The new UnprotectedVolume check searches for volumes not protected by a SnapMirror. An alarm is generated if one or more unprotected volumes are found. Specific volumes and vservers can be checked by using the standard check_netapp_pro --include= and --exclude= arguments. A simple example follows using the default …

The check_netapp_quotas script returns a list of filers where quotas are in place and where quotas are exceeded. This script has a nifty new feature, which is available from check_netapp_pro version 5 onwards, to list quota limits per user. Enabling the --list_users switch will make the check_netapp_quotas script print …

The new VolumeAge check for check_netapp_pro warns about overly old or exceptionally young volumes, where the age is calculated as the difference between the volume creation-time and now. Thresholds (--warning, --critical) may be set in days (d) or week (w). Various arguments can be used to narrow down the search in …

The very useful --rm_ack=… parameter lets us decide how to deal with the posibility to remove a service acknowledgement in case of a reason-change. The optional arguments supplied until now have included ignore, always, never and reason-change, with the latter being the default. This parameter now has an …

With the upcoming new v5.0.0 release comes an interesting new check for Snap Centers. The new program is check_netapp_snapcenter and is being delivered as the first of several checks which is compiled into a binary. The check itself will query the _NetApp SnapCenter_s database directly and report any errors occurring …

We are happy to announce the availability of the 4.0.2 release of check_netapp_pro. This version fixes a bug regarding the parameter --max_records introduced in 4.0.0. Please do not forget that 4.0.0 was a major release and we highly recommend all users to read this article , and then the installation documentation …

We are happy to announce the availability of the 4.0.1 release of check_netapp_pro. This version fixes a bug from 4.0.0. Please do not forget that 4.0.0 was a major release and we highly recommend to read this article before installing!

Unfortunately a bug slipped trough all of our test for the release v4.0.0 from 16th of October. Scope The check UsageTrend does not work in that release, due to a failure in the getter for the volume and the aggregate-object. (The getters switch --stm is silently ignored.) All other checks not relying on the --stm …

NetApp Monitoring are pleased to announce check_netapp_pro release v4.0.0 on 16th of October. This is a major release, as reflected in the major number increment, which encapsulates a thorough refurbishment of the software suite. This release introduces several new options and at the same time deprecates several …