check_procs_multi

                                

        
        

            
            

                

    

    
check_procs_multi


Description


check_procs_multi is a Nagios plugin similar to check_procs able to check several processes at once.
See the INSTALL file for installation instructions


Usage


Usage:
check_procs_multi --proc name,warning_min,warning_max,critical_min,critical_max
            [--verbose]
            [--version|--help]

Mandatory arguments:
  --proc           name,warning_min,warning_max,critical_min,critical_max
                             process check definition

Options:
  --help,-h,-?               prints the usage
  --version,V                print version number
  --verbose,-v               be more verbose (can be repeated)


Installation


Build and install check_procs_multi


Dependences


check_procs_multi depends on several Perl modules:


    

  • Carp
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  • English
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  • File::Slurp
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  • Getopt::Long
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  • Nagios::Plugin
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  • Nagios::Plugin::Threshold
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  • version
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Perl modules can be found on the "Comprehensive Perl Archive Network"


(CPAN). The "How to install CPAN modules" guide summarizes how these can be installed


http://www.cpan.org/modules/INSTALL.html


On many systems Perl modules are also available as installation
packages (refer to your system documentation on how to install them).


The 'perl Makefile.PL' command (see below) will list the missing
packages the you will need to install.


Install to /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/contrib


In the source directory run:


perl Makefile.PL
make
make install


Install to a custom directory (CUSTOM_DIR)


In the source directory run:


perl Makefile.PL INSTALLSCRIPT=CUSTOM_DIR
make
make install


The man page is installed to /usr/share/man/man1/check_procs_multi.1
you can customize the path by setting INSTALLMAN1DIR as follows


perl Makefile.PL INSTALLSCRIPT=CUSTOM_DIR INSTALLMAN1DIR=CUSTOM_MAN_DIR
make
make install


Manual installation


Substitute #!perl at the beginning of the script with the location of
your Perl interpreter and copy it to the desired location


Generate the man page with pod2man


pod2man check_procs_multi > CUSTOM_MAN_FILE


Please report any installation problem to  or
open a ticket at
https://trac.id.ethz.ch/projects/nagios_plugins/newticket


Development


Develompment tree: svn co https://svn.id.ethz.ch/nagios_plugins/check_procs_multi