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IMAP Server

Prerequisites​

This chapter describes the prerequisites installation needed by plugins to run.

Centreon Plugin​

Install this plugin on each needed poller:

yum install centreon-plugin-Applications-Protocol-Imap

Remote server​

The remote server must have an IMAP service running and available.

Centreon Configuration​

Create a host using the appropriate template​

Go to Configuration > Hosts and click Add. Then, fill the form as shown by the following table:

FieldValue
Host nameName of the host
AliasHost description
IPHost IP Address
Monitored fromMonitoring Poller to use
Host Multiple TemplatesApp-Protocol-IMAP-custom

Click on the Save button.

This service was automatically created for this host:

ServiceDescription
IMAP-LoginMonitor user connection
Optionnal ServiceDescription
Search-Message-GenericMonitor messages in a mailbox

Host Macro Configuration​

The following macros must be configured on host:

MacroDescriptionDefault valueExample
IMAPUSERNAMEthe imap userIMAPUSERNAMEfoo
IMAPPASSWORDthe imap user's passwordIMAPPASSWORDbar

Monitor your IMAP Server with SSL or TLS​

What you need to configure​

On your Host or Host template, please set the following macro :

MacroValue
IMAPEXTRAOPTIONS--ssl