Re: [Perfparse-users] Newbie's question

[Yves <yme...@pe...>]

> Hi List!
>
> Now I use Nagios 1.2 on Debian Woody 3.1 and Nagios-plugins 1.4.0-alpha=
3. I
> read about some "Chart-tool" and I would like to implement PerfPrase, a=
fter
> migrating to Nagios 2.0.
>
>
> Before my work I have some unanswered questions (I read through Install=
ation
> guide, digging in FAQs, etc.):
>
> 1. I like "Method 4 : Ask Nagios to write into a pipe". Is it compatibl=
e
> with Nagios 2.0?

Not tested. But I coded it for easier migration to nagios 2.0 in the futu=
re :)

> 2. There is a "perfparse_nagios_pipe_command.pl" in Chapter 5| Method 4=
 of
> the Installation Guide. Because I'm not a programmer it would be very g=
ood
> for me, if I'll be able to download this script. An example is OK, mayb=
e I
> can modify it, or revrite in a shell script (I know it better then Perl=
).
> How can I get this script?

Download perfparse and find it in the config/ directory.

> 3. In Chapter 4 there is: "Please use InnoDB tables ...". What does Inn=
oDB
> mean? Hoiw can I configure MySQL to satisfy this requirement?

 contrib/mysql_create.sql is a script that does it for you.
What does InnoDB mean ? I don't really know, but ask Ben or read the Mysq=
l documentation :)

> 4. In Chapter 4 there is: "Create a database ... and a user in that
> database. NEXT, use the mysql_create script in the contrib directory to
> create the necessary tables within the database. Eg, with user 'bob' an=
d
> database 'nagios': $ cat mysql_create.sql | mysql -u bob -p -D nagios"
>
> This example do exactly what I have to do, or according to the text bef=
ore I
> run this example I have to create a database and a user in that databas=
e? If
> this latter case is true how can I do this?

You have to create a user and a database yourself.
This is a lack of the documentation.

CREATE DATABASE perfparse;
GRANT ALL ON perfparse.* TO 'perfparse'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Then you have a database called "perfparse", a user "perfparse" with a pa=
ssword "password".

cat mysql_create.sql | mysql -u perfparse -p -D perfparse


> 5. Is PerfParse capable to graph Check performance data, or just the Pl=
ugin
> performance data?

Both
One is perfchart and the other is perfgant.

> 6. How PerfParse graph "data", if there is no data?

I think there is a text to say "no data" or something similar. I don't re=
member what was
done.

> 7. How Perfparse handle plugin timeouts?

This is the job of nagios.
When there is a plugin timeout, nagios does not get the data, and does no=
t send data to
perfparse.

> Sorry, if my questions was silly, but I'm not a programmer and not a
> Database administrator.

I'm not a dba either.
Ben and others may give a better answer about database questions :)

> Thank you very much!
>
> I Whish Everybody Merry Christmas!

You too :)
Yves


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