nagios isn't running well
Eric Hill
eric at spins.com
Fri Jan 3 22:53:19 CET 2003
Ah, I hadn't checked this, but I really wouldn't know what to check for
anyway.
-eric
# Generic service definition template
define service{
; The 'name' of this service template, referenced in other service
definitions
name generic-service
active_checks_enabled 1 ; Active service checks are
enabled
passive_checks_enabled 1 ; Passive service checks are
enabled/accepted
parallelize_check 1 ; Active service checks
should be parallelized
; (disabling this
can lead to major performance problems)
obsess_over_service 1 ; We should obsess over this
service (if necessary)
check_freshness 0 ; Default is to NOT check
service 'freshness'
notifications_enabled 1 ; Service notifications are
enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Service event handler is
enabled
flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information
across program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status
information across program restarts
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS
DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}
# Service definition
define service{
use generic-service ; Name of
service template to use
host_name comet,elguapo
service_description PING
is_volatile 0
check_period 24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 5
retry_check_interval 1
contact_groups nt-admins
notification_interval 120
notification_period 24x7
notification_options c,r
check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
}
# Service definition
define service{
use generic-service ; Name of
service template to use
host_name comet
service_description HTTP
is_volatile 0
check_period 24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 5
retry_check_interval 1
contact_groups nt-admins
notification_interval 120
notification_period 24x7
notification_options w,u,c,r
check_command check_http
}
-eric
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jolet, John [mailto:John.Jolet at misyshealthcare.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 01:54 PM
> To: 'Eric Hill'
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios isn't running well
>
>
> okay, so now what does the service entry look like for the check_ping?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Hill [mailto:eric at spins.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:18 PM
> To: 'nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net'
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios isn't running well
>
>
> check-host-alive is what is configured for each of these
> boxes in hosts.cfg.
> I don't have a commands.cfg, so I'll assume you mean
> checkcommands.cfg, in
> which case the check_ping and check_http syntaxes are exactly
> as I've tested
> from the various command lines (root and nagios).
>
> -eric
>
> Here are the relevant bits from checkcommands.cfg:
>
> # 'check_ping' command definition
> define command{
> command_name check_ping
> command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$
> -w $ARG1$ -c
> $ARG2$ -p 5
> }
>
> # 'check_http' command definition
> define command{
> command_name check_http
> command_line $USER1$/check_http -H $HOSTADDRESS$
> }
>
> # 'check-host-alive' command definition
> define command{
> command_name check-host-alive
> command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$
> -w 3000.0,80% -c
> 5000.0,100% -p 1
> }
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jolet, John [mailto:John.Jolet at misyshealthcare.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 01:18 PM
> > To: 'Eric Hill'
> > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios isn't running well
> >
> >
> > okay, then what does your commands.cfg say about
> > check_ping...what's the
> > syntax?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Hill [mailto:eric at spins.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:45 PM
> > To: 'nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net'
> > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios isn't running well
> >
> >
> > check_ping works fine both from a root prompt and from `su nagios`
> >
> > check_http behaves the same.
> >
> > -eric
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jolet, John [mailto:John.Jolet at misyshealthcare.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 12:25 PM
> > > To: 'Eric Hill'
> > > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] nagios isn't running well
> > >
> > >
> > > what happens when you run the plugins from the command line?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Eric Hill [mailto:eric at spins.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 1:46 PM
> > > To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: [Nagios-users] nagios isn't running well
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I'm just getting started with Nagios on FreeBSD, and it's (or
> > > I'm) limping
> > > out of the gate. I've set up two hosts, one with ping and
> > > http and one with
> > > just ping. Nagios isn't seeing either of them and I've been
> > > wracking my
> > > brain trying to figure out what is going on. Per the
> > earlier message,
> > > /sbin/ping is indeed suid root. I haven't been able to install
> > > nagios-plugins from ports because it is broken somehow (both
> > > make and gmake
> > > break), but I have the basic checks installed in
> > > nagios/libexec so I should
> > > at least be able to set up basic hosts, right?
