topic RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP in ExtremeSwitching (EOS)

Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

jeronimo — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:38:00 GMT

I found several posts on this, most of the time with a final comment like "not YET available".
So when will it be? 🙂

This would be great to have on EOS and EXOS platforms.
I see that you can at least do webservice-kindof requests to EXOS, that alleviates the problem a little bit. But I still think this doesn't "abolish" SNMP. 🙂

Why we need this: We want to know what is happening on the fibers without having to drive there, take down the links, plug in the power meter, clean the fiber afterwards, drive to the other DC, same thing, etc. etc.

:)

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

Frank — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:25:00 GMT

While you're waiting for SNMP, would (for EXOS, I do not know EOS) this command help you?
# sh port transceiver information [detail]?

The short (no "detail") version's output looks like this:

Port Temp TxPower RxPower TxBiasCurrent Voltage-Aux1/ Voltage-Aux2
(Celsius) (dBm) (dBm) (mA) Vcc (Volts) (Volts)
================================================================================
1:1 32.59 -2.33 -2.42 5.84 3.36 N/A

Of course, SNMP queries would be nicer for easy graphing in cacti etc. And I have to admit, I haven't looked/tested if it might have sneaked in to SNMP yet.

Frank

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

jeronimo — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:25:00 GMT

Thanks. I know it exists in the CLI. But that is not very interesting. 🙂

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

Julian_Eble — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:40:00 GMT

Wouldn't be possible to do something by scripting with python? While Extreme don't implemented that yet...

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

jeronimo — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:40:00 GMT

Sure there are workarounds. My point is: there are millions of things in the MIB, some of which probably noone ever uses. Now I have something that would actually make sense 🙂

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

Drew_C — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 22:13:00 GMT

Here's the thread with information on how to get this information from the switch via a JSON API.
https://community.extremenetworks.com/extreme/topics/get-info-by-snmp-about-ports-trainciever-inform...

It can be tweaked to get specific items rather than the entire output of the command. Adding SNMP support is on "the list" but I don't know its current status.

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

jeronimo — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 22:13:00 GMT

Yup, but that's EXOS only.

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

jeronimo — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:34:00 GMT

If you could at least do:

root@nms:~$ ssh rw@1.2.3.4 show transceiver
rw@1.2.3.4's password:
Write failed: Broken pipe

Do we really have to work with "expect"??

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

jeronimo — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:55:00 GMT

FWIW Here is an expect script for the show transceiver command

I highly recommand using the ro login for the switch!!

#! /usr/bin/expect

set host [lrange $argv 0 0]
set port [lrange $argv 1 1]

spawn ssh ro@$host
expect {
{word:?} {send "password\r"}
}
expect {
{)->} {send "show port transceiver $port\r"}
}
expect {
{)->} {send "exit\r"}
}
exit
And here is the wrapper in bash

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
echo "Syntax: $0 host port"
exit 1
fi

TMPF=/dev/shm/$0.$1.$2.tmp
rm -f $TMP

host=$1
port=$2

/usr/local/nagios/libexec/show-transceiver.xp $1 $2 > $TMPF

VOLT=$(awk '{if ($2=="Voltage") print $4}' $TMPF)
TEMP=$(awk '{if ($2=="Temp") print $4}' $TMPF)
TX=$(awk '{if ($2=="TX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $5}' $TMPF)
RX=$(awk '{if ($2=="RX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $5}' $TMPF)

echo "$TEMP degrees C, $VOLT Volt, $RX dBm RX, $TX dBm TX|v=$VOLT t=$TEMP tx=$RX rx=$TX"
This can be used as Nagios plugin (if you add thresholds and appropriate return codes).

Have fun 

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

jeronimo — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:55:00 GMT

I just noticed that you might want to implement the wrapper in a more sophisticated language than a shell script because (at least when using bash) it won't even work with decimals.... Anyway here is my current version of a nagios plugin

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
echo "Syntax: $0 host port"
exit 1
fi

STATE_UNKN=3
STATE_CRIT=2
STATE_WARN=1
STATE_OK=0

TMPF=/dev/shm/$(basename $0).$1.$2.tmp
rm -f $TMP

host=$1
port=$2

/usr/local/nagios/libexec/show-transceiver.xp $1 $2 > $TMPF

VOLT=$(awk '{if ($2=="Voltage") print $4}' $TMPF)
VOLTHW=$(awk '{if ($2=="Voltage") print $7}' $TMPF)
VOLTLW=$(awk '{if ($2=="Voltage") print $8}' $TMPF)
VOLTHC=$(awk '{if ($2=="Voltage") print $6}' $TMPF)
VOLTLC=$(awk '{if ($2=="Voltage") print $9}' $TMPF)

