Hello everybody, nrpe client is needed by nagios monitoring server. The following procedure uses swinstall to install software packages and the pdjrtecfg and amwpmcfg utilities to configure them. The make install or yum plugin install puts these in a difft directory. Hpux secure shell uses pluggable authentication module for password authentication. I wish to setup shutdown to automatically and cleanly shutdown informix during the shutting down of the system. These bundles are released regularly and provide the most reliable and thoroughly tested set of patches. The software updates and licensing portal gives you access to software, documentation and license updates for products on your valid hewlett packard enterprise support agreement. New version out mainly a fix for the problems of 0. Software downloads select a product type below to access software and firmware download information and files for your vertiv products. Nagios is installed and setup on both, with webmin and nagmin. Ok, we got our brand new hp rx8640 servers running hpux 11. Let me know if any errors or warning appear john frickson.
Ive got critical patching this weekend on 6 hp ux machines, back to back and the customer has requested to shutdown, and halt the machines and to bring it up at a later period. In the previous article, i have guide you on how to install nagios core, mainly for network and services monitoring. You can even download prewritten scripts to extend nagios in all sorts of ways. The shutdown procedures for the two platforms resemble each other quite a bit. It can monitor cpu and memory for more complex output with swap analysis and blocked processes, alarming as critical only in cases. Nrpe installation on hpux hewlett packard enterprise community. Dec 25, 2016 learn how to configure smtp in hpux machines.
The nrpe daemon on the remote host should be restarted when inetd is restarted. Solved error nagios no output returned from plugin. Use the hp ux shutdown r h command to hold the npartition in the shutdown for reconfig state. May 11, 2010 ok, we got our brand new hp rx8640 servers running hpux 11. I dont have an hpux manual handy, but the generic unixlinux shutdown options are here. A guide to securing mission critical hpux unix systems with open source software. A virtual partition can be gracefully shut down or rebooted via the hpux command shutdown.
Nagios xi provides complete monitoring of hpux including operating system metrics and service state. Install the latest quality pack patch bundles delivered on the support plus release. The shutdown initiated after value is automatically set to a default value of none when a redundant configuration is selected. This leaves the npartition and all its cells in an inactive state the npartition can be reconfigured remotely, unless the normal behavior has been modified.
The linux nrpe agent that ships with nagios xi is only supported on centos, rhel, opensuse, sles, ubuntu, and debian. Installing nagios core 4 on centos 6 is a blog i wrote 3 years ago which is still applicable today. In this post, i will guide you on how to install nagios nrpe. How to monitor remote linux host using nagios and nrpe written by rahul.
That config file resides on the remote hosts along with the nrpe daemon. When executed on the cluster server in a diskless cluster environment, shutdown the server only and do not reboot clients. How to monitor remote linux host using nagios and nrpe. Logging as the root of the target server and later download the files. This is a plugin that monitors cpu, memory and swap utilization related. The nrpe daemon now has the ability to listen on ipv4 andor ipv6 addresses. Nagios is the most popular infrastructure monitoring server on internet. Find answers to hp ux v1 shutdown command from the expert community at experts exchange. Respond yes or no as appropriate to all questions, such that the user does not interact with the shutdown process. For aix, hpux, linux, or oracle solaris, if you use the traditional method to manage. This allows you to monitor remote machine metrics disk usage, cpu load, etc. Hpux 11i version 3 operating environment update release oeur for march 2016 the hpux 11i v3 march 2016 operating environment update release march 2016 hpux oeur or hpux 11i v3 is now available for hpe integrity intel itanium based systems. Know configuration file locations, parameters in config files and testing commands.
Implementing effective hpux monitoring with nagios offers increased server, services, and application availability. It is useful for monitoring remote machines which cannot provide system details via snmp or similair, or shoulnt do that because of security reasons. To be sure that your hpux system is reliable and secure. How to install nagios and nrpe in centos 7 or rhel 7. Index introduction features prerequisition download nagios and plugins install nagios and plugins install n. As such your command definition on the server only needs the arguments for hostname and the command to check with the latter being defined in nrpe. Administrators can monitor and manage a single ups locally and remotely. I want to know is there any way to put nrpe client on hp ux severs and make it working. All of the packages identified here have been forward packaged for centos 7. Hpux system startup and shutdown i have captured this information from aixhpux interoperability guide.
The apache services are usually located at the following location. Nagios remote plugin executor nrpe is a nagios agent that allows to remotely execute nagios plugins on other linux. Hpux start or stop restart openssh sshd service nixcraft. The main reason for doing this is to allow nagios to monitor local resources like cpu load, memory usage. Nrpe client configuration on hpux view topic nagios. The primary update in this version of nrpe is full support for ipv6. Afterwards you can run service nrpe stop, start, restart commands. Use following command to start hp ux network service. Hence i have it here for my reference, if you need more information, please visit 1. Nrpe allows you to remotely execute nagios plugins on other linuxunix machines. This aritlce will help you to how to monitor remote linux host using nagios and nrpe. Preparing for system reboot shutdown april 20, 2010 admin leave a comment system administrators will often reboot their boxes because of certain need like patch installation and kernel parameter change. Hpux 11i version 3 operating environment update release.
