[Nagios-users] SMS Alerts, what do you use?
Hi, I currently have Nagios running on a Ubuntu 10.04 VM on our virtual infrastructure, what I would like to do is enable SMS notification for some of the more critical notifications. Just wondering what you guys use out there and how you have it setup? Anyone share their experience on getting something reliable to work? Thanks. The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb___ 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
Re: [Nagios-users] SMS Alerts, what do you use?
I want to receive text version of some notifications in place (along with the standard email) for some of our systems; I already have the checks in place but what I want is them to be texted to me and not emailed. Sometimes emails get through the cracks, but I think SMS will work. Also for a scenario where our email server does not work, say the service stops or the box becomes unresponsive this would be a 2nd way to get alerted regarding the issue. That is the general idea of what I need SMS or an alternative way to get messages to my mobile device; and with the iPhone there is no custom email filters on messages (such as setting loud noise, etc. unless you jailbreak it and use cydia repo) but such control is there for texts. -Original Message- From: Jay Ashworth [mailto:j...@baylink.com] Sent: February/17/2011 8:28 PM To: Nagios Users List Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] SMS Alerts, what do you use? - Original Message - From: Mirza Dedic mi...@oppy.com I currently have Nagios running on a Ubuntu 10.04 VM on our virtual infrastructure, what I would like to do is enable SMS notification for some of the more critical notifications. Just wondering what you guys use out there and how you have it setup? Anyone share their experience on getting something reliable to work? You will get different responses on this... but using SMS for something that's *more* critical may not be your best approach, seeing as how SMS is a non-reliable transport with no way to tell (in most cases) whether the destination addressee received the message and (in some cases) even whether the network did. It depends on what your definition of is, er, I mean critical is. :-) Cheers, -- jra -- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb ___ 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 The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Nagios email notification, nothing for aditional information section.
Hello,
I recently re-installed my Nagios environment and recently found that using my
old configuration that used to work, is not working now; more specifically the
email notification parsing seems to not send information regarding additional
information part.
Example email notification message that I receive:
* Nagios *
Notification Type: PROBLEM
Service: DB Log Watch oppy1
Host: van-oppy
Address: 172.16.4.14
State: CRITICAL
Date/Time: Tue Feb 15 11:06:26 PST 2011
Additional Info:
There is nothing in for additional information, below is the email notification
command being used:
define command{
command_name notify-host-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/printf %b * Nagios *\n\nNotification
Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress:
$HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n |
/usr/bin/mail -s ** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$
** $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
define command{
command_name notify-service-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/printf %b * Nagios *\n\nNotification
Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress:
$HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional
Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$ | /usr/bin/mail -s ** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service
Alert: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ ** $CONTACTEMAIL$
Any help on troubleshooting this?
Thank you!
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[Nagios-users] Monitoring email messages in an Exchange environment?
Hi, I have a request where we want to monitor a mailbox, our environment is Exchange 2007 SP1, the end clients use Outlook 2007/2010. Basically we have email that comes in which are simple notification messages from a server, but because it generates a lot of notification messages it is not idea to check every single one of them for errors, so we would like to scan them and filter on different error messages. I could do this using consol.de's check_log plug-in, but for it to work I would need to be able to somehow export the messages in csv or txt to a directory from which it can scan. Anyone done something like this, using Nagios care to share your method? Thank you. The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -- Download new Adobe(R) Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 The new Adobe(R) Flex(R) 4 and Flash(R) Builder(TM) 4 (formerly Flex(R) Builder(TM)) enable the development of rich applications that run across multiple browsers and platforms. Download your free trials today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-dev2dev ___ 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
[Nagios-users] question about check_by_ssh
My nagiox box uses check_by_ssh to run a remote check_log script on a box, I have a tricky situation where I need to generate the log right before check_log is invoked. This is the setup I have done: On my local Nagios box, created a dummy shell script to invoke check_by_ssh twice, one to run the remote script to generate the log, and another to run check_log to check that log. In my Nagios check commands, I call the dummy script, it first generates the log, waits 10 seconds and runs the check_log, both return: nag...@van-nagios:/usr/local/nagios/libexec$ ./check_test OK - check_by_ssh: Remote command '/home/nagios/plugins/check_appsrv' returned status 0 OK - no errors or warnings|app_production_lines=3 app_production_warnings=0 app_production_criticals=0 app_production_unknowns=0 Will there be issues with Nagios when a check script returns two status? First check will almost always return an OK, it's the 2nd run that I care about. The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -- Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev___ 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
[Nagios-users] Help hacking a script to montior my AppServers?
I am trying to monitor our OpenEdge Database Application Servers on our AIX box with Nagios, and to send an alert based on a tricky situation, described below: The tool that I run locally on the AIX host to check our servers outputs the following: #asbman -name production -query PID State Port nRqnRcvd nSent Started Last Change 2175264 AVAILABLE 15614 006968 007643 008661 Aug 29, 2010 19:03 Aug 30, 2010 11:16 922080 AVAILABLE 15616 002675 002970 003465 Aug 30, 2010 09:22 Aug 30, 2010 11:16 483832 AVAILABLE 15607 001740 001939 002204 Aug 30, 2010 10:02 Aug 30, 2010 11:16 2936902 AVAILABLE 15620 001753 001955 002236 Aug 30, 2010 10:02 Aug 30, 2010 11:16 3658058 AVAILABLE 15623 001742 001921 002190 Aug 30, 2010 10:02 Aug 30, 2010 11:16 3027394 AVAILABLE 15608 001297 001377 001493 Aug 30, 2010 10:21 Aug 30, 2010 11:16 3965150 SENDING 15611 001290 001352 001465 Aug 30, 2010 10:21 Aug 30, 2010 06:12 4186168 AVAILABLE 15615 001300 001379 001549 Aug 30, 2010 10:21 Aug 30, 2010 11:16 2044322 AVAILABLE 15617 001298 001369 001558 Aug 30, 2010 10:21 Aug 30, 2010 11:16 I would want Nagios to raise an alert if State = SENDING for more than 6 hours (Last Change)? Would this be possible? Anyone have an idea of how I would do this? I guess one way would be to make a shell script to output asbman -name production -query | grep SENDING status.txt and have a check log type check read it and raise an error if stuff is found? But it does not exactly implement the Last Change date time idea, we will always have PIDs going from AVAILABLE to SENDING and back, but those that are stuck in SENDING for 6+ hours is of concern. Any help on this is appreciated. The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd___ 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
Re: [Nagios-users] Service Check Timed Out- Error
Make sure that you have properly configured NSClient++ and that you can connect to It from the Nagios box? Does your check work from the cmd prompt? From: ravishankar.gundlap...@wipro.com [mailto:ravishankar.gundlap...@wipro.com] Sent: August/27/2010 3:06 AM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagios-users] Service Check Timed Out- Error Hi, I am using Nagios Version 3.0.6 on a Linux server to monitor the Windows servers with NSClient++ installed on them. For one of the Windows server the SQL Database services are showing as ' Service Check Timed Out ' [cid:image001.png@01CB45CB.810531B0] Please someone let me know how can I resolve this. What information can I get from this alert. Thanks Regards, Ravi G The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. inline: image001.png-- Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d___ 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
[Nagios-users] The output of $SERVICEOUTPUT$ macro is blank ?
I recently upgraded my Ubuntu OS (8.04 10.04) and Nagios from 3.0 to 3.1.2,
and recently I ran into an issue where the data for $SERVICEOUTPUT$ is never
included in my email notification.
It is defined properly in the notification.cfg file as per below:
define command{
command_namenotify-service-by-email
command_line/usr/bin/printf %b * Nagios
*\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost:
$HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time:
$LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$ | /usr/bin/mail -s **
$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service Alert: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$
** $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
But in my email, it only has Additional Info: with nothing else.
How could I troubleshoot that $SERVICEOUTPUT$ is getting parsed properly and
working? Maybe its something with my mail client?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
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[Nagios-users] Email notification for service/host alerts issue ?
Recently I upgraded my Nagios OS from Ubuntu 8.04 to 10.04, everything works as
expected except my alerts are not bringing in the $HOSTOUTPUT$ data.
