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blp-nrpe cookbook

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The blp-nrpe cookbook is a library cookbook that provides custom resources for installing, configuring and managing the nrpe client

Platforms

The following platforms are tested automatically using Test Kitchen, in Docker, with the default suite of integration tests:

  • Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04
  • CentOS (RHEL) 6/7

Additionally, the platforms below are also known to work:

  • AIX 7.1
  • Solaris 5.11

Attributes

Attribute Name Type Default Value Description
node['nrpe']['archive']['version'] String see attributes/default.rb Sets the verison of nrpe archive.
node['nrpe']['archive']['checksum'] String see attributes/default.rb Sets the nrpe archive checksum.
node['nrpe']['archive']['url'] String see attributes/default.rb Sets the nrpe archive download URL.
node['nrpe']['config_file'] String /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg Sets the path for base nrpe configuration.
node['nrpe']['nrpe_plugins'] String see attributes/default.rb Sets path for nrpe plugins.
node['nrpe']['package']['packages'] String, Array see attributes/default.rb Sets the path for nrpe plugins.
node['nrpe']['program'] String /usr/sbin/nrpe Sets the location or nrpe program.
node['nrpe']['provider'] String package Sets the nrpe installation provider.
node['nrpe']['service_name'] String nrpe Sets the name of the service.
node['nrpe']['service_user'] String nrpe Sets the service username.
node['nrpe']['service_group'] String nrpe Sets the service groupname.
node['nrpe']['service_home'] String /var/run/nrpe Sets the service directory.
node['nrpe']['service_resource'] String poise_service Set the service resource to use to control/reload the NRPE service

Custom Resources

Resource Name Description
nrpe_config Manages the configuration of the nrpe client.
nrpe_check Manages an active check for the nrpe client.
nrpe_installation_archive Compiles the nrpe client from an archive.
nrpe_installation_omnibus Installs the nrpe client from an Omnibus package.
nrpe_installation_package Installs the nrpe client from a system package.

Archive Installation

node.override['nrpe']['config']['debug'] = true

node.override['nrpe']['provider'] = 'archive'
node.override['nrpe']['archive']['version'] = '2.0.0'
include_recipe 'blp-nrpe::default'

Omnibus Installation

include_recipe 'chef-sugar::default'

node.override['nrpe']['config']['debug'] = true

node.override['nrpe']['provider'] = 'omnibus'
node.override['nrpe']['omnibus']['package_source'] = 'https://artifactory.bigco.com/.../inf-nrpe-3.0.1.pkg' if solaris?
node.override['nrpe']['omnibus']['package_source'] = 'https://artifactory.bigco.com/.../inf-nrpe-3.0.1.bff' if aix?
node.override['nrpe']['omnibus']['package_source'] = 'https://artifactory.bigco.com/.../inf-nrpe-3.0.1.rpm' if rhel?
node.override['nrpe']['omnibus']['package_source'] = 'https://artifactory.bigco.com/.../inf-nrpe-3.0.1.deb' if ubuntu?
node.override['nrpe']['program'] = '/opt/inf/inf-nrpe/sbin/nrpe'
node.override['nrpe']['nrpe_plugins'] = '/opt/inf/inf-nrpe/lib/nagios/plugins'
include_recipe 'blp-nrpe::default'