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[hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs
by trotunda＠opushealthcare.com 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Same issue with rrdtool-1.0.49 and hobbit 4.1.2p1. No graphs and the only error I get is in my http log and is: Premature end of script headers: hobbitgraph.sh. Anyone? Tim ________________________________ From: Camp, Neil D. (ManTech) CTR [mailto:neil.camp at deca.mil] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 6:55 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs Try 3.4.5, 4.1 has some issues with it. --neil ManTech DeCA Operations Systems Administrator (804) 734-8353 neil.camp at deca.mil ________________________________ From: Tim Rotunda [mailto:trotunda at opushealthcare.com] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 5:46 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs I used gcc 4.1.0 built for and on IA-64. Same results (or lack thereof). Still scratching my head..... Tim ________________________________ From: Camp, Neil D. (ManTech) CTR [mailto:neil.camp at deca.mil] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:45 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs I used gcc instead of ANSI C. --neil ManTech DeCA Operations Systems Administrator (804) 734-8353 neil.camp at deca.mil ________________________________ From: Tim Rotunda [mailto:trotunda at opushealthcare.com] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 4:29 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs Using the HP ANSI C and the default is 32. Tim ________________________________ From: Camp, Neil D. (ManTech) CTR [mailto:neil.camp at deca.mil] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:46 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs Did you compile 32 or 64 bit? I had the same problem with 64 bit code on 11.11, but once I compiled 32, it was fine. --neil ManTech DeCA Operations Systems Administrator (804) 734-8353 neil.camp at deca.mil ________________________________ From: Tim Rotunda [mailto:trotunda at opushealthcare.com] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:45 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs I installed Hobbit 4.1.2p1 on a different machine and now I can't get graphs. The only error I get is in my http log and is: Premature end of script headers: hobbitgraph.sh I have rrd files that are being updated on schedule. I have no errors in any Hobbit log files. Everything looks fine, I just don't get any graphs at all. I am running rrdtool 1.2.6 on an HPUX 11.23 Integrity (Itainium 2) machine and although it wasn't easy to build the apps, I they did eventually build and install. I built them in order, with Hobbit being the last app to build and install. Any suggestions? Tim

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[hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs
by neil.camp＠deca.mil 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Sorry. I had that same frustrating problem. Like I posted before, my solution was GCC 3.4.5 with rrdtool 1.0.49 and the latest hobbit all compiled 32 bit. I wish I could be more help. --neil ManTech DeCA Operations Systems Administrator (804) 734-8353 neil.camp at deca.mil ________________________________ From: Tim Rotunda [mailto:trotunda at opushealthcare.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:25 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs Same issue with rrdtool-1.0.49 and hobbit 4.1.2p1. No graphs and the only error I get is in my http log and is: Premature end of script headers: hobbitgraph.sh. Anyone? Tim ________________________________ From: Camp, Neil D. (ManTech) CTR [mailto:neil.camp at deca.mil] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 6:55 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs Try 3.4.5, 4.1 has some issues with it. --neil ManTech DeCA Operations Systems Administrator (804) 734-8353 neil.camp at deca.mil ________________________________ From: Tim Rotunda [mailto:trotunda at opushealthcare.com] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 5:46 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs I used gcc 4.1.0 built for and on IA-64. Same results (or lack thereof). Still scratching my head..... Tim ________________________________ From: Camp, Neil D. (ManTech) CTR [mailto:neil.camp at deca.mil] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:45 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs I used gcc instead of ANSI C. --neil ManTech DeCA Operations Systems Administrator (804) 734-8353 neil.camp at deca.mil ________________________________ From: Tim Rotunda [mailto:trotunda at opushealthcare.com] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 4:29 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs Using the HP ANSI C and the default is 32. Tim ________________________________ From: Camp, Neil D. (ManTech) CTR [mailto:neil.camp at deca.mil] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:46 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs Did you compile 32 or 64 bit? I had the same problem with 64 bit code on 11.11, but once I compiled 32, it was fine. --neil ManTech DeCA Operations Systems Administrator (804) 734-8353 neil.camp at deca.mil ________________________________ From: Tim Rotunda [mailto:trotunda at opushealthcare.com] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:45 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Hobbit 4.1.2p1 no graphs I installed Hobbit 4.1.2p1 on a different machine and now I can't get graphs. The only error I get is in my http log and is: Premature end of script headers: hobbitgraph.sh I have rrd files that are being updated on schedule. I have no errors in any Hobbit log files. Everything looks fine, I just don't get any graphs at all. I am running rrdtool 1.2.6 on an HPUX 11.23 Integrity (Itainium 2) machine and although it wasn't easy to build the apps, I they did eventually build and install. I built them in order, with Hobbit being the last app to build and install. Any suggestions? Tim

