Check Processes via SNMP

                                

        
        

            
            

                

    

    
check_processes_ucd


Check Processes via UCD SNMP MIB
e.g: used on linux in net-snmp agent


Synopsis:


check_processes_ucd [-H] [-t] [-s] [-C] [-p] 


Options:


Flag
        Description
    
-t (--timeout)
        Timeout in seconds (default=15)
    
-H (--hostname)
        Host to monitor
    
-s (--snmpvers)
        SNMP Version [1|2|3] (default=2)
    
-C (--community)
        SNMP Community (default=public)
    
-p (--port)
        SNMP Port (default=161)
    
-h (--help)
        Help
    
-V (--version)
        Programm version
    
-v (--verbose)
        Print some useful information
    
-L (--license)
        Print license information
    
SNMP version 3 specific arguments:
        
    
-u (--username)
        Security Name
    
-o (--authpassword)
        Authentication password
    
-r (--authprotocol)
        Authentication protocol [md5|sha]
    
-O (--privpassword)
        Privacy password
    
-R (--privprotocol)
        Privacy protocol [des|aes|3des]
    


more information concerning the configuration of the UCD SNMP Package:


man snmpd.conf


Required Software:


from search.cpan.org


Net::SNMP Package    e.g: Net-SNMP-5.2.0.tar.gz


How to check the server functionality


Example:


snmpwalk 172.29.130.201 -v2c -c public enterprises.2021.2


should return some lines like these:


UCD-SNMP-MIB::prIndex.1 = INTEGER: 1
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prIndex.2 = INTEGER: 2
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prNames.1 = STRING: sendmail
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prNames.2 = STRING: httpd
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prMin.1 = INTEGER: 0
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prMin.2 = INTEGER: 1
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prMax.1 = INTEGER: 10
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prMax.2 = INTEGER: 10
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prCount.1 = INTEGER: 0
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prCount.2 = INTEGER: 0
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prErrorFlag.1 = INTEGER: 0
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prErrorFlag.2 = INTEGER: 1
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prErrMessage.1 = STRING:
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prErrMessage.2 = STRING: Too few httpd running (# = 0)
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prErrFix.1 = INTEGER: 0
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prErrFix.2 = INTEGER: 0
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prErrFixCmd.1 = STRING:
UCD-SNMP-MIB::prErrFixCmd.2 = STRING:


if not, check the configuration file
on linux (/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf)


Process checks (Examples)
proc NAME MAX MIN
proc sendmail 10 1
proc httpd 10 1


Definiton:


Copy this plugin to the nagios plugin installation directory
e.g.: /usr/lib(64)/nagios/plugin


Command Definiton:


#"check_processes_ucd" command definition
        define command{
           command_name    check_processes_ucd
           command_line    $USER1$/check_processes_ucd -H $HOSTADDRESS$
           }