Re: [Nagios-users] NOC display screen
On 02/27/2011 10:33 PM, Jim Avery wrote: A similar question came up here only a couple of weeks ago. This was my advice.. If it's any help to you, the URL I now use is: http://webserver/nagios/cgi-bin/status.cgi?host=allhostprops=10servicestatustypes=29serviceprops=10sorttype=2sortoption=6noheader Even though this doesn't explictly show hosts, if a host is down you will still see it on this page because its services will also be down (or unknown or whatever). According to the Display Filters panel which appears if you remove the noheader, this one shows: Host Status Types: All Host Properties:Not In Scheduled Downtime Has Not Been Acknowledged Service Status Types: Pending | Unknown | Warning | Critical Service Properties: Not In Scheduled Downtime Has Not Been Acknowledged and the sort is by state duration descending. Of course it won't show downed hosts if they have no services. I make sure all hosts have at least one service (even if that's just ping) so they can be seen on this service page. Oke, that is getting close, need to add some service checks to hosts that don't have that. However this will not show flapping events :( something that is important. Not sure if it will show blocking outages. -- Free Software Download: Index, Search Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-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] NOC display screen
Hi all, I was wondering what everybody is using for there noc display screen. We have a display screen where I want to display both the host and service problems (if any). Using the normal nagios webpages we still have to click on either the service or host to display a particular problem. I see there is something called Naglite(v1,v2 and v3) which seems to do the trick. With a bit of tweaking this should work. Before I start configure I would like to know what you are all using. Regards, chiel -- Free Software Download: Index, Search Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-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] Dependencie question
hi, I want that if a child is checked and it seems to be down it also checks the parrent if its down. Because now I just uses the last check state from the parrent. This is for both hosts and services dependecie. How can I set this up? chiel- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] SNMP parent
I monitor a switch in our network with a couple of snmp scripts. Sometimes it happens that there is no snmp connection availible through the network and all the checks report this problem. Can I use service dependencie in this case on all the snmp script that use a snmpagent as a parent? Or am I missing something and that there is the posibility that I could miss a warning notification. - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Plugin that will test nagios.cfg
I'm looking for a plugin that will check if the nagios.cfg is ok. So besecauly run this command: /usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -v /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg. Is there a plugin for this? I want this because I reload the nagios config every 15 minutes through a cronjob. And I want to be notified if there is a error in the config. The reason of using a cronjob is that custom programs populate/change my .cfg files - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Generate reports for customers
Hello, Can anyone comment on the bellow? I have taken a look on nagiosexchange but I would like to know some input from users that are realy using it. - Original Message - From: chiel To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:57 PM Subject: [Nagios-users] Generate reports for customers Hi, I'm using nagios to monitor my customers. Now I would like to generate reports for each customers and for each service on there hosts. I see that I can do something with trends but that would put a label Report Produced By: Nagios on the image, or is there something so I can remove that? What are you guys using for this kind of reporting? and what are the options? I see that on nagiosexchange there are some tools availible but I don't want to test them all out. chiel -- - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ -- ___ 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 DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Generate reports for customers
Hi, I'm using nagios to monitor my customers. Now I would like to generate reports for each customers and for each service on there hosts. I see that I can do something with trends but that would put a label Report Produced By: Nagios on the image, or is there something so I can remove that? What are you guys using for this kind of reporting? and what are the options? I see that on nagiosexchange there are some tools availible but I don't want to test them all out. chiel - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Problem with nagios mailinglist mailman
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users The above url doesn't work anymore (reports some bug). Its for (un)subscribing..- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Load on a nagios server that only does notifications
Hi all, I thinking about to do all of my checks trough slave servers using nsca and to use one master server for notification (e-mail and sms) and the nagios website. The load will spread over the slave servers. But I wondering what load I can expect on the server that only does the notification and website. - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Send notification if state doesn't change
hi all, I got some passive services checks in nagios. When this services goes into critical state I get a notification. But everytime I need to reset the service to OK by submitting a passive check through the nagios webinterface. Because if I leave it in critical I will not send a other notification if a other critical result occurs, because the service is already in a critical state. Is there something to keep sending notification for a passive check (maybe active check to) even if that service is already in, for example, critical? chiel - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Send notification if state doesn't change
