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Descprition

check_intel_rst is a Windows plugin for Nagios which checks the status of Intel’s Rapid Storage Technology (RST) RAIDs.
The plugin determines the status of Raids, Raid-Controllers and of individual discs (S.M.A.R.T), while all stripe sets are supported.

Requirements

Installation of Intel RST Commandline Tool (rstcli.exe).

Documentation

Usually you open the script with the path to CLI:

C:\> check_intel_rst.exe path=”c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise”

RST RAID OK: Intel(R) C600+/C220+ series chipset sSATA AHCI Controller – Intel(R) C600+/C220+ series chipset SATA RAID Controller – Volume: RAID1, [RAID1], 106 GB, (Normal) – Disk: 0-1-0-0, 111 GB, (Normal) – Disk: 0-0-0-0, 111 GB, (Normal)

For debugging purposes, it may also be called with a more detailed output option (this mode is not suitable for continuous operation, but for testing purposes only). Afterwards it will output the detailed status of the individual components:

C: > check_intel_rst.exe path=”c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise”

RST RAID CRITICAL: Intel(R) C600+/C220+ series chipset sSATA AHCI Controller – Intel(R) C600+/C220+ series chipset SATA RAID Controller – Volume: RAID1, [RAID1], 106 GB, (Degraded) – Disk: 0-1-0-0, 0 GB, (Missing) – Model: – SNR: 2NJNXAG900363P – Disk: 0-0-0-0, 111 GB, (Normal)

For information on the plugin and its usage you can call it with the help command:

C:\> check_intel_rst.exe path=”c:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise”

RST RAID CRITICAL: Intel(R) C600+/C220+ series chipset sSATA AHCI Controller – Intel(R) C600+/C220+ series chipset SATA RAID Controller – Volume: RAID1, [RAID1], 106 GB, (Rebuilding) – Disk: 0-1-0-0, 111 GB, (Normal) – Disk: 0-0-0-0, 111 GB, (Normal)

check_intel_rst - Revision: 1.0
Copyright (C) 2016 LuftEngineering GmbH
Report Bugs to:info@luft-it.de

check_intel_rst plugin for Nagios. Monitors integrity of a Intel RAID System with rstcli.exe
 
Usage:
     path	- Full path to rstcli.exe (required)
     args	- Arguments for rstcli.exe (default = '-I -c')
     timeout	- Seconds before the plugin times out (default = 15)
     version	- Plugin version
     help	- Show this text
     debug	- Print details. NOT for use with Nagios

Installation

Preferably the plugin is copied into the script directory where you will store your checks under Windows

When using NSClient ++ an entry in NSC.INI similar to this is generated and pointed to tw_cli:

...
[/settings/NRPE/server] 
allow arguments=true  

[/settings/external scripts/server] 
allow arguments=true 
 
[/settings/external scripts/scripts] 
check_intel_rst=c:\nsclient++\scripts\check_intel_rst.exe path=“ C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise “ 
...

Examples

Check Intel-Controller with 2 Harddiscs in Raid-1, things are fine…:

C:> check_intel_rst.exe path=“C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise “

RAID OK: Volume: Disk_Vol1 [RAID 1] – Normal
Disk: Hitachi HDS72404DA - Disk: OK; Hitachi HDS72404DA – Disk: OK  

Check Intel-Controller with 2 Harddiscs in Raid-1 Verbund, one harddisc is obviously failed due to no power:

C:> check_intel_rst.exe path=“C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise “

RAID WARNING: Volume: Disk_Vol1 [RAID 1] – Degraded
Disk: Disk0 - Disk: OK; Disk1 – BusID: 1 – Model: Hitachi HDS72404DA – SNR: HDR35549987AD – Status: DISK_POWERED_OFF  

Changelog

2016-13-07
1.2 – Bug fixed at physical drive detection

2016-07-04
1.1 – Bug fixed with SSD / HDD detection

2016-11-02
1.0 – First public version

Copyright

Check_intel_rst is licensed under the GNU General Public License.

Author

Joachim Luft will answer your questions to this plugin and is happy about your donation.