Different alert notification methods supported by Nagios?
Nagios supports various types of alert notification methods.
- Email: Nagios can send alert notifications to administrators via email.
- Text messages can be used by Nagios to send alert notifications to administrators, which is usually done through a third-party SMS gateway.
- Mobile push notifications: Nagios can send alert notifications to administrators through mobile push notifications, usually using third-party push services.
- Invoke external command: Nagios can be configured to call external scripts or commands when an alert occurs, allowing for a more flexible approach to alert handling.
- Nagios is able to send SNMP Trap messages to network management systems or other monitoring systems to alert them of any alarm events.
- Web interface: Nagios can display alerts to administrators through a web interface, allowing them to take appropriate actions.
- Custom plugins: Nagios supports custom plugins, allowing administrators to write their own plugins to implement specific alert notification methods.
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