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[hobbit] multiple hosts
by adam.scheblein＠marquette.edu 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

I know for us here (running trucluster 5) we ran into the same problem, here is my modified runclient.sh script (the changes are basically I added the `hostname` part to the lock files: #!/bin/sh #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Hobbit client bootup script. # # # # This invokes hobbitlaunch, which in turn runs the Hobbit client and any # # extensions configured. # # # # Copyright (C) 2005 Henrik Storner <henrik at hswn.dk> # # # # This program is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), # # version 2. See the file "COPYING" for details. # # # #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# # # $Id: runclient.sh,v 1.6 2005/09/28 21:21:17 henrik Exp $ # Default settings for this client MACHINEDOTS="`uname -n`" # This systems hostname BBOSTYPE="`uname -s | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`" # This systems operating system in lowercase BBOSSCRIPT="hobbitclient-$BBOSTYPE.sh" # Commandline mods for the defaults while test "$1" != "" do case "$1" in --hostname=*) MACHINEDOTS="`echo $1 | sed -e's/--hostname=//'`" ;; --os=*) BBOSTYPE="`echo $1 | sed -e's/--os=//' | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`" ;; --help) echo "Usage: $0 [--hostname=CLIENTNAME] [--os=rhel3|linux22] start|stop" exit 0 ;; start) CMD=$1 ;; stop) CMD=$1 ;; restart) CMD=$1 ;; esac shift done OLDDIR="`pwd`" cd "`dirname $0`" HOBBITCLIENTHOME="`pwd`" cd "$OLDDIR" MACHINE="`echo $MACHINEDOTS | sed -e's/\./,/g'`" export MACHINE MACHINEDOTS BBOSTYPE BBOSSCRIPT HOBBITCLIENTHOME case "$CMD" in "start") if test ! -w $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs; then echo "Cannot write to the $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs directory" exit 1 fi if test ! -w $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/tmp; then echo "Cannot write to the $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/tmp directory" exit 1 fi if test -f $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.`hostname`.pid; then echo "Hobbit client already running, re-starting it" $0 stop rm -f $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.`hostname`.pid fi $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.`hostname`.pid if test $? -eq 0; then echo "Hobbit client for $BBOSTYPE started on $MACHINEDOTS" else echo "Hobbit client startup failed" fi ;; "stop") if test -f $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.`hostname`.pid; then kill `cat $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.$MACHINEDOTS.pid` echo "Hobbit client stopped" else echo "Hobbit client not running" fi ;; "restart") if test -f $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.`hostname`.pid; then $0 stop else echo "Hobbit client not running, continuing to start it" fi $0 start ;; esac exit 0 -----Original Message----- From: David Gore [mailto:David.Gore at mci.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:52 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] multiple hosts Rolf, I asked a similar question many months ago for our Digital UNIX (4.x) boxes running in multiple clusters. I did not get any answer, so I had to create a hack that does run multiple clients on each host. One client is for the physical host and does, cpu, disk, etc, and one client for the logical/virtual host that does the tasks specific to the logical/virtual host. The runclient.sh script runs every ten minutes via crontab, to make sure both clients are running and starts either client if they are not. I also have custom versions of some of the default Hobbit client scripts to support multiple clients on a single host. So in short as far as I know, you are going to have to hack/script your own solution. I don't mind sending you what my hobbit scripts have turned into, but it may not be what you are looking for. David Gore *e-mail via SUSE Linux 9.3 and other open source tools. Rolf Schrittenlocher wrote: > Hi, > > as there was no answer to my first mail, I try again with other words: > > Our machines may have one or more aliases (virtual hosts) which all > have DNS-entries. Normally we refer to the machines not using the > hostname but by the alias, each of them combined to a bundle of > functions and tasks. So a machine "frodo.xxx.de" might host > "webserver.xxx.de", "dnsserver.xxx.de" and "tolkserver.xxx.de". These > aliases and of course the tasks related to them are transferred to > another machine in case of hardware failure, maintenance, etc. > In bb-hosts we have an entry for each machine (to get data from this > machine in case there is no alias set on it) and of course for all > relevant aliases. What we need now is that the general client data > (cpu, disk, ssh, ...) for each machine appears both with the hostname > and all aliases set on it. > I added a script to runclient.sh which creates > ~/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg dynamically according to the aliases set > on the machine before starting the client. This assures that the > correct data is polled on the client. I may modify $MACHINE or Í may > use the CLIENT:hostname tag in bb-hosts to make the client send > messages with a different name. But that would require several > instances of the client running, somethin I dislike. I hope there is a > way to send the client data once and to make the server look at some > configuration file to see where he should present these data. Maybe > that possibility exists but I haven't found it yet. So I hope that > someone could indicate me where to search for the places which I have > to "hack" hoping that it is possible to do that with shell or perl as > my C-knowledge isn't so good. But even if C is necessary: Any hints > are appreciated. > > Thanks Rolf > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] Dumb hobbit network test question
by frederic.mangeant＠steria.com 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Hi Tom > -----Original Message----- > From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:KauffmanT at nibco.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:28 AM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: [hobbit] Dumb hobbit network test question [snip] > Here's a sample of the network test error: > Service ftp on hudson is not OK : Unexpected service response > Service smtp on hudson is not OK : Unexpected service response Are you using the "--checkresponse" option ? I had the same "Unexpected service response" warnings until I removed it. http://www.hswn.dk/hobbit/help/manpages/man1/bbtest-net.1.html --checkresponse[=COLOR] When testing well-known services (e.g. FTP, SSH, SMTP, POP-2, POP- 3, IMAP, NNTP and rsync), bbtest-net will look for a valid service- specific "OK" response. If another reponse is seen, this will cause the test to report a warning (yellow) status. Without this option, the response from the service is ignored. The optional color-name is used to select a color other than yellow for the status message when the response is wrong. E.g. "-- checkresponse=red" will cause a "red" status message to be sent when the service does not respond as expected.

