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====== Opsview 4.6 ======

== Welcome to Opsview 4.6! ==

This is the official documentation resource for Opsview users and system administrators.

<note warning>
Opsview 4.6 is now end of life, so only 5.0 and above are currently supported.

Documentation for Opsview 5.0 and above is available at https://knowledge.opsview.com/
</note>
===== About This Release  =====

<note warning>
If you are upgrading from Opsview 4.2 or earlier, due to changes to Nagios Core 4, 
service checks that contain a backslash symbol "\" in the argument field are likely to 
need to be changed. See the [[opsview4.6:upgrading:nagios4commandarguments|documentation]] for more information.
</note>

==== Before You Start ====
  * [[opsview4.6:changes|Changes since last release]]
  * [[#upgrading|Upgrading from previous Opsview releases]]
  * [[opsview4.6:getting-started-with-dashboard|Getting started with the Dashboard]]
  * [[opsview4.6:managing-your-subscription|Managing your Opsview Subscription]]

==== Overview ====

  * [[opsview4.6:platforms|Operating system, browser and hardware support]]
  * [[opsview:previous|Opsview version support]]
  * [[opsview4.6:designing-system|Designing your monitoring system]]
  * [[opsview4.6:recommended-hardware|Recommended hardware specifications]]
  * [[opsview4.6:agents|Monitoring agents]]
  * [[opsview4.6:faq|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)]]

==== Opsview Mobile ====

  * [[:opsview-mobile-android|Opsview Mobile for Android]]
  * [[:opsview-mobile-ios|Opsview Mobile for Apple iOS]]

==== Virtual Appliances ====

  * [[opsview4.6:vmware_vm|VMware]]
  * [[opsview4.6:hyperv_vm|Hyper-V]]
  * [[opsview4.6:slave_vm|Slave appliance]]

==== Opsview On-Demand ====

  * [[opsview4.6:opsview-on-demand|Using Opsview Pro or Opsview Enterprise On-Demand (EC2)]]

===== How-To Guides =====
==== Using Opsview ====

  * [[opsview4.6:importantconcepts|Important Opsview monitoring concepts]]
  * [[opsview4.6:monitoringui|Monitoring user interface options]]
  * [[opsview4.6:dashboard|Dashboard]]
  * [[opsview4.6:eventsview|Events view]]
  * [[opsview4.6:interactivegraphs|Interactive graphs]]
  * [[opsview4.6:managementui|Management user interface options]]
  * [[opsview4.6:autodiscovery|Auto-discovery]]
  * [[opsview4.6:Opspacks:templates|Opspacks]] — Extended monitoring functionality

==== Installation and Initial Configuration ====

  * [[opsview4.6:automated-installation|Automated Installation]]
  * Manual installation
    * [[opsview4.6:prereqs|Prerequisites]]
    *  Install guides
      * [[opsview4.6:debian-installation|Debian Linux]]
      * [[opsview4.6:ubuntu-installation|Ubuntu Linux]]
      * [[opsview4.6:centos-installation|CentOS Linux]]
      * [[opsview4.6:rhel-installation|Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)]]
      * [[opsview4.6:rpm-installation|Red Hat 6/CentOS 6 rpm installation]] (without direct network access)
      * [[opsview4.6:rpm-installation for version 7|Red Hat 7/CentOS 7 rpm installation]] (without direct network access)
      * [[opsview4.6:sles-installation|SUSE Linux Enterprise Server]]

==== Upgrading ====
  * [[opsview4.6:upgrading|Upgrading Opsview]] for all upgrades. Specific documents:
    * [[opsview4.6:upgrading_from_opsview3|Upgrading from Opsview Enterprise 3.X or Opsview Community 3.X]]
    * [[opsview4.6:upgrading_from_opsview_core|Upgrading from Opsview Core]]

==== Importing Host Data / Migrating from Another Tool ====

    * [[opsview4.6:migrating:nagios|Migrating from Nagios® Core to Opsview]]
    * [[opsview4.6:migrating:spreadsheet|Importing data from a spreadsheet]]
==== Advanced Configuration ====

  * Configuration guides
    * [[opsview4.6:slavesetup|Opsview Slave Server]]
    * [[opsview4.6:nagvis|Nagvis]]
    * [[opsview4.6:advancedapache|Front end options]] - Opsview with HTTP and SSL / TLS
    * [[opsview4.6:ldap|Integrating with Active Directory and LDAP]]
    * [[opsview4.6:audible_alerts|Using audible alerts in Opsview]]
    * [[opsview4.6:bestpractices|Best Practice for Configuration]]
    * [[opsview4.6:bsm|Business Service Monitoring (BSM)]]
    * [[opsview4.6:tenancy|Multi-tenancy]]
    * [[opsview4.6:performanceguidelines|Guidelines for Performance]]
    * [[opsview4.6:securitywallet|Security Wallet]]
    * [[opsview4.6:webmin|Webmin]]
    * [[opsview4.6:readonlydatabase|Using a readonly database]]

