icinga-checkcql

This script performs a simple query against the system keyspace of a Cassandra node. It conforms to Icinga's Plugin API, and can be used to perform more robust service checks.

Usage

Install the dependencies.

$ npm install

Output help.

$ ./check.js -h
Usage: /usr/bin/nodejs check.js -H HOST [-P PORT] [-u USER] [-p PASS]

Options:
   -H, --host      Hostname/IP interface to check                      [required]
   -P, --port      CQL (native) port number                       [default: 9042]
   -u, --username  Username to authenticate with
   -p, --password  Password to authenticate with
   -h, --help      Show help                                            [boolean]

Example invocation:

$ nodejs check.js -H cassandra.example.net -P 9042 -u cassandra -p s3kr3t
OK | connect=40.161753; execute=45.530849;

Note: all timings are in milliseconds.

Limitations

Client encryption is not yet supported.