Configuring Informix

Owned by Anastasios Thomaidis
Last updated: Dec 12, 2024 by Matthew Hierholzer

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: informix_dbspaces, informix_locks, informix_logusage, informix_sessions, informix_status, informix_tabextents: New checks for IBM Informix DBs

/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: informix_tabextents: Addition of WATO rule configuration).

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