Nagios Conference 2012 - Marcel Hecko - Importance of visual representation
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This document summarizes Marcel Hecko's open source NagMap add-on for visualizing monitoring data on maps. NagMap takes data from Nagios and plots it on Google Maps, allowing users to geographically view the status of monitored systems. The add-on has gained popularity due to its simplicity while still supporting diverse environments. Common user questions involve installation and configuration issues that are often solved by adding or correcting location coordinates in the Nagios configuration file.
Nagios Conference 2012 - Marcel Hecko - Importance of visual representation
- 1. Importance of visual representation of monitoring data “developing an open source add-on” Marcel Hecko maco@blava.net
- 2. About myself
- 3. Data visualization also known as “infographics” “graphviz” “iconography”
- 4. 1812
- 10. nagios.cfg + status.dat + Google maps define host{ use generic-ap host_name ap-full-st01mti02 parents core-full02 address 74.125.225.177 notes latlng:47.368594,8.591309 }
- 12. Why is NagMap so popular?
- 13. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci
- 14. ...but environments are so diverse
- 15. 80/20 rule 80% problems can be solved with 20% of effort 20% functions are used by 80% of users
- 16. NagMap around the world?!
- 25. User mods and integrations
- 26. Users mods
- 27. Reporting and fixing bugs... + integrating checkpoints into code
- 28. Do we still need tutorials? language barrier interpretation spreading the word
- 29. Most common question responses: Please read INSTALL file. Pleas fix your typo on line 4. Users are generally very creative in interpreting written information.
- 30. The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense. Pablo Picasso
- 31. Add 'latlng:12.342,45.6443' into your host definition – into the notes line like this: notes latlng:12.342,45.6443 notes notes latlng:12.342,45.6443
- 32. It's slow!
- 34. Live demo
- 35. Thank You and thanks to Nagios for making this possible!