Centreon MBI
Prerequisites​
Centreon Plugin​
Install the plugin on poller that will monitor Centreon MBI reporting server
yum install centreon-nrpe-plugin centreon-plugin-Operatingsystems-Linux-Snmp
NRPE​
Install NPRE on the Centreon MBI reporting server
yum install centreon-nrpe-daemon
Edit the file /etc/nrpe/centreon-nrpe.cfg and:
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Add the IP of the poller that monitors the Centreon MBI reporting server on the allowed_host= part. 
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Add the following lines at the end of the file command[check_partitions]=/usr/share/centreon-bi/etl/centreonbiMonitoring.pl --partitions command[check_db]=/usr/share/centreon-bi/etl/centreonbiMonitoring.pl --db-content command[check_jobs]=/usr/share/centreon-bi/etl/centreonbiMonitoring.pl --jobs 
Start the deamon:
service centreon-nrpe start
Be sure to have with you the following information:
- Read-Only SNMP community
- IP Address of the monitoring server
Install the SNMP service​
With the root user, install the following package and its dependencies:
root@yourserver#> yum install net-snmp net-snmp-utils
Configure SNMP on your server​
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Open the file /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf with your favorite text editor 
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Modify the following lines (Replace the <SNMPCOMMUNITY>):com2sec notConfigUser default <SNMPCOMMUNITY>
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Comment all the lines which begin by view:view systemview included .1.3.6.1.2 view systemview included .1.3.6.1.2.1.25 
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Just after the previous lines, add the following line: view systemview included .1 
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save the file 
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start the snmp service: service snmpd start 
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Add SNMP to booting services: chkconfig --add snmpd; chkconfig --level 2345 snmpd on 
Check your SNMP installation​
Try to execute this command:
$ snmpwalk -v 1 -c <SNMPCOMMUNITY> <IPSERVER> .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1
You should get a response looking like the following:
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Linux <SERVER> 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5 #1 SMP Thu May 7 10:39:21 EDT 2009 i686
SNMP Permissions​
You need a SNMP read access on following OIDs:
- HOST-RESOURCES-MIB: .1.3.6.1.2.1.25 (cpu, uptime, storage, process)
- UCD-SNMP-MIB: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021 (swap, memory, inodes, diskio)
- IF-MIB: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2 (traffic)
Troubleshooting​
Read Troubleshooting SNMP
Centreon Configuration​
Create a new host Centreon-MBI server​
Go to Configuration > Hosts and click Add. Then, fill the form as shown by the following table:
| Field | Value | 
|---|---|
| Host name | Hostname of the Centreon MBI reporting server | 
| Alias | The host description | 
| IP | Host IP Address | 
| Monitored from | Monitoring Poller to use | 
| Host Multiple Templates | App-Monitoring-Centreon-MBI-custom | 
Click on the Save button.
Notice​
We advice you to also link your reporting server to App-DB-MySQL template. Refer to its monitoring procedure for the configuration.