PerfCounter on NIC with multiple interfaces

[Florin]

I'm not having any luck finding a solution for this particular issue. Relevant except from my zabbix_agentd.conf:

PerfCounter=MSSQLLoad1, "\Process(sqlservr)\% Processor Time",5
perfCounter=MSSQLLoad2, "\Process(sqlservr#1)\% Processor Time",5

zabbixw32 test calls this a configuration error, but according to perfmon sqlservr#1 is in fact the proper name for the second instance of SQL Server that is running on that server.

Anyone know another way to address multiple instances of processes?

[claytronic]

Hi Florin,

Have your tried:

perfCounter=MSSQLLoad2, "\Process(sqlservr_1)\% Processor Time",5

I'm not sure if that will work but I did have the same "#" issue when I first tried to setup the perfCounter for the second Broadcom NIC on our Dell servers.

Hope this works for you.

- Clayton

[skullone]

Hello,

I've been searching around the forum for any posted resolutions for the special characters in the network device name. In my case I'm tracking to monitor the Broadcom NICs in our Dell servers.

Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS VBD Client) #1
Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS VBD Client) #2

Based on the strings I see in perfmon I've tried the following configuration without success.

#Network
PerfCounter= NetIn_1, "\Network Interface(Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE [NDIS VBD Client] _1)\Bytes Received/sec",60
PerfCounter= NetOut_1, "\Network Interface(Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE [NDIS VBD Client] _1)\Bytes Sent/sec",60
PerfCounter= NetIn_2, "\Network Interface(Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE [NDIS VBD Client] _2)\Bytes Received/sec",60
PerfCounter= NetOut_2, "\Network Interface(Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE [NDIS VBD Client] _2)\Bytes Sent/sec",60

Thanks,
Clayton

Claytronic;
I've got a similar configuration, with those same Broadcom network cards.
I'm having trouble getting any PerfCounter with a / (forward slash) or % sign in it to work, including the NIC counters.

Can you paste your entire agentd.conf and a snippet of an Item in the frontend ?

[Florin]

Hi Florin,

Have your tried:

perfCounter=MSSQLLoad2, "\Process(sqlservr_1)\% Processor Time",5

I'm not sure if that will work but I did have the same "#" issue when I first tried to setup the perfCounter for the second Broadcom NIC on our Dell servers.

Hope this works for you.

- Clayton

Hi Clayton,

Thanks a lot for your prompt response. I tried using sqlservr_1, and although that does stop Zabbix agent from flagging it as a configuration error, the perfcounter just returns 0 all the time. But perfmon shows sqlservr#1 load bouncing all over the place.

Anyone know another way to address such multiple instances of processes? Or perhaps if a newer version of the zabbix agent might parse this differently?

[rajan.s.ravi]

Hi,

If you are using windows, then include a space between % and Processor

PerfCounter=Processor[Time],"\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time",5 (note the space between % & Processor.

Initially i had used %Processor Time and it used to return 0 value. But now it works fine.

Hope this helps

[Florin]

Thanks Rajan, but that's not the issue I'm seeing. The problem is that any statement containing a # anywhere is flagged as an error. Anyone?

[rajan.s.ravi]

Any luck trying (sqlserver _1), just try to see if it works.

[claytronic]

Claytronic;
I've got a similar configuration, with those same Broadcom network cards.
I'm having trouble getting any PerfCounter with a / (forward slash) or % sign in it to work, including the NIC counters.

Can you paste your entire agentd.conf and a snippet of an Item in the frontend ?

Here you go skullone. Last week I enabled the Broadcom adapter teaming features. I've only commented out the originals.

These items are part of my Windows_t template.

Item 'Windows_t:NetIn_1'
Item 'Windows_t:NetOut_1'

############ GENERAL PARAMETERS #################

# List of comma delimited IP addresses (or hostnames) of ZABBIX servers.
# No spaces allowed. First entry is used for sending active checks.
# Note that hostnames must resolve hostname->IP address and
# IP address->hostname.

Server=x.x.x.x

# Server port for sending active checks

#ServerPort=10051

# Unique hostname. Required for active checks.

Hostname=localhost

# Listen port. Default is 10050

#ListenPort=10050

# IP address to bind agent
# If missing, bind to all available IPs

#ListenIP=127.0.0.1

# Number of pre-forked instances of zabbix_agentd.
# Default value is 5
# This parameter must be between 1 and 16

StartAgents=5

# How often refresh list of active checks. 2 minutes by default.

#RefreshActiveChecks=120

# Disable active checks. The agent will work in passive mode listening server.

#DisableActive=1

# Enable remote commands for ZABBIX agent. By default remote commands disabled.

#EnableRemoteCommands=1

# Specifies debug level
# 0 - debug is not created
# 1 - critical information
# 2 - error information
# 3 - warnings (default)
# 4 - for debugging (produces lots of information)

DebugLevel=3

# Name of PID file

PidFile=/var/tmp/zabbix_agentd.pid

# Name of log file.
# If not set, syslog will be used

LogFile=c:\Zabbix\zabbix_agentd.log

# Spend no more than Timeout seconds on processing
# Must be between 1 and 30

Timeout=3

####### USER-DEFINED MONITORED PARAMETERS #######
# Format: UserParameter=<key>,<shell command>
# Note that shell command must not return empty string or EOL only

####### Local Checks #######
UserParameter = localPing[*],C:\Zabbix\pingTest.exe $1

####### Network #######
#PerfCounter= NetIn_1, "\Network Interface(Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE [NDIS VBD Client])\Bytes Received/sec",60
#PerfCounter= NetOut_1, "\Network Interface(Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE [NDIS VBD Client])\Bytes Sent/sec",60
#PerfCounter= NetIn_2, "\Network Interface(Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE [NDIS VBD Client] _2)\Bytes Received/sec",60
#PerfCounter= NetOut_2, "\Network Interface(Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE [NDIS VBD Client] _2)\Bytes Sent/sec",60
PerfCounter= NetIn_1, "\Network Interface(BASP Virtual Adapter)\Bytes Received/sec",60
PerfCounter= NetOut_1, "\Network Interface(BASP Virtual Adapter)\Bytes Sent/sec",60

[Florin]

Any luck trying (sqlserver _1), just try to see if it works.

I tried it, but no luck. I'm reading that it does seem to work for people with multiple NICs, but for statements like:

perfCounter=MSSQLLoad2, "\Process(sqlservr#1)\% Processor Time",5

neither
perfCounter=MSSQLLoad2, "\Process(sqlservr _1)\% Processor Time",5
nor
perfCounter=MSSQLLoad2, "\Process(sqlservr_1)\% Processor Time",5

are a solution.

So I'm still not able to monitor any process that isn't the first instance of that process

I wish the agents wouldn't parse the '#' unless it was at the start of a line..

[claytronic]

Have you tried the .Net compile of the Agent? It has a UI that may allow you to select the different processes you wish to monitor.

--
Clayton