If you want to monitor ports you could probably check the port status from the switch via snmp and add that as a dependency to the server. You could also check the port status of the bonded nics via snmp on the server itself. No need to duplicate anything.
"Robert Jackson" <r...@walkermartyn.co.uk> wrote: >Thanks for the reply Jim, > >I take it I'm looking at duplicating hosts and services if I choose not >to go down the route of the switches sending traps (just seems like more >work I can do without)? I was kind of thinking the switches would be >parents of the ports which in turn would be parents of the network >devices (servers, pc's printers etc). That way if a port went down for >instance, I would only get alerts for the port and not for the services >of the device attached to that port. Seem logical? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Avery [mailto:j...@jimavery.me.uk] >Sent: Tuesday 17 August 2010 08:56 >To: Nagios Users List >Subject: r...@walkermartyn.co.uk - Email found in subject - Re: >[Nagios-users] Bonding/Teaming Monitoring > >On 17 August 2010 06:55, Robert Jackson <r...@walkermartyn.co.uk> wrote: >> My current situation is that I have 2 core switches (Cisco 2960G's) in >a >> failover capability. Every one of our servers (Windows, RHEL & >Solaris) has >> NIC bonding/teaming enabled and obviously one switch serves network >access >> to NIC #0, the other switch serves network access to NIC #1. >> >> I'm looking for the best way to setup failover monitoring of the >switch >> ports and server connections under my setup. > >I don't use Cisco kit myself, but I would guess you would get the >relevant alerts by configuring your switches to send snmp traps. >You'll need to configure snmptrapd on your Nagios server to receive >them and use snmptt to get them in to Nagios one way or another >(either via the command interface or via a database using NagTrap for >example). > >hth, > >Jim > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >------ >This SF.net email is sponsored by > >Make an app they can't live without >Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge >http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-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 >orting info will risk being sent to /dev/null > > >************************************************************************ >The information in this internet E-mail is confidential and is intended >solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it >by anyone else is unauthorised. Any views or opinions presented are >solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of >Walker Martyn Ltd or any of its affiliates. If you are not the >intended recipient please contact administra...@walkermartyn.co.uk > >Walker Martyn Ltd, company number SC197533. Company is >registered in Scotland and has its registered office at 1 Park >Circus Place, Glasgow G3 6AH, UK. >**************************************************************** > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >This SF.net email is sponsored by > >Make an app they can't live without >Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge >http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-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 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-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