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hobbit-mailack questions
by allan＠zandahar.net 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Hey guys Previously we have only use email to pager and pure email for alerts out of hobbit but recently have been fiddling with some email to sms software and am wanting to integrate it into hobbit. We've never used the mailack before so I set it up before and got it all working with a mail reply. After playing with the sms software some more it has raised a few more questions so here goes. The sms software uses a phone connected via serial and collects mail messages from a pop3 account and then sends them via them phone itself. Obviously sms has no subject so I am just wondering how the mailack would work when recieving a message back ? By default does it look for the ACK code only in the subject or does it also look in the body ? If by default it only looks in the subject is it possible for us to bodge up the code and tell it to read from the body & subject, or just the body ? The SMS comes into the phone, the software sucks it out of the phone and sends it via smtp to a user via a relay host. When it does this you get 2 choices...leave the subject blank...or put some text in there such as 'SMS Message' so theres no way of being able to have a subject with the ACK code in there. The software we are currently testing is from http://www.winsms.com and its actually the Linux version even tho the Windows version is exactly the same. I know the SMS bit is a little beyond the default operation but I'm sure you can see why we would want to achieve something like this. Any help would be greatly appreciated Allan

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AW: RE: [hobbit] BB Windows client 1.08d + msgs question
by bb4＠richter-it.net 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Hi Jeff, thanks for the answer, but this is not the problem since we don't use FQDN at all and I double checked it with the admin of the windows box. Furthermore we have a parallel installation with a BB server where the client is showing up correctly. Aside from this we also have some Solaris 10 clients not showing up on Hobbit but on BB. Since these are zones in a server we have named them server1_zone_project and server2_zone_project. For them I can even see some data arriving when I enable the debug mode of Hobbit but for the first one there is nothing although the packet sniffer shows me incoming data on the server. Regards Torsten >Hi Torsten, >Make sure that the NT Computer name or BB Alias name exactly match your >entry in the BBHOSTS file, the names are case sensitive. If your >BBHOSTS file is using a FQDN then make sure then bbntcfg has the "Fully >Qualified Domain Name" box checked. > >-----Original Message----- >From: bb4 at richter-it.net [mailto:bb4 at richter-it.net] >Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 10:05 AM >To: hobbit at hswn.dk >Subject: [hobbit] BB Windows client 1.08d + msgs question > >Hi all, > >I have the problem that a machine running Windows 2003 Server with BBNT >1.08d as client does not show up on the Hobbit server 4.1.2p1 running >Linux. >Since we have other clients running the same OS and client version which >do show up on the server >I suppose the problem is elsewhere. >No firewall between the 2 machines and ethereal shows me that the data >is coming from the client but seems to be ignored by the server. >Has anybody had a similar problem and solved it? > >My second question is for the msgs test within Hobbit. How can I >accomplish that the Hobbit client is checking for entries in >/var/log/messages or /var/adm/messages like BB does? > >TIA >Torsten > >To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to >hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > >To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to >hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > >

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[hobbit] urgent rrd help needed - im desperate!
by greg.hubbard＠eds.com 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

