Nagios Core

Nagios Core is the monitoring and alerting engine around which hundreds of Nagios projects are built. Nagios Core serves as the event scheduler, event processor, and alert manager for elements that are monitored.

Configuring the Connector for Nagios Core #

To configure Lucidum to ingest data from Nagios Core:

1. Log in to Lucidum.

2. In the left pane, click Connector.

3. In the Connector page, click Add Connector.

4. Scroll until you find the Connector you want to configure. Click Connect. The Settings page appears.

5. In the Settings page, enter the following:

   • Host (required): The hostname or IP address of the Nagios Core server

   • User Name and Password (required): The credentials for a user account. The value supplied in the User Name must have Administrator permissions to fetch assets.

   • Verify SSL. For future use.

6. To test the configuration, click Test.

   • If the connector is configured correctly, Lucidum displays a list of services that are accessible with the connector.

   • If the connector is not configured correctly, Lucidum displays an error message.