Introduction
About introduction
This chapter covers the following topics:
Using this manual
This manual includes information about how to use and configure op5 Monitor and its components.
The manual is also written with the goal to give the reader help about how to use the different parts of op5 Monitor.
This manual is targeted for a technical audience. The manual covers how to use and configure op5 Monitor through its web interface. For configuration using direct console access or SSH, see the op5 System manual.
About op5 Monitor
op5 Monitor is a highly flexible monitoring system for monitoring of IT infrastructure. op5 Monitor is based on the widely known open source monitoring system Nagios.
op5 Monitor is used and configured in a web interface using any standard browser. The most common browsers Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera have been tested.
The interface is protected by using both authentication (username and password) and by SSL which enables a secure manner for accessing the web interface using encryption.