In my last post, I described the new UNIX/Linux Shell Command templates in OpsMgr 2012, and provided a walkthrough on creating a Management Pack for monitoring BIND DNS servers on Linux. In this post, I will provide more detail on the nuts and bolts of the Shell Command templates, as well as a list of [...]
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Many of the OpsMgr authoring examples for UNIX/Linux monitoring that I have described on this blog are based on the use of the WSMan Invoke modules to execute shell commands. This is a really powerful mechanism to extend the capabilities of Operations Manager monitoring, and the 2012 version of Operations Manager includes a new set of templates [...]
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Introduction In Part III of this series, I walked through creation of data sources, a discovery, and a rule for discovering dynamically-named log files and implementing an alert-generating rule for log file monitoring. In this post, I will continue to expand this Management Pack to implement performance collection rules, using WSMan Invoke methods to collect [...]
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Introduction In Part II of this series, I walked through creation of data sources, a discovery, a monitor type, and a monitor for customized ”Process Count” monitoring for discovered instances of a ”Service” class. In this post, I will continue to build on this example MP to implement dynamic log file discovery and monitoring. Dynamic Log File Discovery and Monitoring Log file [...]
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Introduction In Part I of this series, I walked through creation of a custom Management Pack for monitoring an application hosted on a UNIX or Linux server, as well as the creation of some base data sources and application discovery. In this post, I will build on this MP to implement custom process monitoring – [...]
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Introduction The OpsMgr UNIX and Linux monitoring implementation can be extended through MP authoring to implement robust system and application monitoring for UNIX/Linux servers. The most direct mechanism of extension comes in the form of the script provider, accessed with WSMan Invoke modules. The WSMan Invoke modules support three methods of invoking actions: ExecuteCommand – [...]
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The xSNMP Reports version 1.1.1 package is now available at manage-x.net. This suite of management pack adds value to the xSNMP suite by implementing OpsMgr reports for data collected by performance rules in the xSNMP management packs. Reporting management packs included are: xSNMP for APC Reports xSNMP for APC NetBotz Reports xSNMP for Brocade Reports [...]
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I have posted the 1.1.1 (Alpha) version of the xSNMP suite at manage-x.net. While the updates in this release are relatively minor in nature, I would still consider this to be an early test copy of this version and deploy in test environments before production. The abbreviated change log for this release is: New Management [...]
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With its wide range of usefulness in implementing conditional logic, expression evaluation, and error filtering, the System.ExpressionFilter module is likely to be a frequently used module in most OpsMgr Management Pack authoring scenarios. However, the default configuration for the System.ExpressionFilter module may lead to a potential syntax error that is quite easy to miss, in my [...]
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While this blog has been a bit quiet lately, it has not been for lack of efforts. In the next two weeks, a minor update to the xSNMP suite should be ready with a few bug-fixes and feature improvements. This update will also include three new management packs: xSNMP for Juniper Networks xSNMP for SonicWALL [...]
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