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Hobbit 4.0 available
by henrik＠hswn.dk 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Copenhagen, March 31 2005 I am pleased to announce the availability of the Hobbit Monitor version 4 systems- and network-monitoring package. Hobbit is available from the SourceForge archive at http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/ Hobbit is a systems- and network-monitoring system, designed to handle large networks with thousands of hosts. However, it is also simple to setup and extremely light-weight, so using it on a small network with just a few servers is also possible. Hobbit lets you monitor network services - e.g. Web-, mail-, LDAP- and DNS-servers - by sending them full requests and checking if the response is as expected. Clients can be installed on the monitored hosts to collect performance metrics, e.g. cpu-, disk- and memory-utilisation. All data is available via an easy-to-use web-based interface, both the current real-time state of the services, and the historical information about past events. Graphs of the collected data are automatically generated and available immediately. A live demonstration of the Hobbit monitor can be found at the authors' website, http://www.hswn.dk/hobbit/ A flexible alert mechanism allows for events to trigger alerts via e-mail, or you can easily integrate a pager mechanism to alert you of problems. Alerts can be customised to match the business requirements, so you can monitor hosts on a 24x7 basis, or using whatever schedule is appropriate. Hobbit builds on the popular "bbgen" tools previously distributed as an add-on to the "Big Brother" monitor from Quest Software, but is a complete re-design and re-implementation of the monitoring server. Hobbit does not require any previous Big Brother installation, but if you have used Big Brother previously, you can easily migrate to Hobbit. Hobbit is Open Source software, released under the GNU GPL license. Regards, Henrik

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bb-xsnmp.pl + HOBBIT
by brianlynch＠gmail.com 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

For anyone using bb-xsnmp.pl, here is the fix to get it working. 1. Set up the bb-xsnmptab in the etc directory. 2. Move bb-xsnmp.pl to the ext directory 3. Move the bb-combo.sh from big brother to hobbit. 4. Add the following lines to the beginning of the script (below the my $debug line): # Hacked for hobbit!! $ENV{'BBNET'} = 'TRUE'; This should get the script working. Run the following commands to test it: > $BBHOME/bin/bbcmd > $BBHOME/ext/bb-xsnmp.pl You can then launch it from the hobbitlaunch.cfg without a problem. Cheers, Brian

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Zoomed in graphs lose hostname
by dstuffle＠deltafaucet.com 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

I know this is really minor, but when I zoom in on a graph the hostname at the top of the graph changes to "undefined". It only matters when we print the graph, we don't know which host it was from. Again, really minor but I thought I'd mention it in case it's one of those quicky fixes. Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Stuffle Delta Faucet Company This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.

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Larrd Client Graph Doesnt show
by soumya＠in-corporate.pacenet-india.com 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Hi, I am trying to configure vmstat, netstat and other .sh files in the lard package. But after all the configuration I don't get to see the graphs, but I am able to see the information above it. Following steps I took to configure it. 1. untar rrdtool.tar and do ./configure, make, make install and make site-perl-install. 2. Untar larrd-0.43c.tar and copied bf-larrd.sh and bf/* to BBHOME/ext 3. Added variable definitions like cat, date, rm in vmstat-bf.sh and netstat-bf.sh, which were missing in the file. 4. changed all the owner, group of the .sh files in ext to bb 5. added bf-larrd.sh in the bb-bbexttab 6. Restarted the BBclient I do get to see the vmstat, netstat column in the page, but I don't get to see the graph, it shows only vmstat and netstat, and in the graph portion, it shows only a missing file thing... Please advise... Regards Soumya

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MACROS
by Kevin.Hanrahan＠novainfo.com 31 Mar '05

31 Mar '05

Hello all, when using macros to define a group of email addresses, is there a delimiter required to string them together?? Or do I need to enclose them in quotes?...as in: $ALERTGROUP=kevin at domain.com bob at domain.com joe at domain.com or $ALERTGROUP="kevin at domain.com bob at domain.com joe at domain.com" or maybe $ALERTGROUP=%kevin at domain.com|bob at domain.com|joe at domain.com (pipe delimited) Which would be correct?...if any Thanks Kevin Note: The information contained in this email and in any attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Sender accepts no liability for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and delete the email from your computer. This e-mail is and any response to it will be unencrypted and, therefore, potentially unsecure. Thank you. NOVA Information Systems, Inc.

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[hobbit] MACROS
by tbarnes1＠hfhs.org 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Comma delimited as in $ALERTGROUP=person1 at yourdomain.com,person2 at yourdomain.com and so on. At least this works for me. Terry Barnes Siemens Com @ HFHS 248-853-4968 (Office) 586-405-8382 (Cellular) 248-844-3030 (Fax) 5864058382 at messaging.nextel.com (Text Pager) tbarnes1 at hfhs.org >>> Kevin.Hanrahan at novainfo.com 3/30/05 5:33:45 PM >>> Hello all, when using macros to define a group of email addresses, is there a delimiter required to string them together?? Or do I need to enclose them in quotes?...as in: $ALERTGROUP=kevin at domain.com bob at domain.com joe at domain.com or $ALERTGROUP="kevin at domain.com bob at domain.com joe at domain.com" or maybe $ALERTGROUP=%kevin at domain.com|bob at domain.com|joe at domain.com (pipe delimited) Which would be correct?...if any Thanks Kevin Note: The information contained in this email and in any attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Sender accepts no liability for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and delete the email from your computer. This e-mail is and any response to it will be unencrypted and, therefore, potentially unsecure. Thank you. NOVA Information Systems, Inc. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email contains information from the sender that may be CONFIDENTIAL, LEGALLY PRIVILEGED, PROPRIETARY or otherwise protected from disclosure. This email is intended for use only by the person or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying, distribution, printing, or any action taken in reliance on the contents of this email, is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sending party by replying in an email to the sender, delete the email from your computer system and shred any paper copies of the email you printed. Note to Patients: There are a number of risks you should consider before using e-mail to communicate with us. These risks are described in our Privacy Policy at http://henryford.com. Review that policy carefully before continuing to communicate with us by e-mail. For greater Internet security, our policy describes the Henry Ford MyHealth electronic communication process - you may register at http://henryford.com. If you do not believe that our policy gives you the privacy and security protection you need, do not send e-mail or Internet communications to us.

