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title: Registering Nagios Generic Manager
slug: en/registering-nagios-generic-manager
description: This document provides a detailed description of the functionality in CITSmart Event Monitor for registering and managing generic managers for monitoring hosts and services in Nagios. Learn how to easily monitor all hosts or services without the need for 
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createdAt: 2021-10-27T20:01:43.000Z
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The purpose of this functionality is to <font color="#3b9f0f">**register and maintain the generic
 managers**</font>, who will be responsible for **monitoring the hosts and/or services of
&#x20;the Nagios monitoring tool**.

The managers allow the **monitoring of all hosts or all services in a generic way**,
&#x20;that is, **without the need to choose a specific host for monitoring**. The purpose is to simplify the monitoring of an entire network in search of the
&#x20;relevant events for the business.

This feature provides a variety of actions, such as <font color="#3b9f0f">**including, changing, and
 deleting a Nagios generic manager**</font>.

## Before getting started

To register the Nagios generic manager, it is necessary:

- [x] To register
  &#x20;previously the <font color="#3b9f0f">**CITSmart** </font>**Event Monitor connection, the time, occurrence category, automatic
  &#x20;action**; and&#x20;
- [x] The <font color="#3b9f0f">**CITSmart** </font>**Inventory connection**.

## Procedure

1. Access the functionality through the main menu `Processes > Event Management  > Nagios > Nagios Generic Manager`;
2. Complete all fields available;
3. Click on "**Save**".