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title: Registering Nagios Generic Manager
slug: pink/registering-nagios-generic-manager
description: Learn how to simplify the monitoring process in Nagios by registering and maintaining generic managers for monitoring hosts and services. This document provides a detailed step-by-step procedure for registering a Nagios generic manager, including the prer
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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**".