Verifying your Open Directory databases using Nagios
Verifying individual .bdb files in an Open Directory instance is something I have traditionally performed as a troubleshooting step only once a major directory services failure is identified. Recently...
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Checking Time Machine and CrashPlan backups with Nagios
When monitoring client servers, I find it very valuable to keep track of of the currency of backups, particularly where there may be long periods between us getting hands on with equipment. I can...
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Using Boxcar to push Nagios notifications
Added to my Mac OS X Monitoring Tools repository today is a script push a Nagios notification through Boxcar. Whilst not technically limited to Mac OS X, it provides a great way to get real time...
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Checking Carbon Copy Cloner with Nagios
In many Mac OS X Server deployments that I see, a file level cloning tool such as Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper is used to keep a bootable backup of the server OS on a secondary drive. Whilst this...
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Monitoring launchd tasks with Nagios
Over the last 4 major releases of Mac OS X, launchd has cemented itself as the virtual engine room of service control, becoming responsible for the execution of most critical processes in the operating...
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Using Pushover to push Nagios notifications
With the recent outages in Boxcar‘s service, I have had to move to a more reliable push notification platform. Pushover seems to fit the bill perfectly, and whilst it is currently mobile device only...
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Monitoring Mac OS X Server DHCP service with Nagios
Whilst not recommended as the primary DHCP server for large networks, Mac OS X Server is quite competent at providing leases for a subnet or two, particularly when coupled with NetBoot services. In our...
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Monitoring Mac OS X Server Software Update Server with Nagios
Many organisations use an internal Apple Software Update server to save bandwidth and control distribution of Apple supplied updates. With the introduction of the new Caching service in Mountain Lion...
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Monitoring the new OS X Server Caching Service with Nagios
In followup to last week’s post on Monitoring Mac OS X Server Software Update Server, here is my new script to monitor the Caching Service on OS X Mountain Lion Server (Server.app 2.2+). The Caching...
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Monitoring thermal sensors on Apple hardware with Nagios
The System Management Controller (SMC) in modern Apple hardware is responsible for a host of functions, one of which is controlling thermal systems within a machine. Having the ability to monitor...
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