Re: [Nagios-users] Monitoring IBM server-hardware (x3650) running Windows
Klaus Umbach wrote: > On 17/03/09 02:01, Kevin Keane wrote: > >> The way the check_dell plugin works that I'm using to monitor Dell >> servers is that it bypasses SNMP altogether, and simply calls Dell's >> reporting utility and parses out the results. As long as there is a >> similar IBM utility, maybe you can use that instead of SNMP? >> > > yes, there is one: ipssend.exe, but sometimes it says, there is no > controller, but I know, there is one. > It seems to me that if even IBM's own utility does not reliably recognize the controller, either there is no way to do it, or - more likely - you have some kind of hardware problem already. -- Kevin Keane Owner The NetTech Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About Direct: 760-721-8339 Office: 866-642-7116 kke...@4nettech.com 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. -- 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 software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com ___ 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 IBM server-hardware (x3650) running Windows
On 17/03/09 02:01, Kevin Keane wrote: > The way the check_dell plugin works that I'm using to monitor Dell > servers is that it bypasses SNMP altogether, and simply calls Dell's > reporting utility and parses out the results. As long as there is a > similar IBM utility, maybe you can use that instead of SNMP? yes, there is one: ipssend.exe, but sometimes it says, there is no controller, but I know, there is one. > Klaus Umbach wrote: > > On 16/03/09 10:07, Kevin Keane wrote: > > > >> https://sourceforge.net/projects/tntnagiosplugin/Windows SNMP is really > >> not all that useful in my experience. I have a feeling that Microsoft > >> would like it to go away in favor of their proprietary MOM. What you may > >> be able to use to get to hard disk failure information is WMI. > >> > > > > I asked the IBM OIDs of the IBM Director, it is not a specific windows > > issue, SNMP is not helpfull here. :-( > > > > > >> In fact, > >> I wrote a plugin that checks the SMART information (not RAID, though) on > >> either one host, or all workstations in a domain (it will need > >> appropriate permissions, which translates to either administrator access > >> or the Local System account). You can find that plugin in my > >> tnt_nagios_plugins project on SourceForge. I'll be happy to create a > >> plugin to check the IBM raid controller as long as you can provide me > >> with the needed documentation and either do the testing for me or give > >> me access to a development server for testing. > >> > > > > If I knew where to get this information, I could write the plugins myself > > :-) > > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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 > software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. > Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com > ___ > 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 > -- BOFH excuse #402: Secretary sent chain letter to all 5000 employees. -- 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 software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com ___ 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 IBM server-hardware (x3650) running Windows
The way the check_dell plugin works that I'm using to monitor Dell servers is that it bypasses SNMP altogether, and simply calls Dell's reporting utility and parses out the results. As long as there is a similar IBM utility, maybe you can use that instead of SNMP? Klaus Umbach wrote: > On 16/03/09 10:07, Kevin Keane wrote: > >> https://sourceforge.net/projects/tntnagiosplugin/Windows SNMP is really >> not all that useful in my experience. I have a feeling that Microsoft >> would like it to go away in favor of their proprietary MOM. What you may >> be able to use to get to hard disk failure information is WMI. >> > > I asked the IBM OIDs of the IBM Director, it is not a specific windows > issue, SNMP is not helpfull here. :-( > > >> In fact, >> I wrote a plugin that checks the SMART information (not RAID, though) on >> either one host, or all workstations in a domain (it will need >> appropriate permissions, which translates to either administrator access >> or the Local System account). You can find that plugin in my >> tnt_nagios_plugins project on SourceForge. I'll be happy to create a >> plugin to check the IBM raid controller as long as you can provide me >> with the needed documentation and either do the testing for me or give >> me access to a development server for testing. >> > > If I knew where to get this information, I could write the plugins myself > :-) > -- 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. -- 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 software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com ___ 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 IBM server-hardware (x3650) running Windows
2009/3/16 Klaus Umbach : > I can't see anything via SNMP that makes sense and the IBM Director Agents > sends no traps if a drive fails. The IBM Director server can be configured to send traps, and I believe if it's set up properly it will notify for failed disks (certainly it can do for failed disks in an array). You can tweak the exec statement in snmptt.conf to use $4 for the host name so any traps forwarded by snmptt for IBM Director traps will appear to be from the originating node and not from your IBM Director server. 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 software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com ___ 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 IBM server-hardware (x3650) running Windows
