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…
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…
As of 19th of June we released the next stable version 4.3.0 which brings a new filter for overcommitted aggregates to the Usage check and a check to monitor the NTP (time) configuration…
check_netapp_pro already provides a way to flag volumes which do not have snapshots at all. The check SnapshotLessVolume just looks for the size used by snapshots and if that size is equal to…
An interesting option for check_netapp_pro, available with the 4.3.0 release, is the new aggr_over=n feature. The Usage plugin has always checked volume and aggregate capacities. The latter being serviced in dedicated detail via…
A bug has been discovered in the PerfDisk report functionality of check_netapp_pro. This error has been fixed and you should decide whether this is important enough for you to install an unstable release…
Looking forward to the next release of check_netapp_pro brings several enhancements. The first one off the block, due to be released with 4.3.0, is the top=n parameter. To assist with managing large slabs…
The NetAppPro team is pleased to announce the latest stable release of check_netapp_pro. This release offers several new checks – some of them are still experimental and will need customer feedback for further…
When using the DiskPaths plugin with check_netapp_pro, it can be useful to leverage the lesser known –port_pattern_ok argument. For example, if you are receiving an error message similar to this: The found port…
It’s all too easy to assume that everyone else knows what you know. We tend to take it for granted that all technical users are familiar with regexes. And also that, being familiar,…
An exciting feature release for check_netapp_pro is the new –rm_ack_handler parameter, which enables users to construct their own method to reset remote service acknowledgements for checks which have failed. This is not a matter of…