That is not execly what I mean. The notivication_interval will resend a notification after a period of time. I use passive checks, and the only thing that this check will recieve is critical states. So every time I recieve a pasive check I want a notification. - Original Message - From: Sapon, Dimitry To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Send notification if state doesn't change From what I understand, the notification_interval option defined in the service definition is what tells Nagios how often to resend the message. Default is 60 hence why you might never have gotten another one. Try lowering that value and that should work. -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chiel Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:58 AM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagios-users] Send notification if state doesn't change hi all, I got some passive services checks in nagios. When this services goes into critical state I get a notification. But everytime I need to reset the service to OK by submitting a passive check through the nagios webinterface. Because if I leave it in critical I will not send a other notification if a other critical result occurs, because the service is already in a critical state. Is there something to keep sending notification for a passive check (maybe active check to) even if that service is already in, for example, critical? chiel ___ This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may be privileged and confidential. Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you receive This e-mail in error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the message. Ce courriel est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen. -- - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ -- ___ 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 DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Load slowly increases after interval change
Hello, Currently I'm monitor about 100 hosts with about 300 service check. I want to know what the load will be if I set some servicechecks with a interval of 5 minutes to 1 minute, so I have changed this last night and started to monitor the load. See the picture below. http://chiel.mine.nu/load-day2.png The strange thing is that the load is not going up right away (what I expected) but in a while slowly increases. How is this possible? This machine only runs nagios (version 2.8). chiel - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] check_ping
Try to re-compile the plugins without ipv6 support. See: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-isp/2006-June/004152.html chiel - Original Message - From: Kyle Vorster [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:21 AM Subject: [Nagios-users] check_ping Hi Guys, Having some issues with check_ping, get the following error. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ./check_ping -H localhost -w 1000,10% -c 2000,20% -p 1 CRITICAL - You need more args!!! could not open pipe: Any one know what might be wrong ? Regards, Kyle Vorster - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ 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 DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ 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] Create mesh network in status map
hello, We got a mesh network (every node connected to each other). But how can I use this in the status map? I don't think its a parrent/child relation because a node will still be up if a parrent fails (because there are other parrents). Can somebody explain me this and how to set it up for the status map? chiel- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Create mesh network in status map
And how can I make a relation between them that way? because I have also normal hosts that I monitor that are not part of this mesh. chiel - Original Message - From: Jo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: chiel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Create mesh network in status map chiel wrote: hello, We got a mesh network (every node connected to each other). But how can I use this in the status map? I don't think its a parrent/child relation because a node will still be up if a parrent fails (because there are other parrents). Can somebody explain me this and how to set it up for the status map? I guess you'll have to treat them all as independent hosts, all at the same level. Jo - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ 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] Router L3 Device CPU Memory Utilization
Router L3 Device CPU Memory UtilizationYou can use check_snmp and provide the MIB. Or take a look at the following website: http://nagios.manubulon.com/ It has some standard scripts that check the cpu/mem/interface for a router. - Original Message - From: Navdeep Sidhu To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:02 AM Subject: [Nagios-users] Router L3 Device CPU Memory Utilization Hi I'm using Nagios 2.8 version right now I'm using Nagios to monitor the server resources like HDD, CPU, Memory Ping etc. Now I want to monitor router layer 3 CPU memory utilization. So please suggest me the way forward. Thanks in advance. Navdeep == i-choose online store at www.tataindicom.com Your Comfort.Your Convenience.YourChoice. == DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and permanently delete this message and any attachments from your system. Any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to change.TATATELESERVICES LTD. (including its group companies) shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system. TATA TELESERVICES LTD. (or its group companies) does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that this communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. -- - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ -- ___ 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 DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ 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] Nagios sents notifi immideatly after recieving syslog error
