I've just gotten my first Nagios system set up and running, so if this is a common question, please forgive me and point out what I overlooked.
I want to use Nagios and the check_snmp plug-in to monitor the ambient temperature in my server room, and send alerts when the air conditioner fails. My Dell PowerEdge servers have an ambient temperature probe that reports in tenths of a degree Celsius. Here's an example: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_snmp -H 10.253.192.204 -o .1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.6.1.3 SNMP OK - 240 | iso.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.6.1.3=240 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ The output indicates that the temperature is 24 degrees Celsius or (9/5)*24+32=75.2 degrees Fahrenheit. I'd like to use the Fahrenheit value in my emails, and set warning and critical values such as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_snmp -H 10.253.192.204 -o .1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.6.1.3 -w :220 -c :225 SNMP CRITICAL - *230* | iso.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.700.20.1.6.1.3=230 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ (These are artificially low, just for testing.) My question is, should I just hard-code the values in the email message ("Warning: the server room temperature exceeds 80 F.") or could I calculate within Nagios and say "Warning: the server room temperature is XX F." If I can calculate within Nagios, please point out an example in the documentation or other source. Thanks for your suggestion. I really appreciate all the time and effort devoted to Nagios. -Kevin Kevin Zembower Internet Services Group manager Center for Communication Programs Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University 111 Market Place, Suite 310 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 410-659-6139 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.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