How to get "performance graphs" for "check_nt" counters

[infojami]

We are using NagiosXI to monitor Windows servers.

Just wondering if anyone knows how to enable "performance graphs" in NagiosXI web interface for "check_nt" counters which are Windows server PerfMon counters (our Nagios client is NSClient++)?

I found NagiosXI creates graph for few Windows counters automatically!!!; example below (Page File Usage);
Command Name: check_xi_service_nsclient
Command View: $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s "$ARG1$" -p 12489 -v $ARG2$ $ARG3$ $ARG4$
ARG2: COUNTER
ARG3: -l "\\Paging File(_Total)\\% Usage","Paging File usage is %.2f %%" -w 80 -c 90

However, if I add the following which is pretty much similar to the above one; BUT NO graphs comes in the web interface -
Command Name: check_xi_service_nsclient
Command View: $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s "$ARG1$" -p 12489 -v $ARG2$ $ARG3$ $ARG4$
ARG2: COUNTER
ARG3: -l "\\Web Service(_Total)\\Current Connections" -w 400 -c 500

I have no idea about the location of performance graph configuration files in NagiosXI. Tired searching google for this (- everyone is saying to install "nagiosgraph" which is already installed and configured within NagiosXI. Looking for help.

Thanks,
Jami

[abrist]

Is performance data returned with the check? (go to the service details, advanced tab and post the contents of the "performance data" section)

[infojami]

Hi abrist,

Thanks for your reply. Looks like the "Performance Data" is not turned on in Advanced section - please find the screenshot. How to turn it on?

Regards,
Jami

[slansing]

It looks like that check is not returning performance data period, how did you set these services up? And are you receiving performance graphs for other services elsewhere?

[infojami]

Thanks for your reply.

I configured "check_nt" to get the check value from Windows PerfMon counter; details below -

check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s "$ARG1$" -p 12489 -v $ARG2$ $ARG3$ $ARG4$
COUNTER
-l "\\Web Service(_Total)\\Current Connections" -w 400 -c 500

Is there any parameter here to turn on perfdata?

Regards,
Jami

[slansing]

It may be possible that the counter you are checking is not able to be graphed for some reason, can you do the following, lets check and see if this service has had any graphs created for it:

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ll -la /usr/local/nagios/share/perfdata/<hostname>/

Please share the output here.

[rodpayne]

check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -s "$ARG1$" -p 12489 -v $ARG2$ $ARG3$ $ARG4$
COUNTER
-l "\\Web Service(_Total)\\Current Connections" -w 400 -c 500

Is there any parameter here to turn on perfdata?

The perfdata information will be provided when the "description" field is added. Something like:

"\\Web Service(_Total)\\Current Connections","Current Connections","connections"

"Current Connections" is the description, and "connections" is the unit of measure.

[yancy]

rodpayne,

can you verify the check results have perf data at all?

for example

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OK - load average: 0.21, 0.38, 0.37|load1=0.210;5.000;10.000;0; load5=0.380;4.000;6.000;0; load15=0.370;3.000;4.000;0; 

everything after the pipe | is perfdata in this example

-Yancy

[rodpayne]

rodpayne,

can you verify the check results have perf data at all?

Yes, mine is working fine. It was Jami who has the problem. I was just saying how to fix it.

I have:

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-l "\\Terminal Services()\\Active Sessions","Terminal Services Active","Sessions" -w 70 -c 100

and it returns:

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Terminal Services Active = 0.00 Sessions | 'Terminal Services Active'=0.000000Sessions;70.000000;100.000000;

[yancy]

rodpayne,

Sorry about that, the post was meant for Jami.

-Yancy