April 2005 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

alert rules and PAGE
by rdeal＠tigr.org 24 Apr '05

24 Apr '05

What is the name of the top page. I have some primary servers on the tape page and then several other pages with rule for the page like this: PAGE=WINNT EXSERVICE=trends COLOR=!purple MAIL $PG-NT REPEAT=30 DURATION>2 EXSERVICES=cpu,msgs,memory RECOVERED MAIL $PG-NT REPEAT=30 DURATION>10 SERVICES=cpu,msgs,memory $ESCALATE but this particular rule also gets all alerts for the top level PAGE. If there is an internal name for the top PAGE I could use the EXPAGE to prevent this. Also any chance of adding a group level rule? thanks

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Depends tag question
by dstuffle＠deltafaucet.com 24 Apr '05

24 Apr '05

I have the depends tag on one of our hosts and I'm confused on why it goes clear occasionally. This is what I have in the hosts file: 0.0.0.0 www.deltafaucet.com # noconn http://12.159.193.35 depends=(http:firewall/http) The http test on www.deltafaucet.com has gone clear about 4 or 5 times in the past week while the http test on "firewall" has stayed green the whole time. Each time it goes clear, it's only for less than a minute, sometimes just a few seconds. Shouldn't clear events on www.deltafaucet.com match up with red events on "firewall"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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[hobbit] No graph of nmailq-bf.sh
by soumya＠in-corporate.pacenet-india.com 24 Apr '05

24 Apr '05

Sure the file is attached. -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:13 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] No graph of nmailq-bf.sh On Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 03:59:25PM +0530, Soumya K. Das wrote: > > It been 3 hours now... the rrd time stamp file shows updated no graph > yet. > Could you mail me the mailq.rrd file ? I'd like to see what's in it. Any errors logged in /var/log/hobbit/larrd*.log ? Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] No graph of nmailq-bf.sh
by soumya＠in-corporate.pacenet-india.com 24 Apr '05

24 Apr '05

It been 3 hours now... the rrd time stamp file shows updated no graph yet. Regards Soumya -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:40 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] No graph of nmailq-bf.sh On Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 01:51:52PM +0530, Soumya K. Das wrote: > 19548 Apr 24 13:41 mailq.rrd OK, so you have a mailq.rrd now, and it appears to be updating like the other RRD files. So I'd expect this to begin picking up data from your nmailq-bf script now after you did the change to the LARRD setting - after a while you should have enough data to form a graph. Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] No graph of nmailq-bf.sh
by soumya＠in-corporate.pacenet-india.com 24 Apr '05

24 Apr '05

Nope...still not showing... have a look at the code below... This is the mailq section of hobbitgraph file [mailq] FNPATTERN mailq(.*).rrd TITLE Mail Queue Length YAXIZ Queue Length DEF:mailq at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:mailq:AVERAGE LINE2:mailq at RRDIDX@#@COLOR@:Queue Length @RRDPARAM@ COMMENT:\n GPRINT:mailq at RRDIDX@:LAST: \: %5.1lf (cur) GPRINT:mailq at RRDIDX@:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max) GPRINT:mailq at RRDIDX@:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min) GPRINT:mailq at RRDIDX@:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n # This handles "mailq.rrd", "mailqin.rrd" and "mailqout.rrd" And this is what I get in the screen when it runs the mailq command Total requests: 3 Don't you think the @RRDFN@ should be requests instead of "requests" or "total requests:" Regards Soumya -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 12:05 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] No graph of nmailq-bf.sh On Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 10:03:24AM +0530, Soumya K. Das wrote: > I am not getting the graph of the nmailq-bf from my client, however I am > able to get other graphs from the same machine such as > > Vmstat, netstat... > > I have noticed that there is no mention of nmailq in the hobbitgraph.cfg > file, instead there is codes for mailq not nmailq. Try adding "nmailq=mailq" to the long list of entries for the LARRDS setting in hobbitserver.cfg. It was accidentally left out in the first releases of Hobbit. The current default looks like this: LARRDS="cpu=la,disk,inode,qtree,memory,$PINGCOLUMN=tcp,http=tcp,dns=tcp, dig=tcp,time=ntpstat,vmstat,iostat,netstat,temperature,apache,bind,sendm ail,mailq,nmailq=mailq,socks,bea,iishealth,citrix,bbgen,bbtest,bbproxy,h obbitd" You'll need to restart Hobbit after this change (at least: kill the hobbitd_larrd processes). Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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No graph of nmailq-bf.sh
by soumya＠in-corporate.pacenet-india.com 24 Apr '05

24 Apr '05

Hi, I am not getting the graph of the nmailq-bf from my client, however I am able to get other graphs from the same machine such as Vmstat, netstat... I have noticed that there is no mention of nmailq in the hobbitgraph.cfg file, instead there is codes for mailq not nmailq. Secondly I tried changing nmail to mailq but still it didn't come...I tried changing "LARRDS" field of hobbitserver.cfg from nmailq to mailq..but still no graphs Any idea where I should be looking at... Regards Soumya

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Fwd: Re: [hobbit] auto-restart clients
by dhd733＠yahoo.se 24 Apr '05

