[redhat] Nagios Monitoring problem

[darylchewdc]

Hi my company is currently using Nagios to remotely monitor systems running on the ubuntu os. NRPE was installed in all of the host machines that are being monitored. There is a new requirement, which is to use the Nagios server to reboot a remote system whenever the company decides or needs to. Has anybody done this before? It must be done using Nagios and/or NRPE. I have been searching the internet for weeks with no luck.

[cpjitservices]

I find Zabbix alot easier to manage, configure and setup.

 

It has the same monitoring as Nagios.

 

Check it out.

 

Homepage of Zabbix :: An Enterprise-Class Open Source Distributed Monitoring Solution

[Ric_]

Hi my company is currently using Nagios to remotely monitor systems running on the ubuntu os. NRPE was installed in all of the host machines that are being monitored. There is a new requirement, which is to use the Nagios server to reboot a remote system whenever the company decides or needs to. Has anybody done this before? It must be done using Nagios and/or NRPE. I have been searching the internet for weeks with no luck.

 

You will need to write a script with your reboot command in. Then call this script as if it were a check running on the remote host. Of course, the script would only be run manually.

 

I'm not sure that using Nagios to do this is ideal though.

[unixman_again]

I've done this using Nagios to issue a shutdown -r via ssh

 

Also try WebReboot Nagios Plugin - Nagios Exchange (I haven't used this so YMMV).

[darylchewdc]

I've done this using Nagios to issue a shutdown -r via ssh

 

Also try WebReboot Nagios Plugin - Nagios Exchange (I haven't used this so YMMV).

 

Hi unixman_again.. thanks for your reply. I just started using Nagios and i did try connecting via ssh. Just to confirm, were you referring to the check_ssh command? i tried using that but i always get as "Connection refused" reply when i try using it.

[darylchewdc]

I find Zabbix alot easier to manage, configure and setup.

 

It has the same monitoring as Nagios.

 

Check it out.

 

Homepage of Zabbix :: An Enterprise-Class Open Source Distributed Monitoring Solution

 

Hi and thanks for your reply. Unfortunately my company is bent on using Nagios..

[darylchewdc]

You will need to write a script with your reboot command in. Then call this script as if it were a check running on the remote host. Of course, the script would only be run manually.

 

I'm not sure that using Nagios to do this is ideal though.

 

i have written the script but stuck at the part where i have to enter the sudo password. I tried using <

[unixman_again]

When I did it, I wrote my own script. To execute a script on a remote machine, setup an ssh certificate. Trying to get the root password through isn't easy unless you know Expect (which I do - I used it extensively over the years).