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Nagios plug-ins are located in the /opt/hptc/nagios/libexec directory on the CMS.
lists each Nagios plug-in service that runs on the CMS. The items in the Service Name
column correspond to the Service column of the Nagios Service Detail View and Service Problems
View windows, which are shown in
and
, respectively.
Table 14-1 Nagios monitoring plug-ins running on the CMS
Function/Description
Plug-in name
Service name
Monitors the Web server providing the Nagios Web
interface.
check_http
Apache HTTPS Server
Periodically generates and updates configuration
information for all managed systems.
check_node_config
Configuration Monitor
Watches the
service on the CMS.
check_procs
IP Assignment DHCP
Watches the /opt/hptc/etc/sysconfig/vars.ini
file and reports if the file is not synchronized across all
managed systems.
check_nagios_vars
Management Settings
Monitor
Watches the Nagios master and Nagios monitor systems
on the CMS and reports on the status of the Nagios
master and monitor daemons.
check_nrpe
Nagios Monitor
Gathers environmental data for all managed systems.
check_metrics
Sensor Collection Monitor
Gathers (predetermined) Supermon metrics for the
managed systems. It collects loadave, environmental,
and system information data and stores it in the
round-robin database (RRD).
check_metrics
Supermon Metrics Monitor
Gathers switch status and metrics through SNMP.
switch_poller
Switch Data Collection
Watches for patterns in the /opt/hptc/nagios/etc/
syslogAlertRules
file.
Individual per-system results are reported by the
Nagios service.
check_syslogalerts
Syslog Alert Monitor
Monitors the hardware event log and issues alerts based
on patterns in the /opt/hptc/nagios/etc/selRules
file.
Individual per-system results are reported by the
Nagios service.
check_selmon
System Event Log Monitor
Gathers sensor data for HP BladeSystem Enclosures.
Enclosures are represented as hosts in the Nagios web
interface.
check_enclosures
Enclosure Collection
Monitor
lists the services that are monitored on every managed system.
Table 14-2 Services monitored on managed systems
Function/Description
Service name
Provides per-system sensor reporting and alerts. It reports on an individual managed
system's sensor status. Depending on the system type, all available live sensors are
reported.
Environment
1
Provides per-system load average information and alerts. It reports a single managed
system's most recently collected load average. Alerts are generated based on
thresholds defined in the /opt/hptc/nagios/etc/nagios_vars.ini file.
Load Average
2
Provides per-system process, user, and disk statistics. It reports and alerts based
on an individual managed system's process counts, total, user, zombie processes,
and system uptime. Alerts are generated based on thresholds defined in the /opt/
hptc/nagios/etc/nagios_vars.ini
file.
NodeInfo
2
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