Setup the CMDB Syncer to Inventorize HW/SW Inventory from Checkmk
- Documentation: https://docs.cmdbsyncer.de/checkmk/inventorize/
- Support: https://kuhn-ruess.de
Quick Installation of the CMDB Syncer
If you want to test the Syncer, an easy way is just to run its testing mode. In this video, I show how to do so.
Download the Syncer here: https://github.com/kuhn-ruess/cmdbsyncer
The documentation you find here: https://docs.cmdbsyncer.de/
How Checkmk prevents Notification Spam
In this part of the Series, you learn what Hard and Soft sates in Checkmk are and how they are used, to prevent too many notifications.
The different States in Checkmk for Hosts and Services
In this short Video, I show you which different States a Service or Host in Checkmk can have and what they could mean.
This is a Series for Beginners.
Learn what's a Host or Service in Checkmk
In this new Series of Beginner Videos, I want to show the absolute basics of Monitoring with Checkmk. Hope this information is Useful to everyone new to Checkmk.
CMDB Syncer 3.8 Latest Updates and new Functions for Checkmk
CMDB Syncer is developed further and further over the last few years, time to give a brief Update. I have just gone touch some of the Features without going in Detail.
Download: https://github.com/kuhn-ruess/cmdbsyncer
Documentation: https://cmdbsyncer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Support Contracts: https://kuhn-ruess.de/en
First Steps and Hands-on to the CMDB Syncer
As I got the request to show the first steps with the tool, I decided to make this second video. It shows the simple Interface for the source Plugins, and the Workflow to get Hosts Ruled based into Checkmk.
Download the Syncer here: https://github.com/Bastian-Kuhn/cmdb-syncer
Documentation here: https://github.com/Bastian-Kuhn/cmdb-syncer/wiki
Questions?
Presentation of the CMDB Syncer for Checkmk Host Import
The CMDB Syncer is a Modular, Rule based System to import Data from sources like CMDBs (Rest APIs, Databases) and export them then Rule based to Checkmk 2.0. It's modular since you can add plugins to pull an push either way.
The tool is free and Open Source. You find it here:
https://github.com/Bastian-Kuhn/cmdb-syncer/
Documentation here:
https://github.com/Bastian-Kuhn/cmdb-syncer/wiki
#Shorts: How to find the rule for your Service
In this Short tip I want to show you the Parameters' page which can be found behind the Burger Menu or in the Service View of the Setup.
Using this Parameters Page, you have always gone to find the rule you need to set Thresholds to your Service and you always see which Thresholds are set.

Setup the CMDB Syncer to Inventorize HW/SW Inventory from Checkmk