24 Apr '05

Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> wrote: Now the trick is to get that script run automatically when the system starts up. How you do that depends on the Unix flavour - often the script is installed in /etc/init.d/bigbrother, and then you need to create links from /etc/rc2.d/S99bigbrother -> /etc/init.d/bigbrother Since there also were stop in the script you should also link the script to /etc/rc1.d/K01bigbrother to automatically stop bigbrother Ie. ln -s /etc/init.d/bigbrother /etc/rc1.d/K01bigbrother Regards Lars Hobbithobbyist "If you run UNIX and you don't have a UPS, you should see a psychiatrist...." --Byte Magazine (years ago)

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[hobbit] auto-restart clients
by ajeffco＠orhs.org 23 Apr '05

23 Apr '05

For our AIX servers, we have an /etc/rc.local script that starts things on startup. In that script, we have the following command: su - bbuser -c "/path/to/bbclient/runbb.sh start" (If you create that script new, then make sure to make it executable, chmod +x /etc/rc.local) And then execute the following command: mkitab "local:2:once:/etc/rc.local 2>&1 > /utils/logs/rc.local.output" This will create an entry in the /etc/inittab file for the rc.local file. Any output from that script gets created in /utils/logs/rc.local.output, it's useful to see if something isn't working right. And I have the same issue here, we have some servers that the app is so badly written that we have to reboot weekly. We also have others whose uptime is 300+ days. Hope that helps, __________________________________ Al Jeffcoat IBM Certified Support Specialist, AIX Enterprise SAN and Storage Administrator System Programmer II -----Original Message----- From: Kevin.Hanrahan at novainfo.com [mailto:Kevin.Hanrahan at novainfo.com] Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:30 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] auto-restart clients Gentlemen, Thank you for the responses. I should have mentioned that most of the machines are solaris and a few are AIX -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 11:52 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] auto-restart clients On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 11:41:15AM -0400, kevin hanrahan wrote: > For reasons which I cannot understand, our unix admins feel the need > to reboot their machines constantly. I don't think there is an uptime > exceeding 2 weeks!! However when that happens, the BB client stops > reporting and I eventually get the purple alerts from Hobbit. Can > someone tell me how to get the clients to auto-restart? Also, I am not > a coder so please don't tell me to "write a script to make them start > at reboot" because that is obvious....i just don't know how. Thank you > for all input on this. Normally a script like this would suffice: #!/bin/sh case "$1" in "start") su -c "/usr/local/bb/bbc/runbb.sh start" bb ;; "stop") su -c "/usr/local/bb/bbc/runbb.sh stop" bb ;; esac exit 0 Now the trick is to get that script run automatically when the system starts up. How you do that depends on the Unix flavour - often the script is installed in /etc/init.d/bigbrother, and then you need to create links from /etc/rc2.d/S99bigbrother -> /etc/init.d/bigbrother Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk 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. To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, use, or distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. This communication may contain material protected by Federal privacy regulations, attorney-client work product, or other privileges. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to: postmaster at orlandoregional.org . If this e-mail message concerns a contract matter, be advised that no employee or agent is authorized to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of Orlando Regional Healthcare by e-mail without express written confirmation by an officer of the corporation. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Orlando Regional Healthcare.

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[hobbit] auto-restart clients
by Kevin.Hanrahan＠novainfo.com 23 Apr '05

23 Apr '05

Gentlemen, Thank you for the responses. I should have mentioned that most of the machines are solaris and a few are AIX -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 11:52 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] auto-restart clients On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 11:41:15AM -0400, kevin hanrahan wrote: > For reasons which I cannot understand, our unix admins feel the need > to reboot their machines constantly. I don't think there is an uptime > exceeding 2 weeks!! However when that happens, the BB client stops > reporting and I eventually get the purple alerts from Hobbit. Can > someone tell me how to get the clients to auto-restart? Also, I am not > a coder so please don't tell me to "write a script to make them start > at reboot" because that is obvious....i just don't know how. Thank you > for all input on this. Normally a script like this would suffice: #!/bin/sh case "$1" in "start") su -c "/usr/local/bb/bbc/runbb.sh start" bb ;; "stop") su -c "/usr/local/bb/bbc/runbb.sh stop" bb ;; esac exit 0 Now the trick is to get that script run automatically when the system starts up. How you do that depends on the Unix flavour - often the script is installed in /etc/init.d/bigbrother, and then you need to create links from /etc/rc2.d/S99bigbrother -> /etc/init.d/bigbrother Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk 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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Fwd: Re: [hobbit] auto-restart clients
by dhd733＠yahoo.se 23 Apr '05

23 Apr '05

Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> wrote: Now the trick is to get that script run automatically when the system starts up. How you do that depends on the Unix flavour - often the script is installed in /etc/init.d/bigbrother, and then you need to create links from /etc/rc2.d/S99bigbrother -> /etc/init.d/bigbrother If you are running HP_UX replace /etc with /sbin Link with: ln -s /etc/init.d /bigbrother /etc/rc2.d/S99bigbrother Regards Lars Hobbithobbyist "If you run UNIX and you don't have a UPS, you should see a psychiatrist...." --Byte Magazine (years ago)

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