Zabbix RabbitMQ Monitoring

[mcintoshj]

https://github.com/jasonmcintosh/rabbitmq-zabbix

uses the management API and user config files, plus some python scripts to monitor RabbitMQ queues and server configuration. Just thought I'd share,

Jason

[mcintoshj]

Updated

https://github.com/jasonmcintosh/rabbitmq-zabbix

uses the management API and user config files, plus some python scripts to monitor RabbitMQ queues and server configuration. Just thought I'd share,

Jason

I've updated this template to v2. The update uses zabbix_sender to push data back to zabbix, has some updated discovery and triggers, numerous other fixes, simplified python, etc.

[Alwaysin]

Hi, thanks for this! It's exactly what I was loooking for

However I'm having errors in zabbix_agentd log:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./api.py", line 117, in <module>
main()
File "./api.py", line 106, in main
print api.check_queue(filters)
File "./api.py", line 57, in check_queue
for queueData in self.call_api('queues'):
File "./api.py", line 29, in call_api
return json.loads(urllib2.build_opener(handler).open(url) .read())
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 406, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 519, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 438, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 378, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 890, in http_error_401
url, req, headers)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 865, in http_error_auth_reqed
response = self.retry_http_basic_auth(host, req, realm)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 878, in retry_http_basic_auth
return self.parent.open(req, timeout=req.timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 406, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 519, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 444, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 378, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 527, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized

What could be the reason for that?

[mcintoshj]

Off hand, it looks like you are missing or have incorrect username/passwords. The key thing to note is the "urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized" - that means that rabbitmq refused authorization using the ".rab.auth" file that should be created to use these. You should have a file: /etc/zabbix/scripts/.rab.auth
containing something like:
USERNAME=guest
PASSWORD=guest

That user has to have access to the RabbitMQ management API's.

[Alwaysin]

Thanks for the reply!

I double-checked that I have this file and that the rights are correct. And then I wondered if I had to use capital letters like you did in your message, and it looks like this was the point...
As it is written in lowercase on the github page and on the README, maybe you should change this to prevent other ones from having this problem.

Thank you very much for your help, it is greatly appreciated!

[mcintoshj]

Readme updated Thanks for the feedback! A thing I'm working on right now is trying to figure out which metric will give me a rate change, and then use Zabbix deltas. For example, I'm looking at the backing queue stats and the sequence ID as a possible delta field that would give me a messages per second rate. I'll post here as I update things.

[Alwaysin]

Nice idea for an update, I'm eagerly waiting for it

Besides this, I have a suggestion : to add dependencies on triggers, so that when you've got 80% of sockets in use for example, you don't have notification for >50% and for >75% but only for >75%.

Attached is the screenshot of the dependencies I added.

[mcintoshj]

Nice idea for an update, I'm eagerly waiting for it

Besides this, I have a suggestion : to add dependencies on triggers, so that when you've got 80% of sockets in use for example, you don't have notification for >50% and for >75% but only for >75%.

Attached is the screenshot of the dependencies I added.

Will get the template updated hopefully here a bit later today with the dependencies Thanks for the suggestion! I don't have a good feel right now on the delta for message rates - so that's still a "goal" rather than something I'm super actively working on. But I can at least get your dependencies added! Note, I've updated the template recently and the API python has gone through some significate revisions allowing filtering and more advanced configuration.

[mcintoshj]

Will get the template updated hopefully here a bit later today with the dependencies Thanks for the suggestion! I don't have a good feel right now on the delta for message rates - so that's still a "goal" rather than something I'm super actively working on. But I can at least get your dependencies added! Note, I've updated the template recently and the API python has gone through some significate revisions allowing filtering and more advanced configuration.

SO here's a fun question on this. Is it better to do dependencies, or to add a "And less than 75%" as part of the check. I'm not sure which are more efficient - depenedencies or the extra check on the trigger. I've done both ways.

[rchannel]

URL issues.

Found this issue, I do not know how to delete this post. I missed a where the password variable was set.

I keep getting errors in the url and authentication. I have moved my user and password into the api to eliminate the conf file as a issue.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "api.py", line 184, in <module>
main()
File "api.py", line 169, in main
print json.dumps({'data': api.list_nodes()})
File "api.py", line 56, in list_nodes
for node in self.call_api('nodes'):
File "api.py", line 32, in call_api
return json.loads(urllib2.build_opener(handler).open(url) .read())
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 397, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 510, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 429, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 369, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 880, in http_error_401
url, req, headers)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 858, in http_error_auth_reqed
return self.retry_http_basic_auth(host, req, realm)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 868, in retry_http_basic_auth
return self.parent.open(req, timeout=req.timeout)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 397, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 510, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 435, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 369, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 518, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized

[rchannel]

Add request

So figured out all my earlier issues. But would love to get this added:
/api/aliveness-test/vhost

Just a hopeful.

[pskittz]

HTTPError: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized

Hi!

Been trying to configure zabbix to monitor rabbitmq queues. I stumbled upon the same issue as mentioned above. I created the file but I still get the same error.

[root@my-server scripts]# ll .rab.auth
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 zabbix zabbix 209 Aug 18 07:17 .rab.auth
[root@my-server scripts]#


[root@my-server scripts]# pwd
/etc/zabbix/scripts

[root@my-server scripts]# cat .rab.auth
USERNAME=guest
PASSWORD=guest
CONF=/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

FILTER='[{"Inbound Queue" : "inbound.queue"}, {"Outbound Queue" : "outbound.queue"}, {"Not Outgoing Routable" : "notoutgoing.queue"}]'

Error
------

[root@my-server rabbitmq]# ./list_rabbit_queues.sh
./list_rabbit_queues.sh: line 11: .rab.auth: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./api.py", line 185, in <module>
main()
File "./api.py", line 168, in main
print json.dumps({'data': api.list_queues(filters)})
File "./api.py", line 42, in list_queues
for queue in self.call_api('queues'):
File "./api.py", line 32, in call_api
return json.loads(urllib2.build_opener(handler).open(url) .read())
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 397, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 510, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 429, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 369, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 880, in http_error_401
url, req, headers)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 858, in http_error_auth_reqed
return self.retry_http_basic_auth(host, req, realm)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 868, in retry_http_basic_auth
return self.parent.open(req, timeout=req.timeout)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 397, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 510, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 435, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 369, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 518, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized
[root@my-server rabbitmq]# cd ../

The other issue is, I have installed zabbix_sender and the zabbix-rabbitmq.conf is configured correctly but when I restart the zabbix_agentd nothing in regards to the zabbix_rabbitmq is logged on the zabbix_agentd log. What I'm I missing?

[rmsys]

urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized

I'm with the same error.

[kamill]

Answer in first line - ./list_rabbit_queues.sh: line 11: .rab.auth: No such file or directory.
File .rab.auth must be in same folder with list_rabbit_queues.sh, by default in /etc/zabbix/scripts/rabbitmq/.rab.auth

[marty.fox]

Cant see queue data

Hi All,

I have been trying to configure this plugin and have followed the advice on this thread but I still receive the same error as above (except i dont get "./list_rabbit_queues.sh: line 11: .rab.auth: No such file or directory" just the traceback error)

The .rab.auth file is in the /scripts/rabbitmq/ folder and i have given it 777 access (and I have tried both root and zabbix as owner) just to make sure that wasn't the issue but still nothing.

Any tips on what i could be doing wrong?

Thanks
Marty