Hi Thomas, Thanks for pointing met to check_log3, but i'm not sure if its what i'm looking for after I tested it. I didn't test the GroundWork yet because at this moment I only use Nagios. The thing that I am looking for is as follows, I want to get my Nagios notification e-mail as follows: * Nagios 2.8 * Notification Type: PROBLEM Host: NAGIOS State: DOWN Address: ***.***.***.*** Info: Syslog messages $DEVICENAME$ has reported the following syslog messages over the last 5 minutes: Emergencies: -emergencie message 1 -emergencie message 1 Alerts: -alert message 1 Critical: -etc... Date/Time: Mon Mar 19 13:21:07 CET 200 ..Or something like that. Group those messages together is also a posibility but I prefer the above methode. Is this posible with the Groundwork Foundation? or must I write some custom script? (don't hope so because I'm not that good of a programmer..maybe someone can help?) chiel - Original Message - From: Thomas Stocking [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: chiel [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios sents notifi immideatly after recieving syslog error Well, yes...or do it at the plugin level. I mean, what about writing the syslog messages to a log file that you parse every 5 minutes? There are plugins like check_log3 that do this, and they can be set to filter for regex expressions. Another way would be to use syslog-ng to accept and filter the syslog messages, and post them to Nagios as passive checks via a program that does some consolidation/filtering for you. We have done this using the Foundation database in GroundWork - post the messages there, and then query periodically to find the conditions you want an alert for with a simple perl plugin. FYI GroundWork Foundation is now bundled into GroundWork Monitor Open Source 5.1. Thomas http://www.nagiosexchange.org/Solaris.50.0.html?tx_netnagext_pi1[p_view]=423 http://www.balabit.com/products/syslog_ng/ http://gwfoundation.sourceforge.net/ http://www.groundworkopensource.com/downloads/full_download.html Andy Shellam wrote: At first glance I'd say you'd need to write your own notification handler that does this for you. It would be much easier to write, say, a shell script that takes the notification details as parameters to the script. That way your script can then do much greater filtering than Nagios alone does. Andy. chiel wrote: Hello, On some of my network devices I have set up syslog to send there results to Nagios trough passive checks. This works perfectly. When syslog sents a error messages Nagios immideatly sents a notification e-mail/sms. The thing is that when syslog sent for example 20 error messages from one device within 5 secondes I also get 20 e-mail/sms notifications. Is there a way that Nagios waits for (let say) 5 minutes, after the first error hase been received, and than sents these 20 error messages all in one notification? chiel !DSPAM:37,461cecf489294516711538! - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV !DSPAM:37,461cecf489294516711538! ___ Nagios-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 !DSPAM:37,461cecf489294516711538! - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Nagios-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID
[Nagios-users] Nagios sents notifi immideatly after recieving syslog error
Hello, On some of my network devices I have set up syslog to send there results to Nagios trough passive checks. This works perfectly. When syslog sents a error messages Nagios immideatly sents a notification e-mail/sms. The thing is that when syslog sent for example 20 error messages from one device within 5 secondes I also get 20 e-mail/sms notifications. Is there a way that Nagios waits for (let say) 5 minutes, after the first error hase been received, and than sents these 20 error messages all in one notification? chiel - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ 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] NRPE - command arguments, security?
Hi all, I have just implemented some NRPE servers and I want to allow command arguments with nrpe. In the security readme form nrpe I see that this is a security issue and you must set dont_blame_nrpe (only the argument name already...). The only thing is that I don't see any reason in the docs why this is so dangerous. Can somebody please explain? chiel - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ 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] nrpe stopped working after upgrade
hi, I had this issue also today. In my case I had the command definitions set to recieve aruguments ($ARG1$, $ARG2$..etc) but the service definitions did not pased any aruguments (sinds it didn't need to). After making a second check_nrpe command definition that didn't expected any arguments it worked. hope it helps, - Original Message - From: Andy Shellam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Henrik Morsing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe stopped working after upgrade Hi Henrik, As I mentioned previously, the no output returned from plugin error means that Nagios did contact NRPE successfully, but had nothing returned (otherwise you'd get a Socket timeout or NRPE: SSL handshake failed or similar failure). If you're certain Nagios isn't actually contacting NRPE, then I suggest you check your Nagios config etc. What might be helpful is if you also post: What happens when you run check_nrpe -H remote_host_ip -c a_valid_nrpe_command when run as the Nagios user. The output you see in Nagios. Your Nagios's NRPE command definition and a relevant service definition. Andy. Henrik Morsing wrote: So no-one has any other ideas? Regards Henrik On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 11:39:22AM +0100, Henrik Morsing wrote: On Mon, Apr 09, 2007 at 07:36:17PM +0900, Robert Smith wrote: You could also try prepending an echo to the command_line in the command and you will see the exact command line it is executing in the cgi interface, then copy and paste that into a terminal. work the bugs out from there. Thanks. Where do I add this exactly? Thanks, Henrik Morsing - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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 - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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 !DSPAM:37,461b986889292390011319! - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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 - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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] NRPE - command arguments, security?