On 16/03/09 10:07, Kevin Keane wrote: > https://sourceforge.net/projects/tntnagiosplugin/Windows SNMP is really > not all that useful in my experience. I have a feeling that Microsoft > would like it to go away in favor of their proprietary MOM. What you may > be able to use to get to hard disk failure information is WMI. I asked the IBM OIDs of the IBM Director, it is not a specific windows issue, SNMP is not helpfull here. :-( > In fact, > I wrote a plugin that checks the SMART information (not RAID, though) on > either one host, or all workstations in a domain (it will need > appropriate permissions, which translates to either administrator access > or the Local System account). You can find that plugin in my > tnt_nagios_plugins project on SourceForge. I'll be happy to create a > plugin to check the IBM raid controller as long as you can provide me > with the needed documentation and either do the testing for me or give > me access to a development server for testing. If I knew where to get this information, I could write the plugins myself :-) - Klaus > > Klaus Umbach wrote: > > Hi, > > How can I monitor the hardware in IBM servers running Windows, especially > > the physical harddrives? > > > > I can't see anything via SNMP that makes sense and the IBM Director Agents > > sends no traps if a drive fails. > > > > I played around with check_serveraid, changed the ssh-stuff to winexe, > > but I don't like that solution because it needs an administrative account > > to execute ipssend.exe AND it doesn't work an all servers (sometimes it > > says "Found 0 IBM ServeRAID controller(s).", which is definitly a lie!) > > Before that inconsistency I even thought about compiling it with pp and > > run it via NRPE. > > > > My current workaround is checking the application-eventlog and filter for > > the source substr:ServeRAID. > > > > Has anybody found a better solution? > > > > Cheers > > Klaus > > > > > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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 > software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. > Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com > ___ > 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 > -- BOFH excuse #200: The monitor needs another box of pixels. -- 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 software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com ___ 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 IBM server-hardware (x3650) running Windows
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tntnagiosplugin/Windows SNMP is really not all that useful in my experience. I have a feeling that Microsoft would like it to go away in favor of their proprietary MOM. What you may be able to use to get to hard disk failure information is WMI. In fact, I wrote a plugin that checks the SMART information (not RAID, though) on either one host, or all workstations in a domain (it will need appropriate permissions, which translates to either administrator access or the Local System account). You can find that plugin in my tnt_nagios_plugins project on SourceForge. I'll be happy to create a plugin to check the IBM raid controller as long as you can provide me with the needed documentation and either do the testing for me or give me access to a development server for testing. Klaus Umbach wrote: > Hi, > How can I monitor the hardware in IBM servers running Windows, especially > the physical harddrives? > > I can't see anything via SNMP that makes sense and the IBM Director Agents > sends no traps if a drive fails. > > I played around with check_serveraid, changed the ssh-stuff to winexe, > but I don't like that solution because it needs an administrative account > to execute ipssend.exe AND it doesn't work an all servers (sometimes it > says "Found 0 IBM ServeRAID controller(s).", which is definitly a lie!) > Before that inconsistency I even thought about compiling it with pp and > run it via NRPE. > > My current workaround is checking the application-eventlog and filter for > the source substr:ServeRAID. > > Has anybody found a better solution? > > Cheers > Klaus > > -- 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. -- 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 software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com ___ 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 IBM server-hardware (x3650) running Windows
Hi, How can I monitor the hardware in IBM servers running Windows, especially the physical harddrives? I can't see anything via SNMP that makes sense and the IBM Director Agents sends no traps if a drive fails. I played around with check_serveraid, changed the ssh-stuff to winexe, but I don't like that solution because it needs an administrative account to execute ipssend.exe AND it doesn't work an all servers (sometimes it says "Found 0 IBM ServeRAID controller(s).", which is definitly a lie!) Before that inconsistency I even thought about compiling it with pp and run it via NRPE. My current workaround is checking the application-eventlog and filter for the source substr:ServeRAID. Has anybody found a better solution? Cheers Klaus -- BOFH excuse #92: Stale file handle (next time use Tupperware(tm)!) -- 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 software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com ___ 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
