Set Up Distributed Console Servers - Tripp Lite B092-016 Owner's Manual

Chapter 10: Nagios Integration

10.2.2 Set up distributed Console Servers

This section provides a brief walk-through on configuring a single Console Server to monitor the status of one attached network
host (a Windows IIS server running HTTP and HTTPS services) and one serially attached device (the console port of a network
router), and to send alerts back to the Nagios server when an administrator connects to the router or IIS server.
While this walk-through provides an example, details of the configuration options are described in the next section. This walk-
through also assumes the network host and serial devices are already physically connected to the Console Server. First step is
to set up the Nagios features on the Console Server:
• Browse the Console Server and select System: Nagios on the Console Server Management Console. Check Nagios
service Enabled
• Enter the Host Name and the Nagios Host Address (i.e. IP address) that the central Nagios server will use to contact
the distributed Console Server
• Enter the IP address that the distributed Console Server will use to contact the central Nagios server in Nagios Server
Address
• Enter the IP address that the clients running SDT Connector will use to connect through the distributed Console Servers in
SDT Gateway address
• Check Prefer NRPE, NRPE Enabled and NRPE Command Arguments
• Check NSCA Enabled, choose an NSCA Encryption Method and enter and confirm an NSCA Secret. Remember these
details as you will need them later on. For NSCA Interval, enter 5
• Click Apply.
Next, configure the attached Window network host and specify the services you will be checking with Nagios (HTTP and
HTTPS):
• Select Network Hosts from the Serial & Network menu and click Add Host.
• Enter the IP Address/DNS Name of the network server, (e.g.: 192.168.1.10) and enter a Description, (e.g.: Windows
2003 IIS Server)
• Remove all Permitted Services. This server will be accessible using Terminal Services, so check TCP, Port 3389 and log
level 1 and click Add. It is important to remove and re-add the service to enable logging
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