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Check interfaces for errors

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Nagios plugin to check all or some network interfaces on a network device for errors.
This plugin checks all or specified interfaces on a device for errors. It uses SNMP to read the IfInErrors and IfOutErrors counters, so it catches all errors that increment these counters. The output is the rotal number of errors and the the interfaces with errors.

To install, create a directory /var/cache/nagios/iferrors/ and give the nagios user all rights on this directory.

Known bug: You cannot use multiple instances of this check on the same device.
Reviews (4)
bymnalis, January 6, 2015
this seems to be updated by http://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/System-Metrics/Networking/Check-Cisco-Interfaces-for-errors-and-drops/details
bydataviruset, February 4, 2014
Good, good, but I had to modify it to get SNMPv3 access.
These are the modified code parts:

usage_and_exit() unless
GetOptions("h|help" => \$opt_h,
"C|community=s" => \$snmp_community,
"w|warning=s" => \$warn_usage,
"c|critical=s" => \$crit_usage,
"p|port=i" => \$port,
"i|interface=s" => \$iface_descr,
"H|hostname=s" => \$host_address,
"a|authproto=s" => \$snmp_authproto,
"u|username=s" => \$snmp_username,
"x|password=s" => \$snmp_password,
"X|privpasswd=s" => \$snmp_privpasswd,
"P|privproto=s" => \$snmp_privproto,
"v|version=s" => \$snmp_version
);



elsif ( $snmp_version == /3/ ) {
($session, $error) = Net::SNMP->session(
-hostname => $host_address,
-version => $snmp_version,
-username => $snmp_username,
-port => $port,
-authpassword => $snmp_password,
-authprotocol => $snmp_authproto,
-privpassword => $snmp_privpasswd,
-privprotocol => $snmp_privproto,
);
if ( !defined($session) ) {
print("UNKNOWN: $error");
exit STATUS_UNKNOWN;
}
}





print "Check_all_interfaces.pl version " . VERSION . "\n(c) 2008 M. Lievaart\n";
print "Usage: $0 -H host [ options ]\n\n";
print "Options:\n";
print " -H --host STRING or IPADDRESS\n";
print " Check interface on the indicated host.\n";
print " -C --community STRING \n";
print " SNMP Community.\n";
print " -i --interface STRING\n";
print " Regexp matching interfaces to examine, f.i. '^FastEthernet' or '^(Eth|Dot.*0\$)'.\n";
print " -w --warning INTEGER\n";
print " number of necessary errors since last check to result in warning status (default: 1)\n";
print " -c --critical INTEGER\n";
print " number of necessary errors since last check to result in critical status (default: 5)\n";
print " -v --version [1, 2 or 3]\n";
print " SNMP version to use, use '2' for version 2c. (default: version 2c).\n";
print " -a --authproto STRING\n";
print " SNMP auth protocol to use for SNMPv3. (default: md5).\n";
print " -P --privproto STRING\n";
print " SNMP private protocol to use for SNMPv3. (default: des).\n";
print " -X --privpasswd STRING\n";
print " SNMP private password to use for SNMPv3.\n";
print " -u --username STRING\n";
print " SNMP username to use for SNMPv3.\n";
print " -x --password STRING\n";
print " SNMP password to use for SNMPv3.\n";
byfeitingen, October 1, 2013
Some interfaces have a description but no errors counted.
To get rid of errors, add this to line 164:
next unless defined $in_errors;
bykotterbein, January 24, 2013
Having some output issues:

Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 196.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 196.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 196.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 196.
Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt (>) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 199.
Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt (>) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 199.
Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt (>) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 200.
Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt (>) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 200.
Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt (>) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 201.
Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt (>) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 201.
Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt (>) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 202.
Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt (>) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 202.
Use of uninitialized value in subtraction (-) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 213.
Use of uninitialized value in subtraction (-) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 213.
Use of uninitialized value in subtraction (-) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 215.
Use of uninitialized value in subtraction (-) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 215.
Use of uninitialized value in subtraction (-) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 217.
Use of uninitialized value in subtraction (-) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 217.
Use of uninitialized value in subtraction (-) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 219.
Use of uninitialized value in subtraction (-) at ./check_all_interfaces.pl line 219.
OK: Total in errors: 0, Total out errors: 0, Total in discards: 0, Total out discards: 0 | inErr=0, outErr=0, inDis=0, outDis=0


I think this may be due to the interfce descriptions carrying and - in them. any way to get around this?