Monitoring with nagios disk nrpe linux stack overflow. Fujitsu server plugins for nagios core is a collection of scripts, sample configurations and more for a nagios core integration and all products based on nagios core. I am having a problem with respect to nagios nrpe service is as follows. If you absolutely must have this reported in nagios, it seems like there are plenty of options. Nagios network monitoring software is enterprise server monitoring. But a component of the hp set of tools is the hpssacli or hpacucli utility, whose output could be parsed.
Ensuring the health of raid arrays and raid controllers is critical to protected against sudden downtime andor data loss. Probably compatible with all nagios derivatives, just havent tested on them. I recently installed nagios, mostly to monitor my software raid1 md0 and make it send me an email when a disk fails. My recommendation would be to use the hp management and health agents for the server. To check the raid volume health you will need a suitable hardware raid controller check script from the nagios exchange or you will have to write your own. In reality there is a lot of scripting ability hiding under the pretty exterior of windows. Nagios network monitoring software is enterprise server monitoring brought to you by.
Server monitoring is made easy in nagios because of the flexibility to monitor your servers with both agentbased and agentless monitoring. Check swraid python plugin to check the status of a software based raid device. Check all active software raid arrays on a linux server. The following example will use anchors custom adaptec raid health check script script that calls the adaptec utility arcconf. Experienced nagios administrators who want to install nagios xi on their own physical or virtual linux servers can use this guide to get started.
Nagios core is an open source software tool that can be used to monitor networkconnected systems and devices. By default, nagios core sends a repeating email when a sensor is in a persistent warning or. A check could involve a ping to see if it is up, measure a hosts disk space, and so on. Nov 26, 2014 i use nagios to monitor every server in my companys infrastructure. Check sun solaris metastat output for software raid errors. If you want to check the health status of a dell server through openmanage with nagios then there is a plugin for that. What i want is to check even the hard drive status for me and output ok only if it has passed. But it didnt find localhost in the ninjawebinterface, so i will use the nagiosdefaultwebinterface for the time being. All other servicemarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owner. We had a cool meeting last week with one of our users, and he gave us some great suggestions for tweaks and improvements. Oct 25, 2012 this plugin checks all raid volumes hardware and software that can be identified. Nagios xi nagios log server nagios network analyzer nagios fusion. Raid plugin we currently have a pretty elaborate nagios systems running and running great, but we are lacking disk checks for the raid controller.
Software raid is a staple of the windows dedicated server and can compare well with hardware raid solutions in terms of capabilities and performance. Python plugin to check the status of a software based raid device. We are looking for something to check for disk failures or at minimum parse the message log for command raid errors. Implementing effective raid monitoring with nagios offers fast detection of network outages and. I use nagios to monitor every server in my companys infrastructure. Nagios xi is an incredibly powerful enterprise tool, but the free 7 node license can be extremely beneficial for home use. Checking hard and software raid with icinga2 daily system. We are looking for something to check for disk failures or at minimum parse. After all, just about every conceivable system admin task is scriptable under unix or linux. Adaptec aac raid via aaccli or afacli or arcconf adaptec aac raid via aaccli or afacli or arcconf aix software raid via lsvg hpcompaq smart array.
Anyone intimately familiar with the unixlinux way of doing things, and is then confronted with the often ugly ways of windows will no doubt be horrified at its lack of scripting. By name, these categories are ok, warning, and critical. I have a mirrored dynamic disk on my windows 2003 server. Then simply add the following service description to your nagios config. Monitoring raid controllers in a environment is very important because, if disk failed we will get notified then we can take an immediate preventing action by replacing the failed disk. Nagios, the nagios logo, and nagios graphics are the servicemarks, trademarks, or registered. Automating the checking of the status of software raid volumes in windows. Plugin for nagios to check the status of linux swraid devices. Nagios provides complete monitoring raid arrays and raid controllers. In order to use the callhomeservice some templates have to be created cf. Instead of the nagios daemon doing a check, the external application submits data to the daemon. Raid redundant array of inexpensive disks is a method for protecting against data loss on hard drvies. What any hardware raid solution will come with, however, is a way of monitoring what exactly the little. This is how i check the time manually by running the plugin against the nagios server, logged in as a user not root.
