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<img src="images/seealso.gif" border="0" align="middle" alt="See Also" title="See Also"> See Also: <a href="extcommands.html">External Commands</a>, <a href="passivechecks.html">Passive Checks</a>, <a href="eventhandlers.html">Event Handlers</a>, <a href="plugins.html">Plugins</a>
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<strong><u>Introduction</u></strong>
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One of the reasons that Nagios is such a popular monitoring application is the fact that it can be easily integrated in your existing infrastructure. There are several methods of integrating Nagios with the management software you're already using and you can monitor almost any type of new or custom hardware, service, or application that you might have.
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<strong><u>Integration Points</u></strong>
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To monitor new hardware, services, or applications, check out the docs on:
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<li><a href="plugins.html">Plugins</a></li>
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<li><a href="pluginapi.html">Plugin API</a></li>
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<li><a href="passivechecks.html">Passive Checks</a></li>
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<li><a href="eventhandlers.html">Event Handlers</a></li>
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To get data into Nagios from external applications, check out the docs on:
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<li><a href="passivechecks.html">Passive Checks</a></li>
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<li><a href="extcommands.html">External Commands</a></li>
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To send status, performance, or notification information from Nagios to external applications, check out the docs on:
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<li><a href="eventhandlers.html">Event Handlers</a></li>
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<li><a href="configmain.html#ocsp_command">OCSP</a> and <a href="configmain.html#ochp_command">OCHP</a> Commands</li>
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<li><a href="perfdata.html">Performance Data</a></li>
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<li><a href="notifications.html">Notifications</a></li>
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<strong><u>Integration Examples</u></strong>
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I've documented some examples on how to integrate Nagios with external applications:
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<li><a href="int-tcpwrappers.html">TCP Wrappers</a> (security alerts)</li>
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<li><a href="int-snmptrap.html">SNMP Traps</a> (Arcserve backup job status)</li>
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<img src="images/upto.gif" border="0" align="middle" alt="Up To" title="Up To">Up To: <a href="toc.html">Contents</a><br>
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<img src="images/seealso.gif" border="0" align="middle" alt="See Also" title="See Also"> See Also: <a href="extcommands.html">External Commands</a>, <a href="passivechecks.html">Passive Checks</a>, <a href="eventhandlers.html">Event Handlers</a>, <a href="plugins.html">Plugins</a>
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<strong><u>Introduction</u></strong>
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One of the reasons that Nagios is such a popular monitoring application is the fact that it can be easily integrated in your existing infrastructure. There are several methods of integrating Nagios with the management software you're already using and you can monitor almost any type of new or custom hardware, service, or application that you might have.
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<strong><u>Integration Points</u></strong>
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<img src="images/integrationoverview.png" border="0" style="float: right;" alt="Integration Overview" title="Integration Overview">
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To monitor new hardware, services, or applications, check out the docs on:
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<li><a href="plugins.html">Plugins</a></li>
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<li><a href="pluginapi.html">Plugin API</a></li>
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<li><a href="passivechecks.html">Passive Checks</a></li>
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<li><a href="eventhandlers.html">Event Handlers</a></li>
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To get data into Nagios from external applications, check out the docs on:
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<li><a href="passivechecks.html">Passive Checks</a></li>
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<li><a href="extcommands.html">External Commands</a></li>
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To send status, performance, or notification information from Nagios to external applications, check out the docs on:
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<li><a href="eventhandlers.html">Event Handlers</a></li>
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<li><a href="configmain.html#ocsp_command">OCSP</a> and <a href="configmain.html#ochp_command">OCHP</a> Commands</li>
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<li><a href="perfdata.html">Performance Data</a></li>
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<li><a href="notifications.html">Notifications</a></li>
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<strong><u>Integration Examples</u></strong>
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I've documented some examples on how to integrate Nagios with external applications:
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<li><a href="int-tcpwrappers.html">TCP Wrappers</a> (security alerts)</li>
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<li><a href="int-snmptrap.html">SNMP Traps</a> (Arcserve backup job status)</li>