want the changes to take
> > > effect you run a "verification" where it dumps the data from the
> > > database into temporary config files and then tells nagios to do a -v
> > > startup.  if that is sucsessful you then "activate" it where by it
> > > does the same thing of dumping the mysql database into config files
> > > and then it starts nagios normally.  this particular setup is
> > > excellent if for some reason you try it and don't like it you can
> > > always go back to using a simple text configs.
> > >
> > > nagmin does NOT require your nagios to be built with mysql since
> > > nagmin deals directly with nagios's config files.  i currently use
> > > nagmin because of the pure number of hosts and services.  not to
> > > mention the other people that i interact with must be able to
> > > add/remove/change host and service records without having to edit
> > > config files manually.  the major downside to nagmin is that you can't
> > > EASILY go back and forth from nagmin to console config.  it's one or
> > > the other because if you make a change to the temp config files the
> > > changes will not be inserted into the mysql database and will be
> > > overwritten the next time you do an verification or activation.
> > >
> > > in comparison to the other options i found nagmin to be the best and
> > > most stable for my enviroment.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 11:19:37 -0500, Neil
> > > <neil-on-nagios at restricted.dyndns.org> wrote:
> > >> Ok, IIRC, support to database is going to be dropped in version 2 of
> Nagios
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> carole verdon writes:
> > >>
> > >> > In first, to use Nagmin, Nagios must built with mysql database
> support.
> > >> >
> > >> > That it was my case. Then, Nagmin use existings config files to build
> its
> > >> > own files.
> > >> >
> > >> > Neil wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Hi Carole,
> > >> >> What if I already have existing running nagios, how does it take
> care of
> > >> >> my existings configs?
> > >> >> YOu know what, I should try it :)
> > >> >> carole verdon writes:
> > >> >>
> > >> >>> I use Nagmin to manage the configuration of nagios. Nagmin don't
> create
> > >> >>> temporary config files. It extract informations of tables of mysql
> > >> >>> database to put them in flat config files so that nagios can read
> them.
> > >> >>> I am satisfied for this product.
> > >> >>> You can find others answers in mailing list or on
> > >> >>> http://nagmin.sourceforge.net/
> > >> >>> Carole.
> > >> >>> Neil wrote:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>>> Hey guys,
> > >> >>>> I know in nagios website, extras, there are links to front end for
> > >> >>>> managing nagios. Currently, I am a unix console fanatic. :) I'm
> used to
> > >> >>>> it and it's no problem to me. I would like to seek your experience
> on
> > >> >>>> which front end web based application you really did like and was
> easy
> > >> >>>> to use. I am looking into something wherein it will be easy for us
> to
> > >> >>>> create hosts, services, contacts and so on. I tried Nagmin, Nagat
> but
> > >> >>>> if I remember correctly, it creates a temporary config file which
> will
> > >> >>>> be used for test run. It's nice but really messes up my configs :(
> > >> >>>> Anyways, please reply as to what webbased nagios management tool
> you
> > >> >>>> are using and that you're very happy about it.
> > >> >>>> Thanks.
> > >> >>>> Neil
> > >> >>>>
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