Netbackup NSClient++ API
Overviewβ
The Monitoring Connector Symantec Netbackup works with the Centreon NSClient++ monitoring agent to check Netbackup backup solutions using the Windows agent's API.
Pack assetsβ
Monitored objectsβ
- Symantec Netbackup solutions including:
- Deduplication
- Drives
- Jobs
- Tapes
Collected metricsβ
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Prerequisitesβ
NSClient++β
To monitor Netbackup software with NRPE, install the Centreon packaged version of the NSClient++ agent. Please follow our official documentation and make sure that the Webserver / RESTApi configuration is correct.
NetBackup cliβ
The NetBackup CLI is available on both Windows and Linux and the Plugin uses it so it has to be installed.
Netbackup on Windowsβ
When using Netbackup on a Windows system, add these options --statefile-concat-cwd
--statefile-dir="scripts/centreon/tmp"
in the EXTRAOPTIONS
Macro within
App-Netbackup-Job-Status-NRPE-Custom
Service Template.
Installationβ
- Online License
- Offline License
- Install the Centreon package on every Centreon Poller expected to monitor Symantec Netbackup using REST API:
yum install centreon-plugin-Operatingsystems-Windows-Restapi
- On the Centreon Web interface, install the Symantec Netbackup Centreon Pack on the Configuration > Monitoring Connectors Manager page
- Install the Centreon package on every Centreon Poller expected to monitor Symantec Netbackup using REST API:
yum install centreon-plugin-Operatingsystems-Windows-Restapi
- Install the Centreon Pack RPM on the Centreon Central server:
yum install centreon-pack-infrastructure-netbackup-nsclient-05-restapi
- On the Centreon Web interface, install the Symantec Netbackup Pack on the Configuration > Monitoring Connectors Manager page
Host configurationβ
- Log into Centreon and add a new Host through Configuration > Hosts.
- Apply the App-Netbackup-NSClient-05-custom template and configure all the mandatory Macros:
Mandatory | Name | Description |
---|---|---|
X | NSCPRESTAPIPORT | NSClient++ RestAPI port (Default: '8443') |
X | NSCPRESTAPIPROTO | NSClient++ RestAPI protocol to use (Default: 'https') |
NSCPRESTAPILEGACYPASSWORD | Password to authenticate against the API if relevant | |
NSCPRESTAPIEXTRAOPTIONS | Any extra option you may want to add to the command (eg. a --verbose flag) |