Basically this is what I get in my notification alert:
** PROBLEM Service Alert: van-/service_SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER is
CRITICAL **
* Nagios *
Notification Type: PROBLEM
Service: service_SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER
Host: van-
Address: 172.16.x.x
State: CRITICAL
Date/Time: Thu Aug 19 07:51:02 PDT 2010
Additional Info:
The additional info is missing, below are my notification commands, this used
to work prior to upgrading.
define command{
command_namenotify-host-by-email
command_line/usr/bin/printf %b * Nagios
*\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState:
$HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time:
$LONGDATETIME$\n | /usr/bin/mail -s ** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert:
$HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ ** $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
define command{
command_namenotify-service-by-email
command_line/usr/bin/printf %b * Nagios
*\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost:
$HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time:
$LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$ | /usr/bin/mail -s **
$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service Alert: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$
** $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
Any idea why this could be happening?
Thanks.
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[Nagios-users] Error with PNP4Nagios / RRDTools
My RRD graphs were working fine, but for some reason I get this on one of my graphs: ERROR: STDERR = *** attempt to put segment in horiz list twice (red background with that error) Is there a way to clear this and have the graph continue graphing? Thanks. The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first___ 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
[Nagios-users] Help with creating a pnp4nagios template
Hi,
I was hoping someone out there can help me here, below is my perfdata output
for checking disk space on remote Win32/64 servers that have NSClient++
installed.
The perfdata received is in the format of: 'C:'=35.62G;3.99;1.99;0;39.98;
The command used to query the C:\ is:
define command{
command_name check_nrpe_disk
command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u -n -p
12778 -t 30 -c CheckDriveSize -a Drive=$ARG1$ ShowAll=long MinWarnFree=$ARG2$
MinCritFree=$ARG3$
}
For my MinWarnFree and MinCritFree, I define a % to warn/crit for minimum
allowed space.
Can someone give me an example of a rrd template I would use for this so that I
can build off it?
It would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
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[Nagios-users] Cannot get pnp4nagios graphs using NSClient++ check_nrpe ?
Checking disk space using NSClient++ (NRPE) and check_nrpe (2.12), trying to
get RRD graphs (pnp4nagios):
Configuration:
NSClient++ v.0.3.8.76 (2010-05-27 x64)
Check_nrpe 2.12
Nagios
Merlin 0.6.7-beta2sp1
Nagios 3.2.1
Ninja 1.0
PNP 0.4.14
RRDTool 1.2.19
Error log in perfdata.log:
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] process_perfdata.pl-0.4.14 starting in DEFAULT
Mode
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] Found Performance Data for van-mail01 / DISK__F
('F: %'=52%;5;3; 'F:'=194.62G;20;12;0;399.99;)
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] Invalid Perfdata detected
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] PNP exiting (runtime 0.00175s) ...
Perfdata has been enabled in nagios.cfg
process_performance_data=1
host_perfdata_command=process-host-perfdata
service_perfdata_command=process-service-perfdata
host_perfdata_file_mode=a
service_perfdata_file_mode=a
Also, my commands for perfdata:
define command {
command_nameprocess-service-perfdata
command_line/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/nagios/libexec/process_perfdata.pl
}
define command {
command_nameprocess-host-perfdata
command_line/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/nagios/libexec/process_perfdata.pl
-d HOSTPERFDATA
}
Finally, the command configuration for the service:
define command{
command_name check_nrpe_disk
command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u -n -p
X -t 30 -c CheckDriveSize -a ShowAll MinWarnFree=$ARG2$ MinCritFree=$ARG3$
Drive=$ARG1$
}
I recently switched from check_nt to check_nrpe, and I removed my .xml and .rrd
files from the service checks that got switched from nt to nrpe.
Shouldn't the pnp4nagios use the default.php to create the perfdata output? I
don't see how the performance data is invalid? I can confirm that the RRD
graphs work for other services, such as ping.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: [Nagios-users] [op5-users] Cannot get pnp4nagios graphs using NSClient++ check_nrpe ?
Checking disk space using NSClient++ (NRPE) and check_nrpe (2.12), trying to
get RRD graphs (pnp4nagios):
Configuration:
NSClient++ v.0.3.8.76 (2010-05-27 x64)
Check_nrpe 2.12
Nagios
Merlin 0.6.7-beta2sp1
Nagios 3.2.1
Ninja 1.0
PNP 0.4.14
RRDTool 1.2.19
Error log in perfdata.log:
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] process_perfdata.pl-0.4.14 starting in DEFAULT
Mode
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] Found Performance Data for van-mail01 / DISK__F
('F: %'=52%;5;3; 'F:'=194.62G;20;12;0;399.99;)
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] Invalid Perfdata detected
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] PNP exiting (runtime 0.00175s) ...
Perfdata has been enabled in nagios.cfg
process_performance_data=1
host_perfdata_command=process-host-perfdata
service_perfdata_command=process-service-perfdata
host_perfdata_file_mode=a
service_perfdata_file_mode=a
Also, my commands for perfdata:
define command {
command_nameprocess-service-perfdata
command_line/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/nagios/libexec/process_perfdata.pl
}
define command {
command_nameprocess-host-perfdata
command_line/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/nagios/libexec/process_perfdata.pl
-d HOSTPERFDATA
}
Finally, the command configuration for the service:
define command{
command_name check_nrpe_disk
command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u -n -p
X -t 30 -c CheckDriveSize -a ShowAll MinWarnFree=$ARG2$ MinCritFree=$ARG3$
Drive=$ARG1$
}
I recently switched from check_nt to check_nrpe, and I removed my .xml and .rrd
files from the service checks that got switched from nt to nrpe.
Shouldn't the pnp4nagios use the default.php to create the perfdata output? I
don't see how the performance data is invalid? I can confirm that the RRD
graphs work for other services, such as ping.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: [Nagios-users] [op5-users] Cannot get pnp4nagios graphs using NSClient++ check_nrpe ?
As far as I am aware, the perfdata is correct?
'F:'=194.62G;20;12;0;399.99;
|| | | | | |
||--|-|--|-|-|- * label
|--|-|--|-|-|- * current value
|-|--|-|-|- unit ( UOM = UNIT of Measurement )
|--|-|-|- warning threshold
|-|-|- critical threshold
|-|- minimum value
|- maximum value
From: Mirza Dedic
Sent: June/28/2010 5:37 PM
To: 'Nagios Users List'
Subject: RE: [op5-users] Cannot get pnp4nagios graphs using NSClient++
check_nrpe ?
Checking disk space using NSClient++ (NRPE) and check_nrpe (2.12), trying to
get RRD graphs (pnp4nagios):
Configuration:
NSClient++ v.0.3.8.76 (2010-05-27 x64)
Check_nrpe 2.12
Nagios
Merlin 0.6.7-beta2sp1
Nagios 3.2.1
Ninja 1.0
PNP 0.4.14
RRDTool 1.2.19
Error log in perfdata.log:
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] process_perfdata.pl-0.4.14 starting in DEFAULT
Mode
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] Found Performance Data for van-mail01 / DISK__F
('F: %'=52%;5;3; 'F:'=194.62G;20;12;0;399.99;)
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] Invalid Perfdata detected
2010-06-28 16:10:39 [16465] [1] PNP exiting (runtime 0.00175s) ...
Perfdata has been enabled in nagios.cfg
process_performance_data=1
host_perfdata_command=process-host-perfdata
service_perfdata_command=process-service-perfdata
host_perfdata_file_mode=a
service_perfdata_file_mode=a
Also, my commands for perfdata:
define command {
command_nameprocess-service-perfdata
command_line/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/nagios/libexec/process_perfdata.pl
}
define command {
command_nameprocess-host-perfdata
command_line/usr/bin/perl /usr/local/nagios/libexec/process_perfdata.pl
-d HOSTPERFDATA
}
Finally, the command configuration for the service:
define command{
command_name check_nrpe_disk
command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u -n -p
X -t 30 -c CheckDriveSize -a ShowAll MinWarnFree=$ARG2$ MinCritFree=$ARG3$
Drive=$ARG1$
}
I recently switched from check_nt to check_nrpe, and I removed my .xml and .rrd
files from the service checks that got switched from nt to nrpe.
