Icinga 2 Fundamentals Training

With this Icinga 2 fundamentals training you will get an overview of the new configuration format. You will gain in-depth inside in the Open Source Monitoring software Icinga, its add-ons as well as the monitoring of modern IT infrastructure. Best practices and the brand new Icinga Web 2 are also a big part of that training.

Syllabus

Installation of Icinga 2 and Icinga Web 2

  • Install and configure Icinga 2 packages
  • Installation of Monitoring Plugins
  • Setting up the database for the DB IDO feature
  • Configuration validation and troubleshooting hints
  • Install Icinga Web 2 step by step using the web setup wizard


Icinga remote clients

  • Classic remote clients by example (NRPE, SSH, SNMP, NSClient++)
  • Icinga 2 Agent as remote node and command execution bridge
  • Troubleshooting & scenario discussion


Configuration basics and best practices

  • Overview of the Icinga 2 configuration language
  • Main configuration, constants and global definitions
  • Icinga Template Library, object and value types
  • Best practice on configuration structure
  • Constants, Templates and Custom Attributes
  • Check commands and plugin integration by example
  • Add your hosts and apply services based on patternsGroup membership
  • Alert Notifications and Dependencies for network reachability


Graphing Addons

  • Installation of PNP4Nagios
  • Integration with Icinga 2’s PerfdataWriter feature
  • Seamless integration into Icinga Web 2