Monitoring with Opsview

Chapter 3. Advanced Configuration

So now that we have covered some of the basics of Opsview, let's have a look at some of the advanced features that Opsview offers us to improve our monitoring setup.

This will include the following:

• Using exceptions to override service checks
• Creating special keyword views for our users
• Using special host attributes to allow for specific situations and fast configuration
• Sending out notifications using notification profiles
• Using the test function in the web frontend
• Creating some advanced configurations for multi-homed systems and network outages
• Using the REST API for automation

Using exceptions

Now that we have discussed the service checks and host templates, it is time to look into a special feature of Opsview called ...