Monitor Your CPU Utilization using Shell Script
Monitor Your CPU Utilization using Shell Script This script will monitor your CPU utilization and send an Email alert to mentioned email address. But which is not real time CPU Utilization. This script required sar command installed in your Linux machine are else you may get error.
# yum install -y sysstat # sudo apt-get install sysstat
There is a situation where we want to keep an eye on our server CPU utilization because if your server CPU utilization goes HIGH you can’t process any other jobs since it is busy. Before CPU hits HIGH utilization we have to reduce, take an preventing action. Below is the shell script which will alert you when CPU hits 70% utilization, you can also change this as per your requirement by changing the value of “LOAD=”.
Monitor Your CPU Utilization using Shell Script
#!/bin/bash # Shell script to monitor or watch the high cpu-load # It will send an email to $ADMIN, if the (cpu load is in %) percentage # of cpu-load is >= 70% # If you have any suggestion or question please email to aravikumar48(yet)gmail.com HOSTNAME=`hostname` LOAD=70.00 CAT=/bin/cat MAILFILE=/tmp/mailviews MAILER=/bin/mail mailto="EMAILADDRESS" CPU_LOAD=`sar -P ALL 1 2 |grep 'Average.*all' |awk -F" " '{print 100.0 -$NF}'` if [[ $CPU_LOAD > $LOAD ]]; then PROC=`ps -eo pcpu,pid -o comm= | sort -k1 -n -r | head -1` echo "Please check your processess on ${HOSTNAME} the value of cpu load is $CPU_LOAD % & $PROC" > $MAILFILE $CAT $MAILFILE | $MAILER -s "CPU Load is $CPU_LOAD % on ${HOSTNAME}" $mailto fi
How to use above shell script ” Monitor Your CPU Utilization using Shell Script “
Create an file using below command
#touch CpuAlert.sh #vi CpuAlert.sh
copy above script and paste in CpuAlert.sh file then provide the exective permissions using below command
#chmod +x CpuAlert.sh
Now execute shell script
#sh -x CpuAlert.sh
if your above script output is successful then schedule this script to execute yet every 30mintes. Using below procedure
#crontab -e #CPU Utilization Monitoring */30 * * * * sh /SCRIPT-PATH/CpuAlert.sh :wq <<-- Save & Exit
If you want to execute script every 5 minutes then schedule script as mentioned below
#crontab -e #CPU Utilization Monitoring */5 * * * * sh /SCRIPT-PATH/CpuAlert.sh :wq <<-- Save & Exit
Note: Do not execute the script directly to production. We recommend to test this script in Test/Dev environment before your scheduled to production. Change LOAD=’value’ and mailto=’EMAILADDRESS” parameters before you run above script.
Real Time CPU Load Monitoring Shell Script
Below is the script updated recently to capture real time CPU Utilization and store the historical Data into /var/log/cpuhistory/ directory path
#!/bin/bash ##Author: Ankam Ravi Kumar ##Email ID: admin@arkit.co.in ##Updated: 13th Nov 2017 ##Site: https://arkit.co.in HOSTNAME=`hostname` PATHS="/" WARNING=90 CRIT=98 CAT=/bin/cat MAILER=/bin/mail CRITmailto="YOUREMAIL@DOMAIN.COM" mailto="YOUREMAIL@DOMAIN.COM" mkdir -p /var/log/cpuhistory LOGFILE=/var/log/cpuhistory/hist-`date +%h%d%y`.log touch $LOGFILE for path in $PATHS do CPU_LOAD=`top -b -n 2 -d1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | tail -n1 | awk '{print $2}' |awk -F. '{print $1}'` if [ -n "$WARNING" -a -n "$CRIT" ]; then if [ "$CPU_LOAD" -ge "$WARNING" -a "$CPU_LOAD" -lt "$CRIT" ]; then echo " `date "+%F %H:%M:%S"` WARNINGING - $CPU_LOAD on Host $HOSTNAME" >> $LOGFILE echo "CPU Load is Warning $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME" | $MAILER -s "CPU Load is Warning $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME" $mailto exit 1 elif [ "$CPU_LOAD" -ge "$CRIT" ]; then echo "`date "+%F %H:%M:%S"` CRITICAL - $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME" >> $LOGFILE echo "CPU Load is Critical $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME" | $MAILER -s "CPU Load is Critical $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME" $CRITmailto exit 2 else echo "`date "+%F %H:%M:%S"` OK - $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME" >> $LOGFILE exit 0 fi fi done
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Thanks for your wonderful Support and Encouragement
I followed your instructions but i unable to any get emails and email server is running on server.
Can you verify below command
mail -s “testing” your@emailaddress test
From above command if you receive an email then script also will work.