Shouldn't the pnp4nagios use the default.php to create the perfdata output? I
don't see how the performance data is invalid? I can confirm that the RRD
graphs work for other services, such as ping.
Any help would be appreciated.
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[Nagios-users] NSCA + NSClient
Hi,
I have NSCA configured on my Nagios host, and enabled the necessary plugins on
NSClient++ to support NSCA, configure XINETD appropriately inside my NSClient
config I have:
[NSCA Commands]
my_cpu_check=checkCPU warn=80 crit=90 time=20m time=10s time=4
my_mem_check=checkMem MaxWarn=80% MaxCrit=90% ShowAll type=page
This is just for testing, I also have in my nagios.cfg:
accept_passive_service_checks=1
accept_passive_host_checks=1
In my NSClient Log I can see:
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:modules\NSCAAgent\NSCAThread.cpp:205: Executing
(from NSCA): my_cpu_check
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1106: Injecting: checkCPU: warn=80,
crit=90, time=20m, time=10s, time=4
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1142: Injected Result: OK 'OK CPU
Load ok.'
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1143: Injected Performance Result:
''20m'=0%;80;90; '10s'=6%;80;90; '4'=0%;80;90; '
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:modules\NSCAAgent\NSCAThread.cpp:205: Executing
(from NSCA): my_mem_check
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1106: Injecting: checkMem:
MaxWarn=80%, MaxCrit=90%, ShowAll, type=page
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1142: Injected Result: OK 'OK: page
file: 8.82G'
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1143: Injected Performance Result:
''page file %'=45%;80;90; 'page file'=8.81G;15.6;17.59;0;19.5; '
What I want to know is, until now I have been using active checks, and for some
servers I want to use passive_checks as well, so that the server updates Nagios.
If I have active checks defined within my Nagios installation such as:
define service{
use generic-service
host_name van-mail01
service_description D - Disk Space
check_command check_nt_disk!D!98!99
}
Can I modify this to also read from the passive_check, and what would my [NSCA
Commands] definition look like? Does the first part have to reflect the service
description?
How does the information coming from the NSCA Client get mapped to my
configured checks?
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Re: [Nagios-users] NSCA + NSClient
Thanks, after reading the 3.x on passive_checks I get how to configure the
service.
Now, what would be the benefit of having active/passive checks enabled for a
service? Say, it takes 5 minutes for Nagios to process my 80 hosts/600
services, if the service that I am looking to enable passive checks on as well
is checked near the end of the 5 minute mark, wouldn't it get an update much
sooner having passive checks enabled?
That said, NSClient sending the information to Nagios, logically this sounds
like it should work like that, or based off:
check_result_reaper_frequency=5
max_check_result_reaper_time=30
So within a max of 30 seconds, I should be able to see if that service is
UP/DOWN in the Nagios (or the op5 Ninja) interface?
Are passive checks spread out like active checks on say, when Nagios starts?
Basically, I want to have the alerting tight as possible, if I login to my IIS
server and stop the IISADMIN service, I want to be alerted within those 0-30
seconds based on the reaper frequency.
The box that I put Nagios on has enough CPU/RAM and fast enough subsystem I/O
to build this type of configuration, but I want to make sure the logic above is
correct.
Thanks.
From: Ryan C Ash [mailto:ryan.c.ash.l...@statefarm.com]
Sent: June/24/2010 1:08 PM
To: Nagios-Users
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] NSCA + NSClient
The short answer is yes, the service description you configure on the client
nsca message needs to match that of the service description on your nagios
server. If you want to migrate to a passive check you need to disable active
checks and enable passive ones. You can leave the check command in place and
incorporate freshness checks to force an active check if the passive fail. For
me I don't want to do active if passive fail. I would rather cut a ticket
service stale.The nagios doc clearly shows how to configure passive
service checks so give it a read.
So you need my_cpu_check to be a service description so nagios knows what to
match that incoming nsca message to.
Ash
From: Mirza Dedic [mailto:mi...@oppy.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 2:56 PM
To: 'Nagios-Users'
Subject: [Nagios-users] NSCA + NSClient
Hi,
I have NSCA configured on my Nagios host, and enabled the necessary plugins on
NSClient++ to support NSCA, configure XINETD appropriately inside my NSClient
config I have:
[NSCA Commands]
my_cpu_check=checkCPU warn=80 crit=90 time=20m time=10s time=4
my_mem_check=checkMem MaxWarn=80% MaxCrit=90% ShowAll type=page
This is just for testing, I also have in my nagios.cfg:
accept_passive_service_checks=1
accept_passive_host_checks=1
In my NSClient Log I can see:
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:modules\NSCAAgent\NSCAThread.cpp:205: Executing
(from NSCA): my_cpu_check
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1106: Injecting: checkCPU: warn=80,
crit=90, time=20m, time=10s, time=4
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1142: Injected Result: OK 'OK CPU
Load ok.'
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1143: Injected Performance Result:
''20m'=0%;80;90; '10s'=6%;80;90; '4'=0%;80;90; '
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:modules\NSCAAgent\NSCAThread.cpp:205: Executing
(from NSCA): my_mem_check
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1106: Injecting: checkMem:
MaxWarn=80%, MaxCrit=90%, ShowAll, type=page
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1142: Injected Result: OK 'OK: page
file: 8.82G'
2010-06-24 12:48:44: debug:NSClient++.cpp:1143: Injected Performance Result:
''page file %'=45%;80;90; 'page file'=8.81G;15.6;17.59;0;19.5; '
What I want to know is, until now I have been using active checks, and for some
servers I want to use passive_checks as well, so that the server updates Nagios.
If I have active checks defined within my Nagios installation such as:
define service{
use generic-service
host_name van-mail01
service_description D - Disk Space
check_command check_nt_disk!D!98!99
}
Can I modify this to also read from the passive_check, and what would my [NSCA
Commands] definition look like? Does the first part have to reflect the service
description?
How does the information coming from the NSCA Client get mapped to my
configured checks?
Thank you.
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[Nagios-users] check_by_ssh plugin; how to ignore pulgin timeout being critical?
Hi List,
I have Nagios currently using check_by_ssh (check_by_ssh v2002 (nagios-plugins
1.4.13)) to check some of my remote servers, it calls a log script on the
remote server and the log script returns a warning if the log files matches the
criteria.
Every now and then, the check_by_ssh script gets timed out, and returns the
message below.
Is there a way to suppress this at the Nagios box, so that Plugin Timed Out
messages do not get emailed as Critical?
Anyone know? Below is my command definition..
