Hi,
I’m using apan to ping routers and switches in Nagios. I’m having
certain problems with some routers and switches not with all. I don’t
understand it. Perhaps, somebody could helps me…
1.- Viewing the Apan.debug:
vie feb 25 10:06:30 CET 2005 Args: ping Switch_Axpe1 Ping 1109322390
100.0,20% 500.0,60%
vie feb 25 10:06:30 CET 2005 Args: ping Switch_Axpe6 Ping 1109322390
100.0,20% 500.0,60%
vie feb 25 10:06:30 CET 2005 Args: ping Router_Axpe Ping 1109322390
3000.0,80% 5000.0,100%
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322390:.00189000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe6.rrd
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322390:.00175000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe1.rrd
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322390:.00320000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Router_Axpe_Ping.rrd
vie feb 25 10:06:36 CET 2005 Args: Router_Axpe 1109322396
Could not insert ‘’ , ‘’ into
vie feb 25 10:06:36 CET 2005 Args: Switch_Axpe6 1109322396
Could not insert ‘’ , ‘’ into
vie feb 25 10:07:26 CET 2005 Args: ping Switch_Axpe2 Ping 1109322446
100.0,20% 500.0,60%
vie feb 25 10:07:26 CET 2005 Args: ping Router_Barna Ping 1109322446
3000.0,80% 5000.0,100%
vie feb 25 10:07:27 CET 2005 Args: ping Switch_Axpe7 Ping 1109322447
100.0,20% 500.0,60%
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322446:.00131000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe2.rrd
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322446:.24063000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Router_Barna_Ping.rrd
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322447:.00344000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe7.rrd
vie feb 25 10:07:36 CET 2005 Args: Switch_Axpe2 1109322456
Could not insert ‘’ , ‘’ into
vie feb 25 10:08:24 CET 2005 Args: ping Router_JuanDeGaray Ping
1109322504 3000.0,80% 5000.0,100%
vie feb 25 10:08:26 CET 2005 Args: ping Switch_Axpe3 Ping 1109322506
100.0,20% 500.0,60%
vie feb 25 10:08:28 CET 2005 Args: ping Switch_CAI1 Ping 1109322508
100.0,20% 500.0,60%
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322504:.19269000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Router_JuanDeGaray_Ping.rrd
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322506:.00200000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe3.rrd
Inserting ‘ping’ , ‘1109322508:.18327000000000000000’ into
/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_CAI1.rrd
2.- Viewing the checkcommand.cfg:
#‘apan’ command definition. Runs apan on selected commands
define command {
command_name apan
command_line /usr/share/nagios/apan/apan.sh $ARG1$
$HOSTNAME$ $SERVICEDESC$ $TIMET$ $ARG2$ $ARG3$
}
3.- Viewing the Apan.defs:
#Base-directory for nagios:
NAGIOSDIR=/usr/share/nagios
#The directory where apan is installed
APANDIR=/usr/share/nagios/apan
#The directory where Nagios plugins resides
PLUGINSDIR=/usr/local/nagios/libexec
#The directory where Nagios .cfg-files resides
ETCDIR=/etc/nagios
The directory where apans plugins resides
PLUGSDIR=$APANDIR/plugs
The main config-file for apan
CFGFILE=$APANDIR/apan.cfg
Path to rrdtool
RRDTOOL=/usr/bin/rrdtool
Set DEBUG to 1 and define a DEBUGFILE to get debug-info from apan
DEBUG=1
DEBUGFILE=/tmp/apan.debug
Set CGIDEBUG to 1 and define a CGIDEBUGFILE to get debug-info from the cgi’s
CGIDEBUG=1
CGIDEBUGFILE=/tmp/apancgi.debug
A list of colors that are used to draw the lines in the graphs.
Beware of the syntax!!
COLS=("#ff0000" “#00ff00” “#0000ff” “#ffff00” “#ff00ff” “#00ffff”
“#ff8080” “#808080” “#8080ff” )
The type of image that is created. Valid values are PNG, GIF or GD
IMGTYPE=PNG
#End Configuration
4.- Viewing the apan.cfg:
Router_Axpe;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Router_Axpe_Ping.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Router_JuanDeGaray;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Router_JuanDeGaray_Ping.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
RouterCAI;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/RouterCAI_Ping.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Router_Madrid;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Router_Madrid_Ping.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Router_Pamplona;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Router_Pamplona_Ping.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Router_Barna;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Router_Barna_Ping.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_CAI1;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_CAI1.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_CAI2;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_CAI2.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_CAI3;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_CAI3.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_Axpe1;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe1.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_Axpe2;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe2.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_Axpe3;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe3.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_Axpe4;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe4.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_Axpe5;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe5.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_Axpe6;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe6.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
Switch_Axpe7;Ping;/usr/share/nagios/rrd/Switch_Axpe7.rrd;ping;ping:LINE2;Ping
round-trip time;Seconds
5.- Viewing routers.cfg:
Generic host definition template
define host{
name generic-host ; The name of
this host template - referenced in other host definition
s, used for template recursion/resolution
notifications_enabled 1 ; Host notifications are enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Host event handler is enabled
flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status
information across program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status
information across program restarts
