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Version: 22.10

Smart Poller Configuration

Poller configuration​

To attach a Smart Poller i-Vertix4 to a Central Management, please follow these instructions:

  1. go to Configuration -> Pollers -> Pollers

    Poller configuration

  2. Click on Poller1 Poller1

  3. Rename Poller1 with a new name, according to your internal naming convention

  4. Enter the IP address of the Smart Poller

    Change IP address

  5. Save this configuration by clicking Save at the top right corner

    Save

Broker configuration​

  1. go to Configuration -> Pollers -> Broker configuration

    Brocker configuration

  2. Click on Poller1 Poller1

  3. In the General tab rename Poller1 with a new name, according to your internal naming convention

  4. Set the field "Event queue max size" to 250000

    Event queue

  5. Select Output tab and enter the Central Manager IP "Host to connect to" filed

    Host to connect to

  6. Save this configuration by clicking Save at the top right corner

    Save

Engine configuration​

  1. go to Configuration -> Pollers -> Engine configuration

    Engine configuration

  2. Click on Poller1 Poller1

  3. In Files tab configuration Name: replace "Poller1" with a new poller name, as per your naming convention

    Rename

  4. Go to Data tab

    Add data entry

  5. Enter two empty brocker directive like the image below (clik + Add a new entry twice):

    Add data entry empty

    And write the first path on the first directive and the second on the following one

    /usr/lib64/centreon-engine/externalcmd.so
    /usr/lib64/nagios/cbmod.so /etc/centreon-broker/poller-module.json

    The result should be like the image below

    Add data entry directive

Gorgone configuration export​

Create the Gorgone configuration for the new Poller​

  1. logon on your i-Vertix Central GUI and go to Configuration -> Pollers

  2. click on the ICON “Gorgone configuration” under Actions

    action

  3. following page should appear

    gorgone_config

  4. click Copy to clipboard

    copy

  5. Now login to the i-Vertix4 Poller through SSH and become root

  6. Paste the copied information and submit

    config_copied

  7. Restart the gorgone deamon on your Poller

    systemctl restart gorgoned.service

    gorgone_restart

Pollers restart​

  1. Go to Configuration -> Pollers -> Pollers

    Poller

  2. Select the Smart Poller that is being configured

    Select Poller

  3. Click on Export configuration

    Export configuration 1

  4. Select the first 4 options (at left) , then select Method -> Restart in the drop down menu

    Export configuration 2

  5. Log on to the Central Management (SSH) do a sudo bash and enter the password

    Mandatory

    The following steps are mandatory in any case Central Manager performs such a synchronization every 4 hours

  6. Launch the following command:

    sudo ./opt/pgum/scripts/i-vertix/sync_poller.sh

  7. In case the system asks for a yes/no confirmation answer yes, the CLI will show as many "ok" as the number of Pollers that are being synchronized

  8. Final check in the GUI under Configuration -> Pollers -> Pollers

    Check if the configuration is like the one shown in the picture.

    Final check

Synchronize the Plugins from Central to the Poller​

sudo ./opt/pgum/scripts/i-vertix/sync_poller.sh

sync_poller