Marcus Rochelle - Landis+Gyr - Monitoring with Nagios Enterprise Edition
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Landis+Gyr uses Nagios XI to monitor over 105,000 hosts and services across its global operations. It utilizes 20 Nagios servers with 14 dedicated to managed services and 5 for data centers. Key benefits of Nagios XI for Landis+Gyr include its user-friendly GUI, short learning curve, and ability to interface with other systems. Additional features such as Thruk, Active Directory integration, automated host management, custom plugins, and the NSClient++ agent enhance Landis+Gyr's monitoring capabilities. Backend APIs also allow integration with third-party tools.
![Nagios XI Feature Components
Thruk – Adding the Logout Button
1. Edit /etc/thruk_local.conf
show_logout_button = 1
2. Edit /etc/httpd/conf.d/thruk.conf
# put the RewriteLock outside your virtual hosts (only required for apache < 2.4)
<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
RewriteLock "/var/cache/thruk/apache_rewrite.lock"
</IfModule>
# put everything else inside your vhost
RewriteMap thruk_users prg:/usr/share/thruk/thruk_auth
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/thruk/cgi-bin/restricted.cgi
# limit thruk cookie auth to thruk itself in standalone mode
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/thruk
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} (thruk_auth=[^;]+|$) [NC]
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /%1/%{REMOTE_ADDR}/____/$1/____/%{QUERY_STRING} [C,NS]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ ${thruk_users:$1|/loginbad/} [C,NS]
RewriteRule ^/pass/(.*)$ /$1 [NS,PT,L,E=!REMOTE_USER]
RewriteRule ^/redirect/(.*)$ /$1 [NS,L,R=302]
RewriteRule ^/loginok/([^/]+)/(.*)$ /$2 [NS,PT,L,E=REMOTE_USER:$1]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/nagiosworldconference2015-landisgyr-151019212704-lva1-app6891/85/Marcus-Rochelle-Landis-Gyr-Monitoring-with-Nagios-Enterprise-Edition-36-320.jpg)
![Nagios XI Feature Components – NSClient++
https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/Operating-Systems/Windows-NRPE/check_msmq-2Evbs/details
Modified check_msmq.vbs to check for aged message
Required Augments
• [QueueName]
• [warn]
• [crit]
• [Max Age in Mins]
• Both check_msmq.vbs and nsclient.ini included in presentation addendum](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/nagiosworldconference2015-landisgyr-151019212704-lva1-app6891/85/Marcus-Rochelle-Landis-Gyr-Monitoring-with-Nagios-Enterprise-Edition-55-320.jpg)
Marcus Rochelle - Landis+Gyr - Monitoring with Nagios Enterprise Edition
- 1. Monitoring with NagiosXI Enterprise Edition By Marcus Rochelle marcus.rochelle@landisgyr.com
- 2. Table of Contents o Bio o Landis+Gyr o NagiosXI Monitoring Project o Landis+Gyr Monitoring Summary o Nagios XI System Architecture o Nagios XI System Diagram o Nagios XI Key Benefits for Landis+Gyr o Nagios Fusion o Nagios XI Feature Component / Monitoring Add-ons Thruk Active Directory Integration Automated Host Management in Nagios XI Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services NSClient++ Monitoring Agent Backend APIs
- 3. Bio Marcus Rochelle o Nagios Certified Administrator o Masters in Information Systems o 30 + Years in the IT Industry • 10 Years with Landis+Gyr • 24 Years with IBM
- 4. Is the global industry leader in energy measurement solutions for utilities. Offers a complete portfolio of energy meters and integrated smart metering solutions, enabling utilities and end-users to make better use of scarce resources, save operating costs and protect the environment by managing energy better – and to build the smart grid. Landis+Gyr
- 5. Local presence in more than 30 countries on all five continents Over 3,500 utility relationships worldwide with the largest installed global base in the industry (>300mm devices) 25 years of smart metering innovation and over 60 years of direct load management expertise Over 25mm smart grid-enabled endpoints deployed or contracted globally Over 15 million endpoints actively managed in long-term contracts ISO certified for quality and environmental processes A worldwide team of over 900 engineers and research professionals Committed to improving energy efficiency and environmental conservation Landis+Gyr
- 6. Monitoring Prior to NagiosXI • Customized Scripts • Bash • Borne • Korne • Perl • etc • Cacti • ManageEngine OpManager • SolarWinds • Multiple Other Apps
- 7. NagiosXI Project initiated Oct 2011 – Sep 2012 • Objective to use NagiosXI as the preferred monitoring platform • First Nagios Conference attended 2013 which lead to a number of significant improvements. o Mod Gearman o NSClient++ o Thruk
- 8. NagiosXI Project initiated Oct 2011 – Sep 2012 NAGIOS XI MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION - PROPOSED SCHEDULE Date Activity Description OCT 2011 Nagios Development Server complete. OCT 2011 Nagios XI virtual training image configured for testing. OCT 2011 Nagios XI image installed to test monitoring plug ins. NOV 2011 High Level Design Draft. DEC 2011 High Level Design Complete Nagios XI development environment complete Pilot Managed Service Program and Hosted Customers selected MAR 2012 Nagios XI plugin testing initiated MAY 2012 Nagios XI monitoring across pilot hosts MAY 2012 Nagios XI pilot monitoring assessment MAY 2012 Nagios XI signoff for full production implementation JUN 2012 Nagios XI plugin testing complete JUN 2012 Nagios XI initial production configuration initiated JUL 2012 Nagios XI Revision to production configuration SEP 2012 Nagios XI monitoring fully implemented across data center and network
- 9. Landis+Gyr Monitoring Summary • Landis+Gyr Customer Operations uses Nagios-XI to monitor over 105,000 hosts and services • 80099 Concentrators / Routers • 2700 Host / Servers • 23135 Services • 35 checks / sec
