Dig Monitor
ZenPacks.zenoss.DigMonitor
The Dig Monitor ZenPack monitors the response time of DNS lookups.
To collect data, this ZenPack uses the check_dig Nagios plugin, which in turn uses the dig command.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite | Restriction |
|---|---|
Product | Zenoss platform 4.x, Zenoss 2.2 or higher |
Required ZenPacks | ZenPacks.zenoss.DigMonitor |
Enable Monitoring
To enable monitoring by the system:
Select Infrastructure from the navigation bar.
Click the device name in the device list. The device overview page appears.
Expand Monitoring Templates in the left panel, and then select Device.
Select Bind Templates from the Action menu. The Bind Templates dialog appears.
Add the DigMonitor template to the list of selected templates, and then click OK. The DigMonitor template appears under Monitoring Templates.
Select the DigMonitor template in the left panel, and change options as needed.
DigMonitor Data Source Options
Option
Description
DNS Server
Name server against which the dig command should be run. The default is the device host name.
Port
Port on which the name server is listening. This is normally port 53.
Record Name
Name of the record you want to look up. The default is zenoss.com.
Record Type
DNS record type (for example, A, MX, CNAME).