Cisco ACI Custom Monitoring

Host Template: Network - Cisco ACI - Custom

Monitor a specific attribute from the Cisco ACI Object store.

This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:

Service Check Name	Description	Default Thresholds (Warning, Critical)	UOM
ACI - Custom - Query	Monitor a specific object and field from the object store browser	N/A	N/A

Usage Instructions

Step 1: Add this Host Template

Add the Network - Cisco ACI - Custom Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you're monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.

For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Host Templates to Hosts.

Step 2: Add and configure variables required for this Host Template

The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance when you import the Opspack:

ACI_CREDENTIALS

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your credentials.

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--api-server-url	Arg1	ACI API Server URL	The server URL for your Cisco ACI
--username	Arg2	ACI Username	The username for your Cisco ACI
--password	Arg3	ACI Password	The password for your Cisco ACI

ACI_CUSTOM_QUERY

This variable can be added multiple times to create mutliple custom service checks. The Value of the variable denotes the name of the custom service check.

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--custom-dn	Arg1	ACI Custom DN	The unique DN (distinguished name) of the object to monitor in the custom query
--custom-field	Arg2	ACI Custom Field	The name of the field to monitor in the custom query

For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Variables to Hosts.

For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode. The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:

Service Check Name	Mode
ACI - Custom - Query	`ACI.Custom.Query`

SSL Certificates

Additionally, if ssl verification is required, you can use the following variable to pass in your SSL certificates for use when connecting to the service provider to gather metrics:

ACI_CERTIFICATES

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your certificates.

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--ca-path	Arg1	CA Certificate Path	Path to the CA Certificate. Optional, only required if server verification is needed
--client-cert	Arg2	Client Certificate Path	Path to the Client Certificate. Optional, only required if client verification is needed
--client-key	Arg3	Client Key Path	Path to the Client Key. Optional, only required if client verification is needed