How to subscribe a client many times to the same check using variables for single execution customization

Sensu Classic (EOL)
1

Hi.

I need to monitor single process memory consumption of many processes in the same server. I’ve already configured this check for one process (tomcat_1). This is the check configured on Sensu server (1.6):

{
“checks”: {
“memory_metrics_per_process”: {
“command”: “/opt/sensu/embedded/bin/metrics-process-status.rb -p :::memory_pp.process_name::: --scheme :::memory_pp.scheme:::”,
“interval”: 60,
“type”: “metric”,
“handlers”: [
“influx_tcp”
],
“subscribers”: [ “memory_per_process” ]
}
}
}

This is the current client (1.6) configuration:

{
“client”: {
“name”: “client”,
“subscriptions”: [
“memory”,
“memory_per_process”,
“disk_usage”,
“uptime”
],
“disk”: {“warning”: 80,“critical”: 90},
“memory”: {“warning”: 80,“critical”: 90},
“memory_pp”: {“process_name”: “myprocess”,“scheme”: “tomcat_1”},
“keepalive”: {“handler”: “mailer”}
}
}

I need to add other checks of the same type (memory_pp) on the same server for other processes. Is there a way to avoid check duplication on server side (memory_metrics_per_process => memory_metrics_per_process_1, memory_metrics_per_process_2, memory_metrics_per_process_3, …) and configure only the client to repeat the same check with different processes?

Thanks
Luca

2

You can use CM to make it easier but they each needs to have their own definition typically. It is possible to write a check that accepts a comma separated list of processes and schemes.

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3

Hi Luca,

I am trying to monitor memory consumption of a single process. Can you tell me how it is possible using Sensu.?

4

Hi.

You can replicate my current solution, that will save metrics on an influxdb. For example, let’s say you want to monitor a process with the string “tomcat” in the running command:

  1. install sensu plugin “process checks” on the server where you want to monitor the process:
  1. configure the generic memory ckeck command on Sensu server:

{
“checks”: {
“memory_metrics_per_process”: {
“command”: “/opt/sensu/embedded/bin/metrics-process-status.rb -p :::memory_pp.process_name::: --scheme :::memory_pp.scheme:::”,
“interval”: 60,
“type”: “metric”,
“handlers”: [
“influx_tcp”
],
“subscribers”: [ “memory_per_process” ]
}
}
}

This is a generic check for process memory consumption.

  1. configure the custom check on the server where you want to monitor the process, customizing process_name and scheme on the configuration:

{
“client”: {
“name”: “client”,
“subscriptions”: [
(…)
“memory_per_process”
],
“memory_pp”: {“process_name”: “tomcat”,“scheme”: “tomcat”},
}
}

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Great … thanks Luca . Its worked like a charm

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