DNS Monitor
ZenPacks.zenoss.DnsMonitor
The ZenPacks.zenoss.DnsMonitor ZenPack monitors the response time of DNS requests.
Releases
Version 3.0.1
Released on 2018/05/03
Requires PythonCollector ZenPack
Compatible with Zenoss 6.x and Virtana Service Observability
Version 3.0.0
Released on 2017/12/06
Requires PythonCollector ZenPack
Compatible with Zenoss 6.x and Virtana Service Observability
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 DNSMonitor template to the list of selected templates, and then click OK. The DNSMonitor template appears under Monitoring Templates.
Select the DNSMonitor template in the left panel, and change options as needed.
DNSMonitor Data Source Options
Option
Description
DNS Server
Name server used to resolve lookups. If empty (the default), the default DNS server or servers in
/etc/resolve.confare used.Host Name
Host name to resolve. The default is the device ID or (if set) the device name (
${dev/titleOrId}).Expected IP Address
IP address to which the host name is expected to resolve.
Daemons
Type | Name |
|---|---|
Performance Collector | zenpython |
Changes
3.0.1
Fixed Default DNSMonitor template uses
${dev/id}rather than${dev/manageIP}for the DNS Server field (ZEN-29750)Fixed DNS server connection refusal triggers a python error, no event generated (ZEN-29751)
3.0.0
Rewrote ZenPack to use
twisted.namesPython library instead of Nagioscheck_dnsplugin