Thanks Andy, makes sense now. I have implemented the 3 security features you suggested so I will keep using it this way. chiel - Original Message - From: Andy Shellam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: chiel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] NRPE - command arguments, security? Certainly. Imagine you have this command in your nrpe.cfg file: command[check_disk]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/chec_disk -p $ARG1$ and you want to pass /usr as the parameter to check the disk space available to the /usr directory. Now, imagine some rogue has discovered you're running NRPE on your server, connects to it, and sends the command check_disk with /usr rm -rf / as the argument. NRPE will pass out to the shell the command /usr/local/nagios/libexec/chec_disk -p /usr rm -rf / which will cause it to run the plugin, then erase the entire contents of your server's file system. To be fair, I think it's only a risk if your server is wide open in other ways, such as: - NRPE allowing any host to connect to it - No firewall restrictions - sudo security really permissive etc. So if you know that only your Nagios server can connect to Nagios (restricted by firewalls and allowed_hosts in nrpe.cfg) I think, with a bit of extra attention paid to command definitions, you'll be OK. But that's just my opinion. Note you also have to have compiled NRPE with an extra option to allow command arguments (./configure --enable-command-args) as well as setting the option in the config file. Andy. chiel wrote: Hi all, I have just implemented some NRPE servers and I want to allow command arguments with nrpe. In the security readme form nrpe I see that this is a security issue and you must set dont_blame_nrpe (only the argument name already...). The only thing is that I don't see any reason in the docs why this is so dangerous. Can somebody please explain? chiel !DSPAM:37,461b98af89291579711602! - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV !DSPAM:37,461b98af89291579711602! ___ 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 !DSPAM:37,461b98af89291579711602! - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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] Configuration tool for large environment
Ok, thanks for pointing me to the Groups function in Monarch. Altrough I will have to install Groundwork open source, I will give it a try. Does anyone have experiance with these kinds of setup's?? I also find I the monarch readme file: quote: VII.Multiple Instances of Nagios You will find most of the imformation you need in the Help document. More information can be found in the MonarchDeploy module. In it is an example that has been implemented successfully. But I can't find any usefull information in the help files. does anybody ever used the MonarchDeploy.pm script? Michiel - Original Message - From: Thomas Stocking [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Configuration tool for large environment That can work, sure. If you are using Monarch, you can use the MonarchCallout.pm to initiate an rsync and/or scp over to the backup server and restart Nagios there. You might also check out the Goups function in Monarch - helps with distributing the config to multiple Nagios servers. Thomas Marc Powell wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:nagios-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chiel Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:22 AM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagios-users] Configuration tool for large environment This setup work perfectly, the only issue that I have is that I will have to do all the configuration twice. Is there some kind of tool that I can use to sync the configuration to a secondary server? We use rsync over ssh hourly to synchronize configs from a central host to 5 other hosts. It's worked very well for almost 5 years. -- Marc - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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 - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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 - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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] Configuration tool for large environment
Hello, I'm using Nagios to monitor a large amount of hosts en services. I want to use a easy to use administration tool to do the configurations. I currently using Monarch, it does the job verry good. But I have searched the nagios exchange website and there are some other programs that also will do the job (fruity, NagiosQL 2005, NagiosWeb). I was wondering what kind of front end you guys use, and what your experience are with these tools. Another quistion I have I with failover servers. I use a failover server that is actively checking all the hosts that my nagios server is checking, the only diffrence is that I will only enable notification when the first nagios fails. This setup work perfectly, the only issue that I have is that I will have to do all the configuration twice. Is there some kind of tool that I can use to sync the configuration to a secondary server? Thanks.- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ 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] check_nagios and system log
