Host Template: Network - Cisco ACI - APIC Cluster

Overview Copied

Monitor your Cisco ACI APIC Cluster with metrics for health state and hardware usage.

This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:

Service Check Name Description Default Thresholds (Metric: Warning, Critical) UOM
ACI - APIC Cluster - Average CPU Usage The average CPU usage across all APIC nodes cluster_cpu_usage: ​70,90 %
ACI - APIC Cluster - Total Memory Free The total amount of memory available across all APIC nodes N/A B
ACI - APIC Cluster - Health State The health state across all APIC nodes N/A N/A

Note

See details about Monitoring Plugin thresholds here.

Usage Instructions Copied

Please review the overall Network - Cisco ACI Opspack documentation for details on prerequisites, known issues, and other necessary configurations that apply to all Host Templates in the Opspack.

Add this Host Template Copied

Add the Network - Cisco ACI - APIC Cluster Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you’re monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.

Note

For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.

Add and configure Variables Copied

The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance alongside the Host Template:

Note

For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.

Apply Changes Copied

Apply Changes and the system will now be monitored:

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Available Variables Copied

ACI_CREDENTIALS Copied

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your credentials.

Plugin Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
N/A (Opsview UI Only) Value ACI Credentials The credentials for your Cisco ACI
--api-server-url Arg1 ACI API Server URL The server URL for your Cisco ACI
--username Arg2 ACI Username The username for your Cisco ACI
--password Arg3 ACI Password The password for your Cisco ACI

SSL Certificates: ACI_CERTIFICATES Copied

Opsview Cloud

For Opsview Cloud customers, please contact ITRS Support for assistance with setting up certificate files, as they require Orchestrator access.

Additionally, you can use the ACI_CERTIFICATES variable to pass in your SSL certificates for use when connecting to the service provider to gather metrics.

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your certificates.

Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
--ca-path Arg1 CA Certificate Path Path to the CA Certificate
--client-cert Arg2 Client Certificate Path Path to the Client Certificate
--client-key Arg3 Client Key Path Path to the Client Key

Plugin help Copied

Plugin: check_cisco_aci

Secure Args

This plugin uses the Secure Args feature for argument passing.

For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m <mode> flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode. The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:

Service Check Name Mode
ACI - APIC Cluster - Average CPU Usage ACI.Cluster.CPU
ACI - APIC Cluster - Total Memory Free ACI.Cluster.Memory
ACI - APIC Cluster - Health State ACI.Cluster.Health
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