If the implication there is that veteran nagios users don't need to keep configs under source control, then I disagree :-)
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Anthony Montibello <amontibe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Many users assume that people aready are familiar with the little steps, > > I agree that it is nice to see some real life examples spelled out some > times. > > Personally I always recomed people new to Nagios to keep All the Config > Files > under some kind of source control. (CVS or some other system) > Tony > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:41 AM, Martyn <mar...@chetnet.co.uk> wrote: >> >> Brill, this is the kind of thing that helps me learn how to use programs, >> wish a few more would post things like this. >> >> Cheers >> ________________________________ >> From: vinod.e [mailto:vino...@enlume.com] >> Sent: 05 March 2009 10:57 >> To: Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [Nagios-users] How to monitor using custom scripts in nagios. >> >> Hi Friends, >> I Want share My experience of monitoring scripts on nagios , Very >> simple and Easy. >> I am 3 months experienced with nagios and u should make copy of all >> your modifying files initially. >> >> Actually I want to monitor tomcat threads,memory etc.. along with other >> services , i could not find plug ins similar to mysql. >> In my office we have inbuilt scripts to monitor tomcat manually. >> On test bases I had taken one of this script and tested , I had success. >> There are other ways thanks to Mr.Richard Quintin who shared his >> knowledge of using nagiosgraph and scripts to monitor tomcat but my >> suse10.2 , monitoring server have few issues i could not go head instead >> tried this. >> >> Monitoring nagios using scripts. >> Example: >> Monitoring tomcat Threads. >> >> At remote host side i.e where nrpe is installed / monitored box >> >> Created a file tomcat_threads.sh using vi editor >> >> #vi tomcat_threads.sh >> Entered following three line code >> >> #!/bin/sh >> totalThreads=`ps -C java -L -o pid,tid,pcpu,state | wc -l` >> echo "Total Threads Available:$totalThreads" >> >> Save the file and quit >> >> Made sure first script runs at # prompt. >> >> Moved script to /usr/local/nagios/libexec folder if its not created >> here. >> >> Set permission >> #chmod 755 tomcat_threads.sh >> >> Give ownner ship to nagios user only. >> #chown nagios:nagios tomcat_threads.sh >> >> >> #cd /usr/local/nagios/etc >> #vi nrpe.cfg >> >> Append below command line >> >> command[tomcat_threads.sh]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/tomcat_threads.sh >> >> Save and quit >> >> Restart xinetd to make changes effected. >> #service xinetd restart >> >> >> At monitoring server side / where nagios monitoring server installed. >> #cd /usr/local/nagios/etc/ >> >> #vi services.cfg >> Append this service >> >> define service{ >> use generic-service >> host_name amazon >> service_description tomcat_threads.sh >> check_command check_nrpe!tomcat_threads.sh >> notifications_enabled 0 >> } >> >> Save and quit >> >> check for erorrs >> #/usr/local/nagios/bin /nagios -v /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg >> correct your erorror if any. >> >> Restart nagios service >> #service nagios restart >> >> DISCLAIMER: >> This is what worked for me and i am confident i will add as many as >> scripts i want in future. >> You make changes as it suits to you and i own no responsibility for typo >> error or if some thing goes wrong. >> >> Please share your knowledge, knowledges grows by sharing while money >> reduces by sharing. >> >> Regards >> Gajula Vinod Kumar Eleshetty >> SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/DATA BASE ADMINISTRATOR >> Enlume technologis. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, >> CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >> Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >> participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >> SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> Nagios-users mailing list >> Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users >> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when >> reporting any issue. >> ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting > any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
