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Nagios Monitor

Asked by: rohitskapoor

Hey,

I'm New to Nagios,
I have configured Nagios in my linux machine.
My requirement is to check whether mysql is up and apache is running.
If not Nagios has to trigger a mail to a specified user.

Please help

Thanks
      

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2009-06-25 at 07:15:53ID24521813
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Answers

 

by: kosarajudeepakPosted on 2009-06-25 at 07:40:46ID: 24711839

You can use default plugin to like check_procs to monitor the process of httpd and mysqld
./check_procs -c 1:20 -C httpd
./check_procs -c 1:10 -C mysqld

to find default plugin directory refer to your installation process.
To define service object and contact definiton please refer the attached document

 

by: TintinPosted on 2009-06-25 at 15:54:21ID: 24716760

All pretty standard stuff.

The check_mysql plugin will do mysq

./check_mysql -h
check_mysql v2034 (nagios-plugins 1.4.13)
Copyright (c) 1999-2007 Nagios Plugin Development Team
        <nagiosplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>

This program tests connections to a mysql server


Usage: check_mysql [-d database] [-H host] [-P port] [-s socket]
       [-u user] [-p password] [-S]

Options:
 -h, --help
    Print detailed help screen
 -V, --version
    Print version information
 -H, --hostname=ADDRESS
    Host name, IP Address, or unix socket (must be an absolute path)
 -P, --port=INTEGER
    Port number (default: 3306)
 -s, --socket=STRING
    Use the specified socket (has no effect if -H is used)
 -d, --database=STRING
    Check database with indicated name
 -u, --username=STRING
    Connect using the indicated username
 -p, --password=STRING
    Use the indicated password to authenticate the connection
    ==> IMPORTANT: THIS FORM OF AUTHENTICATION IS NOT SECURE!!! <==
    Your clear-text password could be visible as a process table entry
 -S, --check-slave
    Check if the slave thread is running properly.
 -w, --warning
    Exit with WARNING status if slave server is more than INTEGER seconds
    behind master
 -c, --critical
    Exit with CRITICAL status if slave server is more then INTEGER seconds
    behind master

 There are no required arguments. By default, the local database is checked
 using the default unix socket. You can force TCP on localhost by using an
 IP address or FQDN ('localhost' will use the socket as well).



and check_httpd will do apache

./check_http -h
check_http v2053 (nagios-plugins 1.4.13)
Copyright (c) 1999 Ethan Galstad <nagios@nagios.org>
Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Nagios Plugin Development Team
        <nagiosplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>

This plugin tests the HTTP service on the specified host. It can test
normal (http) and secure (https) servers, follow redirects, search for
strings and regular expressions, check connection times, and report on
certificate expiration times.


Usage: check_http -H <vhost> | -I <IP-address> [-u <uri>] [-p <port>]
       [-w <warn time>] [-c <critical time>] [-t <timeout>] [-L]
       [-a auth] [-f <ok | warn | critcal | follow>] [-e <expect>]
       [-s string] [-l] [-r <regex> | -R <case-insensitive regex>] [-P string]
       [-m <min_pg_size>:<max_pg_size>] [-4|-6] [-N] [-M <age>] [-A string]
       [-k string] [-S] [-C <age>] [-T <content-type>]
NOTE: One or both of -H and -I must be specified

Options:
 -h, --help
    Print detailed help screen
 -V, --version
    Print version information
 -H, --hostname=ADDRESS
    Host name argument for servers using host headers (virtual host)
    Append a port to include it in the header (eg: example.com:5000)
 -I, --IP-address=ADDRESS
    IP address or name (use numeric address if possible to bypass DNS lookup).
 -p, --port=INTEGER
 Port number (default: 80)
 -4, --use-ipv4
    Use IPv4 connection
 -6, --use-ipv6
    Use IPv6 connection
 -S, --ssl
   Connect via SSL. Port defaults to 443
 -C, --certificate=INTEGER
   Minimum number of days a certificate has to be valid. Port defaults to 443
   (when this option is used the url is not checked.)