define command{
command_name van-oppy-pro_data450
command_line $USER1$/check_by_ssh -H someserver -p 22 -i
/home/nagios/.ssh/id_dsa -t 10 -C /home/nagios/plugins/check_logfiles -t 30 -f
/home/nagios/log_conf/usr1_data450.lg
}
Nagios alert returned when the box being queried is very busy (this does not
happen often, but creates a unwanted false positive warning):
CRITICAL - Plugin timed out while executing system call
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Is there such a plugin to monitor aix topas utility (topas -P) and report back processes that have a long running TIME value? Better yet, TIME combined with high CPU value? The output of topas -P on a AIX box looks like this: USERPIDPPID PRI NI RES RES SPACETIME CPU% I/O OTH COMMAND mirde 4079860 3244406 120 20 1668 1865 1668 206:26 25.600 _progres dougr 4079860 3244406 120 20 1668 1865 16686:26 20.600 _progres prosvra 3412254 4071460 114 20 1453 1561 2033 16:09 18.700 _proapsv braro 1654968 1 66 20 1388 1865 1793 57:25 1.500 _progres batch 2613370 1 69 22 1689 1865 18797:05 1.22 1220 _progres soual 1826826 286914 61 20 1806 1865 18060:16 0.80 3376 _progres braro 1601808 1 61 20 1957 1865 2410 82:17 0.706 _progres allbr 1274340 3399852 61 20 2061 1865 20610:01 0.50 2312 _progres kelca 3407948 1413528 62 20 2207 1865 22070:08 0.5 42 936 _progres allbr 2543698 1274340 62 20 20861 2080:00 0.40 3320 ksh mikko 1032604 2073082 60 20 2522 1865 25220:15 0.42 1255 _progres larha 3809412 2060626 61 20 2159 1865 21590:02 0.4 17 115 _progres kirpa 1605690 3838314 60 20 2558 1865 25580:32 0.42 13 _progres braro 2732514 1 60 20 1632 1865 2149 13:05 0.300 _progres braro 1909064 1 60 20 1134 1865 17606:20 0.300 _progres root2719758 745934 58 41 2431 128 4619 24:25 0.301 topas judre549372 1503500 61 20 1798 1865 17980:00 0.21 198 _progres prosvr 1814718 1 82 20 637426 159957:21 0.211 java dorod 2904242 2187728 60 20 2495 1865 24956:53 0.21 930 _progres linso 3760208 4395326 60 20 1509 1865 15090:00 0.102 _progres katpa 3494134 4280722 60 20 2307 1865 23070:03 0.100 _progre What I want to capture is, something with 120+ (for TIME) and 20%+ (CPU). Have Nagios issue an alert of such an occurance. My Nagios box already monitors our AIX box remotely, using check_by_ssh to scan for errors in certain log files (using Consol's plugins); I would like to expand on this with the above. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -- ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Service / Host Dependency Check - logic
Hi,
I just want to make sure I understand the logic here correctly before
implementing it; basically my goal here is to minimize the amount of
notifications that come through.
Right now, as an example I have in my definitions:
My host cfg:
define host{
use windows-server
host_name van-mail01
alias van-mail01
address 172.16.4.10
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name van-mail01
service_description Ping
check_command check_ping!250.0,20%!500.0,20%
}
Then, many services configured for that box that check ports, service states,
processes, disk space, memory, CPU., the standard stuff..
define service{
use generic-service
host_name van-mail01
service_description Uptime
check_command check_nt_up
process_perf_data 0
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name van-mail01
service_description C - Disk Space
check_command check_nt_disk!C!95!98
}
define service{
use generic-service
host_name van-mail01
service_description D - Disk Space
check_command check_nt_disk!D!95!98
}
Well, if I can't ping Host A from my Nagios box, then the host is probably down
or the network on which Host A is on is down, so I want to suppress
notification for all the services on that host, and just receive one notice
that host a cannot be pinged.
Is this the correct method to accomplish this?
define servicedependency{
dependent_host_name van-mail01
dependent_service_description Ping
host_name host_name
hostgroup_name van-mail01
service_description Uptime, C - Disk Space, D -
Disk Space
inherits_parent [0/1]
# what should this be?
execution_failure_criteria [o,w,u,c,p,n]
# ??
notification_failure_criteria [o,w,u,c,p,n]
# ??
}
I want to only receive a Warning for van-mail01's Ping and suppress everything
else since its going to be unreachable/unknown/critical/down if I can't ping
the service.
Please let me know, thank you.
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[Nagios-users] Icinga fork.. and the many well established open source projects..
So first time I hear about the fork, but just something that pounders my mind.. Why reinvent the wheel of a UI when there are projects out there focusing on this? Op5 Ninja is super fast and great, wouldn't it be a better use of development time if you integrate Icinga with Ninja and Merlin as the DB Broker and build from that? That way, the community gets new everything; a new Nagios fork, new UI and a DB broker; which would all be rapidly developed by the community. If you wanted to expand it, you can integrate PNP4Nagios and NaCoMa as the configuration, hell, this sounds better than what some are charging a fortune for (hyperic-hq, etc.). I know this is a long shot, but.. really? The Oppenheimer Group CONFIDENTIAL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ 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
[Nagios-users] How to update Merlin 0.6.4p2 and Ninja 1.x ?
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[Nagios-users] Configuring Serce Dependencies in Nagios 3.1.2
Hello, I have a Nagios setup and I am monitoring LAN/WAN servers/services including network devices, smb shares, squid service status, server pings, and our frame relay. Now if my frame relay goes down between the two offices, obviously my Nagios will not be able to check the server and smb/squid services, now I get a warning message that it cannot reach the smb/squid/server/network, I want to just get a warning that it cannot reach the network and the rest suppressed. I understand this can be done using service dependency, but I have also read that the way Nagios checks stuff is a little wacky, as in: What if it checks the ping of a server before the network? It will report the ping is critical, then once the network is queued to be checked, it will report the network is down? Which would kind of defeat the logic of a dependency check, anyone have any feedback as if this is still the case? I remember reading it on the forum, which is why I did not go through with it when I initially configured it all. But I am also trying to avoid 20 emails for 1 host that is down. Any suggestions or ideas? Thanks! -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference ___ 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
Re: [Nagios-users] Using Nagios to monitor Exchange 2007 Queues, etc.. ??
Hi Kevin, I have downloaded your TNT plugins 1.2.4-x64 for my x64 Win2003 R2, however when I try to run something like check_exchange from the command prompt to see any output I get... C:\NSClient\tnt_plugins_1.2.4-x64check_exchange.exe The system cannot execute the specified program. Any idea why this is happening? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Kevin Keane [mailto:subscript...@kkeane.com] Sent: October/03/2009 5:12 PM Cc: 'nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Using Nagios to monitor Exchange 2007 Queues, etc.. ?? Check out my TNTMonitoringPlugin project on Sourceforge. There is a plugin specifically to monitor Exchange. It handles both Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007. It does monitor queue lengths as well as a few other factors, but the focus is not really so much on load. Queue length primarily is an indicator of network problems. A long send queue, in particular, tells me that the Internet connection is down, or something along those lines. If you look at the source code for the plugin, you can also see the WMI query used. Mirza Dedic wrote: I cannot seem to find any solid information with Google.com on how to monitor my Exchange 2007 server, I am interested in knowing the send/receive queues, mainly to know the load at any certain time... On the box, I have NSClient++ installed (0.3.7) and I am already monitoring windows services, disk/memory/cpu; but I would like to have nagios look under the roof of the exchange server, and get me some #s for queue lengths. I guess this would be accomplished by WMI? I have not used WMI with NSClient++ before, does anyone have this setup in their environment for Exchange (or even IIS/ISA)? Please give some examples. Thank you.. -- Kevin Keane Owner The NetTech Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About Office: 866-642-7116 http://www.4nettech.com This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the e-mail and any copies, printouts or attachments thereof. -- Come build with us! The BlackBerryreg; Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9#45;12, 2009. Register now#33; http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf ___ 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 -- Come build with us! The BlackBerryreg; Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9#45;12, 2009. Register now#33; http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Using Nagios to monitor Exchange 2007 Queues, etc.. ??
I cannot seem to find any solid information with Google.com on how to monitor my Exchange 2007 server, I am interested in knowing the send/receive queues, mainly to know the load at any certain time... On the box, I have NSClient++ installed (0.3.7) and I am already monitoring windows services, disk/memory/cpu; but I would like to have nagios look under the roof of the exchange server, and get me some #s for queue lengths. I guess this would be accomplished by WMI? I have not used WMI with NSClient++ before, does anyone have this setup in their environment for Exchange (or even IIS/ISA)? Please give some examples. Thank you.. -- Come build with us! The BlackBerryreg; Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9#45;12, 2009. Register now#33; http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Host Check Dependency..
Hello,
I plan to use Host Check Dependency on my services... can someone please
confirm that the below will do the following scenario: If Ping fails to the
host machine (van-sql01) that is being monitored, Nagios will suppress the
services listed in the dependent_service_description portion of the
configuration...
define servicedependency{
host_name van-sql01
service_description Ping
dependent_host_name van-sql01
dependent_service_description NSClient Version, Uptime, C - Disk
Space, D - Disk Space, CPU Over 25min, Memory
execution_failure_criteria w,u,c
notification_failure_criteria w,u,c
}
Will this setup achieve that?
What if Nagios does not check PING first? Or will the setup above force for a
ping check initially before checking these services? (If ping is still pending,
will it wait until It gets the status of PING before checking these services
and suppressing them incase PING has failed??)
