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Host Creation Tool

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Rating
2 votes
Favoured:
2
Current Version
2012-08-12
Last Release Date
2012-08-12
Compatible With
  • Nagios XI
Owner
nagiosexchange
License
GPL
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282921
Files:
FileDescription
hostcreationtool.zipHost Creation Tool Wizard
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Host Creation Tool
This tool lets you create hosts in bulk. Ideal for adding hosts of a similar type quickly. It does NOT add services. You need a list of hosts, their addresses and optionally a description in a spreadsheet / CSV format. The format is address,host name,description If you did not want a description then the format is address,host name Here are some examples: VMware ESX Servers esx1.yourdomain.local,ESX1,ESX1 - Production esx2.yourdomain.local,ESX2,ESX2 - Production esx3.yourdomain.local,ESX3,ESX3 - Production esx4.yourdomain.local,ESX4,ESX4 - Testing esx5.yourdomain.local,ESX5,ESX5 - Testing Windows Servers 192.168.111.50,SERVER01,Active Directory 192.168.111.51,SERVER02,Active Directory email.yourdomain.local,SERVER04 192.168.111.55,SERVER05 192.168.111.38,SERVER06,Email 192.168.111.40,SERVER17
Version Notes:
2010-11-30
* Initial release, tested on Nagios XI 2009R1.3G

2010-12-05
* Corrections made to wizard code as supplied by mguthrie from Nagios.

2011-05-08
* Updated wizard so it does not require the Linux Server Wizard to be installed for this wizard to complete, as per the "blank screen" problem reported by efesperman.

2012-08-12
* Added the option to provide a description field as suggested by Nagios Support Forum user htel
* Tool will detect most wizards that come supplied with Nagios XI 2011R3.2
* Added additional error checking on user supplied data
* Moved JavaScript and CSS to seperate include files
* Tested on Nagios XI 2011R3.2
Reviews (2)
Help?
bymaluther, May 13, 2013
So first off, thank you for this incredibly handy wizard! Second... I have an issue. I added several hosts and applied the configuration. I then realized I mis-typed the description for them all, so I deleted the hosts from Nagios XI and applied the configuration changes. Now when I go back to add all of the hosts, I get the following error for each:
IP Address or FQDN has a space: HOSTNAME

So now I can't bulk add all of the hosts even though they don't actually exist in the NagiosXI config.

I'm pretty new to Nagios XI, but I imagine this has something to do with the database that tracks changes before applying them to the flat .cfg files in the nagios directory? Am I close at all? How do I go about solving this predicament?

To any that provide feedback, thank you for your help!

Regards,
MarkOnThis
Owner's reply

Please send an email to wizards@box293.com so I can help you resolve this issue (if you haven't already)

Great tool!
bymguthrie, February 11, 2011
Works as explained, an excellent tool for migrations or mass host creation.