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Notify on host up and down
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[◀ Go back to main README](../README.md)
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🛈 This script can not be used on its own but requires the base installation.
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See [main README](../README.md) for details.
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Description
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This script sends notifications about host UP and DOWN events. In comparison
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to just netwatch (`/ tool netwatch`) and its `up-script` and `down-script`
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this script implements a simple state machine and dependency model. Host
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down events are triggered only if the host is down for several checks and
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optional parent host is not down to avoid false alerts.
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### Sample notifications
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Requirements and installation
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Just install the script:
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$ScriptInstallUpdate netwatch-notify;
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Then add a scheduler to run it periodically:
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/ system scheduler add interval=1m name=netwatch-notify on-event="/ system script run netwatch-notify;" start-time=startup;
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Configuration
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-------------
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The hosts to be checked have to be added to netwatch with specific comment:
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com" host=[ :resolve "example.com" ];
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It is possible to run an up hook command (`up-hook`) or down hook command
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(`down-hook`) when a notification is triggered. This has to be added in
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comment:
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=poe-device, down-hook=/ interface ethernet poe power-cycle en21;" host=10.0.0.20;
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Also there is a `pre-down-hook` that fires at two thirds of failed checks
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required for the notification. The idea is to fix the issue before a
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notification is sent.
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The count threshould (default is 5 checks) is configurable as well:
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, count=10" host=104.18.144.11;
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If the host is behind another checked host add a dependency, this will
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suppress notification if the parent host is down:
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=gateway" host=93.184.216.1;
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, parent=gateway" host=93.184.216.34;
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Note that every configured parent in a chain increases the check count
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threshould by one.
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The host address can be updated dynamically. Give extra parameter `resolve`
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with a resolvable name:
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, resolve=example.com";
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But be warned: Dynamic updates will probably cause issues if the name has
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more than one record in dns - a high rate of configuration changes (and flash
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writes) at least.
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Also notification settings are required for e-mail, matrix and/or telegram.
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Tips & Tricks
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-------------
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### One of several hosts
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Sometimes it is sufficient if one of a number of hosts is available. You can
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make `netwatch-notify` check for that by adding several items with same
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`hostname`. Note that `count` has to be multiplied to keep the actual time.
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=service, count=10" host=10.0.0.10;
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=service, count=10" host=10.0.0.20;
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### Checking internet connectivity
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Sometimes you can not check your gateway for internet connectivity, for
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example when it does not respond to pings or has a dynamic address. You could
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check `1.1.1.1` (Cloudflare DNS), `9.9.9.9` (Quad-nine DNS), `8.8.8.8`
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(Google DNS) or any other reliable address that indicates internet
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connectivity.
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=internet" host=1.1.1.1;
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A target like this suits well to be parent for other checks.
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, parent=internet" host=93.184.216.34;
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### Checking specific ISP
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Having several ISPs for redundancy a failed link may go unnoticed without
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proper monitoring. You can use routing-mark to monitor specific connections.
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Create a route and firewall mangle rule.
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/ ip route add distance=1 gateway=isp1 routing-mark=via-isp1;
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/ ip firewall mangle add action=mark-routing chain=output new-routing-mark=via-isp1 dst-address=1.0.0.1 passthrough=yes;
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Finally monitor the address with `netwatch-notify`.
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/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=quad-one via isp1" host=1.0.0.1;
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Note that *all* traffic to the given address is routed that way. In case of
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link failure this address is not available, so use something reliable but
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non-essential. In this example the address `1.0.0.1` is used, the same service
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(Cloudflare DNS) is available at `1.1.1.1`.
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---
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[◀ Go back to main README](../README.md)
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