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history 10 month summary problem
by rower.master＠gmail.com 31 May '05

31 May '05

Hi friends, Some of my http tests are with the 10 month summary showing more than 100% for green, they are showing 455 % , 855,91% , 1214% and etc , possible a bug? I' ve upgrade from bb/bbgen but not all of the http tests are with this problem I'm investigating but everything seems to be ok, any help? thanks in advance, Mario.

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More alert testing
by rsmrcina＠wi.rr.com 31 May '05

31 May '05

I have email macros configured thusly: $pg-rich=%rsmrcina at wi.rr.com $pg-tom=%(2628531588 at vtext.com|tbrockman at ourdomain.com) In other words, Rich can be reached at a single email address, Tom with two addresses. The notification is set up like this: HOST=%(vse*|vm*) DURATION>5m MAIL $pg-tom MAIL $pg-rich So if any test on a host beginning with vse or vm fails, both Tom and Rich will get a page after 5 minutes. When I test the process, I get the following: hobbit at hobbit1:~/server/bin> ./bbcmd hobbitd_alert --test vm2 conn 2005-05-31 14:00:10 Using default environment file /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg 00002400 2005-05-31 14:00:10 send_alert vm2:conn state Paging 00002400 2005-05-31 14:00:10 Matching host:service:page 'vm2:conn:' against rule line 145 00002400 2005-05-31 14:00:10 Failed 'HOST=%(vse*|vm*) DURATION>5m' (min. duration 0<300) This is certainly not what I expected. If I remove the DURATION value from the notification, I get: hobbit at hobbit1:~/server/bin> ./bbcmd hobbitd_alert --test vm2 conn 2005-05-31 14:07:04 Using default environment file /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 send_alert vm2:conn state Paging 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 Matching host:service:page 'vm2:conn:' against rule line 145 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 *** Match with 'HOST=%(vse*|vm*)' *** 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 Matching host:service:page 'vm2:conn:' against rule line 145 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 *** Match with 'HOST=%(vse*|vm*)' *** 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 Mail alert with command 'mail -s "Hobbit [12345] vm2:conn CRITICAL (RED)" %(2628531588 at vtext.com|tbrockman at ourdomain.com)' 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 Matching host:service:page 'vm2:conn:' against rule line 145 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 *** Match with 'HOST=%(vse*|vm*)' *** 00002433 2005-05-31 14:07:04 Mail alert with command 'mail -s "Hobbit [12345] gredevm2:conn CRITICAL (RED)" %rsmrcina at wi.rr.com' Is this correct? Do the macros get expanded when the emails are generated? Thanks. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Main: (262)392-2026 Cell: (414)491-6001 Ans Service: (360)715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2006 - Chattanooga, TN - April 7-11, 2006

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alertcolors
by iqbala-hobbit＠qwestip.net 31 May '05

31 May '05

Hi All I just upgraded my hobbitd from 4.0.1 to 4.0.4 and I am noticing it ignores the --alertcolors=red and alerting for 'yellow' as well. Here is the [bbpage] section I have [bbpage] ENVFILE /export/home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg NEEDS hobbitd CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=page --log=$BBSERVERLOGS/page.log hobbitd_alert --alertcolors=red --repeat=10 I think there was a note about that but I can't find it. Do I need to define colors in the hobbitserver.cfg file for it to alert only for 'red'? Thanks -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu "..there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit...try to be in the first group;...less competition there." - Indira Gandhi

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Differences with bb/bbgen
by s.devilder＠umcutrecht.nl 31 May '05

31 May '05

Hello, I recently migrated from bb with bbgen to Hobbit 4.02, but i found some differences between bb/bbgen and Hobbit. I don't know if this is by design or something has broken in the meantime. I've searched the archives, but i couldn't find anything in there. The things i've found are all located in the bb-hosts files : - The nodisp tag doesn't seem to work anymore. I use this to show some hosts on a differen pageset, but not on the main interface. - The dialup tag (as a tag behind an entry, not as a separate entry) also doesn't work as i expected. With the bb/bbgen combination the cpu, disk, svcs and msgs tests on hosts with the dialup tag didn't go purple if fping was clear, but now it does. I worked around this with the NOPROPPURPLE tag, but i would rather see them also become clear. I also found one small copy-paste error in the man-page of hobbit-alerts.cfg (and also the web-version) : EXSERVICE=targetstring Rule excluding an alert by matching the hostname. hostname should ofcourse be service. I'm also missing a netstat entry for Darwin (for creating the graphs). Perhaps this can be added too ? Ofcourse i can supply the output of this test on Darwin. Last but not least : Cudos to Henrik for creating such a wonderful successor to BB. Greeting, Sven De Vilder

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[hobbit] citirx user graph (sendmail graph)
by rdeal＠tigr.org 31 May '05

