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A few scripts for monitoring of old HP storage servers with zabbix-agent. A few ansible roles in playbook for deployment scripts.
https://github.com/pawsanie/hp_raid-battery_status_monitoring

ansible ansible-playbook ansible-role ansible-roles bash bash-script hpe-storage ilo monitoring ssacli zabbix zabbix-agent zabbix-templates

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A few scripts for monitoring of old HP storage servers with zabbix-agent. A few ansible roles in playbook for deployment scripts.

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# HP raid/battery status monitoring.



Monitoring scripts solve the problem of not being able to otherwise get the necessary data on some old [HP-iLO](https://www.hpe.com/emea_europe/en/hpe-integrated-lights-out-ilo.html) servers.



It's specifically about:

* :atm:A status of the raids of physical disks.

* :abacus:Status of logical disks.

* :battery:Motherboard battery status.



## Disclaimer:

:warning:**Using** some or all of the elements of this code, **You** assume **responsibility for any consequences!**



:warning:The **licenses** for the technologies on which the code **depends** are subject to **change by their authors**.



:warning:Please note that these monitoring scripts are intended for servers **Hewlett Packard** and uses the **"hpssacli"** utility.


:warning:This means that you **may need a paid subscription or license or their equivalent** to use HP software on your machines.




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## Required:

The monitoring code is written in bash and obviously depends on it.


**Bash** [GPL-3.0 license]:

* :octocat:[Bash GitHub](https://github.com/gitGNU/gnu_bash)

* :bookmark_tabs:[Bash internet page](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/)



## Required Applications:

**Zabbix** [GPL-2.0 license]:

* :octocat:[Zabbix GitHub](https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix)

* :bookmark_tabs:[Zabbix internet page](https://www.zabbix.com/)



Despite the fact that you can easily change the work of scripts for any kind of monitoring, 


the configurations and templates in the repository are designed to work with Zabbix.



**HPE Smart Storage Administrator Client (HP-ssacli)**:

* :bookmark_tabs:[Hewlett Packard Enterprise internet page](https://www.hpe.com/)

* :bookmark_tabs:[HPE-ssacli internet page](https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/product?language=en_US&kmpmoid=5409145&tab=driversAndSoftware)



Monitoring is based on parsing output to the terminal from the "hpssacli" application.


**Without this application**, the work of scripts is **not possible**.


:warning:**Additional charges may apply** to use the app.:warning:


Read more on the manufacturer's [official website](https://www.hpe.com/)



**Ansible** [GPL-3.0 license / proprietary (See developer site)]:

* :octocat:[Ansible GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/ansible)

* :bookmark_tabs:[Ansible internet page](https://www.ansible.com/)



For deployment with ansible, if necessary.



## Preparing Zabbix agent for monitoring:

1) Copy the files from the "Scripts" folder to the specified folder on your monitored node.

```text

/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/scripts/

```

2) Copy the files from the "Zabbix-Agent_configs" folder to the specified folder on your monitored node.

```text

/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/

```

3) Restart the zabbix agent on the monitored node.


**As an example with bash on CenOs7 servers:**


```bash

systemctl restart zabbix-agent

```

## Preparing Zabbix server for monitoring:

Apply template "zbx_raid_battery_templates.xml" to Zabbix server.


**File location:**


**./**:open_file_folder:HP_raid-battery_status_monitoring


   └── :file_folder:Zabbix-Server_Template


            └── :page_facing_up:zbx_raid_battery_templates.xml



You can read more about this in the [official documentation](https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/6.0/en/manual/xml_export_import/templates#importing).



## Deployment monitoring with Ansible:

Copy the contents of folders "**Scripts**" and "**Zabbix-Agent_configs**" to "files" folder of "**copying-monitoring-scripts**" ansible role.


**"files" folder of role location:**


**./**:open_file_folder:HP_raid-battery_status_monitoring


   └── :file_folder:Ansible-Playbook


            └── :file_folder:roles


                     └── :file_folder:copying-monitoring-scripts


                              └── :file_folder:files



Then fill in the hosts file for the ansible playbook with the actual data.


**"hosts" file location:**


**./**:open_file_folder:HP_raid-battery_status_monitoring


   └── :file_folder:Ansible-Playbook


            └── :file_folder:Inventory


                     └── :page_facing_up:hosts


**Example of hosts file in 'Inventory' folder':**

```text

[group_hpraid_search]

0.0.0.0

your.dns_name.domen



[group_hpraid_search:vars]

ansible_user=user_name

ansible_ssh_pass=user_password

```

Run the ansible playbook:


```bash

ansible-playbook raid-battary_zabbix.yml

```



### List of Ansible roles in the playbook:

* **copying-monitoring-scripts**:


Copies configurations for zabbix-agent to the folder '/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/'.


Copies monitoring scripts to the folder '/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/scripts/'.

* **debian-sudo-install**:


Installs 'sudo' on a debian machine using the 'apt' module.


Without this modification, zabbix-agent will not collect the necessary information about disks and send it to the server, from machines running debian-based operating systems.

* **sudo-scripts-settings**:


Copies the configuration sudo include in '/etc/sudoers.d/' folder.


This configuration implies the right to execute only 'hpssacli', and only with the 'ctrl all show config detail' key, on any machine.


Sudo is required to execute the desired command.

* **zabbix-agent-restart**:


Restarts the zabbix-agent on the node.



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**Thank you** for your interest in my work.