Setup OMD Server

Installation

System Overview

• OS: Debian Linux
• RAM: 2GB
• HDD: 20GB

Install Debian

• Install Debian using the NetInstall Media
• Set Language to English
• Set Country to Australia
• Set Keymap to American English
• Set a hostname - monitoring
• Set a Domain Name - Blank
• Leave Root Password blank and continue. User will be added to the sudo group.
• Set full name for new user - administrator
• Set a username - administrator
• Set users password
• Set State for time zone - Queensland
• Set Partition Method - Guided - use entire disk
• Select Disk
• Set Partition Scheme - All files in one partition...
• Finish Partitioning
• Write changes to disks - Yes
• Select Country for Debian Archive Mirror - Australia
• Select Archive Mirror - mirror.overthewire.com.au
• HTTP Proxy - None
• Package Survey - No
• Choose Software to Install - SSH server, standard system utilities
• Install GRUB boot loader - Yes
• Select Device for boot loader - /dev/sda
• Installation Complete - Continue

System Setup

• Login as the user you created
• Update Sources Lists

sudo sed -i 's/main.*/main contrib non-free/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

• Install system utilities

sudo apt-get -y install vim sudo build-essential git curl linux-headers-$(uname -r) zsh

Install OMD

• Install GPG Key for OMD Repository

gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys F8C1CA08A57B9ED7
gpg --armor --export F8C1CA08A57B9ED7 | apt-key add -

• Add OMD Source List

sudo echo "deb http://labs.consol.de/repo/stable/debian jessie main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/omd.labs.consol.de.list
sudo apt-get update

Check https://labs.consol.de/repo/stable/ for your correct source

Install OMD

apt-get install omd-1.30

• Enter a Password for the MySQL "root" user when prompted
• Create a site for OMD

omd create <sitename>

• Start the OMD Site

omd start <sitename>

• Open a web browser to machines IP Address/sitename

http://<ipaddress>/<sitename>
Login
Username: omdadmin
Password: omd

• OMD Installation is now complete