Importance of visual representation of monitoring data

developing an open source add-on

Marcel Heckomaco@blava.net

About myself

Data visualization

also known as

infographics
graphviz
iconography

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Ideal monitoring app

nagios.cfg + status.dat + Google maps

define host{ use generic-ap host_name ap-full-st01mti02 parents core-full02 address 74.125.225.177 notes latlng:47.368594,8.591309}

Why is NagMap so popular?

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da Vinci

...but environments are so diverse

80/20 rule

80% problems can be solved with 20% of effort

20% functions are used by 80% of users

NagMap around the world?!

User mods and integrations

Users mods

Reporting and fixing bugs...





+ integrating checkpoints into code

Do we still need tutorials?

language barrier

interpretation

spreading the word

Most common question responses:

Please read INSTALL file.

Pleas fix your typo on line 4.

Users are generally very creative in interpreting written information.

The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense. Pablo Picasso

Add 'latlng:12.342,45.6443' into your host definition into the notes line like this:

notes latlng:12.342,45.6443

notes notes latlng:12.342,45.6443

It's slow!

...with 900 nodes!

Live demo

Thank You and thanks to Nagios for making this possible!

Q&A

github.com/hecko