Last update: December 08, 2020
This plugin is used to check an IBM System Storage TS Tape Library. It checks for the current status (GlobalStatus), the cleaning status of the tape drives, and outputs some basic information as serial number or firmware version.
As I don't have any IBM System Storage Tape Libraries around to test further development, this plugin is end of life. Use as is.
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Download plugin and save it in your Nagios/Monitoring plugin folder (usually /usr/lib/nagios/plugins, depends on your distribution). Afterwards adjust the permissions (usually chmod 755).
Community contributions welcome on GitHub repo.
20120316 Finished first version (my very first perl script, yay!)
20120822 Tape Drive needs cleaning with different code (22)
20120901 Different approach to check for cleaning state
20140826 Add support for TS3310 and move all variable declaration to top -remove excess "my" (by Nick Jeffrey)
| Parameter | Description |
| -H* | Hostname or IP address of tape library |
| -C | SNMP community name (default: public) |
| -m* | Model of the tape library. Must be either ts3100, ts3200 or ts3310. |
| -t* | Type to check. See below for valid types. |
| --help | Show help/usage |
* mandatory parameter
| Type | Description |
| info | Show basic information of the tape library (hostname, serial number, etc) |
| status | Checks the current status and outputs error codes if status is not ok |
| clean | Checks all drives of tape library if cleaning is required |
Usage:
./check_ibm_ts_tape.pl -H host [-C community] -m model -t checktype
Example:
./check_ibm_ts_tape.pl -H 10.100.72.100 -C readonly -m ts3200 -t clean
ts3200 OK - All tape drives are clean
# check_ibm_ts_tape command definition
define command {
command_name check_ibm_ts_tape
command_line $USER1$/check_ibm_ts_tape.pl -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C $ARG1$ -m $ARG2$ -t $ARG3$
}
object CheckCommand "check_ibm_ts_tape" {
import "plugin-check-command"
command = [ PluginContribDir + "/check_ibm_ts_tape.pl" ]
arguments = {
"-H" = {
value = "$ibm_ts_address$"
}
"-C" = {
value = "$ibm_ts_community$"
}
"-m" = {
value = "$ibm_ts_model$"
}
"-t" = {
value = "$ibm_ts_checktype$"
}
}
vars.ibm_ts_address = "$address$"
vars.ibm_ts_community = "public"
}
In this example, the basic information of a TS3200 tape library will be shown.
# Check IBM Tape Library Info
define service{
use generic-service
host_name ibm-ts-library1
service_description Info
check_command check_ibm_ts_tape!public!ts3200!info
}
The most important check is the global status of the tape library. If there's an error, you will be notified with this check. It also outputs the error code and error description.
# Check IBM Tape Library Global Status
define service{
use generic-service
host_name ibm-ts-library1
service_description Global Status
check_command check_ibm_ts_tape!public!ts3200!status
}
In this example, a TS3100 is checked (note the ts3100 argument). All tape drives are checked for their current status. In case at least one drive needs to be cleaned, this check will alert you.
# Check IBM Tape Library Cleaning Status
define service{
use generic-service
host_name ibm-ts-library2
service_description Cleaning Status
check_command check_ibm_ts_tape!public!ts3100!clean
}
# Check IBM Tape Library Cleaning Status
object Service "Tape Cleaning Status" {
import "generic-service"
host_name = "ibm-ts-library2"
check_command = "check_ibm_ts_tape"
vars.ibm_ts_checktype = "clean"
}
