Monitoring Exchange 2003 from Linux Cacti

[zeroy]

Hi guys,

After spending so much time trying to get this to work I felt like sharing my solution . This works perfect and it is based on the XML templates from this post: http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t ... t=exchange - Thanks to DevilSun

I re-created all the Perl scripts for use with Nagios "check_nt" and I can now Monitor the following:

Connections, Delivery stats, Filtering, IMF.[/list]

Get the XML data/graph template from the post above!

[zeroy]

Forgot to add, on the exchange side, I have NSClient Distrib-1.07.1 installed as a service, SNMP + WMI installed also.

I attached the full package this time with updated XML files. Enjoy,

[argon0]

SO what do you need to do to get this to work?

Put NSClient on Exchange server? Enable SNMP? Add WMI extensions to SNMP?

Argon0

[bballard]

I tried to import the template and got this.

[bballard]

Forgot to add, on the exchange side, I have NSClient Distrib-1.07.1 installed as a service, SNMP + WMI installed also.

What do you use for SNMP + WMI??

[zeroy]

I check templates and they import ok on my Cacti (0.8.6h) on ClarkConnect 3.2home.

What template caused the problem?

For the other question, SNMP + WMI are installed from Windows 2003 server Setup, see pic attached.

[bballard]

I am using Cacti 0.6.8g, I wonder if thats my problem....

[zeroy]

Couldn't tell, my first time using Cacti

[bballard]

Yeah that is it. Since your using a higher version cacti the XML hash is too high. I am reviewing this post to see if I can use the new XML somehow.

http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t ... r+xml+hash

[bballard]

I see nothing that can help me. I guess I have to upgrade to 0.6.8h. Can anyone think of anything else before I upgrade. I would hate to upgrade a good stable Cacti installation.

[zeroy]

My XML templates are taken from these:
http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t ... t=exchange

See if you can import those, if yes then all you have to change is the "Data Input Method". In there change the name of the Perl Script you are calling + remove the <instance> input field and also the <instance> after the Perl script path.

[bballard]

I will give that a try tonight and let you know the results. Maybe that will help other struggling Unix admins..

[argon0]

Zeroy:

I've installed WMI + SNMP on win2k - is any further configuration required once installed?

<cheers>

Argon0

[argon0]

Ok... Got the templates imported/installed - but graphs are all blank,.,.

Debugging the graphs gives (for instance):

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 	 RRDTool Command:

/usr/bin/rrdtool graph - \
--imgformat=PNG \
--start=-86400 \
--end=-300 \
--title="CRYUKE16EX1 - Exchange Connections" \
--base=1000 \
--height=120 \
--width=500 \
--alt-autoscale-max \
--lower-limit=0 \
--vertical-label="Connections" \
--slope-mode \
DEF:a="/var/www/html/rra/cryuke16ex1_count_active_users_164.rrd":count_users:AVERAGE \
DEF:b="/var/www/html/rra/cryuke16ex1_count_active_users_164.rrd":count_active_users:AVERAGE \
AREA:a#005199:"Users"  \
GPRINT:a:LAST:"       Current\:%8.0lf"  \
GPRINT:a:AVERAGE:"Average\:%8.0lf"  \
GPRINT:a:MAX:"Maximum\:%8.0lf\n"  \
LINE2:b#FF4105:"Active Users"  \
GPRINT:b:LAST:"Current\:%8.0lf"  \
GPRINT:b:AVERAGE:"Average\:%8.0lf"  \
GPRINT:b:MAX:"Maximum\:%8.0lf\n" 

RRDTool Says:

OK

Is there anything else I need to start on the Exchange server?[/code]

[zeroy]

Can you get SNMP infos from your Win2k host? if so then it should work ok. Make sure NSClient is running as well on the W2k host. Also Nagios check_nt needs to be installed on the Cacti box,