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New NRDS Config Manager Released

By Yancy Ribbens on August 1, 2013

The Latest version of the NRDS Config Manager (version 1.3) is now available!

NRDS Config Manager allows you to centrally define configuration files and plugins for monitoring agents. This centralized configuration tool makes the configuration of monitoring agents easy and flexible.

The latest version contains major bug fixes to both NRDS_Win and NRDS_Lin agents. There are also a number of new enhancements, including improved SSL support, an extension handler for common script types, and the ability to build your NRDS_Win installer files on the fly.

NRDS_Win installer

Documentation on latest NRDS_Win capabilities can be viewed at:
http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs/Passive_Monitoring_with_NRDS_Win.pdf

To install the latest version, simply go to the “Admin” menu of Nagios XI and Choose “Manage Components”. Lastly choose “Check for updates” and you will be notified of the latest updates for all components!

Category: Configuration, Development, Nagios XI, NRDS and Windows. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Using FTP in Nagios to deploy NSClient++

By Ludmil Miltchev on February 9, 2012

Many customers showed interest in deploying NSClient++ to multiple machines across a windows domain, without the need to log in remotely or be physically present on these machines.

If you are using Nagios to monitor a windows environment, you can use FTP as a component to deploying NSClient++. We just posted a document on the Nagios Library, which explains how to configure FTP for Nagios. You can review it here.

Additional information on deploying NSClient++ via FTP in Nagios will be available soon.

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Deploy NSClient++ Agent using Microsoft’s SCCM with Nagios

By Yancy Ribbens on January 6, 2012

Large scale monitoring of Windows desktop/server environment made easy using Nagios XI, NSClient++ and Microsoft SCCM.

SCCM NSClient++ package

NSClient++ SCCM Package

NSClient++ Agent install pending

Continue reading ‘Deploy NSClient++ Agent using Microsoft’s SCCM with Nagios’

Category: Awesome, Cool Stuff, Deployment, Nagios XI and Windows. Closed

Monitoring Remote Windows Machines Passively

By Ethan Galstad on March 8, 2011

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

Category: Nagios XI, Passive Checks, Remote Monitoring and Windows. Closed