RE: [Perfparse-users] Check_traffic

[Cook, G. <GW...@ma...>]

This appears to be an add-on to Nagios, which includes a plugin. I've
read through the docs a bit, and it looks like the check_traffic plugin
gets bandwidth utilization data and stores it in and rrd database,
similar to what MRTG does. Then you can graph the data stored in the
rrds. I'm not sure why you would add perfdata to the plugin, unless you
wanted to run the plugin separate from the rest of the add-on and use
something else like perfparse for the graphs. Is this your intent?

Either way, I don't use this plugin, so I can't really test it. From
what I've seen it looks like it doesn't return output like a normal
plugin does. I would contact the check_traffic developers and point them
in the direction of the perfdata guidelines at
http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/developer-guidelines.html#AEN185.
Perhaps they can add it in for you.

Garry W. Cook, CCNA
Network Infrastructure Manager
MACTEC, Inc. - http://www.mactec.com/
303.308.6228 (Office) - 720.220.1862 (Mobile)

Nate A. Smith wrote:
> I am now getting graphs for memory usage, CPU load, and Disk space.
> That's all I need.  Here is the link for check_traffic from Nagios
> extras page.=20
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> http://nagios.sourceforge.net/download/contrib/misc/check_traffic/
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> Thanks!
> Nate
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cook, Garry [mailto:GW...@ma...]
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 11:03 AM
> To: Nate A. Smith; per...@li...
> Subject: RE: [Perfparse-users] Check_traffic
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> Nate A. Smith wrote:
>> Does anyone have the check_traffic plugin graphing?
>> Thanks so much on the check_nt graphs!!
>> All seems to be working!!
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>> Nate Smith
>> Disetronic Medical Systems
>> IT Support Consultant
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> That's great! I'm glad the check_nt plugin is working for you. As you
> can see, it does not include perfdata for all of the different windows
> checks. Do you check any of the ones that do not have perfdata? Do you
> see a need for perfdata for those checks? As I mentioned in
> the original
> thread, I didn't see the use for perfdata on those, just wondering if
> maybe I missed something important.
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> As for check_traffic, I'm not familiar with that plugin, and have not
> yet been able to locate it in my plugins source or contrib
> directories. Where is this plugin source located and what does it do?
> I'll check an older source version, I'm currently working from plugins
> 1.4.0alpha (CVS).
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> Garry W. Cook, CCNA
> Network Infrastructure Manager
> MACTEC, Inc. - http://www.mactec.com/
> 303.308.6228 (Office) - 720.220.1862 (Mobile)