check_nagios -e 5 -F /usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.log -C /usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -e, --expires=INTEGER Minutes aging after which logfile is considered stale Just raise -e - Original Message - From: Falk Brockerhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:39 PM Subject: [Nagios-users] check_nagios and system log Hi, I'm running two Nagios-Boxes which should monitor themselves. Server A monitors Server B and viceversa. I'm using check_nagios, executed remote via ssh. This setup works fine, check_nagios looks for one or more running nagios processes and for an entry in the system log not older than 5 minutes. This is a perfect solution to monitor if nagios is still working correctly - almost. Nagios only logs if there is an issue with a monitored service or an user action. But in a perfect world there isn't any entry.. ok, in my world there is an entry, but not every five minutes. So check_nagios reports NAGIOS WARNING: 1 process, status log updated 1379 seconds ago. Is there an option to enable a I'm still alive!-entry in the logfile each minute or so? Or is there a more gentle way to monitor if nagios is working fine? Regards, Falk - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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 - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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] Problem with notify-by-email
Hi, When Nagios is trying to send me an e-mail I get the following error in the event log: [03-14-2007 12:02:36] Warning: Attempting to execute the command /usr/bin/printf %b * Nagios 2.7 *\n\nNotification Type: PROBLEM\n\nService: Nagios\nHost: \nAddress: ***.***.***.***\nState: CRITICAL\n\nDate/Time: Wed Mar 14 12:02:36 CET 2007\n\nAdditional Info:\n\nNAGIOS CRITICAL: Could not locate a running Nagios process! | -s ** PROBLEM alert - /Nagios is CRITICAL ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] resulted in a return code of 127. Make sure the script or binary you are trying to execute actually exists... I use Nagios 2.7 with Debian and Exim4. Exim is working normal and sents a e-mail when I do the following test: printf text | mail -s subject e-mail address The notify-by-email command is present in the commands.cfg I didn't find any help on google etc.. any idea? chiel- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ 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] Problem with notify-by-email
Thanks, After adding mail into the command it works. What may have caused it to not be there? I didn't specify --with-mail=dir when I compiled nagios. Can that be the problem??? - Original Message - From: Mies, Christian To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Problem with notify-by-email Hi, have a look at this part of the error: Nagios process! | -s ** PROBLEM alert The mail command is missing, I think. Mit freundlichem Gruß Christian Mies it-novum GmbH, Edelzeller Str. 44, 36043 Fulda, Germany FON:+49 (661) 103-874(333) FAX: +49 (661) 103-334 MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]WEB: http://www.itnovum.de Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Fulda, HRB 1934 Geschäftsführer:Michael Kienle (Vorsitz), Stefan Heil Sitz der Gesellschaft: Fulda UstID-Nr:DE813211784 Steuernr.: 018/225/03095 Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von chiel Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. März 2007 12:17 An: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Betreff: [Nagios-users] Problem with notify-by-email Hi, When Nagios is trying to send me an e-mail I get the following error in the event log: [03-14-2007 12:02:36] Warning: Attempting to execute the command /usr/bin/printf %b * Nagios 2.7 *\n\nNotification Type: PROBLEM\n\nService: Nagios\nHost: \nAddress: ***.***.***.***\nState: CRITICAL\n\nDate/Time: Wed Mar 14 12:02:36 CET 2007\n\nAdditional Info:\n\nNAGIOS CRITICAL: Could not locate a running Nagios process! | -s ** PROBLEM alert - /Nagios is CRITICAL ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] resulted in a return code of 127. Make sure the script or binary you are trying to execute actually exists... I use Nagios 2.7 with Debian and Exim4. Exim is working normal and sents a e-mail when I do the following test: printf text | mail -s subject e-mail address The notify-by-email command is present in the commands.cfg I didn't find any help on google etc.. any idea? chiel -- - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV -- ___ 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- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ 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] Problem with notify-by-email
That is true. I configured exim after I have installed nagios... chiel - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:02 PM Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Problem with notify-by-email It happened to me as well as I installed the mail agent after nagios, I guess. Regards, Davide -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chiel Sent: 14 March 2007 12:53 To: Mies, Christian; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Problem with notify-by-email Thanks, After adding mail into the command it works. What may have caused it to not be there? I didn't specify --with-mail=dir when I compiled nagios. Can that be the problem??? - Original Message - From: Mies, Christian To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Problem with notify-by-email Hi, have a look at this part of the error: Nagios process! | -s ** PROBLEM alert The mail command is missing, I think. Mit freundlichem Gruß Christian Mies it-novum GmbH, Edelzeller Str. 44, 36043 Fulda, Germany FON:+49 (661) 103-874(333) FAX: +49 (661) 103-334 MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]WEB: http://www.itnovum.de Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Fulda, HRB 1934 Geschäftsführer:Michael Kienle (Vorsitz), Stefan Heil Sitz der Gesellschaft: Fulda UstID-Nr:DE813211784 Steuernr.: 018/225/03095 -- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von chiel Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. März 2007 12:17 An: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Betreff: [Nagios-users] Problem with notify-by-email Hi, When Nagios is trying to send me an e-mail I get the following error in the event log: [03-14-2007 12:02:36] Warning: Attempting to execute the command /usr/bin/printf %b * Nagios 2.7 *\n\nNotification Type: PROBLEM\n\nService: Nagios\nHost: \nAddress: ***.