https://jamsecurity.uk/tags/sysadmin/Recent content in Sysadmin on JAM_SECHugoenWed, 15 Oct 2025 22:07:00 +0100https://jamsecurity.uk/posts/check-mk-monitoring/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:07:00 +0100https://jamsecurity.uk/posts/check-mk-monitoring/Introduction to Check_MK # Check_MK is a comprehensive IT monitoring solution that provides a complete, flexible, and scalable approach to infrastructure monitoring. It’s particularly known for its excellent auto-discovery capabilities and efficient data collection. Key Features # Auto-Discovery: Automatically detects and monitors new devices and services Agentless Monitoring: Supports both agent-based and agentless monitoring Scalability: Can monitor from small to very large environments Flexible Alerting: Customizable notification rules and escalations Web Interface: Intuitive web-based user interface Distributed Monitoring: Centralized management of multiple sites Basic Components # Check_MK Raw Edition (CRE): The free and open-source version Check_MK Enterprise Edition (CEE): Commercial version with additional features Check_MK Managed Services Edition (CME): For managed service providers Installation (Ubuntu/Debian) # # Add the Check_MK repository wget -O - https://download.