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Check S.M.A.R.T or PFA errors
Nagio/NRPE_NT VBS Script to check for harddisks about to fail, using MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus from WMI
Usage
check_smartpfa
Example:
check_smartpfa
Sample Output:
OK : No PFA/S.M.A.R.T errors detected
EASY HOWTO:
1-Place the script
Copy the script to "c:nrpe_ntpluginsv2" or whatever location your NRPE_NT .vbs are at.
2-Set nrpe_nt.cfg
Inside the NRPE_NT Client Server add the command line in the file nrpe_nt.cfg:
command[check_smartpfa]=cscript.exe //nologo //T:60 c:nrpe_ntpluginsv2smartpfa.vbs
3-Restart the nrpe_nt service
net stop nrpe_nt
net start nrpe_nt
4-Define the command inside nagios
$USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c check_smartpfa
Absolutely no warranties!
In case you find a flawed harddisk using this utility, please post a review! It is near impossible to test this script without access to a failing disk.
Only known bug is that some computers simply don't have this WMI class populated. In that case a warning is issued, you should not be lulled into a false sense of security.
Usage
check_smartpfa
Example:
check_smartpfa
Sample Output:
OK : No PFA/S.M.A.R.T errors detected
EASY HOWTO:
1-Place the script
Copy the script to "c:nrpe_ntpluginsv2" or whatever location your NRPE_NT .vbs are at.
2-Set nrpe_nt.cfg
Inside the NRPE_NT Client Server add the command line in the file nrpe_nt.cfg:
command[check_smartpfa]=cscript.exe //nologo //T:60 c:nrpe_ntpluginsv2smartpfa.vbs
3-Restart the nrpe_nt service
net stop nrpe_nt
net start nrpe_nt
4-Define the command inside nagios
$USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c check_smartpfa
Absolutely no warranties!
In case you find a flawed harddisk using this utility, please post a review! It is near impossible to test this script without access to a failing disk.
Only known bug is that some computers simply don't have this WMI class populated. In that case a warning is issued, you should not be lulled into a false sense of security.
Reviews (3)
bysnakepit-97, January 8, 2021
there's something that configure in pluggin in server nagios?
(No output on stdout) stderr: execvp(/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe_smart, ...) failed. errno is 2: No such file or directory
(No output on stdout) stderr: execvp(/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe_smart, ...) failed. errno is 2: No such file or directory
byxrated, December 28, 2013
This will just use the general overall-health attribute in Smart but a disk with broken sectors is still reported as PASSED, so this is not a reliable method of early detecting as with Smart Attributes 5,196,197,198
byMajed, August 31, 2011
of course i don't have a failing disk to see a critical state but it shows in nagios
OK : No PFA/S.M.A.R.T errors detected
here how i set it up:
1. Copy smartpfa.vbs into nsclient directory into scripts folder
2. Paste the following line into nsclient.ini file in the [wrapped scripts] sectioncheck_smartpfa=smartpfa.vbs /nologo /T:60
3. Restart nscleint in cmd type: net stop nsclientpp then net start nsclientpp
4. In nagios define the command $USER1$/check_nrpe_smart -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c check_smartpfa
5. In services define: define service{
use generic-service
host_name myworkstation
service_description nrpe smart
check_command check_nrpe_smart
}
OK : No PFA/S.M.A.R.T errors detected
here how i set it up:
1. Copy smartpfa.vbs into nsclient directory into scripts folder
2. Paste the following line into nsclient.ini file in the [wrapped scripts] sectioncheck_smartpfa=smartpfa.vbs /nologo /T:60
3. Restart nscleint in cmd type: net stop nsclientpp then net start nsclientpp
4. In nagios define the command $USER1$/check_nrpe_smart -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c check_smartpfa
5. In services define: define service{
use generic-service
host_name myworkstation
service_description nrpe smart
check_command check_nrpe_smart
}