***.***.***\nState: CRITICAL\n\nDate/Time: Wed Mar 14 12:02:36 CET 2007\n\nAdditional Info:\n\nNAGIOS CRITICAL: Could not locate a running Nagios process! | -s ** PROBLEM alert - /Nagios is CRITICAL ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] resulted in a return code of 127. Make sure the script or binary you are trying to execute actually exists... I use Nagios 2.7 with Debian and Exim4. Exim is working normal and sents a e-mail when I do the following test: printf text | mail -s subject e-mail address The notify-by-email command is present in the commands.cfg I didn't find any help on google etc.. any idea? chiel - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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 email message is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Information contained in this email message and its attachments may be privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose this communication to others. Also please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ 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
[Nagios-users] Recommend hardware specs
Hi, I was looking for some recommend hardware specs, but I didn't find any. The only think that I was able to find was in the Apress Pro Nagios 2.0 book, it had the following table: #of host# of cpuCPU SpeedMemoryDisk Space 1001800MHz+ 512MB+5GB+ 100-500 1 1GHz+ 1GB+10GB+ 500-10001+3GHz+ 1GB+20GB+ 1000 1+3GHz+ 2GB+40GB+ Do you guys agree with this list? The article also said that disk speed (scsi) was also very important. I think I will be monitoring 1000 hosts. With distributed nagios servers. And what are the benefits of the following technologies: 64bit, Hyper-Threading and Dual-core in comparison with Nagios. I'm using nagios 2.7, but maybe the upcoming nagios 3.0 will have different specs? Like to see you comments. -- Feel free - 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX ProMail testen: www.gmx.net/de/go/mailfooter/promail-out - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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] Current state of database support?
Hello, Because of the implementation of other application in Nagios I was looking at support for databases. I see that database support for Nagios 2.0 has been dropped. When I search the web/forums etc I see some topics to address this issue, but they are all more then a year old and I don't know the current state of of this support. What I want to do: I want to be able to add hosts / services from my current application (written in php) to the nagios config for monitoring. Because of the amount of hosts en services my preferred option is to use some kind of database. So can some advice me how to proceed on this. Thanks, chiel -- Feel free - 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX TopMail testen: www.gmx.net/de/go/mailfooter/topmail-out - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ 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 checks in hosts.cfg?
Hi Hugo,
Thank you for your comments. I understand this way.
But what I'm trying to say is that
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On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, chiel wrote:
I have been working with Nagios for a couple of days now and I'm just
beginning to understand the principle of the config (.cfg) files.
I understand that you create a service (let say Ping) and put all your
hosts (or hostgroups) in there that you want to check with ping.
First off. Print the manual in full or whatever allows you to read it
cover to cover. But go over the full manual at least once from cover to
cover.
But is it also possible to define these checks in the hosts.cfg file??
So I would become something like this:
define host{
host_name server1
alias Linux server 1
address 10.0.0.1
contact_groups network_team
checks check_ping, check_load, check_snmp --- This
line
}
This is rather completely wrong. I think you need to reverse your way of
thinking.
Think of hosts as machines. You can add a check on the machine but it is
just to see if the hardware is there. For this most people use the
default
check but in some cases you need to deviate. That is where the checks on
a
host end.
You care about service provided. You only check the host to make sure
they
remain active because you need them to run the service. In this regard
you
can think of CPU and memory usages as services on which other services
rely. (If your CPU is 0% idle your MySQL service is likely to be running
poorly.)
So you need to add a 100 hosts if you have a 100 machines. But read the
part on templates very very carefully as it will save a lot of time and
work.
Then you define service which may run on some hosts, mosts hosts or all
hosts.
So define a service named POSTFIX for example and use the check_smtp
check
to test it.
If in doubt go over the manual a few times and study the mailinglist
archives.
