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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/adaptec_raid/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/adaptec_raid/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..da5d13b --- /dev/null +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/adaptec_raid/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +<!-- +title: "Adaptec RAID controller monitoring with Netdata" +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/adaptec_raid/README.md +sidebar_label: "Adaptec RAID" +--> + +# Adaptec RAID controller monitoring with Netdata + +Collects logical and physical devices metrics using `arcconf` command-line utility. + +Executed commands: + +- `sudo -n arcconf GETCONFIG 1 LD` +- `sudo -n arcconf GETCONFIG 1 PD` + +## Requirements + +The module uses `arcconf`, which can only be executed by `root`. It uses +`sudo` and assumes that it is configured such that the `netdata` user can execute `arcconf` as root without a password. + +- Add to your `/etc/sudoers` file: + +`which arcconf` shows the full path to the binary. + +```bash +netdata ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /path/to/arcconf +``` + +- Reset Netdata's systemd + unit [CapabilityBoundingSet](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html#Capabilities) (Linux + distributions with systemd) + +The default CapabilityBoundingSet doesn't allow using `sudo`, and is quite strict in general. Resetting is not optimal, but a next-best solution given the inability to execute `arcconf` using `sudo`. + + +As the `root` user, do the following: + +```cmd +mkdir /etc/systemd/system/netdata.service.d +echo -e '[Service]\nCapabilityBoundingSet=~' | tee /etc/systemd/system/netdata.service.d/unset-capability-bounding-set.conf +systemctl daemon-reload +systemctl restart netdata.service +``` + +## Charts + +- Logical Device Status +- Physical Device State +- Physical Device S.M.A.R.T warnings +- Physical Device Temperature + +## Enable the collector + +The `adaptec_raid` collector is disabled by default. To enable it, use `edit-config` from the +Netdata [config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`, to edit the `python.d.conf` +file. + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different +sudo ./edit-config python.d.conf +``` + +Change the value of the `adaptec_raid` setting to `yes`. Save the file and restart the Netdata Agent with `sudo +systemctl restart netdata`, or the [appropriate method](/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system. + +## Configuration + +Edit the `python.d/adaptec_raid.conf` configuration file using `edit-config` from the +Netdata [config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`. + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different +sudo ./edit-config python.d/adaptec_raid.conf +``` + + + +--- + + |