Freeware and Plugins

Description

check_areca is a Windows plugin for Nagios which checks the status of Areca Raid Controllers.
The plugin determines the status of Raidsets and RAID-Controllers, while all stripe sets are supported.

Requirements

The Areca Commandline Tool is installed (cli.exe).

Documentation

Usually you run the plugin with path to CLI:

C:> check_areca.exe path=<path_to_areca_cli>

For debugging purposes, it may also be called with a more detailed output option (this mode is not suitable for continuous operation, but for testing purposes only). Afterwards it will output the detailed status oft he individual components:

C:> check_areca.exe path=“C:\Program Files (x86)\MRAID\CLI“ debug

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Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\MRAID\CLI

Args: vsf info, rsf info, disk info, hw info

Timeout: 15

# Name             Raid Name       Level   Capacity Ch/Id/Lun  State

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1 ARC-1216-VOL#000 Raid Set # 000  Raid1+0  480.0GB 00/00/00   Normal

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GuiErrMsg<0x00>: Success.

#  Name                     Disks      Total       Free  State

===============================================================================

1  Raid Set # 000               2    960.0GB      0.0GB  Normal

===============================================================================

GuiErrMsg<0x00>: Success.

# Enc# Slot#   ModelName                        Capacity  Usage

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1  01  Slot#1  INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED)          480.1GB  Raid Set # 000

2  01  Slot#2  INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED)          480.1GB  Raid Set # 000

3  01  Slot#3  N.A.                                0.0GB  N.A.

4  01  Slot#4  N.A.                                0.0GB  N.A.

===============================================================================

GuiErrMsg<0x00>: Success.

The Hardware Monitor Information

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[Controller H/W Monitor]

CPU Temperature                  : 53 C

Controller Temp.                 : 33 C

CPU Fan                          : 5818 RPM

12V                              : 12.220 V

5V                               : 5.026 V

3.3V                             : 3.344 V

IO Voltage +1.8V                 : 1.792 V

DDR3       +1.5V                 : 1.520 V

CPU VCore  +0.9V                 : 0.928 V

Ethernet   +1.2V                 : 1.184 V

DDR3      +0.75V                 : 0.752 V

Battery Status                   : Not Installed

[Enclosure#1 : SAS     RAID Adapter    V3.2]

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GuiErrMsg<0x00>: Success.

RAID OK: Controller #1: CPU Temperature: 53C – Controller Temp: 33C – CPU Fan: 5818RPM – Battery Status: Not Installed +++ RAID #1: Name: Raid Set # 000 – Disks: 2 – Capacity: 960.0GB – State: Normal +++ Volume #1: Name: ARC-1216-VOL#000 – RaidName: Raid Set # 000 – Level: Raid1+0 – Capacity: 480.0GB – Channel: 00/00/00 – State: Normal +++ Phy. Disk: #1: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#1 – ModelName: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED) – Capacity: 480.1GB – Usage: Raid Set # 000 +++ Phy. Disk: #2: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#2 – ModelName: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED) – Capacity: 480.1GB – Usage: Raid Set # 000 +++ Phy. Disk: #3: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#3 – ModelName: N.A. – Capacity: 0.0GB – Usage: N.A. +++ Phy. Disk: #4: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#4 – ModelName: N.A. – Capacity: 0.0GB – Usage: N.A.

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For information on the plugin and its usage you can call it with the help command:

C:> check_areca.exe help

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check_areca – Revision: 1.00

Copyright (C) 2019 LuftEngineering GmbH

Report Bugs to:development@luft-it.de

check_areca plugin for Nagios. Monitors integrity of a RAID System from ARECA

Usage:

path     – Full path to cli.exe (Default: ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\MRAID\CLI>cli.exe’)

args     – Arguments for cli.exe (default = ‘”vsf info ,rsf info, disk info, hw info”‘)

timeout  – Seconds before the plugin times out (default = 15)

version  – Plugin version

help     – Show this text

debug    – Print details. NOT for use with nagios

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Installation

• Preferably the plugin is copied into the script directory where you will store your checks under Windows.
• When using NSClient++ an entry in NSC.INI similar to this is generated and pointed to Areca Commandline tool.

