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# ./check_ncpa.py -h
Usage: check_ncpa.py [options]

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -H HOSTNAME, --hostname=HOSTNAME
                        The hostname to be connected to.
  -M METRIC, --metric=METRIC
                        The metric to check, this is defined on client system.
                        This would also be the plugin name in the plugins
                        directory. Do not attach arguments to it, use the -a
                        directive for that. DO NOT INCLUDE the api/
                        instruction.
  -P PORT, --port=PORT  Port to use to connect to the client.
  -w WARNING, --warning=WARNING
                        Warning value to be passed for the check.
  -c CRITICAL, --critical=CRITICAL
                        Critical value to be passed for the check.
  -u UNITS, --units=UNITS
                        The unit prefix (k, Ki, M, Mi, G, Gi, T, Ti) for b and
                        B unit types which calculates the value returned.
  -n UNIT, --unit=UNIT  Overrides the unit with whatever unit you define. Does
                        not perform calculations. This changes the unit of
                        measurement only.
  -a ARGUMENTS, --arguments=ARGUMENTS
                        Arguments for the plugin to be run. Not necessary
                        unless you're running a custom plugin. Given in the
                        same as you would call from the command line. Example:
                        -a '-w 10 -c 20 -f /usr/local'
  -t TOKEN, --token=TOKEN
                        The token for connecting.
  -T TIMEOUT, --timeout=TIMEOUT
                        Enforced timeout, will terminate plugins after this
                        amount of seconds. [60]
  -d, --delta           Signals that this check is a delta check and a local
                        state will kept.
  -l, --list            List all values under a given node. Do not perform a
                        check.
  -v, --verbose         Print more verbose error messages.
  -D, --debug           Print LOTS of error messages. Used mostly for
                        debugging.
  -V, --version         Print version number of plugin.
  -q QUERYARGS, --queryargs=QUERYARGS
                        Extra query arguments to pass in the NCPA URL.
  -s, --secure          Require successful certificate verification. Does not
                        work on Python < 2.7.9.
  -p, --performance     Print performance data even when there is none. Will
                        print data matching the return code of this script

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define command {
    command_name    check_ncpa
    command_line    $USER1$/check_ncpa.py -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}

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community_string = xxx

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/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_ncpa.py -H x.x.x.x -P 5693 -t 'welcome' -M 'system/uptime'
OK: Uptime was 43 days 19 hours 44 minutes 37 seconds | 'uptime'=3786277.00s;;;