TEMP=$(awk '{if ($2=="Temp") print $4}' $TMPF)
TEMPHW=$(awk '{if ($2=="Temp") print $7}' $TMPF)
TEMPLW=$(awk '{if ($2=="Temp") print $8}' $TMPF)
TEMPHC=$(awk '{if ($2=="Temp") print $6}' $TMPF)
TEMPLC=$(awk '{if ($2=="Temp") print $9}' $TMPF)

TX=$(awk '{if ($2=="TX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $5}' $TMPF)
TXHW=$(awk '{if ($2=="TX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $8}' $TMPF)
TXLW=$(awk '{if ($2=="TX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $9}' $TMPF)
TXHC=$(awk '{if ($2=="TX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $7}' $TMPF)
TXLC=$(awk '{if ($2=="TX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $10}' $TMPF)

RX=$(awk '{if ($2=="RX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $5}' $TMPF)
RXHW=$(awk '{if ($2=="RX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $8}' $TMPF)
RXLW=$(awk '{if ($2=="RX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $9}' $TMPF)
RXHC=$(awk '{if ($2=="RX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $7}' $TMPF)
RXLC=$(awk '{if ($2=="RX" && $4=="(dBm)") print $10}' $TMPF)

STATE=$STATE_UNKN

function set_state() {
# only set it if it gets worse... (UNKNOWN is an exception)
if [ $STATE -lt $1 -o $STATE -eq $STATE_UNKN ]; then
STATE=$1
fi
}

for i in VOLT TEMP TX RX; do
# it=i*1000 without decimals
# must use (/1) for it to consider scale=0
it=$(echo "scale=0; ${!i}*1000/1" | bc)
# get content of variable "${i}XXX"
LC="$(eval "echo \${$(echo ${i}LC)}")"
LW="$(eval "echo \${$(echo ${i}LW)}")"
HC="$(eval "echo \${$(echo ${i}HC)}")"
HW="$(eval "echo \${$(echo ${i}HW)}")"
# bash can't do float
# must use (/1) for it to consider scale=0
LC=$(echo "scale=0; $LC*1000/1" | bc)
LW=$(echo "scale=0; $LW*1000/1" | bc)
HC=$(echo "scale=0; $HC*1000/1" | bc)
HW=$(echo "scale=0; $HW*1000/1" | bc)
if [ $it -le $LC ]; then
set_state $STATE_CRIT
prob_crit="$prob_crit ${i}:LOW"
elif [ $it -le $LW ]; then
set_state $STATE_WARN
prob_warn="$prob_warn ${i}:LOW"
fi
if [ $it -ge $HC ]; then
set_state $STATE_CRIT
prob_crit="$prob_crit ${i}:HIGH"
elif [ $it -ge $HW ]; then
set_state $STATE_WARN
prob_warn="$prob_warn ${i}:HIGH"
fi
done

set_state $STATE_OK

case $STATE in
$STATE_CRIT)
STATUS="CRITICAL"
;;
$STATE_WARN)
STATUS="WARN"
;;
$STATE_OK)
STATUS="OK"
;;
*)
STATE=$STATE_UNKN
STATUS="UNKN"
;;
esac

if [ ! -z "$prob_warn" ]; then
STATUS="$STATUS $prob_warn"
fi
if [ ! -z "$prob_crit" ]; then
STATUS="$STATUS $prob_crit"
fi

echo "$STATUS: $TEMP degrees C, $VOLT Volt, $RX dBm RX, $TX dBm TX|v=$VOLT t=$TEMP tx=$RX rx=$TX"

chown nagios: $TMPF

exit $STATE
Example:

# ./show-transceiver.sh 1.2.3.4 tg.1.22
OK: 36 degrees C, 3.237 Volt, -9.281 dBm RX, -2.000 dBm TX|v=3.237 t=36 tx=-9.281 rx=-2.000

I know there are inefficient parts in it. Don't tell me 🙂

RE: Transceiver DDMI stats via SNMP

jeronimo — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:55:00 GMT

Oh and remember to do an SSH as the nagios user to the switch once because it wants you to validate the host key.