From d99bec0e9a6251133ea8eb5bb4a7292086a5a819 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Widhalm Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 10:12:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: reference to Icinga 2 Setup Wizard... ...for Zone/Endpoint creation, fix small typo in getting-started Signed-off-by: Thomas Gelf --- doc/02-Installation.md | 2 +- doc/04-Getting-started.md | 11 ++++++++++- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/02-Installation.md b/doc/02-Installation.md index ee6322e8..e2dca3c4 100644 --- a/doc/02-Installation.md +++ b/doc/02-Installation.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Installation ============ These are the instructions for manual Director installations. You can -learn moree about how to automate this in the [automation](03-Automation.md) section +learn more about how to automate this in the [automation](03-Automation.md) section of this documentation. Requirements diff --git a/doc/04-Getting-started.md b/doc/04-Getting-started.md index d93bf44e..20b7ba3a 100644 --- a/doc/04-Getting-started.md +++ b/doc/04-Getting-started.md @@ -12,12 +12,21 @@ object ApiUser "director" { } ``` +To allow the configuration of an API user your Icinga 2 instance needs a +`zone` and an `endpoint` object for itself. If you have a clustered +setup or you are using agents you already have this. If you are using a +fresh Icinga 2 installation or a standalone setup with other ways of +checking your clients, you will have to create them. + +The easiest way to set up Icinga 2 with a `zone` and `endpoint` is by +running the [Icinga 2 Setup Wizard](http://docs.icinga.org/icinga2/latest/doc/module/icinga2/chapter/icinga2-client#icinga2-client-installation-master-setup). + Start with a new, empty Icinga setup. Director is not allowed to modify existing configuration in `/etc/icinga2`, and while importing existing config is possible (happens for example automagically at kickstart time) this is an advanced task you should not tackle at the early beginning. -Take some time to really understand work with Icinga Director first. +Take some time to really understand how to work with Icinga Director first. Working with Agents and Config Zones ====================================