Configuring Informix

Since Checkmk 1.5, it's possible to monitor Informix Databases.

LAST TESTED ON CHECKMK 2.3.0P1

Table of Contents

Destination of the Plugin

/omd/versions/<version>/share/check_mk/agents/plugins/mk_informix

Setup → Services → Service Monitoring Rules:
- Informix DB Spaces
- Informix Log Usage
- Informix Table Extents
- Informix Locks
- Informix Sessions

Informix DB Spaces

Informix Log Usage

Informix Table Extents

Informix Locks

Informix Sessions

Image of Default parameters when no time period matches selected. Warning set to 50 and critl set to 60. 24x7 time period selected.

Configuration example

For more information, see Werk #4580

/etc/check_mk/informix.cfg

ONINIT_PATH=/PATH/TO/ONINIT-BINARY
EXCLUDES_INFORMIX-INSTANCE="SECTION SECTION ..."
EXCLUDES_INFORMIX-INSTANCE=ALL
EXCLUDES="SECTION SECTION ..."
EXCLUDES=ALL

Manual page for Informix DB*

In our manual pages of Informix DB, we have a small mistake. Currently, you can only configure values for 'informix_tabextens' (Werk #10424).

We have already created an internal ticket to modify our manual pages.