Hello Ravi, I modified the script as per my requirement but while testing (bash cpuusagealert.sh) its says command not found. Not sure what is the issue, though it is generating log file something like this:
2021-09-02 %H:%M:%S
2021-09-02 08:41:48 OK – 0 on
2021-09-02 08:44:00 OK – 1 on
2021-09-02 08:45:56 OK – 0 on
2021-09-02 08:47:30 OK – 41 on
2021-09-02 08:48:33 OK – 60 on
2021-09-02 08:49:06 OK – 0 on
I am also not sure what should be put under PATHS=? though hostname info i have.
If you could help me out will be a huge favor.
#!/bin/sh
HOSTNAME=`10.84.22.63`
PATHS=”/”
WARNING=70
CRIT=80
CAT=/bin/cat
MAILER=/bin/mail
CRITmailto=”a.limbu@abcd.com”
mailto=”ashes.limbu@abcd.com”
mkdir -p /home/c28320/cpuhistory
LOGFILE=/home/c28320/cpuhistory/hist-`date +%h%d%y`.log
touch $LOGFILE
for path in $PATHS
do
CPU_LOAD=`top -b -n 2 -d1 | grep “Cpu(s)” | tail -n1 | awk ‘{print $2}’ |awk -F. ‘{print $1}’`
if [ -n “$WARNING” -a -n “$CRIT” ]; then
if [ “$CPU_LOAD” -ge “$WARNING” -a “$CPU_LOAD” -lt “$CRIT” ]; then
echo ” `date “+%F %H:%M:%S”` WARNINGING – $CPU_LOAD on Host $HOSTNAME” >> $LOGFILE
echo “CPU Load is Warning $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME” | $MAILER -s “CPU Load is Warning $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME” $mailto
exit 1
elif [ “$CPU_LOAD” -ge “$CRIT” ]; then
echo “`date “+%F %H:%M:%S”` CRITICAL – $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME” >> $LOGFILE
echo “CPU Load is Critical $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME” | $MAILER -s “CPU Load is Critical $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME” $CRITmailto
exit 2
else
echo “`date “+%F %H:%M:%S”` OK – $CPU_LOAD on $HOSTNAME” >> $LOGFILE
exit 0
fi
fi
done
-In case of the high cpu- load is >= 70 % for a long time, you need an option (means a switch in your script) to turn off automatic email, otherwise you get every 5 minutes the same email.
-Use intead awk -F” ” only awk
Great Job. Is it possible to get the another mail when cpu becomes below threshold.
Add one more condition then you will get an email when it is CPU utilization down.
++ sar -P ALL 1 2
CpuAlert.sh: line 12: sar: command not found
+ [[ ” > 70.00 ]]
yum install sysstat
install required packages then it will be resolved
Thanks for quick response.
not getting any email
Hi I was looking for some scripts to monitor Windows NT and 2000 server. We already enabled ping alerts in our SCOM 2012
My Mail ID: rajvarma.4u@gmail.com
Hi,
As i have tested with below script and form me it working fine.
1st Step:
Need to create file as per below script.
[root@randhir ~]# cat loadaverage.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
NOTIFY=”1″
TRUE=”1″
EMAIL=”randhir.thakre@gmail.com another user mail id”
TEMPFILE=”$(mktemp)”
FTEXT=’load average:’
LOAD1MIN=”$(uptime | awk -F “$FTEXT” ‘{ print $2 }’ | cut -d, -f1 | sed ‘s/ //g’)”
LOAD5MIN=”$(uptime | awk -F “$FTEXT” ‘{ print $2 }’ | cut -d, -f2 | sed ‘s/ //g’)”
LOAD15MIN=”$(uptime | awk -F “$FTEXT” ‘{ print $2 }’ | cut -d, -f3 | sed ‘s/ //g’)”
MEMU=”$(free -tom | awk ‘/Total:/ {print “Total memory: “$2” MB\nUsed memory: “$3” MB\nFree memory: “$4″ MB”}’)”
SUBJECT=”Alert $(hostname) high load average forName of server $LOAD5MIN”
echo “Server 5 min load average $LOAD5MIN is above notification threshold $NOTIFY” >> $TEMPFILE
echo ” ” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Hostname: $(hostname)” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Local Date & Time : $(date)” >> $TEMPFILE
echo ” ” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Server load for the last five minutes: $LOAD5MIN” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Server load for the last fifteen minutes: $LOAD15MIN” >> $TEMPFILE
echo ” ” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “————————” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Memory stats:” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “————————” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “$MEMU” >> $TEMPFILE
echo ” ” >> $TEMPFILE
RESULT=$(echo “$LOAD5MIN > $NOTIFY” | bc)
if [ “$RESULT” == “$TRUE” ]; then
# echo true
/bin/mail -s “$SUBJECT” “$EMAIL” /dev/null 2>&1
Please test and confirm the status.
