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[hobbit] format for CPU data?
by Thomas.Kern＠hq.doe.gov 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

To get my z/VM system's CPU value to be reported by the 'STANDARD' bigbrother and hobbit servers, I send a message to the hobbit server with the text: status VMHOST,HQADMIN,DOE,GOV.cpu green ddd mmm dd hh:mm:ss tz yyyy up: nnnnn day(s), nnnn users, nnn procs,load=cpu% Then I can add a carriage return and any additional data I want. Then the hobbit page looks like this: Thu Oct 19 10:53:42 EDT 2006 up: 199 day(s), 1 users, 37 procs, load=2 z/VM Version 5 Release 1.0, service level 0402 (64-bit) Generated at 12/08/04 21:37:09 EDT IPL at 04/02/06 14:24:17 EDT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- AVGPROC-002% 01 MDC READS-000001/SEC WRITES-000001/SEC HIT RATIO-097% STORAGE-053% PAGING-0001/SEC STEAL-000% Q0-00006(00000) DORMANT-00032 Q1-00000(00000) E1-00000(00000) Q2-00000(00000) EXPAN-001 E2-00000(00000) Q3-00000(00000) EXPAN-001 E3-00000(00000) PROC 0000-002% LIMITED-00000 /Thomas Kern /301-903-2211 > -----Original Message----- > From: news [mailto:news at sea.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Mike > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:34 AM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: [hobbit] format for CPU data? > > > I'm writing agents for other systems than linux and I want the data > to be graphed just like the linux data is graphed. Can someone please > post the expected format for CPU data so the data will be graphed? > > Mike > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > >

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[hobbit] format for CPU data?
by Thomas.Kern＠hq.doe.gov 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Actually I do provide data to the PROCS test but I would like to provide it in a more 'STANDARD' format so that we don't have different columns for essentially the same data. What I would really like is to have the user count and proc count plotted properly, so I need to find the 'STANDARD' test parsing. /Thomas Kern /301-903-2211 Thu Oct 19 11:43:43 EDT 2006 There are 38 users logged on. &green VMUTIL Ctime=3 09:28:53 Vtime=0 00:00:01 Ttime=0 00:00:01 IO=9295 &green PERFSVM Ctime=152 02:03:05 Vtime=0 02:03:50 Ttime=0 02:09:20 IO=1594094 &green TCPIP Ctime=12 16:51:29 Vtime=0 00:00:25 Ttime=0 00:00:36 IO=208 &green TCPHSF Ctime=199 21:03:23 Vtime=0 00:15:32 Ttime=0 00:29:51 IO=161 &green VSWCTRL1 Ctime=199 21:19:18 Vtime=0 00:00:11 Ttime=0 00:09:29 IO=188 &green VSWCTRL2 Ctime=199 21:19:18 Vtime=0 00:00:11 Ttime=0 00:13:56 IO=700 > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Smrcina [mailto:rsmrcina at wi.rr.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:29 AM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: Re: [hobbit] format for CPU data? > > > There is a native backend for z/VM, it was integrated into > Hobbit some > time ago. It appears that Thomas wants to consolidate the CPU, Users > and Procs into one column. I took a different approach, that since > there was already a procs column reported by other clients, that the > information that translated best to procs on z/VM was reported there. > > The concept of users and procs is somewhat blurred on z/VM, > so I didn't > differentiate the two. Some shops (it appears that his is > one of them) > have a clear demarkation of who a user is, based on their userid. > > Charles Goyard wrote: > > Not at all. > > > > Here I have something like 5 or 6 Unix flavors, all are > reporting under > > the same cpu/disk/procs/whatever. > > > >>From the osname reported by the client, hobbitd can hand > the data to the > > appropriate backend (it even has different backends for a few Linux > > flavor, such as RHEL3 or Debian). The idea it to put > together a native > > backend for your OS. > > > > > > > > Kern, Thomas a écrit : > >> But then you get a column for VM-CPU, a column for > MVS-CPU, a column for > >> W2K-CPU, a column for WinXP-CPU, a column for Solaris-CPU > (not really a > >> linux), a column for AIX-CPU (another not really a linux) > and finally a > >> column for CPU (for the real linux systems). Now repeat > that for DISK, > >> MSGS, PROCS, FILES, MEMORY, PORTS, BACKUP, etc. > >> > >> You need a very WIDE screen when management wants it ALL > on one page. > > > > > > -- > Rich Smrcina > VM Assist, Inc. > Phone: 414-491-6001 > Ans Service: 360-715-2467 > rich.smrcina at vmassist.com > > Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org > WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007 > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > >

