Nagios Features & Capabilities

Nagios is a powerful monitoring system that enables organizations to identify and resolve IT
infrastructure problems before they affect critical business processes.

Features

Comprehensive Monitoring

Capabilities to monitor applications, services, operating systems, network protocols, system metrics and infrastructure components with a single tool
Powerful script APIs allow easy monitoring of in-house and custom applications, services, and systems

Visibility & Awareness

Centralized view of entire monitored IT infrastructure
Detailed status information available through web interface
Fast detection of infrastructure outages
Alerts can be delivered to technical staff via email or SMS
Escalation capabilities ensure alert notifications reach the right people

Problem Remediation

Alert acknowledgments provide communication on known issues and problem response
Event handlers allow automatic restart of failed applications and services

Proactive Planning

Trending and capacity planning add-ons ensure you’re aware of aging infrastructure
Scheduled downtime allows for alert suppression during infrastructure upgrades

Reporting

Availability reports ensure SLAs are being met
Historical reports provide record of alerts, notifications, outages, and alert response
Third-party add-ons extend reporting capabilities

Multi-Tenant Capabilities

Multi-user access to web interface allows stakeholders to view infrastructure status
User-specific views ensure clients see only their infrastructure components

Extendable Architecture

Integration with in-house and third-party applications is easy with multiple APIs
Hundreds of community-developed add-ons extend core Nagios functionality

Stable, Reliable, and Respected Platform

Over 10 years of active development
Scales to monitor thousands of nodes
Failover capabilities ensure non-stop monitoring of critical IT infrastructure components
Multiple awards, media coverage, and recognition prove Nagios’ value

Vibrant Community

Over 1 million+ users worldwide
Active community mailing lists provide free support
Hundreds of community-developed add-ons extend Nagios’ core functionality

Customizable Code

Open-source software
Full access to source code
Released under the GPL license