RE: {bb} monitoring mounted file systems

["Trent Melcher" <tmelcher@trilogytel.com>]

I think the easiest way would be to use the files.sh script from deadcat and
just test for a file that should always exist on the mount, that way if the
file disappears(filesystem unmounted) you will get alarmed.

Trent

Trent Melcher
Network/System Administrator
Startouch International LTD.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bb@bb4.com [mailto:owner-bb@bb4.com] On Behalf Of 
> Doctor Khumalo
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:15 AM
> To: bb@bb4.com
> Subject: {bb} monitoring mounted file systems
> 
> 
> Is there a way for Big Brother to check that a file system is 
> mounted?  We 
> have a RAID-5 system that is set up in /dev/sdb and we need 
> to check that it 
> is accessible.  If this becomes unreachable, I need to know.  
> At present, I 
> hardcode the mounted file systems in bb-dftab but if the partition 
> disappears, I don't get an alarm.
> 
> Also, it would be useful to check that SCSI devices are still 
> attached. 
> Normally, I do this by checking /proc/scsi/scsi
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