Nagios Plugins

Date of release: 22.04.2014

OEM Vutlan partners can change the names of the scripts and functions.

In file check_element_table.pl there's a line with Vendor identification. OEM Vutlan partners need to change this vendor identification to match their own:
my $vendor_pen = '39052';

39052 - This is Vutlan ID

Nagios Plugins for VTxx checking

Nagios plugin for checking single element (sensor)

Usage:
./check_element.pl [-v] -H <host> -C <snmp_community> [-2] | (-l login -x passwd) -i <ID> [-P <port>] [-t <timeout>] [-V]

Command line options:

-v, --verbose
print extra debugging information

-h, --help
print this help message

-H, --hostname=HOST
name or IP address of host to check

-C, --community=COMMUNITY NAME
community name for the host's SNMP agent (implies v 1 protocol)

-P, --port=PORT
SNMPD port (Default 161)

-2, --v2c
use SNMP v2 (instead of SNMP v1)

-t, --timeout=INTEGER
timeout for SNMP in seconds (Default : 5)

-V, --version
prints version number

-i, --id=INTEGER
element's id

Nagios command configuration example:

commands.cfg

define command {
        command_name check_snmp_element
        command_line $USER1$/check_element.pl -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}

Nagios command using the example (community name: read; element ID: 201001):

services.cfg

define service{
        use                             generic-service    
        # host_name                       test190
        hostgroup_name                  sc-hosts
        contact_groups                  admins
        service_description             Unit Service for element with ID=201001 
        check_command                   check_snmp_element! -C read -i 201001
        normal_check_interval           1
        retry_check_interval            1
        process_perf_data               1
}

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Nagios plugin for checking single element (sensor)

check_element.pl

Nagios plugin for checking the table of elements (sensors)

This plugin generates the alarm if at least one element is in the alarm, and the warning if at least one element is in the warning.
This plugin generates the performance data only for sensors with valid value field (as sensors with analog and discrete output)

Usage:
./check_element_table.pl [-v] -H <host> -C <snmp_community> [-2] | (-l login -x passwd) [-P <port>] [-t <timeout>] [-V]

-v, --verbose
print extra debugging information

-h, --help
print this help message

-H, --hostname=HOST
name or IP address of host to check

-C, --community=COMMUNITY NAME
community name for the host's SNMP agent (implies v 1 protocol)

-P, --port=PORT
SNMPD port (Default 161)

-2, --v2c
use SNMP v2 (instead of SNMP v1)

-t, --timeout=INTEGER
timeout for SNMP in seconds (Default : 5)

-V, --version
prints version number

Nagios command configuration example:

commands.cfg

define command {
        command_name check_snmp_element_table
        command_line $USER1$/check_element_table.pl -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}

Nagios command using example (community name: read):

services.cfg

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Nagios plugin for checking all elements (sensors)

check_element_table.pl

Script for Nagios passive checking

This script takes parameters from SNMPTT (SNMP Trap Translator) or others, and appends this to the Nagios passive checking pipe.
For installation put this script to the Nagios plugins/eventhandlers folder
You must add a template for passive testing to the Nagios configuration file, and associate this template, for example, with a group of hosts:

/etc/nagios/objects/schosts.cfg

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Script for Nagios passive checking

submit_check_result

Script for Nagios notified by GSM modem of master module

This script provides sending notifications from Nagios by by GSM modem of the master module.

Usage:
./sendsms -H <host> -p <password> -P <phone number> -m <message>

-H=hostname

name or IP address of the host to check

-u=user name
user name of mater module

-p=password
password for the user of the main module

-P=phone
phone number of the recipient

-m=message
message for sending

For installation, put this script in the Nagios plugins folder.

Add commands for SMS notification to Nagios commands file:

/etc/nagios/objects/commands.cfg

Add the notify command for contact to the Nagios configuration file as below:

/etc/nagios/objects/contacts.cfg

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Script for Nagios notified by GSM modem

sendsms

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