HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 185)

Table 20-2 Services monitored on managed systems (continued)
Function/Description Service name
Links to any consolidated log messages that match patterns in the /opt/hptc/
nagios/etc/syslogAlertRules
file.
Syslog Alerts
1
Links to any System Event Log messages that match patterns in the /opt/hptc/
nagios/etc/selRules
file.
The System Event Log is collected through the management processor, either an
iLO or an IPMI BMC. System Events are hardware-related alerts such as memory
errors, power supply faults, and so on.
System Event Log
1
Displays the system free space in /root, /tmp, /var, and /hptc_cluster. This
data is compared to thresholds defined in the nagios_vars.ini file. System Free Space
2
Reports static system configuration information for a single system such as server
type, memory, and processors. Configuration
1
1 This information is collected without agents, thus it is available for any host that Insight Control for Linux monitors.
2 This service uses mond to collect its data.
20.5 Understanding Nagios alert messages
Insight Control for Linux provides several value-added plug-ins that can generate alert messages
based on patterns provided by data sources, such as syslog and the Hardware System Event
logs.
These plug-ins use a common syntax to describe patterns and status to report on matches.
The rules that trigger alarms are configured in the following files:
• /opt/hptc/nagios/etc/selRules
Contains patterns for alerting on System Event Log messages.
You can modify the selRules file as follows:
— Add a rule to this file for a new alert.
— Modify the corresponding rule to change an alert.
— Comment out a rule to remove the corresponding alert.
• /opt/hptc/nagios/etc/syslogAlertRules
Contains patterns for alerting on consolidated log entries.
• /opt/hptc/nagios/libexec/sensorData.dat
Contains patterns for alerting based on sensor results.
Nagios uses email to send formatted alerts. The following is the default format of a Nagios alert:
Type: PROBLEM 1
State: return code 2
Service: service 3
Host: system 4
Address: IP Address 5
Info: message output 6
Date/Time: date and time 7
Elapsed: time 8
Number: number 9
1 Valid values are PROBLEM or RECOVERY.
2 The Nagios plug-in return code; the values for this code are as follows:
0
OK
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