Installation Prerequisites
- The individual performing this installation has a small bit of Linux experience
- Root access is available
- Internet access is required for installing any missing but required software packages
- Operating systems supported: This information can be found here: NMIS 9 Compatibility list.
NMIS Installation
Install Guides:
Default Install Guide
Advanced Install Options
NMIS Setup
Once installed, we can access NMIS GUI:
Your DHCP server will give the IP Address for your VM or device.
The default user and password to login in on the WebUI is user: nmis and password: nm1888
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After your login in that will be the primary screen.
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NMIS Configuration
After the setup, we can create new nodes from the WebUI or import them from other systems.
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When you add a new node the required fields will be name, host name/IP Address, Group, and SNMP community if you are using SNMP for collect or WMI username and password if you are using WMI for collect.
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Follow the same instruction above to add nodes.
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