UNIX / Linux Shell Script For Monitoring System network with ping command
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#!/bin/bash # Simple SHELL script for Linux and UNIX system monitoring with # ping command # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Copyright (c) 2006 nixCraft project <http://www.cyberciti.biz/fb/> # This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC) # Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information. # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Setup email ID below # See URL for more info: # http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/simple-linux-and-unix-system-monitoring-with-ping-command-and-scripts.html # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # add ip / hostname separated by while space HOSTS="cyberciti.biz theos.in router" # no ping request COUNT=1 # email report when SUBJECT="Ping failed" EMAILID="me@mydomain.com" for myHost in $HOSTS do count=$(ping -c $COUNT $myHost | grep 'received' | awk -F',' '{ print $2 }' | awk '{ print $1 }') if [ $count -eq 0 ]; then # 100% failed echo "Host : $myHost is down (ping failed) at $(date)" | mail -s "$SUBJECT" $EMAILID fi done
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Tags: eq, for loop, grep command, hostname, linux, loop method, mail command, monitor host using ping script, ping command, ping request, shell loops, shell script, space hosts, unix, unix system ~ Last updated on: May 6, 2008
This is great - it really fulfills a need I have. I’m working on expanding it to include the case “unknown host”…