For example my 4 backup DNS servers:
# 4 backup servers:
define hostgroup {
hostgroup_name mydyndns-org
alias mydyndns.org servers
members ns2.mydyndns.org
members ns3.mydyndns.org
members ns4.mydyndns.org
members ns5.mydyndns.org
}
# Template for these hosts
define host {
namemydyndns-template
register0
check_command check-host-alive
max_check_attempts 3
active_checks_enabled 1
passive_checks_enabled 0
check_period24x7
retain_status_information 1
retain_nonstatus_information1
notification_interval 60
notification_period 24x7
notification_optionsd,u,r,f
notifications_enabled 1
}
# The 4 machines:
define host{
use mydyndns-template
host_name ns2.mydyndns.org
alias DNS server 2
address 204.13.249.82
parents transip-switch
hostgroups mydyndns-org
contact_groups mydyndns-org
}
define host{
use mydyndns-template
host_name ns3.mydyndns.org
alias DNS server 3
address 204.13.250.82
# address 63.209.15.211
parents transip-switch
hostgroups mydyndns-org
contact_groups mydyndns-org
}
define host{
use mydyndns-template
host_name ns4.mydyndns.org
alias DNS server 4
address 213.155.150.206
parents transip-switch
hostgroups mydyndns-org
contact_groups mydyndns-org
}
define host{
use mydyndns-template
host_name ns5.mydyndns.org
Re: [Nagios-users] Service checks in hosts.cfg?
Hi Hugo,
Thank you for your comments. I understand this way nagios must be
configured.
define service{
use mydyndns-template
host_name
ns2.mydyndns.org,ns3.mydyndns.org,ns4.mydyndns.org,ns5.mydyndns.org
service_description PING
check_command check_ping!300,20%!1000,60%
contact_groups mydyndns-org
}
In the above example you define all your hosts that you want to check with
ping on one line. Let say I want to check over a 100 hosts with this
services, must they al go on 1 line (?!).
I can't put the hostgroup here because not al the hosts in that hostgroup
respond to ping.
(Of course I split up the config files as much as I can with creating
cfg_dir's)
Michiel
- Original Message -
From: Hugo van der Kooij [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Nagios Users mailinglist nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Service checks in hosts.cfg?
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, chiel wrote:
I have been working with Nagios for a couple of days now and I'm just
beginning to understand the principle of the config (.cfg) files.
I understand that you create a service (let say Ping) and put all your
hosts (or hostgroups) in there that you want to check with ping.
First off. Print the manual in full or whatever allows you to read it
cover to cover. But go over the full manual at least once from cover to
cover.
But is it also possible to define these checks in the hosts.cfg file??
So I would become something like this:
define host{
host_name server1
alias Linux server 1
address 10.0.0.1
contact_groups network_team
checks check_ping, check_load, check_snmp --- This line
}
This is rather completely wrong. I think you need to reverse your way of
thinking.
Think of hosts as machines. You can add a check on the machine but it is
just to see if the hardware is there. For this most people use the default
check but in some cases you need to deviate. That is where the checks on a
host end.
You care about service provided. You only check the host to make sure they
remain active because you need them to run the service. In this regard you
can think of CPU and memory usages as services on which other services
rely. (If your CPU is 0% idle your MySQL service is likely to be running
poorly.)
So you need to add a 100 hosts if you have a 100 machines. But read the
part on templates very very carefully as it will save a lot of time and
work.
Then you define service which may run on some hosts, mosts hosts or all
hosts.
So define a service named POSTFIX for example and use the check_smtp check
to test it.
If in doubt go over the manual a few times and study the mailinglist
archives.
For example my 4 backup DNS servers:
# 4 backup servers:
define hostgroup {
hostgroup_name mydyndns-org
alias mydyndns.org servers
members ns2.mydyndns.org
members ns3.mydyndns.org
members ns4.mydyndns.org
members ns5.mydyndns.org
}
# Template for these hosts
define host {
namemydyndns-template
register0
check_command check-host-alive
max_check_attempts 3
active_checks_enabled 1
passive_checks_enabled 0
check_period24x7
retain_status_information 1
retain_nonstatus_information1
notification_interval 60
notification_period 24x7
notification_optionsd,u,r,f
notifications_enabled 1
}
# The 4 machines:
define host{
use mydyndns-template
host_name ns2.mydyndns.org
alias DNS server 2
address 204.13.249.82
parents transip-switch
hostgroups mydyndns-org
contact_groups mydyndns-org
}
define host{
use mydyndns-template
host_name ns3.mydyndns.org
alias DNS server 3
address 204.13.250.82
# address 63.209.15.211
parents transip-switch
hostgroups mydyndns-org
contact_groups mydyndns-org
}
define host{
use mydyndns-template
host_name ns4.mydyndns.org
