Question about perfdata

[Ben Clewett]

Pedro,

I've compiled a short check-list to help users such as your self.  Some 
of which might help you.  Of use to users using PerfParse to graph the 
performance data:

1. You are using the latest Nagios, 1.2.

2. You are using the latest nagios plugins.  Only these produce 
performance data.  You can check this by running one, like 'check_disk'. 
  If you have performance data, this should reply:

DISK OK - free space: / 8089 MB (22%); /boot 35 MB (76%) | 
/=8089MB;33312;35163;0;37014 /boot=34MB;40;42;0;45

You can see the performance data beyond the '|'.

3. You have compiled nagios with the option to produce performance data. 
  Using the '--with-file-perfdata'.  Ie:

./configure --with-file-perfdata

4. Set the permissions on the servicelog file as:
     -rw-rw-r-- nagios nagios
ie:
$ chmod 664 serviceperf.log
$ chown nagios.nagios serviceperf.log

5. Check 'nagios.cfg', ensure you have these lines somewhere:

process_performance_data=1
xpdfile_host_perfdata_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/hostperf.log
xpdfile_host_perfdata_template=$TIMET$\t$HOSTNAME$\t$OUTPUT$\t$PERFDATA$
xpdfile_service_perfdata_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/serviceperf.log
xpdfile_service_perfdata_template=$TIMET$\t$HOSTNAME$\t$SERVICEDESC$\t$OUTPUT$\t$PERFDATA$

6. In services.cfg, ensure this line is in all services you want to 
monitor:  (Or the generic parent table.)

process_perf_data 1

7. In Nagios 'Process Info' page. At the bottom of the Process 
Information box, ensure you have:

"Performance Data Being Processed?    Yes"


Regard, Ben


Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote:

> I have a little question. I've compiled nagios from source (using ./configure    --prefix=/opt/nagios  --with-ping-command="/bin/ping -n %s -c %d" --with-mail=/usr/bin/mail --with-perlcache --with-nagios-user=nagios --with-nagios-grp=nagios --with-file-perfdata ) , enabled process_performance_data , configured the output files and the templates to be used , but I still get no output (even from plugins like check_ping). 
> The odd thing is that I`ve created a directory on my home dir , copied the nagios binary and the same config files I`m using , changed the logs location to this dir and then I get the performance data.. 
> 
> Any ideas on what could be wrong? I'm almost sure I checked everything possible , but I'm almost sure I overlooked something...
> 
> Thx
> --
> Pedro  Macedo
> 
> 
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