[PACKAGE]: ../../raw/master/mkp/cisco_meraki-1.2.9-20240202.mkp "cisco_meraki-1.2.9-20240202.mkp"
[SDK]: ../../raw/master/mkp/MerkaiSDK-1.39.0-202311-10.mkp "MerkaiSDK-1.39.0-202311-10.mkpp"
# Cisco Meraki special agent
This is an enhanched version of the build in Cisco Meraki special agent.
Cisco Meraki special agent
- adds sections
- Appliances uplinks
- Appliances VPNs
- Cellular devices uplinks
- Devices uplink info
- Switch ports status
- Wireless devices ethernet status
- Wireless devices SSIDs status
- adds an API cache (can be disabled)
- adds option to use the organisation id as host prefix (usfull to sort the host automatically in organisation specific folders)
- changed include sections option to excludeed sections
Appliance Uplinks
Monitors the status of Meraki appliance (i.e. MX series) uplinks.
Includes:
- uplink state (active, ready, not connected, failed)
- Network name
- internal/external IP address
- IP address assignment method
- H/A state / role
- DNS server primary/secondary
Appliance VPNs
Monitor the status VPN of meraki MX appliances.
Includes:
- state (reachable, unreachable)
- type (Meraki VPN Peer, third party VPN Peer)
- mode (hub, )
- used uplinks
- local public IP
- peer IP address (if available)
Device Info
Extends the existing device info inventory plugin by:
- adding host labels
- cmk/meraki: This label is set to "yes" for all Meraki devices
- cmk/meraki/device_type: This label is set to the Meraki product type to which the device belongs, such as "switch" or "wireless".
- cmk/meraki/net_id: This label is set to the network id the Meraki device belongs to.
- cmk/meraki/net_name: This label is set to the network name the Meraki device belongs to.
- cmk/meraki/org_id: This label is set to the organisation id the Meraki device belongs to.
- cmk/meraki/org_name: This label is set to the organisation name the Meraki device belongs to.
- extending the inventory by adding
- the manufacturer
- the network name
- moving the software part of the inventory to Software -> Applications -> Cisco Meraki Cloud -> Device Info
Device Status
Extends the existing plugin by:
- adding upper levels for device last reported
- adding WATO to map device state to monitoring state
- adding a service to monitor power supplys
- adding found power supplys to the inventory
Device Uplinks
Adds uplink information under Networking -> Device uplinks to the inventory. This Includes
- Interface name
- Protocol (IPv4/IPv6)
- IP address
- Gateway
- Public address
- Assignment mode
Licenses Overview
Extends/changes the existing license overview plugin by
- changes Expiration date format from US (%b %d, %Y) to ISO (%Y-%m-%d)
- changes remaining time (WATO) from Age (Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds) to Days only
- adds discovery rule for ITEM variant (Org Name/Org ID - this is the default, Org Name, Org ID) information missing in the item can be shown in the info line (default)
- adds ORG_ID, ORG_NAME to the Details
- adds Metrics for remaining time and # of licensed devices
- adds perfometer with remaining time and # of licensed devices
- adds WATO option for License state is not ok -> default to WARN
- adds licensed devices overview to the inventory
Networks
Adds Meraki Networks (Locations) to the inventory:
- Organisation ID
- Organisation Name
- Network ID
- Network Name
- Time Zone
- Product types
- Tags
- Notes
- Enrollment string
- Is bound to template
- URL
Wireless Devices Status
Monitors the state of Meraki SSIDs. Includes:
- Name
- State (enabled/disabled)
- Visible (yes/no)
- Broadcasting (yes/no)
- BSSID
- Band (2.4 GHz/5 GHz)
- Channel
- Channel width in MHz
- Power in dBm
Wirelss Ethernet Status
Monitors the ethernet port(s) of wireless devices. Includes:
- Speed in GBit/s
- Duplex (full/half)
- Power mode (full/ )
- AC state (connected/not connected)
- PoE state (connected/not connected)
- PoE standard
Organisation API
Monitors the state of the Meraki REST-API per organisation. Includes:
- Status (enabled/disabled)
- Organisation ID
- Organisation Name
Switch Port Status
Sensor Readings
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### Download
* [Download latest mkp file][PACKAGE]
* [Download the latest Cisco Merkai SDK mkp file][SDK]
**Note**: before you update to a newer version, always check the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG). There migth be incompatible changes.
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### Installation
You can install the package by uploading it to your CheckMK site and as site user run
```
mkp add PAKAGE_NAME.mkp
mkp enable PAKAGE_NAME VERSION
```
In the Enterprise/Free/Cloud edition of CheckMK you can use the GUI to install the package (_Setup_ -> _Extension Packages_ -> _Upload package_)
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### Want to Contribute?
Nice ;-) Have a look at the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md "Contributing")
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### Check Info
The plugin creates the service **_SERVICENAME_** for each discovered FOR WHAT with the **_HOW_TO_BUILD_THE_ITEM_** as item
Montoring states
| State | condition | WATO |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| WARN | condition 1 | yes |
| CRIT | condition 2 | no |
| WARN/CRIT | condition 3 | no |
Perfdata
| Metric | Unit | Perfometer |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| METRIC 1 | bit/s | yes |
| METRIC 2 | C | yes |
| METRIC 3 | V | no |
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### WATO
Service monitoring rule
| Section | Rule name |
| ------ | ------ |
| Networking | NAME_OF_THE_RULE |
| Option | Defailt value |
| ------ | ------ |
| OPTION 1 | 10/50|
| OPTION 2 | 70/90 |
| OPTION 3 | CHOICE 1 |
| OPTION 4 | disabled |
Discovery rule
| Section | Rule name |
| ------ | ------ |
| Discovery of individual services | NAME_OF_THE_RULE |
| Option | Defailt value |
| ------ | ------ |
| OPTION 1 | disabled |
HW/SW inventory rules
The inventory plugin is not configurable.
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### Sample Output
Sample output
![sample output](/img/sample.png?raw=true "sample output")
Sample output details
![sample output details](/img/sample-details.png?raw=true "sample output details")