So we (the IT group) setup a Nagios system running on Ubuntu. It monitors a bunch of our servers, and every so often we get a FLOOD of e-mails about servers going down, and immediately going right back up again.
The Director is questioning why this is being reported, and our support staff has no idea what is going on.
Since I am one of … well, one people in the group who knows anything about linux at all, I’ve been asked to see what’s what.
I don’t know much about Nagios, but as a web and software developer, I am not afraid of it either.
So what gives? Has anyone run into something like this before? I know my question is vague, but so is my understanding of how Nagios actually works. I guess I’m just throwing this question out there hoping that it’s something that comes up often… maybe some rookie mistake? 🙂