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Notify on host up and down
🛈 Info: This script can not be used on its own but requires the base installation. See main README for details.
Description
This script sends notifications about host UP and DOWN events. In comparison
to just netwatch (/ tool netwatch) and its up-script and down-script
this script implements a simple state machine and dependency model. Host
down events are triggered only if the host is down for several checks and
optional parent host is not down to avoid false alerts.
Sample notifications
Requirements and installation
Just install the script:
$ScriptInstallUpdate netwatch-notify;
Then add a scheduler to run it periodically:
/ system scheduler add interval=1m name=netwatch-notify on-event="/ system script run netwatch-notify;" start-time=startup;
Configuration
The hosts to be checked have to be added to netwatch with specific comment:
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com" host=[ :resolve "example.com" ];
Hooks
It is possible to run an up hook command (up-hook) or down hook command
(down-hook) when a notification is triggered. This has to be added in
comment, note that some characters need extra escaping:
/ tool netwatch add comment=("notify, hostname=device, down-hook=/ interface ethernet \\{ disable \\\"en2\\\"; enable \\\"en2\\\"; \\}") host=10.0.0.20;
Also there is a pre-down-hook that fires at two thirds of failed checks
required for the notification. The idea is to fix the issue before a
notification is sent.
Count threshould
The count threshould (default is 5 checks) is configurable as well:
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, count=10" host=104.18.144.11;
Parents & dependencies
If the host is behind another checked host add a dependency, this will suppress notification if the parent host is down:
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=gateway" host=93.184.216.1;
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, parent=gateway" host=93.184.216.34;
Note that every configured parent in a chain increases the check count threshould by one.
Update from DNS
The host address can be updated dynamically. Give extra parameter resolve
with a resolvable name:
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, resolve=example.com";
But be warned: Dynamic updates will probably cause issues if the name has more than one record in dns - a high rate of configuration changes (and flash writes) at least.
No notification on host down
Also suppressing the notification on host down is possible with parameter
no-down-notification. This may be desired for devices that are usually
powered off, but accessibility is of interest.
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=printer, no-down-notification" host=10.0.0.30;
Go and get your coffee ☕️ before sending the print job.
Also notification settings are required for e-mail, matrix and/or telegram.
Tips & Tricks
One of several hosts
Sometimes it is sufficient if one of a number of hosts is available. You can
make netwatch-notify check for that by adding several items with same
hostname. Note that count has to be multiplied to keep the actual time.
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=service, count=10" host=10.0.0.10;
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=service, count=10" host=10.0.0.20;
Checking internet connectivity
Sometimes you can not check your gateway for internet connectivity, for
example when it does not respond to pings or has a dynamic address. You could
check 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare DNS), 9.9.9.9 (Quad-nine DNS), 8.8.8.8
(Google DNS) or any other reliable address that indicates internet
connectivity.
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=internet" host=1.1.1.1;
A target like this suits well to be parent for other checks.
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, parent=internet" host=93.184.216.34;
Checking specific ISP
Having several ISPs for redundancy a failed link may go unnoticed without proper monitoring. You can use routing-mark to monitor specific connections. Create a route and firewall mangle rule.
/ ip route add distance=1 gateway=isp1 routing-mark=via-isp1;
/ ip firewall mangle add action=mark-routing chain=output new-routing-mark=via-isp1 dst-address=1.0.0.1 passthrough=yes;
Finally monitor the address with netwatch-notify.
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=quad-one via isp1" host=1.0.0.1;
Note that all traffic to the given address is routed that way. In case of
link failure this address is not available, so use something reliable but
non-essential. In this example the address 1.0.0.1 is used, the same service
(Cloudflare DNS) is available at 1.1.1.1.
Use in combination with DNS and DoH management
Netwatch entries can be created to work with both - this script and netwatch-dns. Just give options for both:
/ tool netwatch add comment="doh, notify, hostname=cloudflare-dns" host=1.1.1.1;