With over 5000 different addons available to monitor your servers, the community at the nagios exchange have left no stone unturned. For this list, we are inspired by the ever growing community of home lab, tech enthusiasts, and system administrators who have a little network closet of their own to keep the household running well. Nagiosicingasensu plugin to check current servers raid status this plugin checks all raid volumes hardware and software that can be identified. This plugin checks all raid volumes hardware and software that can be identified. I have done the configuration of each of the files, but does not recognize me nagios response delivered by nrpe on the cl. Use nagios to monitor linux software raid legit nerd. The plugin determines the status of raidsets, raid controllers and of individual discs s. Nagios was highlighted in an article by windowsreport titled, 6 great software tools to inspect network traffic with. Dec 07, 2015 monitoring raid controller using nagios. Monitoring vmware esx system health and hardware using nagios. The host check runs in a child process that was forked from the main nagios daemon. Networkmonitoring software is primarily designed for the business domain and network admins. Using nagios to monitor raid status on poweredge 1750 perc4. To install this you will need to obtain this software from the.
Mar 18, 2016 if you want to check the health status of a dell server through openmanage with nagios then there is a plugin for that. Some checks require root permission, that is acomplished using sudo. Nagios is known for being the best server monitoring software on the market. Its a bit of a hassle to setup, but once you get it up and running and understand the basic concept and how to use nrpe, it becomes easy to start monitoring every aspect of every machine in your network there are many services for which you need to seek out monitoring scripts in order to keep an. Nagios, the nagios logo, and nagios graphics are the servicemarks, trademarks, or registered trademarks owned by nagios enterprises. Raid controller monitoring hard drive monitoring disk monitoring storage monitoring. Using nagios to monitor raid status on poweredge 1750. When the host check has completed, the child process will inform the main nagios process its parent of the check results. Checks all raid volumes hardware and software that can be identified, reporting if there are any errors.
Nagios the industry standard in it infrastructure monitoring. Steps to configure raid monitoring with icinga 2 download and install the standard nagiosmonitoring plugin package includes one for a long time, but there is a new check for raids under linux. Checking hard and software raid with icinga2 daily. Nagios provides complete monitoring of hard drives including disk usage, directories, files, s. By default, this plugin expects the file to be in the following. It requires the mdadm utility which is what you also used to create the raid array. I have 4 disks on 2 raid1 arrays, so 2 disks per raid1. Those can email, dump to syslog and send snmp traps. Aug 01, 2016 the nagios plugins development team is proud to announce that nagiosplugins 2. While written originally for nagios, its known to work also with. Nothing says wtf like logging into a client server, running diskpart list volume and seeing this. Hi i have a bash script to check the software raid. One of his ideas was adding the ability to schedule immediate checks in bulk, so that once problems are fixed, admins can quickly cross hosts and services off the list of problems.
A guide to monitoring servers with nagios boolean world. Probably compatible with all nagios derivatives, just havent tested on them download latest version from project homepage. Adaptec raid monitoring plugin for windows server 2012 setup. By default, this plugin expects the file to be in the following location. How to enable raid monitoring in nagios supportsages. Finally, you can integrate it as nagios check using convenient for you method. In the following example a 64bit windows server 2012 is used, but the instructions can be applied analogously to other versions of windows. Sometimes, when linux sees enough disk errors, it will switch a mount to readonly.
It processes data from sensors and separates the results into categories. Agents agents expose management information on a device. Check all raid volumes hardware and software that can be identified. Software raid check view topic nagios support forum. I have 3 custom cfg files that i added to g called g g and g. The main nagios process then handles the check results and takes appropriate action running event handlers, sending notifications, etc. Putty hangs exactly the amount of time the real line shows, and then outputs what i previously posted. Cpu load, raid status an snmp system is generally considered to have 3 components. Raid controller monitoring with nagios raid redundant array of inexpensive disks is a method for protecting against data loss on hard drvies. Software raid check by agriffin wed jun 27, 2012 10. You will get an alert from nagios whenever there is a physical problem with the server like the raid, battery, and many other components. Nagiosicingasensu plugin to check current servers raid status. Adaptec raid monitoring plugin for windows server 2012 set.
Simple shell script that reads procmdstat and creates some status according to that files content. I have done the configuration of each of the files, but does not recognize. Is there a way to have the server send an email when there is an issue with the volume. This runs straight on both 32bit and 64bit systems and all modern linux distros that have python. Im trying to monitor an hp smart array controller using nagios. Its a bit of a hassle to setup, but once you get it up and running and understand the basic concept and how to use nrpe, it becomes easy to start monitoring every aspect of every machine in your network.