As noted previously, we have many clients that are managed service providers. Designing an effective monitoring solution that works for their clients and their business needs can sometimes be challenging. We’ve put together a high-level document that describes some methods for designing monitoring solutions that can work for MSPs and other companies that need to monitor remote networks.
Read the document: Monitoring Architecture Solutions For MSPs.pdf
Many of our clients are Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The challenges they face when monitoring their clients’ networks vary greatly, but a common problem they face is how to monitor remote Windows machines that are located behind a firewall.
A simple solution to this challenge involves configuring the NSClient++ agent to act as a passive agent which reports it status to Nagios. We’ve written a document that describes the steps needed to configure passive monitoring of Windows boxes.
Read how to do it: Using NSClient For Passive Checks.pdf