 -e, --expect=STRING
    Comma-delimited list of strings, at least one of them is expected in
    the first (status) line of the server response (default: HTTP/1.)
    If specified skips all other status line logic (ex: 3xx, 4xx, 5xx processing)
 -s, --string=STRING
    String to expect in the content
 -u, --url=PATH
    URL to GET or POST (default: /)
 -P, --post=STRING
    URL encoded http POST data
 -N, --no-body
    Don't wait for document body: stop reading after headers.
    (Note that this still does an HTTP GET or POST, not a HEAD.)
 -M, --max-age=SECONDS
    Warn if document is more than SECONDS old. the number can also be of
    the form "10m" for minutes, "10h" for hours, or "10d" for days.
 -T, --content-type=STRING
    specify Content-Type header media type when POSTing

 -l, --linespan
    Allow regex to span newlines (must precede -r or -R)
 -r, --regex, --ereg=STRING
    Search page for regex STRING
 -R, --eregi=STRING
    Search page for case-insensitive regex STRING
 --invert-regex
    Return CRITICAL if found, OK if not

 -a, --authorization=AUTH_PAIR
    Username:password on sites with basic authentication
 -A, --useragent=STRING
    String to be sent in http header as "User Agent"
 -k, --header=STRING
     Any other tags to be sent in http header. Use multiple times for additional headers
 -L, --link
    Wrap output in HTML link (obsoleted by urlize)
 -f, --onredirect=<ok|warning|critical|follow>
    How to handle redirected pages
 -m, --pagesize=INTEGER<:INTEGER>
    Minimum page size required (bytes) : Maximum page size required (bytes)
 -w, --warning=DOUBLE
    Response time to result in warning status (seconds)
 -c, --critical=DOUBLE
    Response time to result in critical status (seconds)
 -t, --timeout=INTEGER
    Seconds before connection times out (default: 10)
 -v, --verbose
    Show details for command-line debugging (Nagios may truncate output)

Notes:
 This plugin will attempt to open an HTTP connection with the host.
 Successful connects return STATE_OK, refusals and timeouts return STATE_CRITICAL
 other errors return STATE_UNKNOWN.  Successful connects, but incorrect reponse
 messages from the host result in STATE_WARNING return values.  If you are
 checking a virtual server that uses 'host headers' you must supply the FQDN
 (fully qualified domain name) as the [host_name] argument.


 This plugin can also check whether an SSL enabled web server is able to
 serve content (optionally within a specified time) or whether the X509
 certificate is still valid for the specified number of days.

Examples:
 CHECK CONTENT: check_http -w 5 -c 10 --ssl -H www.verisign.com

 When the 'www.verisign.com' server returns its content within 5 seconds,
 a STATE_OK will be returned. When the server returns its content but exceeds
 the 5-second threshold, a STATE_WARNING will be returned. When an error occurs,
 a STATE_CRITICAL will be returned.

 CHECK CERTIFICATE: check_http -H www.verisign.com -C 14

 When the certificate of 'www.verisign.com' is valid for more than 14 days,
 a STATE_OK is returned. When the certificate is still valid, but for less than
 14 days, a STATE_WARNING is returned. A STATE_CRITICAL will be returned when
 the certificate is expired.

 

by: RiggedPosted on 2009-06-26 at 01:12:29ID: 24718979

Hey

If I may make a suggestion to get Nagios up and running quickly, easily and with a Webfront end to do the Configurations and Notification setups try Groundworks.

Groundwork makes use of Nagios for its monitoring, but the service, command and host config gets done through the webGUI. I am using the OpenComunity Edition (it is the free one) and it works wonderfully especially if it is a complete new Nagios setup, as it gives an autodiscovery option where by it scans an IP range and also checks what default builtin commands and services match up with the specified device and assossciates them later on. By default Notifications are also emailed for all alerts to the specified contact.

The best will be to download it and try it for yourself http://www.groundworkopensource.com/community/
Check ther Begginers Guides and Administrator Guides on how to accomplish your specific tasks

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