[Fwd: Re: Dell Power Edge plugin for nagios nagios_check_temps]

[Eduardo Martinez]

>>>> >>-----Original Message-----
>>>> >>From: Eduardo Martinez [mailto:emartine at bsd.uchicago.edu]
>>>> >>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:48 AM
>>>> >>To: Marc Powell
>>>> >>Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Dell Power Edge plugin for nagios
>>>> >>nagios_check_temps
>>>> >>
>>>> >>You are correct... These are not standard plugins. I do remember
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>      
>>>
>>> >getting
>>> >
>>> >
>>    
>>
>>>> >>to these pages from nagios.org though.
>>>> >>There was a link to an article that showed these (my bookmarks)
>>>> >>www.dell.com/downloads/global/power/1q04-sch.pdf
>>>> >>www.dell.com/downloads/global/power/ps1q04-sch_oe.pdf
>>>> >>
>>>      
>>>

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>>>> >>
>>>> >>Here is my check_command, it has varied. This is what I am having an
>>>> >>issue with.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>--------------------check_commands.cfg----------------------
>>>> >># 'nagios_check_temps' command definition
>>>> >>        define command{
>>>> >>        command_name    nagios_check_temps
>>>> >>        command_line    /opt/nagios/libexec/nagios_check_temps
>>>> >>$HOSTADDRESS$
>>>> >>}
>>>> >>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Here is the services_host.cfg file, which also varied.
>>>> >>
>>>      
>>>
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>  
>
>>>>----------------services_omchecks.cfg--------------------------------
>>    
>>
>>>> >>define service{
>>>> >>       use                                 om_template
>>>> >>       hostgroup                       om_template
>>>> >>       service_description         OM Temperature Checks
>>>> >>       check_command
>>>> >>check_nrpe!nagios_check_temps!'Temperature Warning'!'Temperatures
>>>> >>CRITICAL!!!'
>>>> >>}
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>      
>>>
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>
>>> >
>>> >
>>    
>>
>>>> >>I have much to learn about understanding scripting and I am not a
>>>> >>programmer. Though I understand the logic, i'm not sure what output
>>>      
>>>
it

>>>> >>is expecting.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>      
>>>
>>> >
>>> >The plugin above is not network aware and simply runs the command
>>> >`omreport chassis temps` on the host it is run on and parses that
>>> >output. It accepts no command line arguments other than a -v for
>>    
>>
verbose

>>> >output. You can not pass it warning and critical thresholds as it
>>> >figures those out from the "Maximum Warning" and "Maximum Failure"
>>> >output of omreport. Your service definition check command should
>>    
>>
simply

>>> >be --
>>> >
>>> >check_command check_nrpe!nagios_check_temps
>>> >
>>> >presuming that you have a 'nagios_check_temps' command definition in
>>> >your nrpe.cfg on the remote machine ala --
>>> >
>>> >command[nagios_check_temps]=/path/to/nagios_check_temps
>>> >
>>> >and nagios_check_temps is installed on the machine you are wanting to
>>> >check the temperature on in the location specified in the nrpe.cfg
>>> >command definition. The command definition that you included above
>>    
>>
isn't

>>> >used at all, at least by the service definition you included.
>>> >
>>> >You didn't give any indication about what the actual problem was you
>>> >were experiencing so that's about all I can tell you.
>>> >
>>    
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>> 
>> What I am trying to figure out is the expectancy of the plugin. I have
>> already tried the above from the main server.
>> check_nrpe -H <my machine> -c nagios_check_temps
>> and receive the output
>> CHECK_NRPE: Error receiving data from daemon.
>  
>


>This might indicate that nrpe on the remote host is not able to run the
>plugin. Have you tried running it as it is defined in nrpe.cfg as the
>user that nrpe is running as on the remote machine? It is entirely
>possible that omreport may currently not be executable by that user
>(i.e. only root). Do any other nrpe checks work on that machine?
>
>--
>Marc

Marc, thank you for your help. I have found problem and the solution. 
After double checking my work, I noticed that the nagios account couldn't find the path to run omreport.
After adding the path the plugin worked fine.

-Eduardo








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