Nagios BGP plugin

I converted the script I wrote to monitor BGP on Cisco routers via SNMP into Nagios plugin. I did not like check_bgp plugin which comes with Nagios, because it requires username and password to access a router to be stored in plain text.

Here is how to configure Nagios to use my plugin:
copy check_bgp_snmp.pl into nagios/libexec directory. Then, add the following to Nagios config

define command{       
command_name    check_bgp_snmp
command_line    $USER1$/check_bgp_snmp.pl -r $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$
}



define service{
host_name               router1
service_description     BGP CHECK
check_command           check_bgp_snmp!public
max_check_attempts      2
normal_check_interval   5
retry_check_interval    2
check_period            24x7
notification_interval   10
notification_period     24x7
notification_options    w,u,c,r
notifications_enabled   0
contact_groups          admins
}

Download check_bgp_snmp.pl