Installing Nagios XI With VMware Workstation Player

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Installing Nagios XI with VMware Workstation Player

XI This document is intended to outline the steps required to install Nagios XI
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1. Click on Download Now under Microsoft.
2. Click Download Now under Open

Virtualization Format.
3. Add your information to the form and click

Continue.
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4. Your download will begin in the lower left hand

corner of your browser. This is the Nagios XI OVA
file.
5. Click Download VMware Workstation Player.
Why? Nagios XI natively runs on Linux. Since

youre installing Nagios XI on Windows, youll
need a virtual machine. VMware Workstation
Player is a virtual machine that does the heavy
lifting for you to complete your install.
6. A new tab will open up taking you to VMware.

com. This is where you can download the virtual
machine VMware Workstation Player.
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7. Click Download Now under VMware

Workstation 12.5 Player for Windows 64-bit.
The download will begin in the lower left hand
corner of your browser.
8. Run setup wizard for VMware Workstation.
9. Open VMware Workstation Player from your

desktop.
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10. Click on Player -> File -> Open.
11. Click on the OVA file from your downloads

folder.
12. Name your virtual machine whatever you like.

Click Import.
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13. The OVA file will begin importing.
14. Once it has imported, youll be able edit

virtual machine settings.
Why? The reasoning here is to make sure that

you can get the most out of your virtual
machine when it is running Nagios XI.
15.The default memory will be 1 GB.
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16. It is recommended to up it to 2 GB. You

should see 2048 MB above.
Why? This allows more memory to your virtual

machine. If you are monitoring a lot of devices,
it will keep you from maxing this out too quickly
and still run well.
17. The default amount of processors is also only

one.
18. It is recommended to also add a second

processor to run Nagios XI. Click OK when
done.This gives a little more power to your 60
day trial.
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19.Click Play virtual machine. This will boot up

Nagios XIs login prompt.
20. Youll see the player turn to black and begin

loading at the bottom.
21. The final step in VMware Workstation Player

is to login. Youll see the login credentials
highlighted here.
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22. Click in the window and type root for the

login. Press ENTER on your keyboard. Keep in
mind, when in the VMware Workstation Player
your mouse will not be visible. To release your
mouse, hold down CTRL + ALT. Your mouse will
then become available to you. To type back in
VMware Workstation Player, you will first have to
click the window.
23. Type nagiosxi for the password. When

typing you will not see the characters show up.
When finished, press ENTER on your keyboard.
24. The following screen will show up. It is

important to note that your IP address will be
different. Make sure you use the IP address
shown in your VMware Workstation Player.
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25.Open up your preferred web browser. Youll

see Google Chrome here. This is where you
would type in your specific IP address (found in
VMware Workstation Player, just below the
Nagios XI banner) and type it into the search bar.
Hit ENTER on your keyboard when done.
26. Youre now able to access Nagios XI. Click

the button to configure General Program
Settings.
27. In the Nagios XI Installer you can configure

your name, email address, password and choose
your time zone. Once all of your changes have
been made, click Install.
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28. Congratulations! You have successfully

installed Nagios XI. Here youll see your
login information. It will be different than you
see here, depending on the configurations you
made on the previous screen. It is important that
you know your username and password
intimately before clicking Login to Nagios XI.
You will be prompted to log in on the following
page.
29. Here is the login page.
30. Insert your login credentials from the

previous page into the login box. The default
language for Nagios XI is English. If you speak
another language, it will benefit you to choose
that language on this page as well. Click Login.
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31. In order to access the Nagios XI Dashboard,

youll have to read the license agreement and
click Submit.
32. Thats it! You have successfully installed

Nagios XI and can being monitoring. There are
some great videos and resources to help you get
started on Nagios.com.
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Installing Nagios XI with VMware Workstation Player

1. Click on Download Now under Microsoft.

2. Click Download Now under Open

3. Add your information to the form and click

Why? This will give you the chance to receive

4. Your download will begin in the lower left hand

5. Click Download VMware Workstation Player.

Why? Nagios XI natively runs on Linux. Since

6. A new tab will open up taking you to VMware.

7. Click Download Now under VMware

8. Run setup wizard for VMware Workstation.

9. Open VMware Workstation Player from your

10. Click on Player -> File -> Open.

11. Click on the OVA file from your downloads

12. Name your virtual machine whatever you like.

13. The OVA file will begin importing.

14. Once it has imported, youll be able edit

Why? The reasoning here is to make sure that

15.The default memory will be 1 GB.

16. It is recommended to up it to 2 GB. You

Why? This allows more memory to your virtual

17. The default amount of processors is also only

18. It is recommended to also add a second

19.Click Play virtual machine. This will boot up

20. Youll see the player turn to black and begin

21. The final step in VMware Workstation Player

22. Click in the window and type root for the

23. Type nagiosxi for the password. When

24. The following screen will show up. It is

25.Open up your preferred web browser. Youll

26. Youre now able to access Nagios XI. Click

27. In the Nagios XI Installer you can configure

28. Congratulations! You have successfully

29. Here is the login page.

30. Insert your login credentials from the

31. In order to access the Nagios XI Dashboard,

32. Thats it! You have successfully installed

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