thanks & Regards
Randhir thakre
Below Script :
#vim loadavrage.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
NOTIFY=”1″
TRUE=”1″
EMAIL=”randhir.thakre@gmail.com”
TEMPFILE=”$(mktemp)”
FTEXT=’load average:’
LOAD1MIN=”$(uptime | awk -F “$FTEXT” ‘{ print $2 }’ | cut -d, -f1 | sed ‘s/ //g’)”
LOAD5MIN=”$(uptime | awk -F “$FTEXT” ‘{ print $2 }’ | cut -d, -f2 | sed ‘s/ //g’)”
LOAD15MIN=”$(uptime | awk -F “$FTEXT” ‘{ print $2 }’ | cut -d, -f3 | sed ‘s/ //g’)”
MEMU=”$(free -tom | awk ‘/Total:/ {print “Total memory: “$2” MB\nUsed memory: “$3” MB\nFree memory: “$4″ MB”}’)”
SUBJECT=”Alert $(hostname) high load average Server name : $LOAD5MIN”
echo “Server 5 min load average $LOAD5MIN is above notification threshold $NOTIFY” >> $TEMPFILE
echo ” ” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Hostname: $(hostname)” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Local Date & Time : $(date)” >> $TEMPFILE
echo ” ” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Server load for the last five minutes: $LOAD5MIN” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Server load for the last fifteen minutes: $LOAD15MIN” >> $TEMPFILE
echo ” ” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “————————” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “Memory stats:” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “————————” >> $TEMPFILE
echo “$MEMU” >> $TEMPFILE
echo ” ” >> $TEMPFILE
RESULT=$(echo “$LOAD5MIN > $NOTIFY” | bc)
if [ “$RESULT” == “$TRUE” ]; then
# echo true
/bin/mail -s “$SUBJECT” “$EMAIL” /dev/null 2>&1
Thanks & Regards
Randhir Thakre
Thanks for the script. SAR command works for me. You save my time.
Keep it up 🙂
Hi Aravikumar,
Very useful script.. But some how this script fails when the CPU load is 100%.
Regards,
Balaram
Let me verify Balaram, Thanks for the Update. Stay tune for more updates.
Rght term would be “CPU Usage” as you guys are collecting stats through SAR.. If CPU is 100% utilized , your script “being a bunch of shell processes” will go to wait queue.
Reduce the frequency of this script from 30 mins to 01 mins , if you don’t have any functional monitoring system. Else running this script every minute is not going to load your system.
It’s working fine to me. Thanks you
I couldn’t understand what this line will give – awk -F” ” ‘{print 100.0 -$NF}’`?
Please help me.
could not understand what the following AWK command will do “awk -F” ” ‘{print 100.0 -$NF}’`”
[root@Arkit-Serv ~]# sar -P ALL 1 2 |grep ‘Average.*all’
Average: all 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
[root@Arkit-Serv ~]# sar -P ALL 1 2 |grep ‘Average.*all’ |awk -F” ” ‘{print 100.0 -$NF}’
0.25
Maybe above output will give an idea what -$NF will do. NF Number of Fields in awk.
Any one please send me using “sar” cpu load, memory, io, network usage script i need..??
How to modify the script in such a way that is just monitors just one specific process ?? Could you please help.
I want the above same script on one host which will fetch me CPU utilization for multiple host and output should be in tabular format.
E.g.
Sr.no hostname cpu utilization status .
In the column status the color should be green for normal condition and red for high utilization
Hi Ashish, Simple solution for monitoring multiple hosts using above script. Create one NFS share from one server and mount the same to all the hosts,save script output to NFS mount point.
HI Ravi, Thanks for the script we are using this kind of format to send mail ,
mail -v -r “testuser@example.com” \
-s “Test mail from Linux” \
-S smtp=”ip addr” \
-S smtp-use-starttls \
-S smtp-auth=login \
-S smtp-auth-user=”testuser” \
-S smtp-auth-password=”junk” \
-S ssl-verify=ignore \
-S nss-config-dir=”/etc/pki/nssdb/” \
userrr@example.com
so how to encorporate this in your script, Requesting you to kindly help on this
Hi Bro,
I need your help, If the CPU utilisation is more than 3 mins.. then only send the email. In that scenario how to write the script.
Thanks,
Hi Ankam Ravi Kumar,
I want to monitor cpu usage if 80% continuously in 3 mins… In that scenario.. how to write the script.
Thanks
Hi ARK,
If possible can provide the description to each step for new in scripting like me to hard to understand.
thanks