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[hobbit] format for CPU data?
by Thomas.Kern＠hq.doe.gov 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Where in the CPU status message do I supply the z/VM 5.1 OSname & level information? /Thomas Kern /301-903-2211 > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Goyard [mailto:cgoyard at cvf.fr] > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:22 AM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: Re: [hobbit] format for CPU data? > > > Not at all. > > Here I have something like 5 or 6 Unix flavors, all are > reporting under > the same cpu/disk/procs/whatever. > > From the osname reported by the client, hobbitd can hand the > data to the > appropriate backend (it even has different backends for a few Linux > flavor, such as RHEL3 or Debian). The idea it to put together a native > backend for your OS. > > > > Kern, Thomas a écrit : > > But then you get a column for VM-CPU, a column for MVS-CPU, > a column for > > W2K-CPU, a column for WinXP-CPU, a column for Solaris-CPU > (not really a > > linux), a column for AIX-CPU (another not really a linux) > and finally a > > column for CPU (for the real linux systems). Now repeat > that for DISK, > > MSGS, PROCS, FILES, MEMORY, PORTS, BACKUP, etc. > > > > You need a very WIDE screen when management wants it ALL on > one page. > > > -- > Charles Goyard - cgoyard at cvf.fr - (+33) 1 45 38 01 31 > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > >

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[hobbit] format for CPU data?
by Thomas.Kern＠hq.doe.gov 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

But then you get a column for VM-CPU, a column for MVS-CPU, a column for W2K-CPU, a column for WinXP-CPU, a column for Solaris-CPU (not really a linux), a column for AIX-CPU (another not really a linux) and finally a column for CPU (for the real linux systems). Now repeat that for DISK, MSGS, PROCS, FILES, MEMORY, PORTS, BACKUP, etc. You need a very WIDE screen when management wants it ALL on one page. /Thomas Kern /301-903-2211 > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Goyard [mailto:cgoyard at cvf.fr] > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:55 AM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: Re: [hobbit] format for CPU data? > > > Hi, > > Mike wrote: > > I'm writing agents for other systems than linux and I want the data > > to be graphed just like the linux data is graphed. Can > someone please > > post the expected format for CPU data so the data will be graphed? > > The real good way is to implement the native format of your OS on the > server-side of hobbit. If it's a Unix-POSIX-like system, it's > roughly a > matter of cut and paste of the existing code. I did it for Sco's Unix > (bleh!), and it made me understand hobbit internals much. > > Regards, > > -- > Charles Goyard - cgoyard at cvf.fr - (+33) 1 45 38 01 31 > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > >

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format for CPU data?
by mikee＠mikee.ath.cx 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

I'm writing agents for other systems than linux and I want the data to be graphed just like the linux data is graphed. Can someone please post the expected format for CPU data so the data will be graphed? Mike

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Help with an Upgrade Path
by Todd.Costa＠state.ma.us 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Hello Listers, I am running Debian 3.1 with Hobbit 4.1.2p1. I would like to upgrade to 4.2 in the very near future. Is there a good source of documentation in doing this properly? Or should I just do an apt-get install with the new package from sourceforge? Thanks for your shared input. "Work Smarter not Harder...use Open Standards with Software that supports it." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Todd M. Costa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---

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Hobbit : Status not Available
by raymund.layoso＠teamglac.com 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [Fwd: Hobbit : Status not Available] From: "Raymund Layoso" <raymund.layoso at teamglac.com> Date: Mon, October 16, 2006 4:21 pm To: hobbit at hswn.dk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Hobbit : Status not Available From: "Raymund Layoso" <raymund.layoso at teamglac.com> Date: Sat, October 14, 2006 7:21 pm To: hobbit at hswn.dk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All, I am encountering this problem "Status not avalable" when I click on green icon like http,bbgen,conn,hobbitd. The cgierror logs is: hobbitsvc connect to bbd failed - Permission denied hobbitsvc Whoops ! bb failed to send message - Connection failed but in info and trends column is working fine. I checked the bb-hostsvc.sh in /usr/libexec/hobbit/cgi-bin and it is own by root with rwxr-xr-x permission What seems to be the problem? My hobbit version is 4.2 running on Fedora 4. regards, Raymond ----------------------------------------- WWW.TEAMGLAC.COM - Now Online! Powered by: MIS TEAM https://www.teamglac.com/ ----------------------------------------- WWW.TEAMGLAC.COM - Now Online! Powered by: MIS TEAM https://www.teamglac.com/ ----------------------------------------- WWW.TEAMGLAC.COM - Now Online! Powered by: MIS TEAM https://www.teamglac.com/

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[hobbit] Host notes
by fduranti＠q8.it 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

