Check_VMWARE_API Plugin not working

[lmiltchev]

The check worked for you, didn't it?

root@tgcs017:/usr/local/nagios/libexec# ./check_vmware_api.pl -H MYHOST-3 -u root -p "###############" -l runtime -s status
CHECK_VMWARE_API.PL OK - overall status=green

Are you running the plugin against different servers? Is MYHOST-3 different than myhost-2? Can you ping myhost-2? Is there a firewall in between? What is the output of the command below?

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nmap myhost-2 -p 443

Some people reported issues with this plugin with unsigned certificates. I am not sure if this is the case here, but you could try an easy "workaround". Open the plugin in a text editor and add this as the first line (after the comments):

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$ENV{PERL_LWP_SSL_VERIFY_HOSTNAME} = 0;

Save, exit, and try your check again.

[kwhogster]

1, yes the checked worked the first time on myhost-3 now it timesout.

2. I ran this against all my hosts I have 9 of them to see if it worked all the same timeout.

3. root@tgcs017:/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/linuxservers# nmap myhost-2 -p 443

Starting Nmap 7.01 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2019-03-15 11:56 EDT
Nmap scan report formyhost-2 (10.2.8.60)
Host is up (0.00036s latency).
rDNS record for 10.2.8.60: myhost-2.my.network.com
PORT STATE SERVICE
443/tcp open https
MAC Address: 78:2B:CB:05:4C:38 (Dell)

4. I added $ENV{PERL_LWP_SSL_VERIFY_HOSTNAME} = 0;

check VMware api

root@tgcs017:/usr/local/nagios/libexec# ./check_vmware_api.pl -H myhost-2 -t 50 -u root -p "#########" -l runtime -s status -vvv
[extra-opts] check_vmware_api.pl -H myhost-2 -t 50 -u root -p ########### -l runtime -s status -vvv
CHECK_VMWARE_API.PL UNKNOWN - plugin timed out (timeout 50s)


Same results after adding the code.

[lmiltchev]

It is really strange that the check initially worked, and now it is timing out...
Does it make any difference if you use an IP address in your command instead of a hostname?

What is the OS/distro that you are using? What is the version of the ESXi/Vspher server that you are monitoring? What is the output of the following command?

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cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail

I found some reports on plugin's timeouts as this one:
https://github.com/op5/check_vmware_api/issues/17

You could try "check_esx3-05.pl" plugin as an alternative. It's a bit older, but it may work in your environment.
https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/Operating-Systems/%2A-Virtual-Environments/VMWare/Vmware-ESX-%26-VM-host/details

So far, I haven't been able to recreate the issue in-house. Unfortunately, the "verbose" output is not verbose at all, and it's not helping us either.

[kwhogster]

root@tgcs017:/usr/local/nagios/libexec# cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail
170



The other check gives this error



root@tgcs017:/usr/local/nagios/libexec# ./check_esx3.pl
Can't locate Nagios/Plugin.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Nagios::Plugin module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.22.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.22 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22 /usr/share/perl/5.22 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base .) at ./check_esx3.pl line 31.


This is line 31

use Nagios::Plugin;

[cdienger]

Open check_esx3.pl in vi or another editor and check out line 31. It probably looks like:

use Nagios::Plugin;

Change it to:

use Nagios::Monitoring::Plugin;

There may be other lines in the script that need similar changes as well to point to the Nagios plugin module.

[lmiltchev]

Nagios::Plugin has been replaced with Nagios::Monitoring::Plugin, so you would need to modify again the plugin.

Make a copy of the old plugin:

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cp -p /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_esx3.pl /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_esx3.pl.backup

then run:

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sed -i 's/Nagios::Plugin/Nagios::Monitoring::Plugin/g' check_esx3.pl

or you could modify your plugin manually as suggested by @cdienger.
Try your check again.

[kwhogster]

I found two places line 31 and line 99

I then tested all the command on all my hosts

All worked but one the VMFS check line 812 was another one.

My search ability in VI is not the best I am a Windows GUY LOL



Do you know of any other places in the script I may need to change?

[cdienger]

There are a few other places. I've attached a modified script here.

[kwhogster]

That worked great

Have one issue on one ESXI Host

Host: TGCSESXI-1
Service: ESXI VMFS Check
Status: CRITICAL
Last check: 04-05-2019 10:33:26
Duration: 0d 10h 37m 11s
Attempt: 3/3
Status information: (Service check timed out after 120.01 seconds)

run this
./check_vmware_api.pl -H TGCSESXI-1 -u root -p "##########" -l vmfs

My check

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define service {
        service_description     ESXI VMFS Check
        host_name               hostname
        check_command           check_esx3!root!#########!vmfs
        initial_state           u
        max_check_attempts      3
        notification_interval   1440
        check_interval          1440
        retry_interval          3
        active_checks_enabled   1
        check_period            24x7
        servicegroups           VMWarevmfs
        register                1
}


My command

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define command{
        command_name check_esx3
        command_line $USER1$/check_esx3.pl -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u $ARG1$ -p "$ARG2$" -l "$ARG3$"
}


The exact same check and command are working on 8 other ESXI hosts no problem.
Just this one ESXI Host the error as above.

Any thoughts?

Tom

[lmiltchev]

Is this the same version of ESXi/VSphere server as the rest of them (that are working)? Are the permissions of the user the same? Do any other checks work?

Try running:

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./check_vmware_api.pl -H TGCSESXI-1 -u root -p "##########" -l RUNTIME
./check_vmware_api.pl -H TGCSESXI-1 -u root -p "##########" -l CPU
./check_vmware_api.pl -H TGCSESXI-1 -u root -p "##########" -l MEM

Do you see the datastores when you log in the server with the same credentials?