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Smokeping_probes_OpenSSHEOSPing(3) SmokePingSmokeping_probes_OpenSSHEOSPing(3)

NAME
       Smokeping::probes::OpenSSHEOSPing - Arista EOS SSH Probe	for SmokePing

SYNOPSIS
	*** Probes ***

	+OpenSSHEOSPing

	forks =	5
	offset = 50%
	packetsize = 100
	step = 300
	timeout	= 15

	# The following	variables can be overridden in each target section
	/^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the	basement
	eospass	= password # mandatory
	eosuser	= user # mandatory
	pings =	5
	psource	= 192.168.2.129
	source = 192.168.2.1 # mandatory
	unpriv = 1

	# [...]

	*** Targets ***

	probe =	OpenSSHEOSPing # if this should	be the default probe

	# [...]

	+ mytarget
	# probe	= OpenSSHEOSPing # if the default probe	is something else
	host = my.host
	/^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the	basement
	eospass	= password # mandatory
	eosuser	= user # mandatory
	pings =	5
	psource	= 192.168.2.129
	source = 192.168.2.1 # mandatory
	unpriv = 1

DESCRIPTION
       Connect to Arista EOS via OpenSSH to run	ping commands.	This probe
       uses the	"ping" cli of the Arista EOS.  You have	the option to specify
       which interface the ping	is sourced from	as well.

VARIABLES
       Supported probe-specific	variables:

       forks
	   Run this many concurrent processes at maximum

	   Example value: 5

	   Default value: 5

       offset
	   If  you  run	 many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
	   from	hitting	your network all at the	same time.  Using  the	probe-
	   specific  offset  parameter	you  can change	the point in time when
	   each	probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
	   or alternatively as 'random', and the  offset  from	the  'General'
	   section  is	used if	nothing	is specified here. Note	that this does
	   NOT influence the rrds itself, it is	just a	matter	of  when  data
	   acquisition is initiated.  (This variable is	only applicable	if the
	   variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)

	   Example value: 50%

       packetsize
	   The	(optional) packetsize option lets you configure	the packetsize
	   for the pings sent.

	   Default value: 100

       step
	   Duration of the base	 interval  that	 this  probe  should  use,  if
	   different  from  the	 one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
	   that	the step in the	RRD files is fixed when	 they  are  originally
	   generated,  and if you change the step parameter afterwards,	you'll
	   have	to delete the old RRD files or	somehow	 convert  them.	 (This
	   variable  is	 only applicable if the	variable 'concurrentprobes' is
	   set in the 'General'	section.)

	   Example value: 300

       timeout
	   How long a single 'ping' takes at maximum

	   Example value: 15

	   Default value: 5

       Supported target-specific variables:

       /^influx_.+/
	   This	is a tag that will be sent to influxdb and has	no  impact  on
	   the	probe  measurement.  The  tag  name  will  be sent without the
	   "influx_" prefix, which will	be replaced with "tag_"	instead.  Tags
	   can be used for filtering.

	   Example value: influx_location = In the basement

       eospass
	   The	eospass	 option	 allows	 you  to  specify the password for the
	   username specified with the option eosuser.

	   Example value: password

	   This	setting	is mandatory.

       eosuser
	   The eosuser option allows you to specify a username that  has  ping
	   capability on the EOS Device.

	   Example value: user

	   This	setting	is mandatory.

       pings
	   How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
	   global  value  specified  in	 the  Database	section. Note that the
	   number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are  originally
	   generated, and if you change	this parameter afterwards, you'll have
	   to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.

	   Example value: 5

       psource
	   The	(optional) psource option specifies an alternate IP address or
	   Interface from which	you wish to source your	pings  from.   Routers
	   can	have  many  many  IP addresses,	and interfaces.	 When you ping
	   from	a router you have the ability to choose	which interface	and/or
	   which  IP  address  the  ping  is  sourced  from.   Specifying   an
	   IP/interface	 does not necessarily specify the interface from which
	   the ping will leave,	but will specify which address	the  packet(s)
	   appear  to  come  from.   If	this option is left out	the EOS	Device
	   will	source	the  packet  automatically  based  on  routing	and/or
	   metrics.  If	this doesn't make sense	to you then just leave it out.

	   Example value: 192.168.2.129

       source
	   The source option specifies the EOS device that is going to run the
	   ping	commands.  This	address	will be	used for the ssh connection.

	   Example value: 192.168.2.1

	   This	setting	is mandatory.

       unpriv
	   If  the  account is unprivileged, specify the 'unpriv' option.  You
	   must	also configure "pings =	5",  since  that  is  the  only	 value
	   supported,  and  values  specified  for  packetsize	or psource are
	   ignored.

	   Example value: 1

AUTHORS
       Bill Fenner <fenner@aristanetworks.com>

       based  on   Smokeping::Probes::OpenSSHJunOSPing	 by   Tobias   Oetiker
       <tobi@oetiker.ch>,	which	    itself	 is	 based	    on
       Smokeping::probes::TelnetJunOSPing by S H A N <shanali@yahoo.com>.

NOTES
   EOS configuration
       The EOS device should have a username/password configured, and the  ssh
       server must not be disabled.

       Make  sure  to connect to the remote host once from the command line as
       the user	who is running smokeping. On the first connect ssh will	ask to
       add the new  host  to  its  known_hosts	file.  This  will  not	happen
       automatically  so  the  script  will fail to login until	the ssh	key of
       your EOS	box is in the known_hosts file.

   Requirements
       This module requires the	 Net::OpenSSH and IO::Pty perl modules.

2.9.0				  2025-04-18Smokeping_probes_OpenSSHEOSPing(3)

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