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In some cases the NetCheck capabilities of the SysOrb Server is not good enough to satisfy a specific need. In these cases a Custom NetCheck can be created.
A Custom NetCheck functions the same way as a normal NetCheck. That is, the result from a Custom NetCheck is the amount of time it took to perform the check. They can of course be used for other purposes, but a Custom NetCheck always returns a number as its result.
This number must be an integer, and represents the number of milliseconds it took to perform the check, and must be written to output by the Custom NetCheck, in order for SysOrb to find it. The format of the line containing this number, can be specified for each check.
If SysOrb did not locate this line in the output from the Custom NetCheck before it exits, the check is marked as giving no reply. If the check does not write the line, in ten seconds, plus the upper limit for the check, the check will be marked as timed out.
The Custom NetCheck is executed as stated in the configuration, with the name of the node to perform the check on, given as the first parameter.
In order to use Custom NetChecks, you must first tell the SysOrb Server where to find the Custom NetCheck configuration file. On non-windows systems this is done by adding a line like
custom_netcheck_conf = "/etc/sysorb/custom_netcheck.conf"
to the SysOrb Server configuration file (usually located in /etc/sysorb/server.conf). On Windows you must open the SysOrb Configuration utility located in Start menu->Programs->SysOrb->SysOrb configuration. In the configuration tree choose SysOrb Server->NetCheck Manager->Custom NetChecks, and enter the path where you are going to put the new configuration file.
The format of the Custom NetCheck configuration file is easily illustrated by a simple example:
Example 10-1. Custom NetCheck
# Comment lines start with a #
[NetCheck Name]
command=command to execute
result_pattern=([[:digit:]]+)
The value enclosed in [ and ] are the name of the Custom NetCheck, as it will be displayed in the Web-interface. The command, is the command to execute, in order to perform the check. The result_pattern is a regular expression, that tells SysOrb how to retrieve the result from the check. See Section 8.3 for more information about regular expressions.
Once the Custom NetCheck has been configured, the SysOrb Server must be restarted, in order for it to discover the new checks.