I would study the code in hobbitgraph for graphing disk partition sizes, or for graphing usage on multi-CPU systems. This might help you with the "graph whatever you find" problem. I haven't worked with this myself, so I am no help... GLH -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Newman [mailto:jeffnewman75 at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:58 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] urgent rrd help needed - im desperate! Rather than focus on sar (Im going to have this problem with several tests I have) let me approach this question slightly different. I have host A and host B. They both have a program that looks at queues. there is a requirement on host A to only look at queue A, and on host B, they want to see queue's A & B. Host A sends a status message (with a test called qmeter) that has: aqueue:# Host B sends a status message (with a test called qmeter) that has: aqueue:# bqueue:# each host has an RRD that has it's own dataset (i.e. a DS for just aqueue or a DS for both a and bqueue). That all works great. The problem is the graphing. If the graph definition looks like this: [qmeter] TITLE 1 Second qmeter YAXIS Avg. Messages per second DEF:aqueue=qmeter.rrd:aqueue:AVERAGE DEF:bqueue=qmeter.rrd:bqueue:AVERAGE LINE1:aqueue#CC3333:a queue LINE1:bqueue#FF0000:b queue COMMENT:\n GPRINT:aqueue:LAST:a Queue \: %5.1lf%s (cur) GPRINT:aqueue:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max) GPRINT:aqueue:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min) GPRINT:aqueue:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n GPRINT:bqueue:LAST:b Queue \: %5.1lf%s (cur) GPRINT:bqueue:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max) GPRINT:bqueue:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min) GPRINT:bqueue:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n This obviously works great for host B, but on host A where only there A queue is defined in the RRD, this doesn't work, it won't even draw the graph. Using RRDIDX won't work because it relies on numbers. So I am stuck on how to make this graph properly, and using a server-side script is all I can think of. Would this be the correct approach, or is there a trick in hobbitgraph.cfg that I don't know about? -Jeff On 3/20/06, Hubbard, Greg L <greg.hubbard at eds.com> wrote: > Is there one sar graph per host, or multiple? > > I agree with your assessment -- creating explicit custom graphs is > easier than trying to make ncv_whatever work. > > Beware of the many moving parts: > > A) the "pitcher" -- a custom script run by the client to send over a > status page which the server will associate with a column. Do > yourself a favor and send the data in a format that is uniquely > recognized at the server end. You can see what is sent by looking at > the Web page associated with the column for a node. Henrik also > suggests defining $BB as "echo" during the early process so you can > see what is being sent by looking through the client log. > > B) the "catcher" -- a custom script run by the server to process the > data in a status page for a custom test. You are only allowed ONE (1) > catcher script per Hobbit server, so it must be equipped to handle all > custom tests. Fortunately, the test/column name is a parameter for > this script so you can use a switch statement to branch to the right > code for the incoming data. Mine is handling about 7 custom tests right now. > > C) the RRD format that you will use -- even Tobi's documentation is > hazy on whether it is better to use one file for several variables, or > one variable in each file, or what. Experimentation, trial, and error > cannot be avoided here unless you are already the RRD guru. > > D) the graph definitions in hobbitgraph.cfg -- more opportunity to > learn RRD! > > E) changing the right settings in hobbitserver.cfg file for TEST2RRD > and GRAPHS variables. > > F) Even so -- there are some limits. First, you can only have one > graph on the status page for each custom test. Other graphs can be > included on the trends page, but you will only get the one associated > with each custom test -- unless you set the TREND: flag in bb-hosts -- > which I haven't fully explored. > > Hope all this helps. Even though the Hobbit documents provide a lot > of pointers, there are still many places where the innocent can go > wrong -- but