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<strong>Nagios</strong> <strong>vSphere</strong> <strong>monitoring</strong> <strong>via</strong> <strong>NRPE</strong> | Author: Paul Drangeid http://www.tdonline.com/training/<br />

6)Configure <strong>Nagios</strong> Commands and Services<br />

Login to your <strong>Nagios</strong> Server.<br />

Navigate to Configuration:<br />

Click Commands.<br />

Either Copy an existing command or Create a new one. Call it check_nrpe_vmfs:<br />

The 3 arguments will represent the following:<br />

ARG1 – the name of your VMFS volume (this is case sensitive!)<br />

ARG2– the warning threshold (percent) used space at which an alert is raised<br />

ARG3 – the critical threshold (percent) used space at which an alert is raised<br />

To test the command you must get the exact name of your VMFS volume. To check this open your<br />

<strong>vSphere</strong> Client and select your host. Click the Configuration Tab, the click Storage:<br />

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