> Unfortunately, I get
> > > notifications like "check_ping: %s: Warning threshold must be
> > > integer or
> > > percentage!" or "CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10
> > > seconds" (both for
> > > ping). check_http gives "Socket timeout after 10 seconds"
> > > though (presumably
> > > it's a port 80 check) this is our main corporate
> webserver. Could it
> > > possibly be because I'm running Apache2 rather than 1.x?
> > > FreeBSD vs. Linux?
> > > I'm going to have to choose something else if I can't figure
> > > this out. My
> > > sense is that Nagios shouldn't be this finicky, but for me it is.
> > >
> > > -eric
> > >
> > > hosts.cfg
> > > ---------
> > > # Generic host definition template
> > > define host{
> > > ; The name of this host template - referenced in
> other host
> > > definitions, used for template recursion/resolution
> > > name generic-host
> > > notifications_enabled 1 ; Host
> > > notifications are
> > > enabled
> > > event_handler_enabled 1 ; Host event
> > > handler is
> > > enabled
> > > flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap
> > > detection is enabled
> > > process_perf_data 1 ; Process
> > > performance data
> > > retain_status_information 1 ; Retain
> > > status information
> > > across program restarts
> > > retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain
> non-status
> > > information across program restarts
> > >
> > > register 0 ; DONT
> REGISTER THIS
> > > DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE!
> > > }
> > >
> > > # 'nt1' host definition
> > > define host{
> > > use generic-host ;
> > Name of host
> > > template to use
> > > host_name comet
> > > alias Corp. File/Print Server
> > > address xx.xx.xx.xx
> > > check_command check-host-alive
> > > max_check_attempts 10
> > > notification_interval 60
> > > notification_period 24x7
> > > notification_options d,u,r
> > > }
> > >
> > > # 'linux1' host definition
> > > define host{
> > > use generic-host ;
> > Name of host
> > > template to use
> > >
> > > host_name elguapo
> > > alias Linux Server #1
> > > address xx.xx.xx.xx
> > > check_command check-host-alive
> > > max_check_attempts 10
> > > notification_interval 60
> > > notification_period 24x7
> > > notification_options d,u,r
> > > }
> > >
> > > nagios.cfg
> > > ----------
> > > log_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.log
> > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/checkcommands.cfg
> > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/misccommands.cfg
> > >
> > > # You can split other types of object definitions across several
> > > # config files if you wish (as done here), or keep them all in a
> > > # single config file.
> > >
> > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/contactgroups.cfg
> > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/contacts.cfg
> > > #cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/dependencies.cfg
> > > #cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/escalations.cfg
> > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hostgroups.cfg
> > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hosts.cfg
> > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/services.cfg
> > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/timeperiods.cfg
> > >
> > > resource_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/resource.cfg
> > > status_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/status.log
> > >
> > > nagios_user=nagios
> > > nagios_group=nagios
> > >
> > > check_external_commands=1
> > > #command_check_interval=15s
> > > command_check_interval=-1
> > > command_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd
> > >
> > > comment_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/comment.log
> > > downtime_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/downtime.log
> > > lock_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.lock
> > > temp_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.tmp
> > >
> > > # n = None - don't rotate the log
> > > # h = Hourly rotation (top of the hour)
> > > # d = Daily rotation (midnight every day)
> > > # w = Weekly rotation (midnight on Saturday evening)
> > > # m = Monthly rotation (midnight last day of month)
> > > log_archive_path=/usr/local/nagios/var/archives
> > > use_syslog=1
> > >
> > > # If you don't want notifications to be logged, set this
> value to 0.
> > > # If notifications should be logged, set the value to 1.
> > >
> > > log_service_retries=1
> > > log_host_retries=1
> > > log_event_handlers=1
> > > log_passive_service_checks=1
> > >
> > > #global_host_event_handler=somecommand
> > > #global_service_event_handler=somecommand
> > >
> > > # n = None - don't use any delay between checks
> > > # d = Use a "dumb" delay of 1 second between checks
> > > # s = Use "smart" inter-check delay calculation
> > > # x.xx = Use an inter-check delay of x.xx seconds
> > > inter_check_delay_method=s
> > >
> > > # s = Use "smart" interleave factor calculation
> > > # x = Use an interleave factor of x, where x is a
> > > # number greater than or equal to 1.