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS
DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}
Definicion de host ‘Cisco Axpe’
define host{
use generic-host ; Name of host
template to use
host_name Router_Axpe
alias Router de Axpe
address 192.168.51.9
check_command apan
max_check_attempts 20
notification_interval 60
notification_period 24x7
notification_options d,u,r
}
Definicion de host ‘Cisco JuanDeGaray’
define host{
use generic-host ; Name of host
template to use
host_name Router_JuanDeGaray
alias Router de Juan de Garay
address 192.168.58.254
parents Router_Axpe
check_command apan
max_check_attempts 20
notification_interval 60
notification_period 24x7
notification_options d,u,r
}
Definicion de host ‘Cisco CAI’
define host{
use generic-host ; Name of host
template to use
host_name RouterCAI
alias Router del CAI
address 13.9.200.100
parents Router_Axpe
check_command apan
max_check_attempts 20
notification_interval 60
notification_period 24x7
notification_options d,u,r
}
Defcion de host ‘Cisco Iruña’
define host{
use generic-host ; Name of host
template to use
host_name Router_Pamplona
alias Router de Pamplona
address 192.168.54.2
parents Router_Axpe
check_command apan
max_check_attempts 20
notification_interval 60
notification_period 24x7
notification_options d,u,r
}
Defcion de host ‘Cisco Madrid’
define host{
use generic-host ; Name of host
template to use
host_name Router_Madrid
alias Router de Madrid
address 172.16.1.1
parents Router_Axpe
check_command apan
max_check_attempts 20
notification_interval 60
notification_period 24x7
notification_options d,u,r
}
Defcion de host ‘Cisco Barna’
define host{
use generic-host ; Name of host
template to use
host_name Router_Barna
alias Router de Barcelona
address 172.17.1.1
parents Router_Axpe
check_command apan
max_check_attempts 20
notification_interval 60
notification_period 24x7
notification_options d,u,r
}
6.- Viewing Routerserv.cfg:
Generic service definition template
define service{
name generic-service ; The ‘name’
of this service template, referenced in other service def
initions
active_checks_enabled 1 ; Active service
checks are enabled
passive_checks_enabled 1 ; Passive service
checks are enabled/accepted
parallelize_check 1 ; Active service
checks should be parallelized (disabling this can lead to maj
or performance problems)
obsess_over_service 1 ; We should obsess
over this service (if necessary)
check_freshness 0 ; Default is to NOT
check service ‘freshness’
notifications_enabled 1 ; Service
notifications are enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Service event
handler is enabled
flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status
information across program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status
information across program restarts
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS
DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}
Service definition
define service{
use generic-service ; Name
of service template to use
host_name Router_Axpe
service_description Ping
is_volatile 0
check_period 24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 5
retry_check_interval 1
contact_groups router-admins
notification_interval 240
notification_period 24x7
notification_options c,r
name Ping
check_command apan!ping!3000.0,80%!5000.0,100%
}
Service definition
define service{
use generic-service ; Name
of service template to use
host_name Router_JuanDeGaray
service_description Ping
is_volatile 0
check_period 24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 5
retry_check_interval 1
contact_groups router-admins
notification_interval 240
notification_period 24x7
notification_options c,r
name Ping
check_command apan!ping!3000.0,80%!5000.0,100%
}
Service definition
define service{
use generic-service ; Name
of service template to use
host_name RouterCAI
service_description Ping
is_volatile 0
check_period 24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 5
retry_check_interval 1
contact_groups router-admins
notification_interval 240
notification_period 24x7
notification_options c,r
name Ping
check_command apan!ping!3000.0,80%!5000.0,100%
}
Service definition
define service{
use generic-service ; Name
of service template to use
host_name Router_Pamplona
service_description Ping
is_volatile 0
check_period 24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 5
retry_check_interval 1
contact_groups router-admins
notification_interval 240
notification_period 24x7
notification_options c,r
name Ping
check_command apan!ping!3000.0,80%!5000.0,100%
}
Service definition
define service{
use generic-service ; Name
of service template to use
host_name Router_Madrid
service_description Ping
is_volatile 0
check_period 24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 5
retry_check_interval 1
contact_groups router-admins
notification_interval 240
notification_period 24x7
notification_options c,r
name Ping
check_command apan!ping!3000.0,80%!5000.0,100%
}
Service definition
define service{
use generic-service ; Name
of service template to use
host_name Router_Barna
service_description Ping
is_volatile 0
check_period 24x7
max_check_attempts 3
normal_check_interval 5
retry_check_interval 1
contact_groups router-admins
notification_interval 240
notification_period 24x7
notification_options c,r
name Ping
check_command apan!ping!3000.0,80%!5000.0,100%
}
7.- Viewing routersgrupo.cfg:
‘routers’ host group definition
define hostgroup{
hostgroup_name Routers
alias Enrutadores
contact_groups router-admins
members
Router_Axpe,Router_JuanDeGaray,RouterCAI,Router_Pamplona,Router_Madrid,Router_Barna
}
8.- Viewing the /etc/hosts:
Do not remove the following line, or various programs
that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 Popeye localhost.localdomain localhost
#Routers
13.9.200.100 RouterCAI
192.168.51.9 Router_Axpe
192.168.58.254 Router_JuanDeGaray
192.168.54.2 Router_Pamplona
172.16.1.1 Router_Madrid
172.17.1.1 Router_Barna
#Switches de Axpe
192.168.51.1 Switch_Axpe1
192.168.51.2 Switch_Axpe2
192.168.51.3 Switch_Axpe3
192.168.51.5 Switch_Axpe4
192.168.51.6 Switch_Axpe5
192.168.51.7 Switch_Axpe6
192.168.51.8 Switch_Axpe7
Switches del CAI
13.9.200.41 Switch_CAI1
13.9.200.42 Switch_CAI2
13.9.200.43 Switch_CAI3