To install a tivoli access manager web portal manager system on hp ux, complete the following steps. Nagios how to monitor filesystem size on a hpux box. This uses a custom installer from nagios enterprises, it automates the installation and configuration process and it much easier than installing from source. Winrpe is a nagios nrpe implementation for windows systems. Introduction a purpose the nrpe addon is designed to allow you to execute nagios plugins on remote linuxunix machines. It is subject to change without notice and is provided as is without warranty of any kind, express or implied.
That is the windows client allows different modes one of which is nrpe. It is a packaging of nagios nrpe addon, xinet, cygwin and a collection of windows specific nrpe plugins for monitoring cpu, disk, memory, eventlog, services and performance counters. On my system, that is in usrsbin, which was apparently not in the path of the nrpe user my nrpe daemon runs as. You can easily see the forums that you own, are a member of, and are following. Can configure, compile, install, and run on many more systems, including most linux distributions, bsd, os x, aix, hpux and solaris ability to use t. User service guide, fifth edition hp 9000 rp44104440.
The hpux shutdown also accepts two other options, r and h, which can be used to reboot the system immediately or to halt the processor once the shutdown is complete respectively. In the remote machine hp ux, i installed the package depot. Company profile about us why choose us our expertise web. Administrators may configure power failure settings and define ups load segments for maximum uptime of critical servers and devices. To ensure that the partition database is synchronized see vpars partition database, execute the vparstatus command prior to executing the shutdown command. Hpe power protector hpepp is an application that enables administrators to manage a hpe ups from a browserbased management console. You can search forum titles, topics, open questions, and answered questions. Is there a way to shutdown a computer using a builtin java method. Nrpe nagios remote plugin executor nagios exchange. Reboot will sync the disks prior to shutting down the system, but it will not stop the services gracefully it doesnt run the sbinrc. Jul 12, 2016 can configure, compile, install, and run on many more systems, including most linux distributions, bsd, os x, aix, hpux and solaris ability to use t. Both support the shutdown and reboot commands, as well as the telinit command to change inits run level. Issue the following queries to restart a scheduler service that is missing.
This agent was homologated onle for versions hpux itanium 11. Sep 2004 shutdown 1m shutdown 1m the hostname in etc shutdown. Nrpe nagios remote plugin executor is an application to run nagios plugins on a remote server and query the result via an encrypted connection. Unable to read output the problem was the plugins reliance on the swapinfo command. The following steps will install the nrpe client agent version 2. Couldnt start nrpe services unknown service unix and linux. In the case of hpux, it is a good idea to stop hp vue before rebooting. Find answers to nagios how to monitor filesystem size on a hpux box from the expert community at experts exchange. Installing the agent on a hpux platform manually knowledge base. Rp4440, 9000 rp44104, 9000 rp44408, 9000 rp4410, 9000 rp4440. When you are are at root prompt from single user mode restart type following command. A new advanced shutdown criteria option communication failure has been added to allow users to control if shutdowns occur when a communication failure occurs.
If this argument is not entered the default behavior is to reboot all clients when the server is. Contribute to nagiosenterprisesnrpe development by creating an account on github. Hpux v1 shutdown command solutions experts exchange. It provides methods to execute nagios service checks on a windows host and report the results back to your nagios host. Access files for vertiv software product updates and fixes. The thing is the servers are located offshore and we are just the support team.
Im trying to setup nrpe with a basic example as a first step towards deploying it. As hewlett packard enterprise releases updates to software, the latest versions of software and documentation are made available to you. If anyone wants to download and install nrpe, which is only. Reboot the npartition and put it into the shutdown for reconfig state. Mar 11, 2020 that config file resides on the remote hosts along with the nrpe daemon.
But iam not able to start or restart the openssh ssh server. Examples immediately reboot the system and run hpux again. The information provided in the apc software firmware download is provided for general informational purposes only. The following kb article describes how to install and configure nrpe from source for use with nagios corexi. Installing the agent on hpux platform knowledge base. I have a special login thru a console where i can shutdown and bring up the servers.
If you stop inetd, you should not be able to check the nrpe version from the nagios server. Starting and stopping the client service ibm knowledge center. You will need a firm grasp on basic networking, the unix permission model, how to set up basic mail and networking on your server. I am setting up a failover monitoring system, so if one nagios machine goes down, the other one will find out and start monitoring the network. I found this handy sometime to trouble shoot the problem with the aix servers. A blog about linux and hp unix smart solutions and technical solutions.
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