nagios-status-rackspace

I created some nagios scripts to check https://status.rackspace.com. It seems they don't have an RSS feed and I wanted a proactive way of getting notifications.

It's basicly just curl and sed, but it does the trick. PRs and suggestions are more than welcome.

Installation

Pre: Be sure curl in installed on the box you want to run the checks from.

In your commands.cfg put something like:

define command {
   command_name check-rackspace-1st-gen
   command_line /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/cloud_servers_1st
}

define command {
    command_name check-rackspace-next-gen
    command_line /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/cloud_servers_next_chicago
}

define command {
    command_name check-rackspace-rackconnect
    command_line /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/rackconnect_chicago
}

This will check against the Cloud Servers (First Generation) overall, the Chicago Cloud Servers (Next Generation) specific and Rackconnect Chicago specific.

In your services.cfg add something like this:

define service {
    service_description Rackspace 1st Gen status
    use default-service
    host nagios
    check_command  check-rackspace-1st-gen
}

define service {
    service_description Rackspace Next Gen Chicago status
    use default-service
    host nagios
    check_command  check-rackspace-next-gen
}

define service {
    service_description Rackspace Rackconnect Chicago
    use default-service
    host nagios
    check_command  check-rackspace-rackconnect
}

Make sure you change the host to whatever host you want to run this from. I suggest your actual nagios box or localhost.

Put the scripts in the location you want to run them from, this example /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/ and I rename them without the .sh, and don't forget tho chmod +x them.

Restart nagios and you should see them started polling.