- 10. Nagios XI System Architecture • Customer Operations uses 20 Nagios servers to monitor all systems and services. 14 Dedicated Nagios XI servers for Managed Services One to two servers per utility site depending on size Configuration and change activity is automated 5 Nagios XI servers for Alpharetta and Lenexa Data Centers 1 Nagios Fusion server to aid in centralized management
- 11. Nagios XI System Diagram Physical Hardware of Master Nagios Server HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 2 Processor Sockets with 8 cores per socket. CPUs: Qty 8 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz Memory 24GB 250GB SSD Volume
- 12. Nagios XI Program Utility Networks
- 13. Nagios XI Program Utility Networks
- 15. Nagios XI Feature Components / Monitoring Add-ons o Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Thruk o Active Directory Integration o Automated Host Management in Nagios XI o Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring o Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services o NSClient++ Monitoring Agent o Backend APIs
- 16. Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Enabled Maximum Use of Prior Monitoring Development o User Friendly GUI o Short Learning Curve o Online Help o Online Administrator Guide o Notification Management o used to interface with Microsoft CRM (Problem Management System) o Online Updates o Monitoring Wizard o Initial Host Configuration / Template o Bulk Host Cloning and Import Used Afterwards o Nagios CCM (Core Config Manager) o Recent enhancements allowing multiple user updates a plus o Renaming Tool o Bulk Modifications
- 17. Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr
- 19. Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr
- 20. Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr
- 21. Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr
- 22. Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr
- 23. Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr
- 24. Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr
- 26. Nagios XI Feature Components / Monitoring Add-ons o Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Thruk o Active Directory Integration o Automated Host Management in Nagios XI o Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring o Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services o NSClient++ Monitoring Agent o Backend APIs
- 31. www.thruk.org
- 32. Nagios XI Feature Components / Monitoring Add-ons o Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Thruk o Active Directory Integration o Automated Host Management in Nagios XI o Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring o Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services o NSClient++ Monitoring Agent o Backend APIs
- 33. Nagios XI Feature Components Active Directory Integration All users are authenticated against the AD domain controller using the same login used for their Laptop or workstation.
- 34. Nagios XI Feature Components https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs/Authenticating_with_Active_Directory_in_Nagios_XI.pdf
- 35. Nagios XI Feature Components Active Directory Integration All users are authenticated against the AD domain controller using the same login for their Laptop or workstation.
- 36. Nagios XI Feature Components Thruk – Adding the Logout Button 1. Edit /etc/thruk_local.conf show_logout_button = 1 2. Edit /etc/httpd/conf.d/thruk.conf # put the RewriteLock outside your virtual hosts (only required for apache < 2.4) <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c> RewriteLock "/var/cache/thruk/apache_rewrite.lock" </IfModule> # put everything else inside your vhost RewriteMap thruk_users prg:/usr/share/thruk/thruk_auth RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/thruk/cgi-bin/restricted.cgi # limit thruk cookie auth to thruk itself in standalone mode RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/thruk RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} (thruk_auth=[^;]+|$) [NC] RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /%1/%{REMOTE_ADDR}/____/$1/____/%{QUERY_STRING} [C,NS] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ ${thruk_users:$1|/loginbad/} [C,NS] RewriteRule ^/pass/(.*)$ /$1 [NS,PT,L,E=!REMOTE_USER] RewriteRule ^/redirect/(.*)$ /$1 [NS,L,R=302] RewriteRule ^/loginok/([^/]+)/(.*)$ /$2 [NS,PT,L,E=REMOTE_USER:$1]
- 37. Nagios XI Feature Components Active Directory Integration Active Directory Authentication NagiosXI with Thruk 1. Edit /etc/httpd/conf.d/thruk.conf 2. Add the following entry: <Location /thruk/> Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks Order allow,deny Allow from all AuthBasicProvider file AuthUserFile /etc/thruk/htpasswd Require valid-user AuthBasicProvider ldap AuthType Basic AuthzLDAPAuthoritative off AuthName "Active Directory Login" AuthLDAPURL "ldap://< ip address >:3268/dc=YOUR,dc=COMPANY,dc=NET?sAMAccountName?sub" NONE AuthLDAPBindDN "< ldapuser >@your.company.net" AuthLDAPBindPassword "< Password >" Require valid-user </Location>
- 38. Nagios XI Feature Components / Monitoring Add-ons o Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Thruk o Active Directory Integration o Automated Host Management in Nagios XI o Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring o Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services o NSClient++ Monitoring Agent o Backend APIs
- 39. Nagios XI Feature Components Automated Host Management • Customer Operations uses 20 Nagios servers to monitor all systems and services. • 14 Dedicated Nagios servers for Managed Services One to two servers per utility site depending on size. • Under the control of the Master Nagios XI server, the 14 dedicated servers for Managed Services are automated for configuration updates. • The Master Nagios XI server monitors for host device change activity. If any device is moved or replaced, a configuration check is performed against the Utility database, and using the “Automated Host Management in Nagios XI“ procedures, synchronizes the Nagios XI server to match. • 80099+ Host configurations are automated and managed from the Master nagios server.