debugging it will teach you a lot about the Hobbit > innards -- which helps you appreciate the hard work Henrik and others > have put into this tool...! > > GLH > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Newman [mailto:jeffnewman75 at gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:45 AM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: Re: [hobbit] urgent rrd help needed - im desperate! > > Ya, I tried for about 4-6 hours to get it to work, even tried > following the steps that someone previously sent in to the hobbit > list. I could get it to send data, but I couldn't get the graphing portion working. > > As for the problem I posted, I think I figured out what I need to do. > I need to have a parsing script on the server end to parse the data > into seperate RRD's. That way, I can send from the client side a test > with the name "sar" (then I will only have 1 sar column) and let the > server side create the sar#.rrd. Hopefully I don't have problems on > the hobbitgraph.cfg end. > > -Jeff > > > On 3/17/06, Galen Johnson <gjohnson at trantor.org> wrote: > > Jeff Newman wrote: > > > > >Ok, i've been working on this for 6+ hours, and am totally stuck. > > >Here is the script on the client: > > > > > > > > >==================================== > > > > > >#!/bin/sh > > > > > >BB=/usr/local/hobbit/client/bin/bb > > >BBDISP=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > > >MACHINE=xxxxxx > > > > > >sar -P ALL 1 1 | grep -E "^[0-9]|^( *)" | grep -v \- | grep -v cpu > > >| > > > >cut -c 9-> /tmp/hobbit_sar.$$ 2>&1; mv /tmp/hobbit_sar.$$ > > >/tmp/hobbit_sar.tmp </dev/null > /dev/null > > > > > > > > >while read aline; do > > >CPUNUM=`echo $aline | awk '{print $1}'` PUSR=`echo $aline | awk > > >'{print $2}'` PSYS=`echo $aline | awk '{print $3}'` PWIO=`echo > > >$aline > > > >| awk '{print $4}'` PIDL=`echo $aline | awk '{print $5}'` > > > > > >echo "cpu"$CPUNUM"pcntusr : $PUSR" >> /tmp/hobbit_sar"$CPUNUM".msg > > >echo "cpu"$CPUNUM"pcntsys : $PSYS" >> /tmp/hobbit_sar"$CPUNUM".msg > > >echo "cpu"$CPUNUM"pcntwio : $PWIO" >> /tmp/hobbit_sar"$CPUNUM".msg > > >echo "cpu"$CPUNUM"pcntidl : $PIDL" >> /tmp/hobbit_sar"$CPUNUM".msg > > > > > >$BB $BBDISP "status $MACHINE.sar,"$CPUNUM" green `date` `cat > > >/tmp/hobbit_sar"$CPUNUM".msg` " > > >rm /tmp/hobbit_sar"$CPUNUM".msg > > >done < /tmp/hobbit_sar.tmp > > >rm /tmp/hobbit_sar.tmp > > > > > >======================================== > > > > > >It sends the data just fine. (output from sh -x) > > >+ BB=/usr/local/hobbit/client/bin/bb > > >+ BBDISP=167.76.113.220 > > >+ MACHINE=stlfan3 > > >+ sar -P ALL 1 1 > > >+ grep -E ^[0-9]|^( *) > > >+ grep -v - > > >+ grep -v cpu > > >+ cut -c 9- > > >+ 1> /tmp/hobbit_sar.20750 2>& 1 > > >+ mv /tmp/hobbit_sar.20750 /tmp/hobbit_sar.tmp 0< /dev/null 1> > > >+ /dev/null 0< /tmp/hobbit_sar.tmp read aline > > >+ + awk {print $1} > > >+ echo 0 2 8 1 89 > > >CPUNUM=0 > > >+ + awk {print $2} > > >+ echo 0 2 8 1 89 > > >PUSR=2 > > >+ + awk {print $3} > > >+ echo 0 2 8 1 89 > > >PSYS=8 > > >+ + awk {print $4} > > >+ echo 0 2 8 1 89 > > >PWIO=1 > > >+ + awk {print $5} > > >+ echo 0 2 8 1 89 > > >PIDL=89 > > >+ echo cpu0pcntusr : 2 > > >+ 1>> /tmp/hobbit_sar0.msg > > >+ echo cpu0pcntsys : 8 > > >+ 1>> /tmp/hobbit_sar0.msg > > >+ echo cpu0pcntwio : 1 > > >+ 1>> /tmp/hobbit_sar0.msg > > >+ echo cpu0pcntidl : 89 > > >+ 1>> /tmp/hobbit_sar0.msg > > >+ date > > >+ cat /tmp/hobbit_sar0.msg > > > > > >+ /usr/local/hobbit/client/bin/bb --debug 167.76.113.220 status > > >+ stlfan3.sar,0 gr > > >een Fri Mar 17 11:58:59 EST 2006 > > > > > >cpu0pcntusr : 2 > > >cpu0pcntsys : 8 > > >cpu0pcntwio : 1 > > >cpu0pcntidl : 89 > > > > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 Transport setup is: > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 bbdportnumber = 1984 > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 bbdispproxyhost = NONE > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 bbdispproxyport = 0 > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 Recipient listed as 'xxx.xx.xxx.xxx' > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 Standard BB protocol on port 1984 > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 Will connect to address xxx.xx.xxx.xxx port > > >1984 > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 Connect status is 0 > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 Sent 121 bytes > > >2006-03-17 11:58:59 Closing connection > > >+ rm /tmp/hobbit_sar0.msg > > >+ read aline > > > > > ><and so on, incrementing cpu numbers as expected.