1.) add lines to /etc/services.

mon             2583/tcp                        # MON
mon             2583/udp                        # MON traps

2.) install Perl modules. 	** get files from 10.0.0.34 ftp, directory /mon. **

*for each module*

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

Modules :
Convert-BER
Period
Time-HiRes
Mon

3.) install fping		** get files from 10.0.0.34 ftp, directory /mon. **

use version 2.2, version 2.4 seems not to compile.

./configure
make
make install

4.) convert headers into perl headers..

cd /usr/include
h2ph *.h sys/*.h asm/*.h

5.) install mon-rpm to get /etc/rc.d/init.d/mon & other nice features automate-installed.  afterwards update to the latest source available to get bug fixes.  I recommend untarring in /usr/src/mon-x and symlinking that directory to /usr/src/mon for simplicity and ease of upgrade.

6.) install mon.cf file into /etc/mon/.  copy mon.cf from one of the existing servers somewhere for simplicity.  modify if appropriate (ie, change the gateway that it monitors).  << the mon.cf file contains lots of configuration options which you should be familiar with, such as log locations.. >>

7.) copy the sidestep specific monitors from staging or production to your new box.   so far we are using a few extraneous monitors : fping.monitor, pid.monitor, heartbeat.alert, and restartheartbeat.alert.  all '.monitor' files go in the 'mon.d' folder, and all '.alert' files go in the alert.d folder.

8.) change the /etc/rc.d/init.d/mon file to point to appropriate paths.. ie change /usr/lib/mon to /usr/src/mon and the cf line to /etc/mon/mon.cf.  (either that or copy from a working server).

9.) make sure a copy of fping is in the restricted path solicited by /etc/rc.d/init.d/mon.  one way of fixing this is via a simple 'cp /usr/local/sbin/fping /usr/sbin' (or /usr/local/bin or anywhere in your path).

10.) create /etc/mon/monusers.cf.  Instructions in man file (man mon).  The man file rocks, use it!