NetXMS is an open-source network and infrastructure monitoring system that provides network administrators comprehensive monitoring and management capabilities. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install NetXMS on the latest version of FreeBSD.
To successfully complete this tutorial, you will need:
Before we can proceed with the installation of NetXMS, we need to ensure that the FreeBSD package repository is up to date. To do that, run the following command:
pkg update && pkg upgrade
The installation process for NetXMS requires several packages to be installed. Use the following command to install these packages:
pkg install postgresql13 netxms-server netxms-web
Once the packages have been installed, we need to configure PostgreSQL.
Enable and start the PostgreSQL service:
sysrc postgresql_enable=YES
service postgresql initdb
service postgresql start
Change the default PostgreSQL password:
passwd postgres
Create a NetXMS user and database:
su - postgres
psql
CREATE USER netxmsuser WITH PASSWORD 'netxmspassword';
CREATE DATABASE netxms OWNER netxmsuser;
Exit the PostgreSQL prompt:
\q
Restart the PostgreSQL service:
service postgresql restart
We can now proceed to configure NetXMS.
Edit the NetXMS server configuration file:
vi /usr/local/etc/netxmsd.conf
Update the following items to match your configuration:
hostname = your_hostname
db-name = netxms
db-user = netxmsuser
db-pass = netxmspassword
listen-address = 0.0.0.0
web-admin-password = your_password
Save and exit the configuration file.
Start the NetXMS service:
sysrc netxmsd_enable=YES
service netxmsd start
To access the NetXMS web interface, we need to configure the firewall.
The default FreeBSD firewall is IPFW. Add the following rules to allow traffic on ports 80 and 4700:
vi /etc/ipfw.rules
Add the following lines:
# Allow incoming traffic to NetXMS web interface
add 010 allow tcp from any to any 80 in
add 020 allow tcp from any to any 4700 in
Save and exit the file.
Load the IPFW rules:
sysrc firewall_enable=YES
sysrc firewall_script=/etc/ipfw.rules
service ipfw start
Access the NetXMS web interface by going to http://your_server_ip:4700. Log in with the password you set in Step 4.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed NetXMS on FreeBSD. You can now start adding devices and monitoring your infrastructure.
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