Nagios, 2nd Edition: System and Network Monitoring

by Wolfgang Barth

Good system administrators recognize problems long before anyone asks, "Hey, is the Internet down?" Nagios, an open source system and network monitoring tool, has emerged as the most popular solution for sys admins in organizations of all sizes. It's robust but also complex, and System and Network Monitoring, 2nd Edition , updated to address Nagios 3.0, will help you take full advantage of this program. Nagios, which runs on Linux and most *nix variants, can be configured to continuously monitor network services such as SMTP, POP3, HTTP, NNTP, SSH, and FTP. It can also supervise host resources (processor load, disk and memory usage, running processes, log files, and so on) and environmental factors, such as temperature and humidity. This book is your guide to getting the most out of this versatile and powerful monitoring tool. Inside Nagios , you'll learn how The book also includes a chapter that highlights the differences between Nagios versions 2 and 3 and gives practical migration and compatibility tips. System and Network Monitoring, 2nd Edition is a great starting point for configuring and using Nagios in your own environment. About the Author

Wolfgang Barth has written several books for professional network administrators, including Firewall (Suse Press), Network Analysis (Suse Press), and Backup Solutions with Linux (Open Source Press). He is a professional system administrator with considerable experience using Nagios.

Genres: Reference, Technology, Technical, Ebooks

728 pages, Paperback

First published May 26, 2006

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Coming to terms with nagios configuration is only possible with a priest or this book.
Not having the former on hand, the book got me through.
I'm sure there are other books on the subject, but this one was comprehensive.

[Van Van · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading right now while I am testing Nagios.

[Christian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gutes Nachschlagewerk. Leider bleibt Nagios weiterhin ein Tool mit etlichen Ecken und Kanten.