How to Install NetXMS on Arch Linux
NetXMS is an open source network and infrastructure monitoring and management system. It features a modular architecture, high performance design, and multiple alerting options. This tutorial will guide you on how to install NetXMS on Arch Linux.
Prerequisites
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
- A running instance of Arch Linux
- A user account with sudo privileges
- Basic knowledge of Linux commands
Step 1: Update system packages
It is always good to have the latest packages installed to ensure security and bug fixes. To update the system packages, run the following commands:
sudo pacman -Syu
Step 2: Install required packages
NetXMS requires some packages to be installed before it can be installed. Install the required packages by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S cmake make gcc gcc-c++ openssl postgresql-libs libxml2 libsnmp
Step 3: Download NetXMS
Download the NetXMS package by running the following command:
wget https://netxms.org/download/releases/latest/netxms-3.8.166.tar.gz
Step 4: Extract the package
Extract the NetXMS package by running the following command:
tar -zxvf netxms-3.8.166.tar.gz
Step 5: Configure and Compile
Navigate to the extracted files' directory and run the following commands:
cd netxms-3.8.166
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local .
make
sudo make install
Step 6: Configure NetXMS
Before starting to use NetXMS, you need to set up the database, import the schema, and configure the NetXMS server.
Set up PostgreSQL database
sudo su postgres
initdb --locale en_US.UTF-8 -D '/var/lib/postgres/data'
pg_ctl -D /var/lib/postgres/data start
createuser --interactive --pwprompt
createdb netxms
exit
Import database schema
cd /usr/local/share/netxms/db
psql -f NetXMS-DB-postgres.sql netxms
Configure NetXMS Server
cd /usr/local/etc/netxmsd
cp netxmsd.conf.example netxmsd.conf
vim netxmsd.conf
Update the following parameters to match your configuration:
- ConfigurationRepository setting to /usr/local/etc/netxmsd
- DBConnection setting to pgsql://user:pass@localhost:5432/netxms
- LogLevel setting to 1
- RootObjectGroup setting to /System
- NodeTimeout setting to 60sec
Step 7: Start NetXMS Server
sudo netxmsd start
Step 8: Access NetXMS
NetXMS should now be accessible on http://localhost:8080
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we installed NetXMS on Arch Linux, configured the server, and started it. You can now try it out for network and infrastructure monitoring and management.