gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
Check status of a 3ware RAID and alert using AMAZON SES
Requires tw_cli binary
http://www.cyberciti.biz/files/tw_cli.8.html

Author: Matthew Scragg <[email protected]>
"""

import subprocess

status = subprocess.check_output("tw_cli info c4 u0 | egrep ^u0[^\/] | awk '{ print $3 }'", shell=True).rstrip().split("\n");
alert = 0
for line in status:
    if line != "OK":
        alert = 1

if alert == 1:
    status = subprocess.check_output("tw_cli info c4 u0", shell=True).rstrip()
    from boto.ses.connection import SESConnection
    import sys

    sender =     '[email protected]'
    destination = ['[email protected]']

    KEY = ""
    SECRET = ""

    content=status
    subject="LSN DB - RAID ERROR"

    try:
        conn = SESConnection(KEY, SECRET)
        conn.send_email(sender, subject, content, destination)

    except Exception, exc:
        sys.exit( "mail failed; %s" % str(exc) ) # give a error messag