regarding upgrade or reinstallation:
if you have any existing, configured nodes or tuned configuration items then i'd upgrade (my personal opinion). it's not necessary at all to remove the older version, the installer is sufficiently smart to replace the pieces that need replacing.
reinstall from scratch: the installer offers that option, too, there's a dialog about whether you want to upgrade the installation (default) or remove and replace it completely.
if you want to do it by hand, /usr/local/nmis8 needs to go away (at least; depending on what your system started with you may also have stuff in /var/log/nmis, /data/nmis8, and a few config files in /etc, which the installer will replace/overwrite).
hmm: i can't reproduce the problem. i've just run a node adding operation similar to yours in our lab: node name something, host name/ip address: a fqdn that works, collect false, ping true, model set manually to PingOnly; and that worked just fine.
Thanks Alexander, I checked the permission and It worked with me. I want to install the latest available version, Please advice: Will it be better if I removed the old version and then clean installed the new or upgrade. Also please provide me how to remove the old version? Is removing the /usr/local/nmis/ and /usr/local/rrd folder sufficient? Regards, Johny
Hello Johny,
Sorry to hear you're running into problems with your NMIS implementation. When you add a node are you completing all 4 fields with the red asterisk next to them (name, HostName/IP Address, Group, and SNMP Community)?
Regards,
Mark H
Hi Mark,
I already added some nodes/groups.
yes all 4 fields are filled, even the nodes I am adding are ping only nodes so i am using for collect=false
Regards,
Johny
Hello,
I ma trying to add nodes to nmis 8.5.12g
I got the following message:
Thanks,
Regards,
Johny