Hi Simon,

On 2005-04-05 12:49, Simon Detheridge wrote:
Has anyone come up with a monitor to keep an eye on linux software-raid
status?

How about remote boxes? Presumably this would require some kind of snmp
extension...

Does anyone have a working solution running for this?

The local check can be done by an extremely simple shell-script (the user executing it only needs to write a reference file once):

#!/bin/bash
# softraid.monitor
# Linux Software RAID check with mon compatible output/return values
# Call without arguments.
# The reference file $md_ref must exist. To generate it:
#   softraid.monitor learn
#   [ cat /proc/mdstat > /path/to/dir/mdstat.reference ]
# no administrative permissions needed for this script.
# Return values: 3 /proc/mdstat missing, no Software RAID?
#                2 reference file missing
#                1 RAID not okay
#                0 alles okay

mdstat="/proc/mdstat"
# THIS NEEDS TO BE SOMEWHERE THE CHECKING USER CAN WRITE
md_ref="/var/something/mdstat.reference"
if [ ! -r "$mdstat" ]; then
 echo -e "$HOSTNAME:$0
       Missing RAID status file: $mdstat
       Perhaps no software RAID?"
 exit 3
fi
if [ "$1" = "learn" ]; then
 cat "$mdstat" > "$md_ref"
fi
if [ ! -r "$md_ref" ]; then
 echo -e "$HOSTNAME:$0
       Missing RAID reference file: $md_ref
       Generate with: $0 learn > $md_ref"
 exit 2
fi
md_out="Complete contents of $mdstat:\n\n$(cat $mdstat)"
diff=$(diff -u -U 0 $md_ref $mdstat)
stat=$?
if [ $stat -eq 0 ]; then
 echo -e "$HOSTNAME\nSoftware RAID ok:\n$md_out"
else
 echo -e "$HOSTNAME\nSoftware RAID not ok:\n$diff\n\n$md_out"
 exit 1
fi
# end of softraid.monitor


We realize remote checks with ssh private/public keys and forced commands and a separate shell script that loops over a whole bunch of remote hosts. (The biggest problem with this is that the ssh command does not timeout.)

Kevin
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