basic startup guide?

[MACscr]

I have PandoraFMS 2.1 installed and working for the most part and it looks great, yet i dont even see in the documentation on how to setup a server to be monitored.

Lets say i have server A that is the Pandora server. How do i setup server B to be monitored for basics like ICMP, check that services such as SSH, Web Server, SMTP, etc, are alive and responsive?

I have looked through the docs a bit, but i would think there would be a basic quick start guide of some sort.

[Manuel Arostegui]

Yep, you're right.
We are working on those documents.
To monitor a server for SSH, Web etc...

Go to the agent (make sure you wrote the IP)
Manage Modules -> Create a network module -> Select Host Alive (that's a ping) (click get data)

And there you have check HTTP, check SMTP...

http://openideas.info/wiki/index.php?title=Pandora_2.0:Documentation_en:Basic_Setup

[MACscr]

Hmm, ok, so i followed those steps, but when i click on Update for the Host Alive module assignment, it gives the following error: Not available in edition mode. What does that mean?

EDIT: my fault, i should have searched first. http://openideas.info/vanilla/comments.php?DiscussionID=447&page=1#Item_0

Now to wait 5 mins to see if it worked. Is there not a way to have that "task" or "check" run immediately?

[Manuel Arostegui]

It means you cannot change the Module Type, (it must be a PROC type), are you editing an existing module?.
The "Update" button only appear when you're editing an existing module, otherwise, if it is new, it must say: "create"

[MACscr]

Hmm, well, Host Alive doesnt seem to be working. Should be checking every 300 seconds or 120 seconds (not sure which rule its using), yet it says its never made contact. I do not have any type of agent or pandora scripts running on that server im trying to monitor, but that shouldnt be needed for basic icmp checks, correct?

[Manuel Arostegui]

You are correct you don't need any.

Is the network server running?
Did you assign a network server to that agent? (Manage Agents->your agent, check if it has the network server assigned)
Did you write the IP of the agent?

[MACscr]

Yes, it does have a network server assigned (basically the hostname of the Pandora server, plus net, like hostname_Net). Is that correct? As far as IP's, i have both the local and public ip's listed for the server im trying to monitor (each server has at least two nics).

[Manuel Arostegui]

That's correct.

Edit the module and make sure you have the IP there as well.

Try:
sudo /etc/init.d/pandora_network stop && sudo sleep 2 && sudo /etc/init.d/pandora_network start

[MACscr]

btw, that appeared to work, so thanks! Its not normal though to have to restart Pandora just because a new agent was added is it?

[Manuel Arostegui]

No, normally you don't have to, no way.
Maybe the server got stuck, who knows..