> > > > > > >On the hobbit server, I want this to work like "disk" where there > > >are > > > >multiple file systems under one disk column. I manually created the > > >RRD's (again for a custom time step) > > > > > >-rw-r--r-- 1 hobbit hobbit 22121176 Mar 17 10:31 sar,0.rrd > > >-rw-r--r-- 1 hobbit hobbit 22121176 Mar 17 10:31 sar,1.rrd > > >-rw-r--r-- 1 hobbit hobbit 22121176 Mar 17 10:31 sar,2.rrd > > >-rw-r--r-- 1 hobbit hobbit 22121176 Mar 17 10:31 sar,3.rrd > > > > > >The DS names in the rrd dump look fine: > > > <ds> > > > <name> cpu0pcntusr </name> > > > <type> GAUGE </type> for example. > > > > > >Note this all doesn't work if the files are just "sar0.rrd, sar1rrd > > >etc..." without the ,'s > > > > > >Unfortunately, on the web page, it gives me 3 columns, a sar,0 > > >sar,1 > > >sar,2 Which is nitpicky, but if I can just have a "sar" column with > > >the others under it would be great (like the disk problem). Here is > > >the REAL problem. > > > > > >Looking at the sar,0 button for example, I see the data update > > >there, > > > >HOWEVER, NONE of the /usr/local/hobbit/data/rrd/xxxx/sar,#.rrd > > >files ever get updated!!! > > >In addition, there isn't even a link for a graph in the page. > > > > > >No errors in /var/log/hobbit/rrd*, or any others that I have looked > > >at on the client or server. Here are the .cfg files. I have tried > > >many variations, these are just how they are now: > > > > > >hobbitserver.cfg - here are the lines that I have "sar" in: > > > > > > > > > >TEST2RRD="cpu=la,disk,inode,qtree,memory,$PINGCOLUMN=tcp,http=tcp,dns > >=t > cp,dig=tcp,time=ntpstat,vmstat,iostat,netstat,temperature,apache,bind, > se > ndmail,mailq,nmailq=mailq,sar,socks,bea,iishealth,citrix,bbgen,bbtest, > bb proxy,hobbitd,HiFlowNet="ncv",sock="ncv",qmeter="ncv",rtt="ncv" > > > > > >Note, I have tried sar="ncv", sar,sar0,sar1, etc.. maybe I havn't > > >tried the right variation :-( > > > > > > >GRAPHS="la,disk,inode,qtree,memory,users,vmstat,iostat,tcp.http,tcp,n > >et > stat,mrtg::1,temperature,ntpstat,apache,bind,sendmail,mailq,socks,bea, > ii > shealth,citrix,bbgen,bbtest,bbproxy,hobbitd,ncv,HiFlowNet,sock,rtt,sar > ,s > ar0,sar1,sar2,sar3" > > > > > >again, tried many variations.. and also again, maybe I havn't tried > > >the right one. > > > > > >bb-hosts: > > >only tried putting "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx xxx # conn sar > > >that didn't help > > > > > > > > >hobbitgraph.cfg: > > > > > >[sar] > > > FNPATTERN sar(.*).rrd > > > TITLE CPU sar > > > YAXIS % > > > DEF:p at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:cpu at RRDIDX@pcntusr:AVERAGE > > > DEF:p at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:cpu at RRDIDX@pcntsys:AVERAGE > > > DEF:p at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:cpu at RRDIDX@pcntwio:AVERAGE > > > DEF:p at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:cpu at RRDIDX@pcntidl:AVERAGE > > > LINE2:p at RRDIDX@#@COLOR@:@RRDPARAM@ > > > -u 100 > > > -l 0 > > > GPRINT:p at RRDIDX@:LAST: \: %5.1lf (cur) > > > GPRINT:p at RRDIDX@:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max) > > > GPRINT:p at RRDIDX@:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min) > > > GPRINT:p at RRDIDX@:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n > > > > > >If anyone has anything else they need to see, let me know. > > >I need to get this working quickly, and am at the end of my rope! > > >I've done other custom graph's with custom RRD's, and never had > > >this problem before. > > > > > >By the way, the host is sending other custom data just fine with no > problems. > > > > > >Thanks for any help! > > > > > >-Jeff > > > > > >To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > > >hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you looked at the sar script on deadcat?...it's really very > > nice...it has some minor issues but works great. It might need > > tweaking for hobbit but I don't think it will. > > > > =G= > > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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NO crash today ;)
by lars.ebeling＠leopg9.no-ip.org 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

