Icinga - Notification template with notes support
I have just configured an Icinga2 notification template for hosts and services to replace the ugly and impractical default one.
Features
Not big things but
monitoring
Icinga - Notes section in markdown language
Not sure since what version this feature is available but I have started to use the notes section of the services i am monitoring in
Checkpoint - Useful SNMP OIDs to monitor (VSX)
It is very important to keep your Checkpoint environment monitored. Given that it offers a wide variety of SNMP data, I have collected some of
Checkpoint - Unexpected high cpu usage and SecureXL
Last monday I realized that the cpu was very high on one of my Checkpoint VSX nodes.
Looking at my Icinga graphs it seemed it
Icinga - Monitor SSL certificate expiration date
A common task among system administrators is the renewal of SSL certificates. It is important to keep track of expiration dates so that it is
Icinga – How to configure passive checks made easy (2)
In the previous post I explained what is the difference between Icinga active and passive checks, why can be interesting to use passive checks, what
Icinga - How to configure passive checks made easy (1)
As I posted long time ago for Nagios (Nagios – Using passive checks without agent), it is time to show an easy way to configure Icinga
Icinga - Cannot login to Grafana. Forgot admin password
It is not the first time my Icinga suddenlty, stops showing the grafana graphs.
Problem
If trying to log to Grafana, admin password is not
Icinga2 - Understanding checks and notification types
Here I am trying to present (I hope in an easy way to understand) some Icinga concepts (maybe also applicable in Nagios) like active and