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Excellent!<br />
<br />
The primer I needed to get me going. <br />
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Thank you so very much sir.
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Excellent!

The primer I needed to get me going.

Thank you so very much sir.

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Hello experts, <br />
<br />
I created a VM to try out Nagios4 (Should I keep it as a VM?) <br />
<br />
I am in the process of changing to something better than Nagios2 for our company. <br />
<br />
I have Nagios4 installed and ready to be configure and I was wondering if by copy and pasting the config files from Nagios2 I could get up and running. <br />
<br />
Do I also need to reconfigure the plugins devices I am going to monitor? <br />
<br />
Thank you!
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Hello experts, 

I created a VM to try out Nagios4 (Should I keep it as a VM?) 

I am in the process of changing to something better than Nagios2 for our company. 

I have Nagios4 installed and ready to be configure and I was wondering if by copy and pasting the config files from Nagios2 I could get up and running. 

Do I also need to reconfigure the plugins devices I am going to monitor? 

Thank you!

Nagios2 to Nagios4

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.

Linux Networking

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.

Network Management

Network Operations includes asset management, help-desk supervision, security and user policies, infrastructure administration and anything else that affects the operation of your network. Discussions will include those of best practices in platforms, configurations, performance, security and accounting.