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[hobbit] Monitorscripts
by Craig_Whilding＠mentor.com 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

This wont be a client side test as it runs snmp checks on the printers from the hobbit server. It looks like it should have a wrapper script to grep the bb-hosts file to find out which hosts are printers as it only runs against one hostip passed to it. (This would be launched on the server in hobbitlaunch.cfg like Rolf showed for client side. Thanks, Craig -----Original Message----- From: Rolf Schrittenlocher [mailto:Schrittenlocher at rz.uni-frankfurt.de] Sent: 30 January 2006 13:41 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Monitorscripts Hi Karl, normally scripts are running on the client side and reside in $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/ext with an entry in $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/clientlaunch.cfg for getting started by hobbitlaunch like [bb-hplj] ENVFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/hobbitclient.cfg CMD $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/ext/hplj LOGFILE $LOGDIR/hobbit/hplj.log INTERVAL 5m Rolf > Hi group > > I want to monitor som HP printers. I am using a script from deadcat > called bb-hplj. I have added a group in bb-hosts: > > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Laser15 #bb-hplj > > But I only get the PING-test return. > > The script i placed in /usr/lib/hobbit/server/bin > > Maybe the script is in af wrong folder??? > > Regards > > olsen > > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk -- Mit freundlichen Gruessen Rolf Schrittenlocher HRZ/BDV, Senckenberganlage 31, 60054 Frankfurt Tel: (49) 69 - 798 28908 Fax: (49) 69 798 2881 LBS: lbs-f at mlist.uni-frankfurt.de Persoenlich: schritte at rz.uni-frankfurt.de To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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Monitorscripts
by peirce＠ofir.dk 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

