Monitoring with Opsview. Once you've learnt Opsview monitoring, you can keep watch over your whole IT environment, whether physical, virtual, Katowice

Monitoring increasingly complex IT environments can pose quite a challenge. Virtualization and cloud-based applications are finding their way into many IT estates over the world. Keeping a watchful eye out for your infrastructure is now more important than ever, and Opsview allows you to do just that.Monitoring with Opsview is a practical guide to the entire Opsview product range, consisting of various examples and screenshots to help you get up and running with Opsview. This book will show you the powerful features and modules available in Opsview, and will help you create an Opsview-based monitoring system suited for your needs.Starting with the installation of your own Opsview Core system, we will then go through the basic configuration followed by the various special features of the system, using practical examples to show how we can make use of these features. After covering the Core system, we will later look at the Pro and Enterprise offerings and how their additional features can benefit you.You will learn about the unique features of Opsview like viewing (and interacting with) your IT estate from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, creating special views with keywords, and using templates for fast configurations. From there, we will move on to the Pro and Enterprise systems, looking at the powerful modules available like distributed monitoring and reporting, and finishing it all off with a discussion of the eye-catching dashboards.Monitoring with Opsview will show you the power of the Opsview system, keywords, attributes, dashboards, and all the tools you need to get that single view into your entire IT estate. Spis treści: Monitoring with OpsviewTable of ContentsMonitoring with OpsviewCreditsAbout the AuthorAcknowledgmentsAbout the Reviewerswww.PacktPub.comSupport files, eBooks, discount offers and moreWhy Subscribe?Free Access for Packt account holdersPrefaceWhat this book coversWhat you need for this bookWho this book is forConventionsReader feedbackCustomer supportErrataPiracyQuestions1. Opsview Core BasicsImportant conceptsInstalling and configuring Opsview CorePackage-based installationsPrerequisitesInstalling OpsviewVirtual applianceOn demandUsing the Opsview help system and contextual menusContextual menuOpsview help systemCreating user accountsAdding and assigning rolesAdding contactsLDAP and Active Directory integrationReloadingSummary2. Basic ConfigurationConfiguring hosts, host groups, and host group hierarchyHost groupsHost group hierarchyHostsHost templatesConfiguring service checks and service groupsCreating service checksActive PluginSNMP pollingPassiveUsing dependenciesAdding plugins to the systemHandling performance dataCreating and installing OpspacksSummary3. Advanced ConfigurationUsing exceptionsCreating and using keywordsUsing keyword viewsCreating and using host attributesUsing attributes to multiply service checksConfiguring notificationsUsing shared notification profilesTesting from the WebUIUsing the advanced host configurationMonitoring multi-homed hostsUsing parenting for network outage detectionAutomation with the REST APIConfigurationInformational objectsWrapping up the REST APISummary4. Agents, Clouds, and ModulesUsing agentsAdding plugins to the Linux agentAdding plugins to the Windows agentAgentless monitoringSSHSNMP and host interfacesWMIVirtualization and Cloud monitoringVirtualizationSetting up vSphere monitoringCloud monitoringAmazon AWSSlicehostClouds on the horizonUsing core modulesNagVisMRTGNMISSummary5. Opsview MobileConfiguring Opsview for Opsview MobileOpsview Mobile on AndroidOpsview Mobile on iOSUsing push notificationsSummary6. The Three TsUsing the tools from the utils directoryclone_hostcopy_host_attributesexport_full_configexport_host_templateget_actual_commandlist_unknown_devicesrename_hosttest_notificationsnlcatTesting plugins from the command lineChecking the various log files and debuggingOpsview log filesOpsviewd.logimport_ndologsdimport_perfdatarrdOpsview-web.logDebuggingCommon agent issuesCHECK_NRPE: Error Could not complete SSL handshakeNRPE: Command ' not definedNRPE: Return code of 127 is out of bounds plugin may be missingNRPE: Return code of 255 is out of boundsSummary7. Designing a Monitoring EnvironmentScalingDeploymentsMonitoring conceptsHow to measure availability and performanceDependenciesThresholdsKeywordsUsing notificationsMulti-homed environmentsNetwork outagesReal path monitoringRunning your environmentSummary8. Upgrading to Opsview Pro or Opsview EnterpriseWhy upgrade?Upgrading or fresh installDashboardPrerequisitesEntitlementActivating Opsview Pro or EnterpriseAdding additional entitlementsSummary9. Opsview Pro FeaturesAutodiscoveryFirewallsNetwork scanVMware scanSNMP trapsConfigurationSNMP trap service checkExceptionsRulesMatchingMultitenancyCreating tenanciesSummary10. Opsview Enterprise FeaturesScalabilityOpsview databasesUsing remote databasesDistributed monitoringSlavesCreating a slaveSlave clustersService desk connectorsInstalling the service desk connectorConnecting your Service Desk SystemReportingConfiguring reportingRunning reportsTypes of reportsAvailabilityEventsCombinedSummary11. Additional ModulesThe multi-master moduleThe Network Analyzer moduleThe NetAudit moduleThe NetFlow moduleConfiguring NetFlowViewing NetFlow informationNetFlow and tenancyOpsview Pro versus Opsview EnterpriseThe Opsview Pro editionThe Opsview Enterprise editionThe Opsview MSP editionSummary12. Opsview DashboardsGetting started with dashboardsBusiness dashboardsThe Process Map dashletThe keyword dashletsThe performance dashletsTechnical dashboardsThe Network Map dashletThe Metric Pie Chart dashletThe host group dashletsThe event dashletsThe top services dashletsThe Note Pad and System Status dashletsThe NetFlow dashboardDashboard optionsThe automatically cycle optionThe sharing optionUsers and dashboardsRequirementsTechnical dashboardsBusiness dashboardsThe Process Map dashletSummaryIndex