[Perfparse-devel-int] Re: pp-0.104.5 ?

[Ben C. <bcl...@pe...>]

I have cc'd this to developers list in case any other contributer knows 
of or wants to add a script to PP.

May I check the scripts to ensure the correct author credited?

check_perfparse.sh			-	Tim
perfparse_nagios_command.pl		-	Tim ?
perfparse_nagios_pipe_command.pl	-	Tim ?
perfparse_daemon.sh			-	Yves
perfparse.sh				-	Ben / Yves

Tim, I don't have any other scripts in the distribution currently.  Is 
it one of these which is based on restart-httpd?  Are we missing any?

Regards,

Ben


Tim Wuyts wrote:

> Ben,
> 
> to be honest, I simply adapted this script from the Nagios
> documentation to handle the perfparse daemon instead of apache. It's
> not a lot more than search/replace ;)
> I don't mind you adding it, but credit should not go to me alone, it
> should be added that it was based on the restart-httpd script as found
> in the Event Handlers section of the Nagios 1.0 doc.
> 
> The perl script is a different matter, I don't mind if it's added there.
> 
> Tim.
> 
> On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:32:21 +0000, Ben Clewett
> <Ben...@ro...> wrote:
> 
>>Tim,
>>
>>By the way,
>>
>>May I add this to the top of your check_perfparse.sh script:
>>
>>#########################################################################
>># Check Perfparse Nagios Plugin
>># Copyright (c) 2004 Tim Wuyts <tim...@gm...>
>>#########################################################################
>>#
>># License:
>>#
>># This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>># it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
>># the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
>># (at your option) any later version.
>>#
>># This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
>># but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>># MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
>># GNU General Public License for more details.
>>#
>># You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
>># along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
>># Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
>>#
>>#########################################################################
>>
>>??
>>
>>Ben
>>
>>
>>Tim Wuyts wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ben, Yves,
>>>
>>>Sorry for the late answer, I've been enjoying a few days with my wife & kids
>>>and no computers ;)
>>>
>>>I'm not sure why you want to check: If the module fails to load because of a
>>>wrong version, the check_perfparse will fail (i.e return CRITICAL) as well
>>>after the set threshold, since no data will be written to the database.
>>>
>>>It is not a lot of work to get the current version from the DB and check it
>>>against the 'expected' value, the main problem here is where to get the
>>>'expected' value from. In perfparse, this is hardcoded (in
>>>libpp_mysql/common.h). I could hardcode it in the script, but then
>>>1. you will need to remind yourself to update the script as well as common.h
>>>whenever the version changes.
>>>2. we will need to make sure that the script gets updated during 'make
>>>install'.
>>>But IMHO, I don't think this is a good idea.
>>>
>>>BTW, I have no idea if anyone actually uses this :)
>>>
>>>Tim
>>>
>>>PS: please use my gmail address for future communications, Thx.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Ben Clewett [mailto:bcl...@pe...]
>>>>Sent: 30 December 2004 13:00
>>>>To: Yves Mettier; Tim Wuyts
>>>>Subject: **SPAM** **SPAM BAYESIAN_PLUGIN BODY** Re: pp-0.104.5 ?
>>>>Importance: Low
>>>>
>>>>I'll ask Tim about this, he is 'cc' on this email.
>>>>
>>>>A summary to Tim:
>>>>
>>>>A problem exists when database version changes.  The parser
>>>>will exit in failure.  Users may loose data.  We are
>>>>suggesting that you may wish to check the version of the SQL
>>>>in your check_perfparse plugin.
>>>>
>>>>Look at code libpp_mysql/db_macro_actions.c line ~140
>>>>function 'db_version_error'.
>>>>
>>>>Can you replicate this in your plugin and return ERROR ?
>>>>
>>>>Do you want to add this plugin to the standard release ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yves,
>>>>
>>>>I will have a look at the code and alter
>>>>$prefix/var/storage_modules.status with the line:
>>>>
>>>>mysql:disable
>>>>
>>>>If the database is wrong.  Do you have any nice code for
>>>>setting these values?  Or a sample I can copy?
>>>>
>>>>Ben
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yves Mettier wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Yves,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What about the check_perfparse plugin used for pipe users?
>>>>
>>>>Can this
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>execute a check against the mysql_storage module, if that
>>>>
>>>>is being used?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Not as is.
>>>>>Ask Tim if he as something better than check_perfparse :)
>>>>>
>>>>>There is something that you can do with the
>>>>
>>>>$prefix/var/storage_modules.status file (in
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>0.104.5 only) : a line with
>>>>>- mysql:enabled
>>>>>means that mysql is working
>>>>>- mysql:disable
>>>>>means that mysql module has a problem
>>>>>- nothing
>>>>>means that mysql module was not loaded.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Otherwise I can just post a warning to the users.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Do it.
>>>>>Who uses check_perfparse ? :)
>>>>>Same as the mail : who uses the standard error detection
>>>>
>>>>mechanisms ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>As soon as they run the CGI, they will get this error and
>>>>
>>>>see what is
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>wrong.  We can hope this is not too soon...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>The test also exists in the CGI, so they can see it soon.
>>>>>
>>>>>Yves
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Ben Clewett  bcl...@pe...
>>>>PerfParse    http://www.perfparse.org
>>>>PP FAQ       http://wiki.perfparse.org/tiki-list_faqs.php
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> 


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