- 40. Nagios XI Feature Components Automated Host Management https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs /Automated_Host_Management.pdf . •
- 41. Nagios XI Feature Components Automated Host Management
- 42. Nagios XI Feature Components Automated Host Management
- 43. Nagios XI Feature Components Automated Host Management
- 44. Nagios XI Feature Components / Monitoring Add-ons o Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Thruk o Active Directory Integration o Automated Host Management in Nagios XI o Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services o Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring o NSClient++ Monitoring Agent o Backend APIs
- 45. Nagios XI Feature Components Email Monitoring via EWS
- 46. Nagios XI Feature Components Presentation Addendum, Code, and Notes • Thruk – Adding the Logout Button • Active Directory Authentication NagiosXI with Thruk • Perl code for check_mail.pl Office365 • Perl Code for delete_mail.pl Office365
- 47. Nagios XI Feature Components / Monitoring Add-ons o Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Thruk o Active Directory Integration o Automated Host Management in Nagios XI o Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services o Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring o NSClient++ Monitoring Agent o Backend APIs
- 48. Nagios XI Feature Components Interfacetable_v3t Interfacetable_v3t is a Nagios(R) add-on that allows you to monitor the network interfaces of a node (e.g. router, switch, server) without knowing each interface in detail. www.tontonitch.com
- 49. Nagios XI Feature Components
- 50. Nagios XI Feature Components / Monitoring Add-ons o Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Thruk o Active Directory Integration o Automated Host Management in Nagios XI o Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services o Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring o NSClient++ Monitoring Agent o Backend APIs
- 51. Nagios XI Feature Components – NSClient++ NSClient++ is a powerful and extremely flexible monitoring agent. • Used to monitor 6700+ Message Queues, App-pools, Tasks, and Services o Queue Count o Oldest Message in Queue www.nsclient.org By Michael Medin
- 52. Nagios XI Feature Components – NSClient++ NSClient++ used to execute check_msmq.vbs for monitoring of Microsoft messaging queues. o Queue Count o Oldest Message in Queue https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/Operating-Systems/Windows-NRPE/check_msmq- 2Evbs/details Modification made to check_msmq.vbs to allow indication for max age in queue.
- 53. Nagios XI Feature Components – NSClient++ message queue name Server Name
- 54. Nagios XI Feature Components – NSClient++
- 55. Nagios XI Feature Components – NSClient++ https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/Operating-Systems/Windows-NRPE/check_msmq-2Evbs/details Modified check_msmq.vbs to check for aged message Required Augments • [QueueName] • [warn] • [crit] • [Max Age in Mins] • Both check_msmq.vbs and nsclient.ini included in presentation addendum
- 56. Nagios XI Feature Components – NSClient++ o Used for checking Windows Older Technologies o Used when monitoring requires the remote execution of PowerShell, scripts, and other host commands o Example configurations (nsclient.ini) included in presentation addendum.
- 57. Nagios XI Feature Components – NSClient++ NSClient++ used to monitor Scheduled Tasks
- 58. Nagios XI Feature Components / Monitoring Add-ons o Nagios XI Key Attributes for Landis+Gyr o Thruk o Active Directory Integration o Automated Host Management in Nagios XI o Nagios XI Email Monitoring via Exchange Web Services o Interfacetable_v3t Plugin for Network Monitoring o NSClient++ Monitoring Agent o Backend APIs
- 59. Nagios XI Feature Components Backend API URLs The Nagios XI backend API can be used to access current and historical information on monitored hosts and services for integration into third-party frontends.
- 60. Nagios XI Feature Components Backend API URLs
- 61. Nagios XI Feature Components Backend API URLs
- 62. Nagios XI Feature Component - Backend API URLs 62