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[Nagios-users] Performance Counters Outputs
Hello list, I am having an issue trying to run... ./check_nt -H van-sql01 -p * -s * -v COUNTER -l \\SQLServer:Databases(DWH)\Log File(s) Size (KB),Log file for DWH is: %.2f Kb I get: Log file for DWH is: 143352.00 Kb | 'Log file for DWH is: %.2f Kb'=143352.00%;0.00;0.00; While 143352KB would be hard for someone to determine, is there a way to get it to show MB? I assume I would probably need to wrap the script into something that would output in MB, but I am not good with programming; anyone done anything like this before want to shed some light? Thanks. -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Service Check Dependency
Hello,
I am checking my nagios configuration and wanting to implement check
dependency, so that I can silence some of the many alerts we get. Could someone
help me better understand the service dependency check method..
My service dependency below.. I want all the services on VAN-SQL01 to depend on
the Ping check, if PING fails, I do not want to know about any of the other
services because they would obviously fail too if the host is down. Based on
the configuration below, will I be able to achieve this?
Below, it should suspend any Warning, Unknown, Critical messages from the
dependant_service_descrption list, if Ping fails on van-sql01?
Can someone please confirm this; any suggestions welcome.
Thanks.
define servicedependency{
host_name van-sql01
service_description Ping
dependent_host_name van-sql01
dependent_service_description NSClient Version, Uptime, C - Disk
Space, D - Disk Space, CPU Over 25min, Memory, CA ArcServe, Diskeeper,
Microsoft IIS, SQL01 - Services, SQL01 - Processes, SQL01 Port TCP Check, SQL01
SQL User Connections, SQL01 Deadlocks per Sec, SQL01 Log Hit Ratio, DB Size:
asdb, DB Log: asdb, DB Online: asdb, DB Size: BEDB, DB Log: BEDB, DB Online:
BEDB, DB Size: BESMgmt, DB Log: BESMgmt, DB Online: BESMgmt, DB Size: BOE11, DB
Log: BOE11, DB Online: BOE11, DB Size: CHAIN_STORE_GUIDE, DB Log:
CHAIN_STORE_GUIDE, DB Online: CHAIN_STORE_GUIDE, DB Size: ePO4_VAN-MONITOR, DB
Log: ePO4_VAN-MONITOR, DB Online: ePO4_VAN-MONITOR, DB Size: FRESHLOOK_DW, DB
Log: FRESHLOOK_DW, DB Online: FRESHLOOK_DW, DB Size: OPPY_AD_TRACKING, DB Log:
OPPY_AD_TRACKING, DB Online: OPPY_AD_TRACKING, DB Size:
SharePoint_AdminContent, DB Log: SharePoint_AdminContent, DB Online:
SharePoint_AdminContent, DB Size: SMS_o01, DB Log: SMS_o01, DB Online: SMS_o01,
DB Size: Sp-OPPY-SharedServices_Search_DB, DB Log:
Sp-OPPY-SharedServices_Search_DB, DB Online: Sp-OPPY-SharedServices_Search_DB,
DB Size: SP-OPPY-SharePoint_Config, DB Log: SP-OPPY-SharePoint_Config, DB
Online: SP-OPPY-SharePoint_Config, DB Size: SP-OPPY-WSS_Content, DB Log:
SP-OPPY-WSS_Content, DB Online: SP-OPPY-WSS_Content, DB Size:
SP-OPPY-WSS_Search_VAN-SHAREPOINT, DB Log: SP-OPPY-WSS_Search_VAN-SHAREPOINT,
DB Online: SP-OPPY-WSS_Search_VAN-SHAREPOINT, DB Size: SSO, DB Log: SSO, DB
Online: SSO, DB Size: Surround SCM, DB Log: Surround SCM, DB Online: Surround
SCM, DB Size: SUSDB, DB Log: SUSDB, DB Online: SUSDB, DB Size:
WSS_Content_mysite.oppy.com, DB Log: WSS_Content_mysite.oppy.com, DB Online:
WSS_Content_mysite.oppy.com, DB Size: WSS_search.oppy.com_Content, DB Log:
WSS_search.oppy.com_Content, DB Online: WSS_search.oppy.com_Content, DB Size:
WSS_sharepoint.oppy.com_Content, DB Log: WSS_sharepoint.oppy.com_Content, DB
Online: WSS_sharepoint.oppy.com_Content, DB Size: DB: OPPY_CAT_ANALYSIS_DW, DB
Log: DB: OPPY_CAT_ANALYSIS_DW, DB Online: DB: OPPY_CAT_ANALYSIS_DW
execution_failure_criteria w,u,c
notification_failure_criteria w,u,c
}
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[Nagios-users] Check result from check_mssql.pl returns null from nagios, but OK from shell ??
I am trying to use the check plug-in: Check_mssql.pl If I run it from the shell, using ./check_mssql.pl using my parameters, everything works OK and the DBs report Online. When I run this in Nagios, it reports null for all of my checks using check_mssql.pl I checked my nagios.cfg and I have removed any illegal object names and macros, as well disabled to use embedded Nagios Pearl; still I have this issue. Can anyone help me or shed some light as to why it does not work? Thank you. -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july___ 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
[Nagios-users] NSClient++ WMI Counters Check Commands ??
Hello, I am very inexperienced with using NSClient++ to query WMI Counters, but I want to tap into the resource as it has much information... Does anyone have WMI Counter Check CMDs for any of the following: SQL Server 2005 ISA 2003 OS Communicator Blackberry BES This would be greatly appreciated... I have found a few good sources online, but what better than to ask the Nagios list itself :) Even better.. anyone able to shed some light on how to write WMI Counter check CMDs for NSClient++? Below is an example of a command I am using that I have found.. command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p SOMEPORT -s PWD -v COUNTER -l \SQLServer:General Statistics\User Connections,User Connections %.2f -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ How does one see what other counters there are in SQLServer:General Statistics?? Thanks. -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july___ 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
[Nagios-users] Ubuntu 9.x and Nagios 3.1.2 - Error declared with atribute warn_unused_result
Hello, When I try to compile Nagios on my new box I keep getting a lot of: utils.c:4475: warning: ignoring return value of âasprintfâ, declared with attribute warn_unused_result utils.c:3352: warning: ignoring return value of âwriteâ, declared with attribute warn_unused_result utils.c: In function âsubmit_raw_external_commandâ: utils.c:4079: warning: ignoring return value of âasprintfâ, declared with attribute warn_unused_result Errors. The make all, make, make install works fine and Nagios gets installed.. should I be worried about the errors? -- ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Nagios Alerts to SMS using SMSTools help?
Hello, I plan to use smstools for my Nagios box to send out alerts to our cells if per say, our email gateway was down and Nagios alerts would not be delivered to the blackberries. In order to do this, I see a lot of users are using smstools, when I checked their site it seems that the development has been passed to another author and is now called smstools 3. Has anyone got smstools 3 working with nagios alerts? I live in Canada, will a cell-phone such as MOTO KRZR or RAZR work? Thanks. -- ___ 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
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Hello, I am stuck at choosing which configuration tool I should use for my Nagios, I plan to refine our checks to steamline them more for performance, and change some of the plug-ins used for checks, and would like to install a web-based configuration utlity. I've noticed there are a few to chose from.. NConf NagiosQL Lilac Platform Anyone experience with any of these, which one would you suggest to go with? My main deciding factor is speed, performance, and ease of use/customization-configuration. Thanks. -- ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Trying to use NSClient's counters...
Hello,
I have a few boxes where I would like to check deeper in for performance
counters such as our Exchange 2007 Server..
I am trying to run..
#Exchange Connection Count
define command{
command_name check_nt_exchange_connection_count
command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s password -p 12489 -v COUNTER
-l \\MSExchangeIS\\Connection Count -w 100 -c 250
}
#Exchange Delivery Time
define command{
command_name check_nt_exchange_delivery_time
command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s password -p 12489 -v COUNTER
-l \\MSExchangeIS(_Average Delivery Time)\\%%Usage,Average Delivery Time is
%.2f%% -w 2 -c 10
}
#Exchange Maximum Users
define command{
command_name check_nt_exchange_maximum_users
command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s password -p 12489 -v COUNTER
-l \\MSExchangeIS\\Connection Count -w 100 -c 250
}
#Exchange Messages Delivered/Minute
define command{
command_name check_nt_exchange_messages_delivered_per_min
command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s password -p 12489 -v COUNTER
-l MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\\Messages Delivered/min -w 25 -c 120
}
But I can't seem to get any proper responses.. what I get is..