  * SNMP Trap processing
    * [[opsview4.6:snmptrapconfiguration|Overview]]
    * [[opsview4.6:snmptrapsetup:linux|Linux Configuration]]

  * WMI
    * [[opsview4.5:wmiconfiguration|Configure a unique WMI user for monitoring]]

  * Large Scale Systems
    * [[opsview4.6:dbs-on-diff-server|Running databases on a separate server]]
    * [[opsview4.6:hamaster|High Availability for Master Server]]
      * [[opsview4.6:hamaster-debian-howto|Debian Linux]]
    * [[opsview4.6:sharedodw|Using a shared ODW with multiple Opsview master servers]]

  * Automation
    * [[opsview4.6:restapi|Using the Opsview REST API]]

==== Managing Opsview====
=== Troubleshooting ===

  * [[opsview4.6:pluginoutput|Troubleshooting plugin output]]
  * [[opsview4.6:snmptroubleshooting|Troubleshooting SNMP monitoring]]
  * [[opsview4.6:staleresults|Troubleshooting stale results from slaves]]
  * [[opsview4.6:webapptroubleshooting|Troubleshooting the web application]]
  * [[opsview4.6:opsview_diag|Diagnostics]]
  * [[opsview4.6:logfiles|Log Files]]
  * [[opsview4.6:full_disk_space|Full Disk]]
  * [[opsview4.6:known_issues|Known Issues]]

=== Common Tasks ===

  * [[opsview4.6:opsviewshutdown|Starting and Stopping Opsview]]
  * [[opsview4.6:migratinghardware|Migrating Opsview to different hardware]]
  * [[opsview4.6:nagiosplugins|Adding new Nagios Plugins]]
  * [[opsview4.6:access|Access rules]]
  * [[opsview4.6:mysql|Database management and performance tuning]]
  * [[opsview4.6:backups|Data backup and archiving]]
  * [[opsview4.6:smeserver|Monitoring an SME-Server]]
  * [[opsview4.6:runtimedb|How database updates work]]
  * [[opsview4.6:performancedataimports|How performance data imports work]]
  * [[opsview4.6:moving_host_between_servers|Moving a host between Opsview servers]]
  * [[opsview4.6:cluster_checks|Monitoring clusters]]

==== Customising Opsview ====

  * Overview
    * [[opsview4.6:architecture|Architecture]]
    * [[opsview4.6:distributedarchitecture|Distributed Architecture]]
    * [[opsview4.6:versions|Version numbering]]

  * Agents
    * [[opsview4.6:unix_customise_agent|Opsview Agent Customisation - Unix Systems]]
    * [[opsview4.6:windows_customise_agent|Opsview Agent Customisation - Microsoft Windows Systems]]
    * [[opsview4.6:osx-agent|Compiling and Packaging Agent - Mac OS X]] 
    * [[opsview4.6:rhel-agent|Compiling and Packaging Agent - RHEL/CentOS Systems]]
    * [[opsview4.6:debian-agent|Compiling and Packaging Agent - Debian/Ubuntu Systems]]

  * [[opsview4.6:configuration_files|Configuration Files]]
  * [[opsview4.6:rrdgraphing|RRD Graphing]]
  * [[opsview4.6:webauthentication|Authentication via the Web interface]]
  * [[opsview4.6:i18n|Internationalisation]]
  * [[opsview4.6:customising|Customising status screens and side navigation menus]]
  * [[opsview4.6:odw|Using Opsview Data Warehouse (ODW)]]
  * [[opsview4.6:usingeventhandlers|Using Event Handlers]]
  * [[opsview4.6:notificationmethods#writing_your_own_notification_script|Notification methods]]
  * [[opsview4.6:hosticons|Adding host icons]]
  * [[opsview4.6:3rdparty|Third party software list]]

==== Opsview Modules ====
These are extra modules to enhance your Opsview system:

  * [[opsview4.6:reporting|Reports]]
  * [[opsview4.6:servicedesk-connector|Service Desk Connector]]
  * [[opsview4.6:smsgateway|SMS Messaging]]
  * [[opsview4.6:rancid|Network Audit (RANCID)]]

===== Third-party add ons =====

  * [[thirdparty:nagios-checker|Using Nagios Checker with Opsview]]
  * [[thirdparty:selenium|Using Selenium with Opsview]]

===== Legal =====

  * [[opsview:disclaimer|Disclaimer]]
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