Chapter 5. Configuring the Nagios Plugins for Ceph

Procedure

1. Log in to the Ceph monitor host and create a Ceph key and keyring for Nagios.

   Example

   [root@nagios ~]# ssh user@host01
   [user@host01 ~]$ sudo su -
   [root@host01 ~]# cd /etc/ceph
   [root@host01 ceph]# ceph auth get-or-create client.nagios mon 'allow r' > client.nagios.keyring

   Each plug-in will require authentication. Repeat this procedure for each host that contains a plug-in.

2. Add a command for the check_ceph_health plug-in:

   Example

   [root@host01 ~]# vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/nrpe.cfg

   command[check_ceph_health]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ceph_health --id nagios --keyring /etc/ceph/client.nagios.keyring

3. Enable and restart the nrpe service:

   Example

   [root@host01 ~]# systemctl enable nrpe
   [root@host01 ~]# systemctl restart nrpe

   Repeat this procedure for each Ceph plug-in applicable to the host.

4. Return to the Nagios Core server and define a check_nrpe command for the NRPE plug-in:

   Example

   [root@nagios ~]# cd /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects
   [root@nagios objects]# vi commands.cfg

   Syntax

   define command{
    command_name check_nrpe
    command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$
   }

5. On the Nagios Core server, edit the configuration file for the node and add a service for the Ceph plug-in.

   Example

   [root@nagios objects]# vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/host01.cfg

   Syntax

   define service {
     use                   generic-service
     host_name             HOSTNAME
     service_description   Ceph Health Check
     check_command         check_nrpe!check_ceph_health
   }

   Replace HOSTNAME with the hostname of the Ceph host you want to monitor.

   Example

   define service {
     use                   generic-service
     host_name             host01
     service_description   Ceph Health Check
     check_command         check_nrpe!check_ceph_health
   }

   Note

   The check_command setting uses check_nrpe! before the Ceph plug-in name. This tells NRPE to execute the check_ceph_health command on the remote node.

6. Repeat this procedure for each plug-in applicable to the host.

7. Restart the Nagios Core server:

   Example

   [root@nagios ~]# systemctl restart nagios

8. Before proceeding with additional configuration, ensure that the plug-ins are working on the Ceph host:

   Syntax

   /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ceph_health --id NAGIOS_USER --keyring /etc/ceph/client.nagios.keyring

   Example

   [root@host01 ~]# /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ceph_health --id nagios --keyring /etc/ceph/client.nagios.keyring
   HEALTH OK

   Note

   The check_ceph_health plug-in performs the equivalent of the ceph health command.