Slides from the NSClient++ workshop I did at OSMC 2014

1. monitoringScripting

9. Addingscripts

10. 6:1 Usingbatchscripts

11. scriptscheck_ok.bat
Add check_ok.bat as ext_myok1 (using command line)
Add check_ok.bat as ext_myok2 (using notepad)

12. Add check_ok.bat as ext_myok1 (using command line)
Add check_ok.bat as ext_myok2 (using notepad)
scriptscheck_ok.bat
nscpext-scrhelp
# Modifythe configfrom above

13. Add check_ok.bat as ext_myok1 (using command line)
Add check_ok.bat as ext_myok2 (using notepad)
scriptscheck_ok.bat
nscpext-scradd--help
# Modifythe configfrom above
[/settings/externalscripts/scripts]

14. Add check_ok.bat as ext_myok1 (using command line)
Add check_ok.bat as ext_myok2 (using notepad)
scriptscheck_ok.bat
nscpext-scrhelp
nscpext-scradd --script scriptscheck_ok.bat
--alias=ext_myok1
[/settings/externalscripts/scripts]
ext_myok2 = scriptscheck_ok.bat

15. Wrappedscripts

16. 6:2 Usingpowershellscripts

17. scriptscheck_test.ps1
nscp??? help
Add check_test.ps1 as ext_ps1 (as a wrapped script)
Add arguments for external scripts via NRPE

18. Add check_test.ps1 as ext_ps1 (as a wrapped script)
Add arguments for external scripts via NRPE
scriptscheck_ok.bat
nscpext-scrhelp
nscpnrpehelp

19. Add check_test.ps1 as ext_ps1 (as a wrapped script)
Add for external scripts via NRPE
scriptscheck_ok.bat
nscpext-scradd--wrapped…
nscpext-scrinstall--help

20. Add check_test.ps1 as ext_ps1 (as a wrapped script)
Add for external scripts via NRPE
scriptscheck_ok.bat
nscpext-scradd --wrapped
--script check_test.ps1 --alias=ext_ps1
nscpext-scrinstall --arguments safe
nscpnrpeinstall --arguments safe

21. Writing Scripts

22. 6:3 Writing Scripts

23. Create a batch script which returns ok
Change script to return memory usage as well as always ok

24. Create a batch script which returns ok
Change script to return memory usage as well as always ok
Remember nscpclient

25. Create a batch script which returns ok
Change script to return memory usage as well as always ok
@echo off
c:nsclientnscp client --module CheckSystem--query check_memory
exit 0

26. Advancedscriptings

27. 6:3 Advancedscripting

28. C:nsclientscriptspythoncheck_cpu_ex.py
Install the check_cpu_expython script
Modify it to display the top 3 producers

29. nscppy--script check_cpu_exinstall
…'limit=3’…
Install the check_cpu_expython script
Modify it to display the top 3 producers