[Perfparse-users] Logging all $ for values in database

[Vern K. <VK...@ch...>]

All:

I have been trying to integrate perfparse into nagios 2.0b3, and am running
into issues with the data collection.  While I am able to get information
into the database now, all values are logged as $.  I am at a loss to
troubleshoot what it is happening, because I do not see a good way to insert
additional logging in the process to see where I am losing the values.  I'm
hoping I have overlooked some configuration issue and it is an easy fix.  If
anyone could offer advise, I would appreciate it.

Here is my configuration:

Nagios 2.0b3 -- Configured to support the pipe option as per the perfparse
documentation.
nagios-plugins-1.4
perfparse-0.105.6
mysql-4.1.12

Everything above was compiled from source, running on x86 RedHat ES 3 Update 4
As for the initial configuration, I basically followed:

http://wiki.perfparse.org/tiki-index.php?page=Example+for+configuration+with+a+pipe

except changed everything to use /usr/local/nagios directory.

My perfparsed config is below.

Thanks,

Vern

perfparsed --show_config:

Perfparsed [options]

# File where Perfparse logs messages
# Error_Log = "string"
Error_Log = "perfparse.log"

# Rotate Perfparse log files
# Error_Log_Rotate = "Y/N"
Error_Log_Rotate = "Yes"

# Keep N days of error log. Compress recent logs and remove too old ones
# Error_Log_Keep_N_Days = "value"
Error_Log_Keep_N_Days = "7"

# When perfparse cannot parse a line, it drops it to that file
# Drop_File = "string"
Drop_File = "/tmp/perfparse.drop"

# 
# Drop_File_Rotate = "Y/N"
Drop_File_Rotate = "Yes"

# Keep N days of drop file log. Compress recent logs and remove too old ones
# Drop_File_Keep_N_Days = "value"
Drop_File_Keep_N_Days = "7"

# Port for perfparsed server
# Put 0 or "" to disable the server
# Server_Port = "value"
Server_Port = "1976"

# Log source from nagios (or other tools) that perfparse will scan
# Authorized values: a file name, '-' for stdin, '|' for a fifo and '>' for a host:port socket
# For sockets, a command 'history' will be sent before retreiving the data
# Service_Log = "string"
Service_Log = "|/usr/local/nagios/var/perfdata-service.log"

# Save the read position in the nagios log file ? If yes, perfparse will start from that position instead of from the beginning
# Service_Log_Save_Position = "Y/N"
Service_Log_Save_Position = "yes"

# Path for files containing the read position for nagios log files
# Service_Log_Position_Mark_Path = "string"
Service_Log_Position_Mark_Path = "/usr/local/nagios/var"

# Lock file for perfparsed
# Daemon_Lock = "string"
Daemon_Lock = "/usr/local/nagios/var/perfparsed.lock"

# Run perfparsed as a daemon
# Daemonize = "Y/N"
Daemonize = "no"

# Perform some periodic cleanup every day
# Periodic_Cleanup = "Y/N"
Periodic_Cleanup = "yes"

# Lock file for perfparsed periodic cleanup process
# Periodic_Cleanup_Lock = "string"
Periodic_Cleanup_Lock = "/usr/local/nagios/var/perfparsed_periodic_cleanup.lock"

# Perform some periodic cleanup every day at HHMM
# Periodic_Cleanup_Hour = "value"
Periodic_Cleanup_Hour = "0230"

# Dummy hostname if gethostname() does not work
# Dummy_Hostname = "string"
Dummy_Hostname = "dummy"

# Don't store raw data
# No_Raw_Data = "Y/N"
No_Raw_Data = "no"

# Don't store bin data
# No_Bin_Data = "Y/N"
No_Bin_Data = "no"

# Path where storage modules are
# Storage_Modules_Dir = "string"
Storage_Modules_Dir = "/usr/local/nagios/lib"

# Modules to load (Coma separated values)
# Storage_Modules_Load = "string"
Storage_Modules_Load = ""

# File to contain Storage Modules Status
# Storage_Modules_Status_File = "string"
Storage_Modules_Status_File = "/usr/local/nagios/var/storage_modules.status"