0
This makes no sense? On the NSClient++ log...
2009-05-29 11:02:18: debug:.\NSClientListener.cpp:146: Data:
xr1p71c8MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\Messages Delivered/min
2009-05-29 11:02:18: debug:.\NSClientListener.cpp:171: Data: MSExchangeIS
Mailbox(_Total)\Messages Delivered/min
2009-05-29 11:02:18: debug:.\NSClient++.cpp:910: Injecting: checkCounter:
Counter=MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\Messages Delivered/min, nsclient
2009-05-29 11:02:18: error:.\CheckSystem.cpp:1019: ERROR: Counter not found:
MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\Messages Delivered/min: The counter path string
could not be parsed.
2009-05-29 11:02:18: error:.\CheckSystem.cpp:1021: ERROR: Counter not found:
MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\Messages Delivered/min: The counter path string
could not be parsed.
2009-05-29 11:02:18: error:.\CheckSystem.cpp:1050: ERROR: MSExchangeIS
Mailbox(_Total)\Messages Delivered/min: PdhAddCounter failed: -1073738816:
Unable to parse the counter path. Check the format and syntax of the specified
path.
(MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\Messages Delivered/min|MSExchangeIS
Mailbox(_Total)\Messages Delivered/min)
2009-05-29 11:02:18: debug:.\NSClient++.cpp:946: Injected Result: WARNING '0'
2009-05-29 11:02:18: debug:.\NSClient++.cpp:947: Injected Performance Result: ''
Any idea?
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[Nagios-users] NSclient++ Performance Counters Help ??
Hello,
I am trying to use NSClient++ to monitor performance counters; previously I
only used it to check disk space etc, but I am trying to make sure of the -v
COUNTER -l switch more now as it is very powerful.
In my config I have:
define command{
command_name check_nt_exchange_messages_delivered_per_min
command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s password -p 12489 -v COUNTER
-l MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\\Messages Delivered/min -w 25 -c 120
}
However, when I try to test this from my box with:
./check_nt -H van-mail01 -s xr1p71c -p 12779 -v COUNTER -l MSExchangeIS
Mailbox(_Total)\\Messages Delivered/min -w 25 -c 120
I get:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
Also, on Nagios it reports as null; which I would assume is because of the
above syntax issue.
How can I fix this?
The source I got my counter from is:
http://www.hackmyidea.com/wordpress/2007/11/14/misc-windows-checks-for-nagios/
Also, I noticed in my NSClient++ installation in the windows box (Exchange
2005/Win2003) there is a counters.defs file, should I be making use of that and
entering the counters in there as opposed to calling them from commands.cfg ?
If so, how could I use the ./check_nt to call a performance counter defined in
counters.defs ? (assuming this is what its for?).
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Re: [Nagios-users] NSclient++ Performance Counters Help ??
After some more trial and error, I got the command check fixed but there is
still an issue.
The command I am sending is:
r...@van-nagios:/usr/local/nagios/libexec# ./check_nt -H van-mail01 -s xr1p71c
-p 12779 -v COUNTER -l MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\\Messages Delivered/min
-w 25 -c 120
The output is: 0
When I check nsclient.log; here is what I have:
2009-05-06 11:09:18: debug:.\NSClientListener.cpp:146: Data:
xr1p71c8“MSExchangeISConnection
2009-05-06 11:09:18: debug:.\NSClientListener.cpp:171: Data:
“MSExchangeISConnection
2009-05-06 11:09:18: debug:.\NSClient++.cpp:910: Injecting: checkCounter:
Counter=“MSExchangeISConnection, nsclient
2009-05-06 11:09:18: error:.\CheckSystem.cpp:1019: ERROR: Counter not found:
“MSExchangeISConnection: The counter path string could not be parsed.
2009-05-06 11:09:18: error:.\CheckSystem.cpp:1021: ERROR: Counter not found:
“MSExchangeISConnection: The counter path string could not be parsed.
2009-05-06 11:09:18: error:.\CheckSystem.cpp:1050: ERROR:
“MSExchangeISConnection: PdhAddCounter failed: -1073738816: Unable to parse
the counter path. Check the format and syntax of the
specified path.
(“MSExchangeISConnection|“MSExchangeISConnection)
Where is “ coming from??
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Subject: [Nagios-users] NSclient++ Performance Counters Help ??
Hello,
I am trying to use NSClient++ to monitor performance counters; previously I
only used it to check disk space etc, but I am trying to make sure of the -v
COUNTER -l switch more now as it is very powerful.
In my config I have:
define command{
command_name check_nt_exchange_messages_delivered_per_min
command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s password -p 12489 -v COUNTER
-l MSExchangeIS Mailbox(_Total)\\Messages Delivered/min -w 25 -c 120
}
However, when I try to test this from my box with:
./check_nt -H van-mail01 -s xr1p71c -p 12779 -v COUNTER -l MSExchangeIS
Mailbox(_Total)\\Messages Delivered/min -w 25 -c 120
I get:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
Also, on Nagios it reports as null; which I would assume is because of the
above syntax issue.
How can I fix this?
The source I got my counter from is:
http://www.hackmyidea.com/wordpress/2007/11/14/misc-windows-checks-for-nagios/
Also, I noticed in my NSClient++ installation in the windows box (Exchange
2005/Win2003) there is a counters.defs file, should I be making use of that and
entering the counters in there as opposed to calling them from commands.cfg ?
If so, how could I use the ./check_nt to call a performance counter defined in
counters.defs ? (assuming this is what its for?).
Thanks.
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Re: [Nagios-users] How to receive notification alert by sms tomobile phone using Nagios
Hi Andrew, How are you configuring your sanity checks in Nagios? Thanks. From: Andrew Davis [mailto:ncc...@gmail.com] Sent: March/11/2009 9:39 AM To: Martyn Cc: 'Onotsky, Steve x55328'; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] How to receive notification alert by sms tomobile phone using Nagios A combination of the parents, hostgroups, and escalation. I'll post my configs later, but once you have confirmed that SMS is setup and working (make sure that for every email alert, you also get an SMS alert), then you define your network topology and put them into hostgroups. In my case, I have a hostgroup of network-core which includes my core routers, firewalls, Exchange server, Exchange storage, and the switch connecting the Exchange system with the firewall. I then have a contactgroup of the SMS addresses of three key people (myself included). If any of those device fail, Nagios sends notification via SMS. If anything else fails, it goes via emails. The kewl thing is I'll often sleep through emails, but if I get an SMS, I know something serious failed and I force myself to get up... Additionally, I tend to define a sanity check: a ping to yahoo and http to MSN and non-caching dns query of Google. If all sanity checks fail and are not resolved within 4 hours, then through escalations, an SMS is sent to the manager of the support team at our ISP as we likely have a bandwidth down issue. If sanity checks AND a core network device fail, my ISP doesn't get notified as we know its us... A. Davis Email: ncc...@gmail.commailto:ncc...@gmail.com There is no limit to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care who gets the credit. - Ronald Reagan Martyn wrote: Beat me too it with the same question Martyn From: Onotsky, Steve x55328 [mailto:steve.onot...@broadridge.com] Sent: 11 March 2009 15:55 To: ncc...@gmail.commailto:ncc...@gmail.com; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.netmailto:nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] How to receive notification alert by sms tomobile phone using Nagios I've been messing around with this, off and on (as time permits). How did you set up your config to go to SMS only if email fails? Thanks Steve Onotsky Server Support Technologist Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Canada 5970 Chedworth Way Mississauga ON L5R 4G5 Tel: (905) 507-5328 Fax: (905) 507-5312 Inet: steve.onot...@broadridge.commailto:steve.onot...@broadridge.com Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347 From: Andrew Davis [mailto:ncc...@gmail.com] Sent: March 11, 2009 11:35 To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.netmailto:nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] How to receive notification alert by sms to mobile phone using Nagios In Nagios 2nd Edition from Wolfgang Barth, he covers this in section 12.4.2. He covers smsclient, yasp, and smssend, but he points out what Jim pointed out... most are email to SMS conversion tools so if email is done, you're still not notified. smsclient and a modem resolve this. I have it installed and working fine. Our normal notifications go via email, but if a network device or email server is down, then notifications go via SMS. A. Davis Email: ncc...@gmail.commailto:ncc...@gmail.com There is no limit to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care who gets the credit. - Ronald Reagan Jim Avery wrote: 2009/3/11 tsedendorj oyunbat t_oyun...@yahoo.commailto:t_oyun...@yahoo.com: I'm new one in Nagios system. I work in mobile cellular operator company. And I need to know is there any chance to get notification alert via sms to my mobile phone when BSC or HLR equipments go down or stop working? Is there any configuration on Nagios? And how to connect Nagios server to sms center. Currently I use an external email-sms service similar to http://www.intellisms.co.uk so I can send emails from Nagios in the usual way and have them converted to SMS. It's extremely easy to set up, but has the disadvantage that if the email system goes down, we don't know about it! Alternatively, you could connect a mobile 'phone to your Nagios server and send SMS using gnokii http://www.gnokii.org/ or similar, or your mobile operator might well have an http interface you could use or can recommend other options. In Nagios, you specify the notification methods in command definitions which you can write yourself so it's extremely flexible. See http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/notifications.html under the heading Notification Methods. hth, Jim -- Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development
[Nagios-users] Nagios Service Check Delay
Hello,
I have Nagios monitoring about 200 services on our network, this includes
various services, processes and network devices. With this, we also have
NSClient++ monitoring our Windows boxes.
