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
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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
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
Icinga – Installation / Setup on Debian Linux (2)
The second of my post series to show the installation and setup of the Icinga monitoring tool. This one covers the installation of the Icinga
Icinga - Installation / Setup on Debian Linux (1)
As you can see in previous posts…, Im in love with Nagios to monitor my systems… after creating some powerful, customized plugins for my Checkpoint
Lync - Monitor services status using Nagios
This post shows a Powershell script I use to monitor the status of my Lync services.
This state can be manually checked on the Lync
Checkpoint – Nagios plugin to monitor ARP table in VSX
When suffering random network interruptions, a possible cause (and difficult to find) is our firewall ARP table overflow. In Checkpoint systems, the Linux kernel Gaia
Checkpoint - Nagios plugin to monitor VS active connections
Having our Checkpoint VSX Virtual System active connections under control can be very important to avoid problems, configure a higher connection limit, be ready for
Exchange - Monitor mailbox database copies using Nagios
This post shows a Powershell script I use to monitor the status of my Exchange mailbox database copies and raises a critical alert if any
Nagios - Using passive checks without agent
I usually use remote active checks by executing SNMP queries or SSH commands. But there are systems and values that cannot be monitored this way.