> > >
> > > # being executed.
> > >
> > > sleep_time=1
> > >
> > > service_check_timeout=60
> > > host_check_timeout=30
> > > event_handler_timeout=30
> > > notification_timeout=30
> > > ocsp_timeout=5
> > > perfdata_timeout=5
> > >
> > > retain_state_information=1
> > > state_retention_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/status.sav
> > > retention_update_interval=60
> > > use_retained_program_state=0
> > > interval_length=60
> > >
> > > use_agressive_host_checking=0
> > > execute_service_checks=1
> > > accept_passive_service_checks=1
> > >
> > > enable_notifications=1
> > >
> > > #host_perfdata_command=process-host-perfdata
> > > #service_perfdata_command=process-service-perfdata
> > >
> > > obsess_over_services=0
> > > #ocsp_command=somecommand
> > >
> > > # If you have problems with service checks never getting
> > > # rescheduled, you might want to try enabling this option.
> > > # Values: 1 = enable checks, 0 = disable checks
> > > check_for_orphaned_services=1
> > >
> > > check_service_freshness=1
> > > freshness_check_interval=60
> > > aggregate_status_updates=1
> > > status_update_interval=15
> > >
> > > enable_flap_detection=1
> > > low_service_flap_threshold=5.0
> > > high_service_flap_threshold=20.0
> > > low_host_flap_threshold=5.0
> > > high_host_flap_threshold=20.0
> > >
> > > # us (MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
> > > # euro (DD-MM-YYYY HH:MM:SS)
> > > # iso8601 (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
> > > # strict-iso8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)
> > > date_format=us
> > >
> > > illegal_object_name_chars=`~!$%^&*|'"<>?,()=
> > > illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|'"<>
> > >
> > > admin_email=helpdesk at spins.com
> > > admin_pager=pagenagios
> > >
> > > # EOF (End of file)
> > >
> > > services.cfg
> > > ------------
> > > # Generic service definition template
> > > define service{
> > > ; The 'name' of this service template, referenced in
> > > other service
> > > definitions
> > > name generic-service
> > > active_checks_enabled 1 ; Active
> > > service checks are
> > > enabled
> > > passive_checks_enabled 1 ; Passive
> > > service checks are
> > > enabled/accepted
> > > parallelize_check 1 ; Active
> > > service checks
> > > should be parallelized (disabling this can lead to major per
> > > formance problems)
> > > obsess_over_service 1 ; We should
> > > obsess over this
> > > service (if necessary)
> > > check_freshness 0 ; Default is
> > > to NOT check
> > > service 'freshness'
> > > notifications_enabled 1 ; Service
> > > notifications are
> > > enabled
> > > event_handler_enabled 1 ; Service
> > > event handler is
> > > enabled
> > > flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap
> > > detection is enabled
> > > process_perf_data 1 ; Process
> > > performance data
> > > retain_status_information 1 ; Retain
> > > status information
> > > across program restarts
> > > retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain
> non-status
> > > information across program restarts
> > >
> > > register 0 ; DONT
> REGISTER THIS
> > > DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
> > > }
> > >
> > > # Service definition
> > > define service{
> > > use generic-service
> > > ; Name of
> > > service template to use
> > >
> > > host_name comet,elguapo
> > > service_description PING
> > > is_volatile 0
> > > check_period 24x7
> > > max_check_attempts 3
> > > normal_check_interval 5
> > > retry_check_interval 1
> > > contact_groups nt-admins
> > > notification_interval 120
> > > notification_period 24x7
> > > notification_options c,r
> > > check_command
> > check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
> > > }
> > >
> > > # Service definition
> > > define service{
> > > use generic-service
> > > ; Name of
> > > service template to use
> > >
> > > host_name comet
> > > service_description HTTP
> > > is_volatile 0
> > > check_period 24x7
> > > max_check_attempts 3
> > > normal_check_interval 5
> > > retry_check_interval 1
> > > contact_groups nt-admins
> > > notification_interval 120
> > > notification_period 24x7
> > > notification_options w,u,c,r
> > > check_command check_http
> > > }
> > >
> > > (etc...most cfg is stock)
> > >
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