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bb-disk_by_fs.sh
by iqbala-hobbit＠qwestip.net 29 Jan '06

29 Jan '06

Hi All Has anyone used bb-disk_by_fs.sh with BB client? I am trying to find out how it will work with HOBBIT? There are few things I am concern about. 1. How will I manage alerts per partition which this script offers? 2. How will the graph work? Thanks for any feedbacks. I guess I could always try it myself on a test system if there is no feedback already. -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." - Charles Darwin

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rrd graphs for bb-xsnmp.pl script
by rdeal＠tigr.org 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

I had a lot of graphs for several routers, ups, etc but they seem to be rather hosed. It looks like the data that was transferred is graphed well but no new data is going in correctly. It seems that any script sending data in a status message is not working. I suspect due to the formatting. One example is bb-xsnmp.pl script. I am using against routers, switches and apc ups. Using an APC ups as an example I get this in the web page: Tue Apr 5 09:23:03 2005 green UPS Temperature: 37? C bb-xsnmp.pl Version: 1.78 but in hobbit/data/rrd/apc1.tigr.org I have: tcp.conn.rrd tcp.telnet.rrd temperature.UPS_Temperature:_37&deg_C.rrd temperature.UPS_Temperature:_38&deg_C.rrd and the graph on the temperature page has no data but two entries at the bottom for UPS_Temperature:_37&deg_C and UPS_Temperature:_38&deg_C This problem is much worse on my switches and routers which have a different line for each sensor and every temperature ever reported.

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Hobbit 4.1.0 available - includes Unix client
by henrik＠hswn.dk 02 Sep '05

02 Sep '05

Hobbit 4.1.0 is available now on http://www.hswn.dk/hobbitsw/, and will be uploaded to Sourceforge in a few hours as I get the pre- compiled binary packages ready. This release fixes a number of bugs in the previous version (4.0.4), most notably some bugs that could allow an attacker to crash the Hobbit server by sending certain malformed messages to the Hobbit server. It is therefore recommended that you upgrade your Hobbit installation. This release also has some optimizations in the hobbitd and hobbitd_alert tools, that improve the performance of Hobbit in large installations. The big change causing the version number to go from 4.0 -> 4.1, however, is the addition of a brand new Hobbit client implementation. The Hobbit client is included with support for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, HP-UX (untested) and Darwin (untested). Support for other Unix-like operating systems will appear as soon as possible; support for Windows-based systems is not currently planned, but will most likely appear later this year. The Hobbit client reports data for the "cpu", "disk", "memory" and "procs" columns in Hobbit, as well as feeding the "netstat" and "vmstat" graphs. It does not currenly handle system log monitoring (the "msgs" status column). The Hobbit client is compatible with most extension scripts written for the Big Brother client. Unlike other client implementations, the Hobbit client has no client-side configuration. All disk thresholds, process checks etc. are configured on the Hobbit server; no configuration is needed on the systems running the Hobbit client. See the etc/hobbit-clients.cfg file on your Hobbit server for a description of how to configure the client software. The Hobbit client is automatically installed and activated when a Hobbit server is installed. Client-only installations are described in the README.CLIENT file included with Hobbit 4.1. Regards, Henrik

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Multiple ps commands
by rsmrcina＠wi.rr.com 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

Would is be possible for the Hobbit client to issue the ps command once? It looks as if it is done twice now, to populate the 'Client data' page and to populate the 'procs' page. I can remove the ps command from the script that populates the 'Client data' page, but then I lose the processes count and graph data. This could be better, since processes could come and go between the time the two commands are issued. Using one command could provide a more consistent view of what is going on. -- 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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[hobbit] client, /usr/ucb/ps wide output needed
by David.Gore＠mci.com 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

hobbitclient.cfg: # Adjust ps output to your liking PS="/usr/ucb/ps wwax" This will not work on the client? I need the long listing to parse the proc names for java binaries. The client does not appear to be sending the /usr/ucb/ps wwax in msg.txt. -- David

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4.1.1 client hostname
by Dirk.Kastens＠uni-osnabrueck.de 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

Hi, I just installed the new hobbit client on one of our linux machines. It didn't send data to the hobbit server until I changed its hostname to a fully qualified name. The bb client has the option FQDN that must be set to "true" if the server needs a fully qualified name. What about the hobbit client? The bb client also supports a file named bbaliasname where you can define an alias for the client hostname. Do I now have to edit the runbbclient.sh file directly and change the MACHINEDOTS variable if I want to change the hostname? Dirk

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graph compare
by olivier＠qalpit.com 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

Hi Henrik i'm sure this question was asked before, but cant find it in the archive.. under bb/larrd, i used to compare graphs from differents hosts, with larrd-graphs.cgi (mainly to see that load-balancing was done correctly..) is there a way to do this under hobbit ? if not, no problem; but it'll be nice to have this feature one day :) actually, i think the display should be done a different way than with larrd-graphs.cgi : could it be possible (and not to hard to code) to display several DS from different host on the same graph ? (so i could really easy compare for example the cpu load of different host.. using LINE and not AREA fo course..) -- Olivier Beau

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I can't get any graph on hobbit
by nfigaro＠effigie.fr 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

Hi, After recompiling rrdtool 1.2.10 on aix 5.2 and hobbit 4.0.4, I have infos in my rrd files (rrd fetch shows some entries). But I can't get any graph at the bottom of hobbit pages. I tried to run the cgi from command line, but I have the following message : "xgetenv: Cannot find value for variable QUERY_STRING" How can I set the QUERY_STRING properly and try to generate my graphs ? Thanks Nicolas FIGARO

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unknown host question
by olivier＠qalpit.com 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

Hi all, when i comment an entry in my bb-hosts file, the host disappears from the display, which is normal. i haven't done a "drop hostname" yet, and , i don't see any "unknown host" in my log files.. this brings me to the question : if someone deletes hosts in the bb-hosts file, how do i know which hosts to "drop" ? -- Olivier Beau

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Hobbit 4.1.1 released
by henrik＠hswn.dk 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

Hot on the heels of 4.1.0 comes 4.1.1, fixing the bugs that have been reported today by the courageous people who dare to install a ".0" release. Of course, now that it has become ".1" it is perfect :-) This should actually build on systems that have PCRE headers in a non-default location or use Korn shell; it will get the "disk" status color right; it won't flood your Hobbit server with "vmstat" processes; and a couple of annoying crashes got fixed as well. My apologies - this one should be a lot better. Regards, Henrik.

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