Microsoft Cluster Server NSClient++ NRPE

Overview

The Monitoring Connector Microsoft Cluster Server NRPE works with the Centreon NSClient++ monitoring agent to check the health and performance of Microsoft Clusters.

Pack assets

Monitored objects

• Microsoft Server with the MSCS extension

Collected metrics

Coming soon

Prerequisites

NSClient++

To monitor a Microsoft Cluster Server through NRPE, install the Centreon packaged version of the NSClient++ agent. Please follow our official documentation and make sure that the NRPE Server configuration is correct.

Installation

Online License

1. Install the Centreon NRPE Client package on every Poller expected to monitor Microsoft Cluster servers:

yum install centreon-nrpe-plugin

2. On the Centreon Web interface, install the Centreon Pack Microsoft Cluster servers from the Configuration > Monitoring Connector Manager page

Offline License

1. Install the Centreon package on every Poller expected to monitor Microsoft Cluster servers:

yum install centreon-nrpe-plugin

2. Install the Centreon Pack RPM on the Centreon Central server:

yum install centreon-pack-applications-mscs-nrpe

3. On the Centreon Web interface, install the Centreon Pack Exchange NRPE from the Configuration > Monitoring Connector Manager page

Host configuration

• Log into Centreon and add a new Host through Configuration > Hosts.
• Apply the App-Mscs-NRPE-custom template and configure all the mandatory Macros:

Mandatory	Name	Description
X	NRPECLIENT	NRPE Binary used to perform the check (default: 'check_centreon_nrpe)
X	NRPEPORT	Port used to reach the NRPE server (default: '5666')
X	NRPETIMEOUT	Timeout to connect to the NRPE Server (default: '10')
X	NRPEEXTRAOPTIONS	Extraoptions to use with the NRPE binary (default: '-u -m 8192')

Important information

• You cannot use | and ! characters in your Centreon Macro values. Prefer using RestAPI version of the Pack if you really need it.