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[hobbit] Still problems with writing client data while running several clients
by Schrittenlocher＠rz.uni-frankfurt.de 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Hi, as the problem persists and there were no replies to my last message (except for Matthias, thanks), I try again: Is there any way to synchronize several instances of hobbit client on one machine with delay so that each sends client data to the server at a different point of time so that the server is able to write those data? Starting those instances with delay does help accidently but not always. Any help or ideas are welcome! Rolf The details (My old message): we are running 1 to 3 clients on each host, one for $hostname and one for each virtual host defined on the machine in order to get client data like disk, cpu, etc. for $hostname and for each virtual host. Each client is started using $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/clientlaunch.${MACHINE}.cfg --log=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.${MACHINE}.log --pidfile=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.${MACHINE}.pid Now I have the problem that client data of one or both clients is neglected by the server. In rrd-data.log it shows: 2006-01-18 13:03:40 RRD error updating /pica/ffm/com/sys/hobbit/hobbit/data/rrd/lbscgi2/netstat.rrd from 141.2.164.215: illegal attempt to update using time 1137585820 when last update time is 1137585820 (minimum one second step) In rrd-status.log are similar entries like 2006-01-18 12:48:38 RRD error updating /pica/ffm/com/sys/hobbit/hobbit/data/rrd/lbscgi2/memory.real.rrd from 141.2.164.215: illegal attempt to update using time 1137584918 when last update time is 1137584918 (minimum one second step) The client data (disk, etc) for both becomes purple in bb.html. Date for both clients is stored (sometimes) correctly: hobbit/hobbit/data/rrd/otter -rw-r--r-- 1 bb prod 19576 Jan 18 12:43 memory.real.rrd hobbit/hobbit/data/rrd/lbscgi2 -rw-r--r-- 1 bb prod 19576 Jan 18 12:58 memory.real.rrd I tried starting the clients with some seconds difference, that helps for a certain time and then the problem reappears. What can I do? kind regards Rolf -- Mit freundlichen Gruessen Rolf Schrittenlocher HRZ/BDV, Senckenberganlage 31, 60054 Frankfurt Tel: (49) 69 - 798 28908 Fax: (49) 69 798 2881 LBS: lbs-f at mlist.uni-frankfurt.de Persoenlich: schritte at rz.uni-frankfurt.de To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] Latest Snapshot
by fduranti＠q8.it 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Hi Henrik, Thanks for the good work!! I've downloaded the snapshot but I cannot use it ... I've manually changed the hobbitnk.cfg file to put an host that exists in my configuration but it seems that nkedit cannot get the configuration (it didn't find that host/service) and if I try to insert anything i get an Internal Error from apache. In the error_log i get: Fri Jan 27 11:57:54 2006] [error] [client 10.90.24.45] Premature end of script headers: hobbit-nkedit.sh, referer: I've also one question (and possibly one request if it can be implemented)... It's possible to create different configuration file for different group ? Here I've some groups that are monitoring various servers/services (windows server, network equipment, Web Logic Server and Apache Web Server) and it can be really nice to have them go to different NK Page (configuration) each one monitoring the objects they really need to check.... I'm also trying to create a comprehensive hobbit configuration program that can edit all the files in the hobbit configuration (hosts, alert, client, services, graphs, etc.). My unix programming skill are a bit old so I'm developing it in .NET for windows (also because some of the user here that can need to modify the configuration are windows people that know nothing about telnet or ssh or vi :P). The interface will be a MDI interface with one child-window for each configuration file and it will be simple to include in the program new configuration file of others addon (as the snmp or bb-msgs and so on). At the moment I'm trying to understand how to get/put the file on the hobbit machine and the simplest one is via ftp... I think I can get the file also via the bbmessage.cgi but then I've to get via bbmessage.cgi and put with ftp ... Continue the good work! Thanks Francesco

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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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hobbit w/ daemontools
by iqbala-hobbit＠qwestip.net 29 Jan '06

29 Jan '06

Hi All I am looking for a daemontools script for hobbit server and hobbit client. Has anyone setup one? 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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Installing Hobbit, but have some unresolved conflicts with SLES v9 SP3
by mark_t_regan＠yahoo.com 29 Jan '06

29 Jan '06

Greetings, this is my first post to the list. I'm installing Hobbit on a new Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) v9, w/SP3, but I'm getting some unresolved conflicts when I try to install the rpm. The conflicts are: libcrypto.so.5 liblber-2.2.so.7 libldap-2.2.so.7 librrd.so.0 libssl.so.5 Where can I find these packages since they didn't come with SLES? Thanks. -- Mark Regan, K8MTR Mainframe Systems Programmer U.S. Navy Retired, CTO1

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[hobbit] help with setting up pager rule
by smith.js.8＠pg.com 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

Ah, my bad. Thanks! Scott Larry Barber <lebarber at gmail.com> To: hobbit at hswn.dk cc: 01/27/2006 03:25 PM Subject: Re: [hobbit] help with setting up pager rule Please respond to hobbit You have the TIME filter backwards, it needs to be W:0000:0800,W:1700:2400,06:0000:2400, the way you have it it will only pass alerts on weekdays from 8:00 to 5:00. Thanks, Larry Barber On 1/27/06, smith.js.8 at pg.com <smith.js.8 at pg.com> wrote: I'm having problems getting a pager rule to work. What I want is to get paged for any conn (connection) that is down more than 10 minutes, but not during "normal business hours" (ie, M-F 8a-5p). Here is what I have: HOST=%.*\.(na|internal)\.pg\.com SERVICE=conn TIME=W:0800:1700 DURATION>10 SCRIPT /usr/local/bin/skytel 800####### FORMAT=sms Here's what happens. I get paged during the middle of the day when a system goes down. If I run the rule through the "test" mode, then it says it fails on the duration rule. So if I remove the duration rule and test again, then it says it fails on the time rule. But, as I said, I'm getting pages in the middle of the day (when we're doing maintenance). Thoughts? Am I writing this rule correctly? To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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