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Alert Escalation
by PBMURRAY＠syr.edu 06 Aug '05

06 Aug '05

I'm trying to set up an alert so that it goes to a specific user after 10 minutes. If not acknowledged in 10 minutes, I want it to go to a second user. If he/she doesn't acknowledge it in another 10 minutes, I want to alert the first user again, and repeat in this fashion until it's acknowledged (or fixed). So, "user 1" would get the alert after 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 50 minutes, etc. and "user 2" after 20 minutes, 40 minutes, 60 minutes, etc. For testing, I have the alert defined like: HOST=testhost.syr.edu RECOVERED MAIL user1 at syr.edu FORMAT=TEXT DURATION>10 REPEAT=20 MAIL user2 at syr.edu FORMAT=SMS DURATION>20 REPEAT=20 What happens is the first alert (FORMAT=TEXT) goes out at 10 minutes, nothing at 20 minutes, both at 30 miuntes, nothing at 40 minutes, both at 50 minutes, and so on. I obviously don't understand how REPEAT works. What's the proper way to accomplish this? Thanks, Peter Murray Computing and Media Services Syracuse University Syracuse NY 13244 <pbmurray at syr.edu>

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can't get my apache trends to work
by olivier＠qalpit.com 04 Aug '05

04 Aug '05

i think i set up everything properly : -added an "apache=http://bigbrother/server-status?auto" for my bigbrother server, (le server-status page works) -removed my existing .rrd file for bigbrother,e -hobbit created the file but, it doesn' seem to feed it; in my rrd-data.log, i'm getting : 2005-07-28 16:17:00 RRD error updating /data1/hobbit/data/rrd/bigbrother/apache.rrd from 127.0.0.1: expected 3 data source readings (got 6) from 1122560220:277053:383710:35:10:.186747:4.75758:... did i miss something ? -- Olivier Beau

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Multiple ps commands
by rsmrcina＠wi.rr.com 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '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 4.1.1 released
by henrik＠hswn.dk 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '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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[hobbit] client, /usr/ucb/ps wide output needed
by David.Gore＠mci.com 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '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 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '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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I can't get any graph on hobbit
by nfigaro＠effigie.fr 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '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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Possible bug dropping test
by v.everett＠afgonline.com.au 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

Hi Henrik This bug might be corrected in the latest version (I am still on 4.0.5RC1) So please ignore this if it is. If we enable the oratns test, everything is good. However, it refuses to go away when I try and remove it. First I removed it from the bb-hosts file, then used the command ~/server/bin/bb 127.0.0.1 "drop HOSTNAME oratns" All the history and stuff gets deleted, which is good. However, the rrd file stays, and so does the smiley. I will not go away. It keeps reporting. After a while, it goes purple but it's still there. On a similar note, if for some reason one of my servers has the listener on port 1522 instead of the default 1521, is there a way to specify what port to check on? Or even specify 2 ports, and report green if it finds the listener on either? Regards Veron _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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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extension questions
by sblee＠tazmania.org 30 Jul '05

30 Jul '05

My 2 dumb questions of the week: Is "dnsinfo" an extension script? What do I need to be able to set it up and use it for my domains within Hobbit? How is the "notes' functionality set up" Does this use the bb-notes PHP extension or these something else required to make this work? TIA

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