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Fwd: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers
by dhd733＠yahoo.se 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Henrik, could you please put the patch at your website in beta directory? /Lars Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> wrote: Datum: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:05:30 +0200 Från: Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> Till: hobbit at hswn.dk Ämne: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers > ---------- > Från: Henrik Stoerner[SMTP:HENRIK at HSWN.DK] > Skickat: den 30 mars 2005 17:05:30 > Till: hobbit at hswn.dk > Ämne: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers > Automatiskt vidarebefordrat av en regel > On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 09:52:02AM -0500, Tom Georgoulias wrote: > Henrik Stoerner wrote: > > > >I think I'm on to this. Could you check if these blue-purple-blue > >transisions also show up on the history web page ? My suspicion is > >that they do not appear there. > > You are correct, they do not. I think this patch should solve it. Henrik --- hobbitd/hobbitd.c 2005/03/28 06:27:58 1.134 +++ hobbitd/hobbitd.c 2005/03/30 15:03:43 @@ -831,9 +831,12 @@ * If the status is acknowledged, make it valid for the longest period * of the acknowledgment and the normal validity (so an acknowledged status * does not go purple because it is not being updated due to the host being down). + * + * Same tweak must be done for disabled tests. */ log->validtime = now + validity*60; - if (log->acktime && (log->acktime > log->validtime)) log->validtime = log->acktime; + if (log->acktime && (log->acktime > log->validtime)) log->validtime = log->acktime; + if (log->enabletime && (log->enabletime > log->validtime)) log->validtime = log->enabletime; strncpy(log->sender, sender, sizeof(log->sender)-1); *(log->sender + sizeof(log->sender) - 1) = '\0'; To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk Hobbithobbyist The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. --Bertrand Russell

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repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers
by tgeorgoulias＠mcclatchy.com 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

I've got 2 servers offline at the moment and I'm using the disabled function to prevent them from alerting/paging. What is confusing to me is the way that my hobbit front page and the individual monitored parameters for the system keep transitioning between purple and blue. Shouldn't they all just stay blue until the disabled period ends? Tom

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Fwd: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers
by dhd733＠yahoo.se 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Not here Lars Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> wrote: Datum: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:43:21 +0200 Från: Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> Till: hobbit at hswn.dk Ämne: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers > ---------- > Från: Henrik Stoerner[SMTP:HENRIK at HSWN.DK] > Skickat: den 30 mars 2005 16:43:21 > Till: hobbit at hswn.dk > Ämne: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers > Automatiskt vidarebefordrat av en regel > On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 09:37:33AM -0500, Tom Georgoulias wrote: > Henrik Stoerner wrote: > >On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 09:10:40AM -0500, Tom Georgoulias wrote: > > > >>I've got 2 servers offline at the moment and I'm using the disabled > >>function to prevent them from alerting/paging. What is confusing to me > >>is the way that my hobbit front page and the individual monitored > >>parameters for the system keep transitioning between purple and blue. > > > >Did you disable them via the enable/disable webpage, or are they > >"disabled" via a DOWNTIME definition in the bb-hosts file ? > > I used the enable/disable webpage. I think I'm on to this. Could you check if these blue-purple-blue transisions also show up on the history web page ? My suspicion is that they do not appear there. Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk Hobbithobbyist The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. --Bertrand Russell

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Fwd: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers
by dhd733＠yahoo.se 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Hi, I have disabled via a script that I created from maint.pl and at /Lars Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> wrote: Datum: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:24:28 +0200 Från: Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> Till: hobbit at hswn.dk Ämne: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers > ---------- > Från: Henrik Stoerner[SMTP:HENRIK at HSWN.DK] > Skickat: den 30 mars 2005 16:24:28 > Till: hobbit at hswn.dk > Ämne: Re: [hobbit] repeated purple to blue transistions for disabled, offline servers > Automatiskt vidarebefordrat av en regel > On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 09:10:40AM -0500, Tom Georgoulias wrote: > I've got 2 servers offline at the moment and I'm using the disabled > function to prevent them from alerting/paging. What is confusing to me > is the way that my hobbit front page and the individual monitored > parameters for the system keep transitioning between purple and blue. > Shouldn't they all just stay blue until the disabled period ends? Did you disable them via the enable/disable webpage, or are they "disabled" via a DOWNTIME definition in the bb-hosts file ? The behaviour you see sounds wrong, no doubt about that. I just want to be sure where I should start looking. Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk Hobbithobbyist The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. --Bertrand Russell

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