* [Apply scheduled downtimes to hosts and services](3-monitoring-basics.md#using-apply-scheduledowntimes)
A more advanced example is using [apply with for loops on arrays or
-dictionaries](#using-apply-for) for example provided by
+dictionaries](3-monitoring-basics.md#using-apply-for) for example provided by
[custom atttributes](3-monitoring-basics.md#custom-attributes) or groups.
> **Tip**
> of the generated objects. Use the `object list` [CLI command](8-cli-commands.md#cli-command-object)
> after successful [configuration validation](8-cli-commands.md#config-validation).
-Verify that the apply-for-rule succesfully created the service objects with the
+Verify that the apply-for-rule successfully created the service objects with the
inherited custom attributes:
# icinga2 daemon -C
>
> Don't execute plugins as `root` and always use the absolute path to the plugin! Trust us.
-Next step is to understand how command parameters are being passed from
-a host or service object, and add a [CheckCommand](6-object-types.md#objecttype-checkcommand)
+Next step is to understand how [command parameters](3-monitoring-basics.md#command-passing-parameters)
+are being passed from a host or service object, and add a [CheckCommand](6-object-types.md#objecttype-checkcommand)
definition based on these required parameters and/or default values.
Please continue reading in the [plugins section](13-addons-plugins.md#plugins) for additional integration examples.
Check command parameters are defined as custom attributes which can be accessed as runtime macros
by the executed check command.
-Define the default check command custom attribute `disk_wfree` and `disk_cfree`
-(freely definable naming schema) and their default threshold values. You can
+The check command parameters for ITL provided plugin check command definitions are documented
+[here](7-icinga-template-library.md#plugin-check-commands), for example
+[disk](7-icinga-template-library.md#plugin-check-command-disk).
+
+In order to practice passing command parameters you should [integrate your own plugin](3-monitoring-basics.md#command-plugin-integration).
+
+The following example will use `check_mysql` provided by the [Monitoring Plugins installation](2-getting-started.md#setting-up-check-plugins).
+
+Define the default check command custom attributes, for example `mysql_user` and `mysql_password`
+(freely definable naming schema) and optional their default threshold values. You can
then use these custom attributes as runtime macros for [command arguments](3-monitoring-basics.md#command-arguments)
on the command line.
> **Tip**
>
> Use a common command type as prefix for your command arguments to increase
-> readability. `disk_wfree` helps understanding the context better than just
-> `wfree` as argument.
+> readability. `mysql_user` helps understanding the context better than just
+> `user` as argument.
The default custom attributes can be overridden by the custom attributes
-defined in the service using the check command `my-disk`. The custom attributes
+defined in the host or service using the check command `my-mysql`. The custom attributes
can also be inherited from a parent template using additive inheritance (`+=`).
- object CheckCommand "my-disk" {
+ # vim /etc/icinga2/conf.d/commands.conf
+
+ object CheckCommand "my-mysql" {
import "plugin-check-command"
- command = [ PluginDir + "/check_disk" ]
+ command = [ PluginDir + "/check_mysql" ] //constants.conf -> const PluginDir
arguments = {
- "-w" = {
- value = "$disk_wfree$"
- description = "Exit with WARNING status if less than INTEGER units of disk are free or Exit with WARNING status if less than PERCENT of disk space is free"
+ "-H" = "$mysql_host$"
+ "-u" = {
required = true
+ value = "$mysql_user$"
}
- "-c" = {
- value = "$disk_cfree$"
- description = "Exit with CRITICAL status if less than INTEGER units of disk are free or Exit with CRITCAL status if less than PERCENT of disk space is free"
- required = true
- }
- "-W" = {
- value = "$disk_inode_wfree$"
- description = "Exit with WARNING status if less than PERCENT of inode space is free"
- }
- "-K" = {
- value = "$disk_inode_cfree$"
- description = "Exit with CRITICAL status if less than PERCENT of inode space is free"
- }
- "-p" = {
- value = "$disk_partitions$"
- description = "Path or partition (may be repeated)"
- repeat_key = true
- order = 1
+ "-p" = "$mysql_password$"
+ "-P" = "$mysql_port$"
+ "-s" = "$mysql_socket$"
+ "-a" = "$mysql_cert$"
+ "-d" = "$mysql_database$"
+ "-k" = "$mysql_key$"
+ "-C" = "$mysql_ca_cert$"
+ "-D" = "$mysql_ca_dir$"
+ "-L" = "$mysql_ciphers$"
+ "-f" = "$mysql_optfile$"
+ "-g" = "$mysql_group$"
+ "-S" = {
+ set_if = "$mysql_check_slave$"
+ description = "Check if the slave thread is running properly."
}
- "-x" = {
- value = "$disk_partitions_excluded$"
- description = "Ignore device (only works if -p unspecified)"
+ "-l" = {
+ set_if = "$mysql_ssl$"
+ description = "Use ssl encryption"
}
}
- vars.disk_wfree = "20%"
- vars.disk_cfree = "10%"
+ vars.mysql_check_slave = false
+ vars.mysql_ssl = false
+ vars.mysql_host = "$address$"
}
-> **Note**
->
-> A proper example for the `check_disk` plugin is already shipped with Icinga 2
-> ready to use with the [plugin check commands](7-icinga-template-library.md#plugin-check-command-disk).
+The check command definition also sets `mysql_host` to the `$address$` default value. You can override
+this command parameter if for example your MySQL host is not running on the same server's ip address.
+
+Make sure pass all required command parameters, such as `mysql_user`, `mysql_password` and `mysql_database`.
+`MysqlUsername` and `MysqlPassword` are specified as [global constants](4-configuring-icinga-2.md#constants-conf)
+in this example.
+
+ # vim /etc/icinga2/conf.d/services.conf
+
+ apply Service "mysql-icinga-db-health" {
+ import "generic-service"
+
+ check_command = "my-mysql"
+
+ vars.mysql_user = MysqlUsername
+ vars.mysql_password = MysqlPassword
+
+ vars.mysql_database = "icinga"
+ vars.mysql_host = "192.168.33.11"
+
+ assign where match("icinga2*", host.name)
+ ignore where host.vars.no_health_check == true
+ }
+
+
+Take a different example: The example host configuration in [hosts.conf](4-configuring-icinga-2.md#hosts-conf)
+also applies an `ssh` service check. Your host's ssh port is not the default `22`, but set to `2022`.
+You can pass the command parameter as custom attribute `ssh_port` directly inside the service apply rule
+inside [services.conf](4-configuring-icinga-2.md#services-conf):
+
+ apply Service "ssh" {
+ import "generic-service"
+
+ check_command = "ssh"
+ vars.ssh_port = 2022 //custom command parameter
+
+ assign where (host.address || host.address6) && host.vars.os == "Linux"
+ }
+
+If you prefer this being configured at the host instead of the service, modify the host configuration
+object instead. The runtime macro resolving order is described [here](3-monitoring-basics.md#macro-evaluation-order).
+
+ object Host NodeName {
+ ...
+ vars.ssh_port = 2022
+ }
+
+#### <a id="command-passing-parameters-apply-for"></a> Passing Check Command Parameters Using Apply For
-The host `localhost` with the applied service `basic-partitions` checks a basic set of disk partitions
+The host `localhost` with the generated services from the `basic-partitions` dictionary (see
+[apply for](3-monitoring-basics.md#using-apply-for) for details) checks a basic set of disk partitions
with modified custom attributes (warning thresholds at `10%`, critical thresholds at `5%`
free disk space).