Currently, when a service is reported DOWN, Nagios schedules the next service
check to be 10minutes after.
Is there a way to make this less? I am looking for something close to 2minutes.
Here is an example of my config..
The Service generic template is:
define service{
namegeneric-service
active_checks_enabled 1
passive_checks_enabled 1
parallelize_check 1
obsess_over_service 1
check_freshness 0
notifications_enabled 1
event_handler_enabled 1
flap_detection_enabled 1
failure_prediction_enabled 1
process_perf_data 1
retain_status_information 1
retain_nonstatus_information1
is_volatile 0
check_period24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 2
retry_check_interval1
contact_groups admins
notification_optionsw,u,c,r
notification_interval 120
notification_period 24x7
register0
}
The service config:
define service{
use generic-service
contact_groups custom_notifygrp_1
host_name van-report
service_description Optimo Report Service
check_command van-report_optimo
}
The check command: (NSClient++ running on the host being checked)
define command{
command_namevan-report_optimo
command_line$USER1$/check_nt -H THEHOST -s PASSWD -p PORT -v
SERVICESTATE -l OptimoReportService
}
Based on the config above, shouldn't Nagios schedule the next service check
within 2 minutes?
What controls this option?
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Hello,
I am having issues getting the check_logfiles script from consol.com to work; I
am using their latest script and it was compiled in my AIX 5.3 environment.
From the aix box's console I run: check_logfiles -t 10 -f /test.cfg and I am
expected to get a CRITICAL warning based on test.cfg's configuration:
$seekfilesdir = '/tmp';
@searches = (
{
tag = 'aix',
logfile = '/mirde.log',
criticalpatterns =
[
'W3SVC2',
],
warningpatterns =
[
'W3SVC3',
],
options = 'count',
},
);
My results from the script keep coming out as OK, where it should give me a
CRITICAL and WARNING message since the 2 patterns exist in mirde.log test log.
Any idea why this is not working and/or tips?
The script seems functional, if I point the logfile to a non-existent file it
will error out properly. The check script has a chmod of 777 as well and is
being executed under root.
Thanks.
Mirza Dedic
Jr. Technical Analyst - The Oppenheimer Group
Office #(604) 461-6779 : Cell #(778) 895-8950
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Re: [Nagios-users] AIX check_logfiles from consol.com issues/errors - please help
Thanks Tarak this has resolved my issue.
I assume that when you point check_logfiles on a log file, it makes a hash of
the file and starts to monitor at the EOF waiting for new input and scanning
for the specific information.
CC'ing the nagios-users.
Thank you.
From: Tarak Patel [mailto:tarak.pa...@ec.gc.ca]
Sent: January/20/2009 1:28 PM
To: Mirza Dedic
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] AIX check_logfiles from consol.com issues/errors
- please help
Hi,
If I remember correctly each time you execute the script it keeps track of the
offset in file. This means that if there are no new entries (matching the
criterias) in the logfile since the last time check_logfile was executed it
will return okay. I think the script adds an offset value in a file (might be a
hidden file starting with .)
Regards,
Tarak.
System Analyst
Envrionment Canada
(514)421-4799
Mirza Dedic wrote:
Hello,
I am having issues getting the check_logfiles script from consol.com to work; I
am using their latest script and it was compiled in my AIX 5.3 environment.
From the aix box's console I run: check_logfiles -t 10 -f /test.cfg and I am
expected to get a CRITICAL warning based on test.cfg's configuration:
$seekfilesdir = '/tmp';
@searches = (
{
tag = 'aix',
logfile = '/mirde.log',
criticalpatterns =
[
'W3SVC2',
],
warningpatterns =
[
'W3SVC3',
],
options = 'count',
},
);
My results from the script keep coming out as OK, where it should give me a
CRITICAL and WARNING message since the 2 patterns exist in mirde.log test log.
Any idea why this is not working and/or tips?
The script seems functional, if I point the logfile to a non-existent file it
will error out properly. The check script has a chmod of 777 as well and is
being executed under root.
Thanks.
Mirza Dedic
Jr. Technical Analyst - The Oppenheimer Group
Office #(604) 461-6779 : Cell #(778) 895-8950
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[Nagios-users] check_by_ssh for new linxux users.. shed some light...
Hello, I have a Nagios system running (3.0.X) along with Nagios Plug-ins; while I am able to get Nagios to monitor all the things I need on a Win32 box (using NSClient++ Check_NT); I am having difficulty getting check_by_ssh to work for me. I have previously never used check_by_ssh; I am also fairly new to the linux OS. My OS is Ubuntu and many of the servers I want to monitor are RHEL4 or Fedora. I know that to get check_by_ssh to work, I need to create a private/public certificate on the client/server; anyone shed some light on how to create this? Do I create the key on my Nagios box? Under the same user that was used when compiling Nagios? For the remote host (monitored linux server); what do I need to do? Create the same user-id? How do I apply the certificate from my Nagios Host to the monitored Host so that my shell scripts can connect to the Host B without a password prompt? Please if you could, shed some light for a beginner. Also, our environment is using Kerberos, all the servers use SSH/Kerberos, this way when users are created in Active Directory they are replicated across the linux servers (is this why I can't find authorized_keys file?) Thank you. -- ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Nagios Notification using 2nd email server?