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[/settings/NRPE/server] allow arguments=true   [/settings/external scripts/server] allow arguments=true  [/settings/external scripts/scripts] check_areca=c:\nsclient++\scripts\check_areca.exe path=“c:\program files (x86)\mraid\cli“
…
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Examples

Check Areca-Controller, if everything is all right:

C:> check_areca path=“C:\Program Files (x86)\MRAID\CLI“

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RAID OK: Controller #1: CPU Temperature: 53C – Controller Temp: 33C – CPU Fan: 5818RPM – Battery Status: Not Installed +++ RAID #1: Name: Raid Set # 000 – Disks: 2 – Capacity: 960.0GB – State: Normal +++ Volume #1: Name: ARC-1216-VOL#000 – RaidName: Raid Set # 000 – Level: Raid1+0 – Capacity: 480.0GB – Channel: 00/00/00 – State: Normal +++ Phy. Disk: #1: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#1 – ModelName: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED) – Capacity: 480.1GB – Usage: Raid Set # 000 +++ Phy. Disk: #2: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#2 – ModelName: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED) – Capacity: 480.1GB – Usage: Raid Set # 000 +++ Phy. Disk: #3: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#3 – ModelName: N.A. – Capacity: 0.0GB – Usage: N.A. +++ Phy. Disk: #4: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#4 – ModelName: N.A. – Capacity: 0.0GB – Usage: N.A.
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Broken Disc was changed:

C:> check_areca path=“C:\Program Files (x86)\MRAID\CLI“

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RAID CRITICAL: Controller #1: CPU Temperature: 53C – Controller Temp: 33C – CPU Fan: 5818RPM – Battery Status: Not Installed +++ RAID #1: Name: Raid Set # 000 – Disks: 2 – Capacity: 960.0GB – State: Rebuilding +++ Volume #1: Name: ARC-1216-VOL#000 – RaidName: Raid Set # 000 – Level: Raid1+0 – Capacity: 480.0GB – Channel: 00/00/00 – State: Rebuilding(1.1%) +++ Phy. Disk: #1: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#1 – ModelName: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED) – Capacity: 480.1GB – Usage: Raid Set # 000 +++ Phy. Disk: #2: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#2 – ModelName: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED) – Capacity: 480.1GB – Usage: Raid Set # 000   << +++ Phy. Disk: #3: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#3 – ModelName: N.A. – Capacity: 0.0GB – Usage: N.A. +++ Phy. Disk: #4: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#4 – ModelName: N.A. – Capacity: 0.0GB – Usage: N.A.
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Failure of a disc:

C:> check_areca path=“C:\Program Files (x86)\MRAID\CLI“

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RAID CRITICAL: Controller #1: CPU Temperature: 53C – Controller Temp: 33C – CPU Fan: 5818RPM – Battery Status: Not Installed +++ RAID #1: Name: Raid Set # 000 – Disks: 2 – Capacity: 960.0GB – State: Degraded +++ Volume #1: Name: ARC-1216-VOL#000 – RaidName: Raid Set # 000 – Level: Raid1+0 – Capacity: 480.0GB – Channel: 00/00/00 – State: Degraded +++ Phy. Disk: #1: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#1 – ModelName: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED) – Capacity: 480.1GB – Usage: Raid Set # 000 +++ Phy. Disk: #2: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#2 – ModelName: INTEL SSDSC2KB480G8(SED) – Capacity: 480.1GB – Usage: Failed +++ Phy. Disk: #3: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#3 – ModelName: N.A. – Capacity: 0.0GB – Usage: N.A. +++ Phy. Disk: #4: Enc: 01 – Slot: Slot#4 – ModelName: N.A. – Capacity: 0.0GB – Usage: N.A.

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Changelog

2019-09-05

1.0 – First public version