Your boss is coming in and telling you that a technician needs a map with more than 250 hosts clearly laid out. You think: “Hey, that’s not possible, with a full description for every host!” The font in the background image is not the problem, but the std_small-iconset from NagVis is too big for such a request.
Build your own iconset.
A complete iconset consists of 14 files. These files are png images which are named like this:
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| <set>_ack.png | Acknowledged host problem |
| <set>_critical.png | Critical state |
| <set>_down.png | Down state (Host) |
| <set>_downtime.png | Some host state in downtime (Host) |
| <set>_error.png | Error while fetching status |
| <set>_ok.png | OK state |
| <set>_pending.png | PENDING state |
| <set>_sack.png | Acknowledged service problem |
| <set>_sdowntime.png | Some service state in downtime |
| <set>_unchecked.png | Unchecked service (pending) |
| <set>_unknown.png | Unknown state |
| <set>_unreachable.png | Unreachable state (Host) |
| <set>_up.png | Up state (Host) |
| <set>_warning.png | Warning state |
<set>_ok.png image to list the iconsets,
means there has to be at least a <set>_ok.png image to have a
choosable iconset.
Almost every graphic art software has the ability to build PNG-files. In this example Photoshop is used to create a smaller version of the std_small iconset called std_mini.
| Iconset | Icon size | icon map |
|---|---|---|
| std_small | 16×16 pixel |
|
| mini | 9×9 pixel | |
To implement the set in your NagVis installation, copy all files to
the iconset folder (share/userfiles/images/iconsets).
Open one of your maps and add a new host-icon. You should now be able to select std_mini as iconset.