31 May '05

To get the data remotely just add the remote hostname to the ntpq command rdeal at rdeal-lx % ntpq -c "rv 0 offset" ranger assID=0 status=06a4 leap_none, sync_ntp, 10 events, event_peer/strat_chg, offset=0.752 also to compensate for the output requirement I am using: #!/bin/sh $BB $BBDISP "data $MACHINE.ntpstat `ntpq -c \"rv 0 offset\" | awk 'BEGIN {FS = \"=\"} $1 != \"offset\" {print;} $1 == \"offset\" {print \"Offset: \", $2}' ` " exit 0 probably a cleaner way to make the change but this is the first thing that came to mind ;) -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 2:23 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] citirx user graph (sendmail graph) On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 08:44:01AM -0400, Deal, Richard wrote: > Any chance of getting the ntpstat script It's basically this: #!/bin/sh $BB $BBDISP "data $MACHINE.ntpstat `ntpq -c \"rv 0 offset\"` " exit 0 Now, this won't work with the 4.0.3 ntpstat handler because I started out with an existing script that did some formatting of the output. But from 4.0.4 the "ntpq -c rv" output will be handled directly by Hobbit and generate your ntpstat graph. > or having hobbit generate the ntpstat data with the built in ntp test? I'm not 100% sure, but I think you cannot get the ntpstat data remotely. > I have added this entry for the sendmail monitoring: Thanks, added. Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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purple square?
by hj.beckers＠kreis-steinfurt.de 31 May '05

31 May '05

According to the documentation, this means no report for more than 24 hours. But this is the BBDISPLAY server, local messages coming from bigbrother. When I click the button for cpu, disk or http and display the screen for every instance, everything is ok and shows the actual date/time. Hobbit is 4.0.3, kernel 2.6.8, Mandriva 10.1. Any hints? Yours hjb

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Hosts file entry for dynamic address
by allan＠zandahar.net 31 May '05

31 May '05

Hi all, Just been looking at adding a host that has a dynamic IP address and wondering if you have to actually define an ip address in the host file ? I know unless you put in testip it will use the hostname so thats fine. I found an example of using just 0.0.0.0 which I tested and it works fine but just want to make sure there isnt another way to do it. On another note with the setting IPTEST_2_CLEAR_ON_FAILED_CONN="TRUE" set globally is there any way of being able to override this for a particuar client ? Lastly if you read this cheers Henrik you champion for adding in the TIME param on the alerts test function. Its awesome to see developers actually listen to you and add things that you feel are great additions to the software 8-) Allan

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[hobbit] Disk Graphs
by v.everett＠afgonline.com.au 31 May '05

31 May '05

Dunno what happened there, but it wasn't supposed to send just yet. Let's try again. Hi Henrik/all I just noticed something interesting with disk graphs. Last night, one of my disks hit 99% (for a few minutes) which made me look more closely at the history graphs for the disk in question. The 48 hour graph shows Max to be 99% - No worries there. The 12 day graph shows it to be 95.5% The 48 day only 65.3, and the 576 day, a tiny 39.9% However, every night, since I started monitoring, this disk hits over 95% for a few minutes. (An overnight process uses the space then releases it) Have I found a bug with Hobbit/RRDTool, or am I doing something silly? Regards Vernon P.S. Running Hobbit 4.0.3 with rrdtool 1.0.49 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NOTICE: This message and any attachments are confidential and may contain copyright material of Australian Finance Group Limited or a third party. It is intended solely for the purpose of the addressee and any other named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, distribution, disclosure or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. The confidentiality attached to this message is not waived or lost by reason of the mistaken transmission or delivery to any unintended party. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author immediately or contact Australian Finance Group on +61 8 9420 7888.

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Disk Graphs
by v.everett＠afgonline.com.au 31 May '05

31 May '05

Hi Henrik/all I just noticed something interesting with disk graphs. Last night, one of my disks hit 99% (for a few minutes) which made me look more closely at the history graph _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NOTICE: This message and any attachments are confidential and may contain copyright material of Australian Finance Group Limited or a third party. It is intended solely for the purpose of the addressee and any other named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, distribution, disclosure or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. The confidentiality attached to this message is not waived or lost by reason of the mistaken transmission or delivery to any unintended party. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author immediately or contact Australian Finance Group on +61 8 9420 7888.

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[hobbit] bb-hostedit v1.1 beta
by brent.mccrackin＠bell.ca 30 May '05

30 May '05

There is a misleading "Add/Change group" link when editing a host. There doesn't actually appear to be an "Add" function from this link, it only changes the name and options of the group the host belongs to or got added to. Adding a new group doesn't appear to exist. Another couple of little bugs I've found... When adding a host, the host options provided do not seem to get saved. Three different hosts that I added did not get added with the options I provided. When adding the host options afterwards, the refresh does not actually happen. For navigational ease, a home button should be added somewhere on the page. Also, links to return to the page the host appears on would also be nice (especially when several clicks deep in editing options), as well as 'page up' type links from subpages to return to the parent page. The browser 'back' button doesn't always go where you expect to go. --- Brent B McCrackin UNIX Systems Specialist - Bell Sympatico Brent.McCrackin at Bell.ca PH: 416-353-0692 "Serenity through viciousness." -----Original Message----- From: McCrackin, Brent (6002384) Sent: May 30, 2005 3:12 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] bb-hostedit v1.1 beta Hey Eric... Either I've missed it completely, or its just not available yet - how does one add a new group (of any available type) to a page? Lots of links all over for adding new hosts and subpages, and editing existing groups works fine, but nothing is apparent for adding new groups. :-) --- Brent B McCrackin UNIX Systems Specialist - Bell Sympatico Brent.McCrackin at Bell.ca PH: 416-353-0692 "Serenity through viciousness." To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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