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Bringing Nagios XI Into Your Business
By Nathan BroderickAI Vector, LLC
nagios@AI Vector.com
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AI Vector Background
AI Vector is a technology companyFounded in 2008MonitoringProgrammingSystems Administration
Creative solutions to difficult problemsKnowledgeable staffSystems tuning
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Specializing in monitoring and programming
Focused on mid to large companies looking to enhance their monitoring needsAssist in systems architecture and implementationPerformance tuning and ongoing monitoring
Issue:
If your customers know about your problems before
you do, it’s time to get better monitoring
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Why Monitoring?
What is the Cost?
Monitoring is essential for any company that wants to survive
Monitoring helps companies create a professional image
Toys R Us website went down temporarily in key Christmas time frame.
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What is the Cost?
Are your current monitoring solutions meeting your needs?
What matters most to your business?
Productivity LossLabor CostsPotential Lost SalesLoss of Confidence in your
Business
Where to start
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Where to Start
Does your company use your current monitoring system?Nagios makes monitoring simpleSystems analysis of current MonitoringWhat processes are necessary
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Nagios XI Features
Intuitive GUI
Easily view problems
Little training required
Performance Graphs
Dashboards and Reports
Configuration Wizards
Expandability
24/7 Monitoring
Multiple User Support
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Where to Start
How many systems do you have?How many services run on those systems?What are your critical business processes?Who will be running the system once it is set up?
Plan what type of reporting will be needed and who will see it
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Planning
Establish roles and responsibilities
Determine who will run the system
Plan out the host groups and service groups
Establish good SLA times
Create the audience of the alerts
Determine what management will need to see
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Planning
Plan to monitor regional areas of the companyDo a cost analysis of implementationDevelop a project plan for the implementationPlan out the monitor hierarchy
Evaluating Monitoring Systems
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Where to Start with Nagios
Evaluate the structure of the Nagios system
Structure for performanceScalingRedundancy
Establish standards
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Why Nagios XI ?
What sets Nagios apart from its competitor?
Nagios adapts to your environment no matter how complex
Easy to use interface
Reliable, scalable monitoring
Why does AI Vector like working in the Nagios System?
Getting Started with Nagios
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Monitoring Wizard in Nagios
Easily set up monitors using wizardsLittle training needed to set up monitorsBetter for large environments
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Dashboards
Customized views for each member of the teamEasy to share dashboards with coworkers Easy to find views
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Performance Graphs
Good performance graphs
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Expandability
Useful components like AD integrationAPI BackendSharable dashboardsAuto discovery componentsGraph Explorer Component
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Graph Explorer Component
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Advanced Monitoring
Nagios XI goes where no other monitors have gone before
AI VECTOR AND YOU
AI Vector has specialized in monitoring for several yearsNagios XI is the most cost effective solution we have foundNagios XI scales and adapts to big environments when other systems failNagios XI interfaces with most systems
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Nagios Implementation
Establish basic monitorsInternal politics play a roll in monitoring, trust the Nagios monitorsConfigure the host groups and service groups
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Nagios Implementation
Add SLA monitorsBusiness workflow monitorsFine tune the systemAdd additional checksSet up dashboards and reporting
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Nagios Implementation
Finalize dashboards for managementCreate meaningful reportsVisual MapsRoot Cause MonitoringDocumentationTends to be an iterative process
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Selenium Integration
Selenium Demo
Gotchas
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Nagios Summary
Internal Politics
Justifying the cost
Long term administration
Lack of standard processes
Fine tune monitors
Expensive monitoring tools
Resistance to new monitoring tools
Initial setup is crucial
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Nagios Summary
Nagios is the best system out there
Proactively solve business problems - Don't wait for your customers to tell you
Quickly identify the root of a problem - no more finger pointing
Monitoring saves your company money
Build customer and IT confidence through transparency
Nagios will solve your business monitoring needs
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Advanced Monitoring with AI Vector
Fine tuningSNMP solutionsComplex business monitoring• Reliable, scalable
monitoring• Multi-site support• Component
customization
Questions?
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