[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
Sample output
![sample output](/img/meraki-appliance-uplink.png?raw=true "Appliance uplink")
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
Sample output
![sample output](/img/meraki-license-overview.png?raw=true "License overview")
![sample output](/img/meraki-license-overview-inv.png?raw=true "License overview 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
Sample output
![sample output](/img/meraki-networks-inv.png?raw=true "Networks inventory")
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
Sample output
![sample output](/img/meraki-org-api.png?raw=true "Organisation API")
Switch Port Status
Monitors the state of Meraki switch ports. Includes:
- Admin status (enabled/disabled)
- Operational status (connected/not connected)
- Speed in Gbps/Mbps
- Duplex (full/half)
- Number of Clients
- UP-Link (yes/no)
Adds the CDP and LLDP cache to the inventory.
Networking -> -> CDP cache -> CDP neighbours
- Neighbour name
- Neighbour port
- Local port
- Neighbour address
- Capabilites
- Neighbour platform
Networking -> LLDP cache -> LLDP neighbours
- Neighbour Name
- Neighbour Port
- Local Port
- Neighbour Address
- Neighbour Id
- Capabilities
- Port Description
- System Description
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")