Added the code - moved then removed from github

check_snapshot.py

+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#
+# Nagios check to identify age of all snapshots on an ESX host (not vCenter)
+# 
+# Will take warning and critical arguments from command line
+#
+# Authentication should be in a 600 file somewhere accessible by nagios user
+#
+# Authentication file should just have the password, nothing else.
+#
+# User to be specified at the command line
+
+import sys
+import os
+import getopt
+import re
+import paramiko
+import datetime
+
+username = "root"
+password = 0
+passfile = 0
+warning = 0
+critical = 0
+warnList = []
+critList = []
+debug = 0
+
+
+ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
+ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+
+
+# USAGE
+def usage():
+	print "usage: check_snapshot.py -H hostname [-U username] <-P password | -f PasswordFile>\n"
+	print "PasswordFile should be a document readable by the nagios user only containing the" 
+	print "password for the specified user. If no user is specified the check will be run as root."
+	print "\nUse the -w and -c arguments to indicate the number of days you wish to use for warning and critical levels. If you do not specify these arguments the return will be \"OK\" and there will just be debug output"
+
+# Get Command Line Arguments
+try:
+	opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "H:U:P:f:c:w:", ["hostname=", "username=", "password="])
+except getopt.GetoptError as err:
+	print err
+	usage()
+	sys.exit(3)
+
+for opt, arg in opts:
+	if opt in ('-H', '--hostname'):
+		hostname = arg
+	elif opt in ('-U', '--username'):
+		username = arg
+	elif opt in ('-P', '--password'):
+		password = arg
+	elif opt in ('-f'):
+		passfile = arg
+	elif opt in ('-c'):
+		critical = datetime.timedelta(days = int(arg))
+	elif opt in ('-w'):
+		warning = datetime.timedelta(days = int(arg))
+	else:
+		usage()
+		sys.exit(3)
+
+# Command Line Argument tests
+if not password and not passfile:
+	print "No password specified"
+	usage()
+	sys.exit(3)
+
+if password and passfile:
+	print "Cannot specify both password file and command line password"
+	usage()
+	sys.exit(3)
+
+if passfile and not os.path.isfile(passfile):
+	print "Cannot find specified password file"
+	usage()
+	sys.exit(3)
+
+if passfile:
+	lines = 0
+	with open(passfile) as file:
+		for line in file:
+			if line.strip():
+				lines += 1
+	if not lines:
+		print 'Password file specified is empty'
+		sys.exit(3)
+	elif lines > 1:
+		print 'More than 1 line in password file'
+		usage()
+		sys.exit(3)
+	else:
+		with open(passfile) as file:
+			password = file.readline().rstrip()
+
+if not hostname:
+	print "No hostname specified"
+	usage()
+	sys.exit(3)
+
+if not warning and not critical:
+	debug = 1
+
+# Snapshot class definition
+
+class snapshot:
+	def __init__(self, vmsnFullPath):
+		self.vmsnFullPath = vmsnFullPath
+	vmFolder = ""
+	vmsnFile = ""
+	vmxFile = ""
+	displayName = ""
+
+	def getAge(self):
+		ssh.connect(hostname, username=username, password=password)
+		path = self.vmsnFullPath
+		stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh.exec_command('stat -c %y ' + path.replace(" ", "\\ "))
+		type(stdin)
+		ageList = stdout.readlines()
+		for age in ageList:
+			date = re.sub('\..*$', '', age).rstrip()
+		ssh.close()
+ 		self.date = datetime.datetime.strptime(date, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+		self.age = currentDate - self.date
+
+
+# Connect to ESX host and get the initial list of VMs with Snapshots
+
+findSnaps = str("find /vmfs/volumes -iname '*vmsn'")
+ssh.connect(hostname, username=username, password=password)
+stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh.exec_command('find /vmfs/volumes -iname \'*vmsn\'')
+type(stdin)
+vmsnFullPath = stdout.readlines()
+
+# Get current datetime from ESX host - don't want to or need to know TZinfo
+
+stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh.exec_command('date +%F\ %T')
+type(stdin)
+currentDate = stdout.readlines()
+for date in currentDate:
+	currentDate = date.rstrip()
+currentDate = datetime.datetime.strptime(currentDate, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+# Create all of our snapshot instances
+
+snapshots = []
+for snapPath in vmsnFullPath:
+	snapshots.append(snapshot(snapPath.rstrip()))
+
+# Create a list of VM folders with snapshotted VMs inside
+
+pattern = '^.*/'
+for snapshot in snapshots:
+	string = snapshot.vmsnFullPath
+	match = re.search(pattern, string)
+	snapshot.vmFolder = match.group(0).rstrip()
+
+
+pattern = '[^/]+?$'
+vmsnFile = []
+for snapshot in snapshots:
+	string = snapshot.vmsnFullPath
+	match = re.search(pattern, string)
+	snapshot.vmsnFile = match.group(0).rstrip()
+
+# Get the VMX files
+
+for snapshot in snapshots:
+	path = snapshot.vmFolder
+	stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh.exec_command('find ' + path.replace(" ", "\\ ") + ' -iname \'*vmx\'')
+	type(stdin)
+	output = stdout.readlines()
+	for line in output:
+		snapshot.vmxFile = line.rstrip()
+
+for snapshot in snapshots:
+	vmxFile = snapshot.vmxFile
+	stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh.exec_command('grep "^displayName" ' + vmxFile.replace(" ", "\\ "))
+	type(stdin)
+	output = stdout.readlines()
+	for line in output:
+		match = re.search('"([^"]*)"', line)
+		snapshot.displayName = match.group(0).replace('"', '')
+
+ssh.close()
+
+for snapshot in snapshots:
+	snapshot.getAge()
+
+	if critical:
+		if snapshot.age > critical:
+			critList.append(snapshot)
+	if warning:
+		if snapshot.age > warning and snapshot.age < critical:
+			warnList.append(snapshot)
+
+# Nagios exit logic
+
+if len(critList) > 0:
+	exitCode = 2
+elif len(warnList) > 0:
+	exitCode = 1
+else:
+	exitCode = 0
+
+exitStatus = ""
+if warnList or critList:
+	if warnList:
+		exitStatus = exitStatus + str(len(warnList)) + ' VMs are WARNING\n'
+	if critList:
+		exitStatus = exitStatus + str(len(critList)) + ' VMs are CRITICAL\n'
+for snapshot in warnList:
+	prettyAge = re.sub(',.*$', '', str(snapshot.age))
+	exitStatus = exitStatus + 'Guest ' + snapshot.displayName + ' has snapshot ' + prettyAge + ' old!\n'
+
+for snapshot in critList:
+	prettyAge = re.sub(',.*$', '', str(snapshot.age))
+	exitStatus = exitStatus + 'Guest ' + snapshot.displayName + ' has snapshot ' + prettyAge + ' old!\n'
+
+if debug:
+	exitStatus = exitStatus + str(len(snapshots)) + ' snapshots exist.\n'
+	for snapshot in snapshots:
+		prettyAge = re.sub(',.*$', '', str(snapshot.age))
+		exitStatus = exitStatus + 'Guest ' + snapshot.displayName + ' has snapshot ' + prettyAge + ' old!\n'
+
+
+print exitStatus
+sys.exit(exitCode)
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