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Powershell NRPE NSClient script for HP SmartArray check

Rating
9 votes
Favoured:
1
Current Version
1.2
Last Release Date
2013-09-24
Compatible With
  • Nagios 2.x
  • Nagios 3.x
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License
GPL
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Powershell script to check HP SmartArray RAID status on Windows
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Plugin deprecated !

Please go to : http://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/Hardware/Server-Hardware/HP-%28Compaq%29/NRPE-script-for-HP-SmartArray-checks/details

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Because the Hpacucli takes long time to execute, when you call it for each drive thats become conflicting while adding drives to enclosure.
I don't find a script thats pleased me so i developped it.

All can use, copy, redistribute, modify and improve it.
But please, respect the 'AUTHOR' & 'VERSION' lines (append your's to the list, mandatory).


Checks :
- Physical drives status
- Logical drives status
- Compatible with multiple Arrays

Future improvements (all suggestions and dev. are welcome) :
- Compatibility with multiple HP Smart Array controllers
- Properly handle NRPE's 1024b limitation in return packet
- Some other ...

NSClient++ config :
- Copy check_smartarray.ps1 to NSCLient++ scripts folder
- Set Powershell execution policy to 'Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted'
- Append to NSC.ini : 'check_raid=cmd /c echo scripts/check_smartarray.ps1; exit $LastExitCode | powershell.exe -Command -'
- Restart NSClient++ service

Nagios config example with nrpe-check :
define service {
use critical-service
host_name MyWindowsServer
service_description RAID Status
check_command check_nrpe!check_raid
}

define command {
command_name check_raid
command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -t 30 -c check_raid
}
Reviews (7)
byMJ-Lenox, March 10, 2015
I added on to the script felix has created above. This one will return OK with spare drives and return a more specific error to Nagios...

---

$array_config_util = 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Compaq\Hpacucli\Bin\hpacucli.exe'

try {
$exec = & $array_config_util 'ctrl all show config'
#Write-Output $exec
}
catch {
Write-Host "Problem checking array status (hint: nagios\check_smartarray.ps1)"
exit 3
}

# filter results for lines that talk about drives (physicaldrive, logicaldrive)
# and do not end with "OK":
$not_OK = $exec | Where-Object { $_ -like "*drive*" } | Where-Object { $_ -notlike "*OK)"} | Where-Object { $_ -notlike "*OK, spare)"}
if ($not_OK.length -lt 2) {
Write-Host "Array status appears OK"
Write-Host $not_OK
exit 0
}

Write-Host "Array status not OK;" $not_OK
#write-Host $not_OK
exit 2

---
bybeinbliss, August 4, 2014
any news on:
Cannot index into a null array.
At C:Program FilesNSClient++scriptscheck_smartarray.ps1:94 char:77
+ return ($state

?
I also had trouble with this script on our servers. In particular, it returned a false "OK" status when I pulled a drive out of the array. I tried debugging it for a bit, but ended up getting frustrated and just rewrote it much shorter:
----
####
#
# NAME: check_smartarray.ps1
#
# ABOUT: Checks the output of HP's Array Configuration Utility for Smart Array
# RAID controllers, and tries to detect any problems with array status.
#
# This was inspired by Christophe Robert's "Powershell NRPE NSClient
# script for HP SmartArray check", found here:
# http://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/Hardware/Server-Hardware/HP-(Compaq)/Powershell-NRPE-NSClient-script-for-HP-SmartArray-check/details
# That one seemed a bit complicated, so I shortened it.
#
# AUTHOR: Felix Howe
#
# DISCLAIMER: I don't warrant this code as being suitable for anything;
# use at your own risk. In writing it I represent only myself, not my employer.
#
####

$array_config_util = 'C:\Program Files\Compaq\Hpacucli\Bin\hpacucli.exe'

try {
$exec = & $array_config_util 'ctrl all show config'
#Write-Output $exec
}
catch {
Write-Host "Problem checking array status (hint: nagios\check_smartarray.ps1)"
exit 3
}

# filter results for lines that talk about drives (physicaldrive, logicaldrive)
# and do not end with "OK":
$not_OK = $exec | Where-Object { $_ -like "*drive*" } | Where-Object { $_ -notlike "*OK)" }
if ($not_OK.length -lt 2) {
Write-Host "Array status appears OK"
exit 0
}

Write-Host "Array status not OK; please check (hint: nagios\check_smartarray.ps1)"
exit 2
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byEricAiken, July 19, 2013
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Looking forward to this plugin but getting some errors: Any thoughts? Running on win2k3 x64. I have a few print here statements trying to locate where the errors are coming from.

c:\Users\eric.aiken\Downloads>powershell -File check_smartarray.ps1 -t30 -c check_raid
here0

Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded) (sn: 5001438018A01EB0)

array A (SAS, Unused Space: 0 MB)


logicaldrive 1 (1.6 TB, RAID 5, OK)

physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SAS, 900.1 GB, OK)
physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SAS, 900.1 GB, OK)
physicaldrive 1I:1:3 (port 1I:box 1:bay 3, SAS, 900.1 GB, OK)

SEP (Vendor ID PMCSIERA, Model SRC 8x6G) 250 (WWID: 5001438018A01EBF)

here1
Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded) (sn: 5001438018A01EB0)
array A (SAS, Unused Space: 0 MB)
logicaldrive 1 (1.6 TB, RAID 5, OK)
physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SAS, 900.1 GB, OK)
physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SAS, 900.1 GB, OK)
physicaldrive 1I:1:3 (port 1I:box 1:bay 3, SAS, 900.1 GB, OK)
SEP (Vendor ID PMCSIERA, Model SRC 8x6G) 250 (WWID: 5001438018A01EBF)
here2

Name Value
---- -----
Array 0 - lv System.Collections.DictionaryEntry
Array 0 - pd {System.Collections.DictionaryEntry, System.Collections.DictionaryEntry, System.Collections.Dictiona...
Cannot index into a null array.
At C:\Users\eric.aiken\Downloads\check_smartarray.ps1:94 char:77
+ return ($state | Select-String -Pattern "(?Id : MethodNotFound

Method invocation failed because [System.Object[]] doesn't contain a method named 'ContainsKey'.
At C:\Users\eric.aiken\Downloads\check_smartarray.ps1:190 char:25
+ if ($errors.ContainsKey tain a method named 'ContainsKey'.
At C:\Users\eric.aiken\Downloads\check_smartarray.ps1:190 char:25
+ if ($errors.ContainsKey
Owner's reply

Thank you for your feedback with debug !

I found the error, I'll correct it and publish a new version soon. The error is that the script only accept the SATA array and not SAS one ...

Returns OK but status information show:

"Cannot index into a null array."

Looking forward to an updated version!
Owner's reply

Hi,

Thanks for the feedback.
I can't reproduce the error so can you uncomment #164 & #170 lines and send me the result by mail (my mail is in the script header) ?

Regards,

byterat, March 11, 2013
Same error here.
byclarkus978, March 6, 2013
When run against my server, Nagios is reporting the following under Status Information:

The string starting:
At line:1 char:2
+ -
cordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString

At least it returns with a Status of 'OK'
Owner's reply

Hi,

I'm trying to reproduce the error but i can't.

Did you modify the path of 'hpacucli' program in the script ? Or anything else ?

Can you uncomment the lines 164 & 170 and send me the result by mail (you can find my mail addr. in the header) ?

Thank you.