NSCA

Overview

Homepage:	https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Addons/Passive-Checks/NSCA--2D-Nagios-Service-Check-Acceptor/details
Documentation:	https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Addons/Passive-Checks/NSCA--2D-Nagios-Service-Check-Acceptor/details
Get version:	nsca –version
OMD default:	disabled
OMD connectivity:	TCP:5667

NSCA is a Linux/Unix daemon allows you to integrate passive alerts and checks from remote machines and applications with Nagios. Useful for processing security alerts, as well as redundant and distributed Nagios setups.

 

Directory Layout

Config Directory:	<site>/etc/nsca/
Logfiles:	Just debug mode send logs to syslog facility

 

OMD Options & Vars

Option	Value	Description
NSCA	on off	default disabled
NSCA_TCP_PORT	variable	default is localhost:5667