Configuring Informix

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

LAST TESTED ON CHECKMK 2.2.0P1

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

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.