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Check date from REST API

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Hi,

I have an appliance with a REST API which are returning a number of things, including the date and time of the last cluster sync.

I need to check that this date and time does not get more than one hour behind the current date and time.

The output is as follows:

{
    "name": "XXXX-CPPM01",
    "local_server": true,
    "server_uuid": "9815acac-94f5-4360-8e8d-XXXXXXXXXX",
    "server_dns_name": "XXXX-CPPM01",
    "fqdn": "XXXX-CPPM01.XXXX.LOCAL",
    "server_ip": null,
    "management_ip": "10.XXX.XX.99",
    "ipv6_server_ip": null,
    "ipv6_management_ip": null,
    "is_master": true,
    "extras": null,
    "is_insight_enabled": false,
    "is_insight_master": false,
    "replication_status": "ENABLED",
    "last_replication_timestamp": "2020-05-19 09:05:27+02",
    "is_profiler_enabled": true,
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://xxxx-cppm01/api/cluster/server/9815acac-94f5-4360-8e8d-xxxxxxxxxxx"
        }
    }
}

How can I use a template and ovl file to check if the date is say, more then one hour in the past, and have PRTG raise an alarm when that happens?

Thanks.

clearpass rest-api template timestamp

Created on May 19, 2020 7:20:31 AM

Last change on May 19, 2020 7:35:20 AM by Marijan Horsky [Paessler Support]



4 Replies

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Hi,

You can use our Rest Custom Sensor which gives you the opportunity to calculate the date.
Afterwards you can display the difference in seconds.

Created on May 19, 2020 12:14:03 PM by Marijan Horsky [Paessler Support]



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Hi,

Thank you for the reply. I should have been more precise in my question. Im already using the REST Custom Sensor.

Problem is I cannot understand how to form the template to calculate the difference in seconds.

At the moment I have the below, which gives me this error: Could no evaluate channel value: can not dissolve dynamic channel Last successful replication: path does not exist 'duration($'.

{ "prtg": { "description" : { "comment": "Monitoring Clearpass Cluster replication" }, "result": [ { "channel": "Last clustersync seconds ago" , "value": "duration($.last_replication_timestamp, now())" } ] } }

Created on May 19, 2020 12:29:03 PM



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Hi,

As we need to take a look at screenshots of the sensor. I would ask you to open a support ticket via mail to [email protected] with the following Ticket ID PAE2006344.

Created on May 19, 2020 12:44:04 PM by Marijan Horsky [Paessler Support]



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So support was not able to help as the problem is in the template it seems.

Can anyone help create a working template file?

I need to send an alarm when the replication time is more than one hour behind the current time.

This is my template so far, and its not working. { "prtg": { "description" : { "comment": "Monitoring Clearpass Cluster replication" }, "result": [ { "channel": "Replication Status" , "value": "duration($.last_replication_timestamp, now()) } ] } }

Created on May 20, 2020 8:14:55 AM




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