Shinken

Installation

apt-get install python-pip python-pycurl python-cherrypy3 python-paramiko

adduser shinken
pip install shinken

update-rc.d shinken defaults
shinken --init
shinken install linux-ssh
shinken search linux

Monitoring a Host

Linux Client

adduser shinken
passwd shinken AnyPassword
# look for the mounted directories
df

Server

• linux-ssh needs only a key on the client!
• new file /etc/shinken/hosts/conan.cfg

define host{
   use             linux-ssh
   host_name       conan
   address         192.168.1.200
   _fs /, /home
}

ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_rsa.pub shinken@conan
service shinken reload

WEB-UI

shinken install webui
shinken install auth-cfg-password
shinken install sqlitedb

• /etc/shinken/modules/webui.cfg
  • modules auth-cfg-password,SQLitedb
• /etc/shinken/brokers/broker-master.cfg
  • modules webui
• /etc/shinken/modules/sqlitedb.cfg

service shinken reload

• URL: <server>:7767
• User/password are taken from /etc/shinken/contacts/*.cfg