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Linux - Network (ip)
Description
This connector enables the monitoring of active network cards on all Linux systems using ip command.
This connector is superseded by:
This connector supersedes:
Source[7]
Target
Typical platform: Any system
Operating system: Linux
Prerequisites
Leverages: Linux system commands (ip)
Technology and protocols: Command Lines
This connector requires advanced privileges on the managed host for the command below:
ethtool
This connector therefore needs to run as root or you need to configure a privilege-escalation mechanism like sudo
on the managed host to allow the monitoring account to run the command listed above.
Sample of /etc/sudoers to allow the above command to be run as root by the metricshub account:
metricshub ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: ethtool
Examples
CLI
metricshub HOSTNAME -t linux -c +LinuxIPNetwork --ssh -u USER --sudo-command-list ethtool
metricshub.yaml
resourceGroups:
<RESOURCE_GROUP>:
resources:
<HOSTNAME-ID>:
attributes:
host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
host.type: linux
connectors: [ +LinuxIPNetwork ] # Optional, to load only this connector
protocols:
ssh:
username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using metricshub-encrypt
useSudo: true
useSudoCommands: [ "ethtool" ]
Connector Activation Criteria
The Linux - Network (ip) connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:
- Operating System is Linux
- The command below succeeds on the monitored host
- Command:
/sbin/ip a
- Output contains:
LOOPBACK
(regex)
- Command:
Metrics
Type | Collected Metrics | Specific Attributes |
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network |
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