Hello, I have a unique configuration I would like to get Nagios to do; basically right now I am using sendmail on our Ubuntu box which is setup as a simple relay to use our exchange server to send emails to our technicians and also an outside mailbox (Gmail) incase the exchange server is down so that they are still able to receive it using their blackberries. What I need to do is have a way to get those notifications to the outside mailbox if the internet on the network that Nagios Host is on is not working. We have MPLS lines that WAN our other offices and they have their own internet connections. So if the internet on my A LAN is down, I want to be able to get notifications to the external mailbox using using my B office's internet; I would still be able to get the information to B's office since A B are connected with a MPLS (regardless if A's internet is down he can still talk to B). Any idea? Thank you. Mirza Dedic Jr. Technical Analyst - The Oppenheimer Group Office #(604) 461-6779 : Cell #(778) 895-8950 - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/___ 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
[Nagios-users] Alternative Notification Method for a Backup
Hello, I am looking at best practices to implement a 2nd alternative notification method that Nagios could use incase our office internet is down so that we still receive those messages? If the internet is down, the outside world would not be able to login to their email systems to see the nagios warnings. What would be an alternative to this? We do have a 2nd ISP in the office as a alternative (it is used to test stuff bypassing all the H/W S/W firewalls security) that I could use, but how do you configure or tell Nagios to send notifications through that to a specific outside-of-our-servers mailbox? (ex, gmail?). Thanks. Mirza Dedic Jr. Technical Analyst - The Oppenheimer Group Office #(604) 461-6779 : Cell #(778) 895-8950 - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php___ 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
Re: [Nagios-users] Alternative Notification Method for a Backup
Hello, I will be using sendmail on the box that Nagios is running and it will be relaying emails to our Exchange Server. -Original Message- From: Patrick Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June/16/2008 11:21 AM To: Mirza Dedic Cc: 'nagios Users Mailinglist' Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Alternative Notification Method for a Backup On Mon, 16 Jun 2008, Mirza Dedic wrote: We do have a 2nd ISP in the office as a alternative (it is used to test stuff bypassing all the H/W S/W firewalls security) that I could use, but how do you configure or tell Nagios to send notifications through that to a specific outside-of-our-servers mailbox? (ex, gmail?). You wouldn't configure Nagios to do that; you'd configure your mailer. How you would do that depends which you're using, and you haven't told us. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ___ 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
Re: [Nagios-users] Alternative Notification Method for a Backup
I have thought this over and I think the original method I was looking for is either flawed or would be rather very difficult to setup as the 2nd ISP is not physically connected to our LAN unless you manually make a switch in the server room (which defeats the purpose). However, we do have MPLS links to other offices/servers that have their own ISPs. A way to monitor internet connectivity on our main location would be to setup a Nagios server there and run check scripts in our main office that try to pull stuff from the net. Then send an SMTP email using that office's ISP to an external mailbox/SMS gateway to reach the admins. I plan to stick with that idea unless someone has a simpler more centralized solution for this to avoid a 2nd nagios/mailer setup? Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mirza Dedic Sent: June/16/2008 11:27 AM To: 'Patrick Morris' Cc: 'nagios Users Mailinglist' Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Alternative Notification Method for a Backup Hello, I will be using sendmail on the box that Nagios is running and it will be relaying emails to our Exchange Server. -Original Message- From: Patrick Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June/16/2008 11:21 AM To: Mirza Dedic Cc: 'nagios Users Mailinglist' Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Alternative Notification Method for a Backup On Mon, 16 Jun 2008, Mirza Dedic wrote: We do have a 2nd ISP in the office as a alternative (it is used to test stuff bypassing all the H/W S/W firewalls security) that I could use, but how do you configure or tell Nagios to send notifications through that to a specific outside-of-our-servers mailbox? (ex, gmail?). You wouldn't configure Nagios to do that; you'd configure your mailer. How you would do that depends which you're using, and you haven't told us. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ___ 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 - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ___ 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
Re: [Nagios-users] Monitoring Exchange 2007?
I have been trying to get a working plug-in that does this as well; deeper than what I have setup right now. The way I am monitoring Exchange 2007 is with service process checks, but this wouldn't give you a full monitoring covering as processes services can be UP but no mail coming through/working. Let me know what you find out as I'd like to improve on this as well. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Cruse Sent: May/30/2008 11:37 AM To: 'nagios Users Mailinglist' Subject: [Nagios-users] Monitoring Exchange 2007? I've recently been tasked with monitoring an Exchange 2007 single-copy cluster so I've been perusing what's available at nagiosexchange.org as well as poking around what Google turns up. Most of what I've found is pretty old (Exchange 5.5) with a few newer bits (Exchange 2003) but nothing specifically on Exchange 2007. I'm relatively confident the stuff for 2003 can probably be made to work but before I go reinventing the wheel I figured I'd check in and see if anyone else was monitoring Exchange 2007 that might have some suggestion, tips, tricks, or otherwise to share. Thanks! Andrew - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ 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 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ 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
[Nagios-users] Monitoring for Stale AIX Processes with Nagios ?
Hello, We have AIX 5.3 running on our production servers and the way things are setup we need to make sure there are no STALE processes on the box, by STALE I mean any idle process that has been running for more than 5 hours. Sure we can monitor this with topas -P and have a terminal session open at all times but this is not ideal. Does anyone know of a script or a way to accomplish this? Even if we would need to write a script/cron job to get the job done? Any help is appreciated and thank you. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ 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
[Nagios-users] Monitoring your office's Coffee Machine?
Hello, I know, totally off topic but what if you really wanted to? I want to monitor our Coffee Machine to warn me when it is running low (so that I can go there put a new coffee in for some fresssh coffee). Now I know it has nothing that Nagios can talk to; so my question does anyone know of a product you can attach to it that has network capabilities that Nagios can talk to? Lol Thanks! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mihai Tanasescu Sent: May/12/2008 1:55 PM To: Nagios Users Mailinglist Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Ring topology parent/child relation Nagios This problem should not exist. Nagios -- Router A -- Router B uplink1+2 ring (and Router B is in a ring topology which closes in it) http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=11uhx7as=3 (this is the logical layout) Yes. But if you cut the 2 uplinks from Router B, then the Nagios machine will see Router B as up but will not be able to reach any other router from the ring and will thus alert that all other routers are down (which is not true). I mean having split the ring into the 2 halves you suggested that: C has parent B, D has parent C, E has parent D G has parent B, F has parent G = B up but B uplinks to C and G down - alerts that C and G are down although they aren't Can this be eliminated ? (I'm sure the solution should be simple and obvious but I'm not being as careful as I should to see it) Am I right ? P.S. Currently I am monitoring each link state (up/down) by using SNMP interface queries (on Cisco routers) and the hosts themselves with ping/icmp on loopback interfaces that are propagated throughout the network for reachability(OSPF). Because if you cut the ring in 1 place all nodes can still be reached. So no router will go down. If you cut it in 2 places you loose part of the ring and only get alerts for the nodes directly on the other side of the cuts from your perspective. If you alert on unreachable as well then you get all the alerts you tried to get rid of by introducing the parent relation in the first place. So don't use them. You need an additional means of detecting your first cut in the ring as all routers can still be reached at that time and you will never know you had a problem unless you alert on the actual link conditions. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ 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 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ 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
[Nagios-users] FW: Monitoring your office's Coffee Machine?
Hello, I know, totally off topic but what if you really wanted to? I want to monitor our Coffee Machine to warn me when it is running low (so that I can go there put a new coffee in for some fresssh coffee). Now I know it has nothing that Nagios can talk to; so my question does anyone know of a product you can attach to it that has network capabilities that Nagios can talk to? Lol Thanks! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mihai Tanasescu Sent: May/12/2008 1:55 PM To: Nagios Users Mailinglist Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Ring topology parent/child relation Nagios This problem should not exist. Nagios -- Router A -- Router B uplink1+2 ring (and Router B is in a ring topology which closes in it) http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=11uhx7as=3 (this is the logical layout) Yes. But if you cut the 2 uplinks from Router B, then the Nagios machine will see Router B as up but will not be able to reach any other router from the ring and will thus alert that all other routers are down (which is not true). I mean having split the ring into the 2 halves you suggested that: C has parent B, D has parent C, E has parent D G has parent B, F has parent G = B up but B uplinks to C and G down - alerts that C and G are down although they aren't Can this be eliminated ? (I'm sure the solution should be simple and obvious but I'm not being as careful as I should to see it) Am I right ? P.S. Currently I am monitoring each link state (up/down) by using SNMP interface queries (on Cisco routers) and the hosts themselves with ping/icmp on loopback interfaces that are propagated throughout the network for reachability(OSPF). Because if you cut the ring in 1 place all nodes can still be reached. So no router will go down. If you cut it in 2 places you loose part of the ring and only get alerts for the nodes directly on the other side of the cuts from your perspective. If you alert on unreachable as well then you get all the alerts you tried to get rid of by introducing the parent relation in the first place. So don't use them. You need an additional means of detecting your first cut in the ring as all routers can still be reached at that time and you will never know you had a problem unless you alert on the actual link conditions. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ 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 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ 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
