[Nagiosplug-help] RE: snmp_check

[Chris Parker]

That did the trick. It was a syntax error on my part I was using a ","
not a ":" on the ranges.

Thanks

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl DeBisschop [mailto:kdebisschop at mail.debisschop.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:27 PM
To: Chris Parker
Cc: nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: snmp_check

Chris Parker writes: 

> Hello,
>  
> I have a question about snmp check. I'd like to use it to send an
alarm
> when a variable drops below a certain threshold. For example use it to
> see when the amount of available free RAM falls below a certain
amount. 
>  
> When I use the ranges in snmp check it seems to generate a warning or
> critical whenever the value of the OID is above the ranges specified.
So
> if I specify 0 - 10 MB as critical and 11-20 as warning if the
available
> free memory is 25 is still get a critical alarm.
>  
> Chris

when checking ranges, you specify the ACCEPTABLE range. So it should be 
like: 

check_snmp -c 10: -w 20: 

BTW - please avoid HTML mail. It is poor etiquette for mailing lists. 

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Karl