"check_nagios_summary" is a software tool that enables distributed monitoring through Nagios. It simplifies the monitoring process and allows for efficient surveillance of network systems.
To use check_nagios_summary, you'll need Nagios on the server you want to monitor. You'll need to make a few changes, such as adding nagstat to /etc/services and creating a script called nagios-status. The nagios status-file is the file pointed to by status_file in your nagios.cfg file. You'll also need to copy the check_nagios_summary binary somewhere in your filesystem and add a command to your Nagios checkcommands.cfg.
Once everything is set up, you can use check_nagios_summary in your Nagios services.cfg file. Just replace 'host' with the IP address of the satellite Nagios system and replace 'port' with 33333 or the port number you chose. Use -x if the satellite system runs Nagios 1.0 or -X if it runs Nagios 2.0.
This release of check_nagios_summary adds support for Nagios 3.0 and includes stability fixes. Overall, if you need a simple and efficient solution for distributed Nagios monitoring, check_nagios_summary is a great plugin to use.
Version 0.0.26: N/A