Using Nagios Plugins in Bloonix

Bloonix supports the execution of Nagios plugins. This allows all existing Nagios plugins to be integrated directly into Bloonix without the need for any modifications to the plugin code.

Since Nagios plugins follow an open standard, integration is also possible with all common forks and derivatives of Nagios, such as Icinga, Naemon, or Shinken. This enables an existing plugin collection to be seamlessly reused in Bloonix.

Note: Metrics provided by Nagios plugins cannot be processed by Bloonix. Bloonix only uses the return status (OK, WARNING, CRITICAL, UNKNOWN) and the output for notifications and checks. Performance data or metrics are not imported.

Nagios plugins are configured in the WebGUI via the service Check: Simple Plugin Wrapper.

For the Bloonix agent to execute the plugins, they must either be placed in the directory /usr/local/lib/bloonix/simple-plugins or the path to the Nagios plugins must be specified in the agent configuration file using the parameter simple_plugin_path.