Introduction
JS7 - Notifications - Configuration is performed from the Configuration->Notification sub-view of the JOC Cockpit and includes setting up the configuration for the JS7 - Monitor Service.
- The NSCAFragment is used for direct connections to System Monitors that operate a Nagios-compatible NSCA service for passive checks such as Nagios®, Icinga®, Opsview®. Messages to a System Monitor can be parameterized from JS7 - Notification - Configuration, Monitor Variables.
- This fragment type uses the JSend NSCA Java API. Note that this fragment type does not support more elaborated encryption as required by a number of System Monitors.
NSCAFragment
NSCAFragment supports the following attributes:
| Attribute | Usage | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | Required | The unique name of this fragment. |
monitor_host | Required | This setting specifies the host name or IP address of the System Monitor host. |
monitor_port | Required | This setting specifies the TCP port that the System Monitor listens to. |
monitor_password | Optional | This setting specifies the connection password
|
monitor_connection_timeout | Optional | This setting specifies the connection timeout in ms. Default: |
monitor_response_timeout | Optional | This setting specifies the response timeout in ms. |
monitor_encryption | Optional | This setting specifies that the communication with the System Monitor is encrypted. By default no encryption is used.
|
service_host | Required | This setting specifies the name of the host that executes the passive check. |
System Monitor: Opsview
If you are using Opsview® as a monitoring tool: consider that the plugin will not work, since Opsview® supports ca. 20 encryption types that are not supported by this plugin. You can only use the plugin when no encryption (type: NONE) is used.
Instead, you can use the JS7 - Notifications - Configuration Element CommandFragment and indicate the exact command to send passive checks to your System Monitor from a remote machine using the System Monitor's Agent.
Examples
Nagios® / op5®
The following is an excerpt from an XML configuration for notification with Nagios® and op5® via the NSCAFragment:
Example for Nagios / op5
...
<!--
monitor_host The hostname or IP address of the System Monitor host
monitor_port The TCP port that the System Monitor listens to
monitor_encryption Encryption algorithm
service_host The host that executes the passive check. The name must match the corresponding setting in the System Monitor.
${MON_O_CONTROLLER_ID} The JS7 Controller ID, see Monitor Variables
-->
...
<Message name="nsca_message"><![CDATA[
controller id=${MON_O_CONTROLLER_ID}, history id=${MON_O_HISTORY_ID}, workflow path=${MON_O_WORKFLOW_PATH}, order id=(${MON_O_ORDER_ID}), order step status=${MON_OS_SEVERITY}, error=${MON_OS_ERROR_TEXT}
]]></Message>
...
<NSCAFragment monitor_host="monitor_host"
monitor_port="5667"
monitor_encryption="XOR"
service_host="service_host">
<MessageRef ref="nsca_message"/>
</NSCAFragment>
...
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