> That sounds perfect, small considerations maybe an asset tag > field? Plus a hardware specification section? The procedures > is the most interesting for us here since at the moment it's > all kept in a small red file which annoyingly always seems to > be lost when you need it :) > Well I think I can put some more field like asset tag, hardware vendor, hardware description for the hardware part. I think about letting the user define his own custom field so that everyone can define what is needed. Francesco

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Host notes
by fduranti＠q8.it 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Hi all, after some testing with the php scripts for notes I finally decided to write a perl program to show host notes and edit them trying to get all the things I really need on it an trying to make this a "page" that could be really useful to someone looking at it. First of all there will be some field dedicated to describe what the host is and do like: Aliases : if the alias is known with other names Purpose : what this host do, what service it run Services: list of services checked by bb with links Service Level Hours: hour at which the server have to be up and running (I've to see if this will be get automatically or if I'll leave the field manually editable) Then there will be a section dedicated to people to contact Contact Emails : emails of supporting peoples (as links to send email) Contact Phone: phone number of people (and with hours at which you can call them) Those field will also have a description so that you can have different support email for different problems (hardware/software/etc) Another section will show support information for the server so you can define phone or email address to call for support for hardware/software problems Serial Number: serial number or information for support call Support Email: email to get support Support Phone: phone number to get support A section will have procedures and notes: special procedures: Here you can describe what to do if something goes wrong with the server notes: Anything else A section will have information like related server or grouping of this server with other servers so that you can simply walk from one node of a cluster to the others or from the web servers to the application server or db server for a specific application. A section will include links you can need when checking this host or that will show more documentation on those. At the end of the page (probably) I'll also put link to HOSTNAME.html or HOSTNAME file available in the notes directory so that for example you can collect cfg2html files there and show them from this information page. I also want to define some "group" of definition that you can simply attach in the editor to host so that for example you can define the URL to ciscoworks globally and then attach this link to all your routers and they'll all show the ciscoworks link in the notes pages and you can get there from here. In the editing there will also be the possibility to define some links that will show in the notes pages like a link to hobbitperl-graph.pl or to info column of the host. Another idea I had was to make some field visible only to authenticated users so that you can put here information you want only your administrator to see and not all users. A first version will probably be available during the next week if I've some time to work on it. If you've more idea or something that I've missed and can be useful let me know and I'll check if it can be implemented. Francesco

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msgs Test made on client Systems Problems (H 4.2.0)
by stefan.freisler＠aspect-online.de 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Hi, Every 5 minutes I see the same error in my hobbitclient.log file: ... 2006-10-19 10:51:44 Failed to get a message, terminating 2006-10-19 10:56:47 Failed to get a message, terminating 2006-10-19 11:01:51 Failed to get a message, terminating 2006-10-19 11:06:54 Failed to get a message, terminating ... My Problem is that msgs test is in Clear mode and i can nothing do to change this (i can't add msgs tests on my client mashine) We actually port Big Brother to Hobbit but the first Client we port makes Problems with this test (any else looks fine) and we can't go on bevore this is fixed, because this test is important for our produktive systems. This test works on Hobbit-Serversystem very well. thx a lot Stefan What i have done on client mashine: localclient.cfg added this: ---------------------------------- HOST=mytest.aspect-online.de PROC ls3 1 1 red PROC caagentd 1 1 red PROC smbd 1 1 red PROC httpd 1 8 red PROC java 1 251 red PROC sshd 1 1 red PROC syslogd 1 1 red PROC crond 1 1 red PROC usermin 1 1 yellow PROC webmin 1 1 yellow PROC bb 1 19 yellow PROC postfix 1 1 yellow PROC ntpd 1 1 yellow LOG /var/log/messages error,fail,panic,NOTICE COLOR=red %uthentication.failure,PIX,scsi_hostadapter LOG /var/log/messages warn,WARN COLOR=yellow %uthentication.failure,PIX,scsi_hostadapter LOG /var/log/boot.log error,fail,panic,NOTICE COLOR=red LOG /var/log/boot.log warn,WARN COLOR=yellow LOG /var/log/maillog error,fail,panic,NOTICE COLOR=red %format.error LOG /var/log/maillog warn,WARN COLOR=yellow %format.error LOG /var/log/cron error,fail,panic,NOTICE COLOR=red LOG /var/log/cron warn,WARN COLOR=yellow ------------------------------------ client-local.cfg i added this [mytest.aspect-online.de] log:/var/log/messages:10240 log:/var/log/boot.log:10240 log:/var/log/maillog:10240 log:/var/log/cron:10240 ignore MARK ------------------------------------

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