Initialization

Generally speaking, the only time you’ll really have to touch the Linux terminal on a NEMS server is during the initialization procedure. This task works magic in automatically configuring your entire server in just a few seconds. It generates self-signed certificates so every NEMS Linux user has a unique certificate, allows you to configure your timezone, creates your Nagios admin user, your Linux account, and so on. To initialize your NEMS Linux server, connect to your server over SSH on the default Port 22 using the following credentials:

Username: nemsadmin
Password: nemsadmin

Once connected, type:

sudo nems-init

You’ll be asked to enter the password again. Follow the prompts. All the complicated stuff is made easy.

NEMS Initialization screen

NEMS Initilization screen.

Congratulations! Your NEMS Linux server is now online and ready to monitor your network assets.