Regards Lars Ebeling http://leopg9.no-ip.org Hobbithobbyist "It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." -- Mark Twain

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[hobbit] Hobbit tests not showing up
by subhash.gada＠logicacmg.com 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

Look for the name of the host mentioned bb-hosts & and client. They should be identical. Regards Subhash ________________________________ From: thomas.seglard.enata at cnp.fr [mailto:thomas.seglard.enata at cnp.fr] Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:35 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Hobbit tests not showing up Hello, I deployed Hobbit on 200 servers, all goes fine, very fine except for some machines (20-25 don't send their tests) !! I simply can't get the basics tests (cpu, ram, disk...) to show up. The only ones I see are conn, ssh and trends columns (these tests are marked as green)... I checked network configuration (firewall, router) but I got other servers with same parameters and they are ok... So, I don't understand what's happening. I gzip a client from a working machine and paste it on a non-working one, they exactly got the same hardware, are on the same network, got same os... but my Hobbit's columns always are empty !!! My hobbit's server got is port (1984) open and my bb-hosts conf is correct : good IP, hostnames and tests. So, where is the problem ? Thanks for your help ! Thomas Seglard Ce message (et toutes ses pieces jointes eventuelles) est confidentiel et etabli a l'intention exclusive de ses destinataires. Toute utilisation de ce message non conforme a sa destination, toute diffusion ou toute publication, totale ou partielle, est interdite, sauf autorisation expresse. L'internet ne permettant pas d'assurer l'integrite de ce message, CNP Assurances et ses filiales declinent toute responsabilite au titre de ce message, s'il a ete altere, deforme ou falsifie. ***** This message and any attachments (the "message") are confidential and intended solely for the addressees. Any unauthorised use or dissemination is prohibited. E-mails are susceptible to alteration. Neither CNP Assurances nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall be liable for the message if altered, changed or falsified. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.

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Question on --extra-script argument
by subhash.gada＠logicacmg.com 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

Hi, Is the following argument for --extra-script correct (--extra-script=/home/hobbit/server/bin/rl.sh,/home/hobbit/server/bin/rl 2.sh) [rrdstatus] ENVFILE /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg NEEDS hobbitd CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=status --log=$BBSERVERLOGS/rrd-status.log hobbitd_rrd --rrddir=$BBVAR/rrd --extra-script=/home/hobbit/server/bin/rl.sh,/home/hobbit/server/bin/rl2 .sh --extra-tests=printq,pages Regards, Subhash This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.

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Using additional graphs from hobbitgraph.cfg
by EyalRi＠Clal-Ins.co.il 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

Hi, I would like to gather IO statistics trends. I have noticed that there are entries of vmstat5 and vmstat4 in hobbitgraph.cfg I have added vmstat5 and vmstat4 to TEST2RRD and GRAPHS and restarted hobbit server. When looking at the trends column I can't see the graphs. are there any additional steps that are required ? Is there a better/other ways to gather IO statistics trends ? Any help/suggestion would be appreciated. Regards, Eyal Rif ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent by Clal Insurance Ltd Mail Systems Visit us at http://www.clalbit.co.il ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee or addressees. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender of misdelivery: any use or disclosure of the contents of either is unauthorized and may be unlawful.

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[hobbit] RRD error in updating the rrd files
by subhash.gada＠logicacmg.com 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

Hi, Thank you all very much for the support. Special thanks to Taylor Robert, Hubbard Greg L & I managed to make the graphing work for custom tests. I debugged the script by redirecting the values to a log then I understood that the variable 'v' is having null value for which it is reading from the $line. Here is the script. Once again my hurtful thanks to hobbit mailing list. #!/bin/sh # Input parameters: Hostname, testname (column), and messagefile HOSTNAME="$1" TESTNAME="$2" FNAME="$3" if [ "$TESTNAME" = "printq" ] then i=0 cat $FNAME | \ while read line do if [ $line ] then v=`echo $line | grep "^PRN*" | awk -F: '{print $2}'` #DS names dsn=`echo $line |grep "^PRN...:" | awk -F: '{print $1}'` # The RRD dataset definitions echo "DS:qlen:GAUGE:600:0:U" # The filename echo "printq,$dsn.rrd" echo $v let i=$i+1 fi done fi exit 0 Regards Subhash -----Original Message----- From: Hubbard, Greg L [mailto:greg.hubbard at eds.com] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 9:21 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] RRD error in updating the rrd files I don't know what is wrong, but I debugged my custom scripts using these methods: A) I changed my script to save the temporary file. B) I run the "catcher" by hand using the temporary file as input, and review the output. There are many variations you can use. For instance, you can simply grab and save the text in the Web page for your new test, and this will be essentially the same as what is in the temporary file that you are given. You can also add a log file mechanism for the script, and add whatever you want to it. Make sure you don't put in too much and forget about, since Hobbit will tirelessly run your script every 5 minutes until the 12th of Never or your computer croaks, whichever comes first. GLH -----Original Message----- From: Gada, Subhash [mailto:subhash.gada at logicacmg.com] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 5:14 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] RRD error in updating the rrd files Hi, I have written a script to create rrd files for custom test called as 'printq' The data which comes to hobbit for the 'printq' test is random. So I have decided to generate separate rrd file for each value. I could see the following error in the rrd status log. 2006-03-20 16:40:07 RRD error updating /home/hobbit/data/rrd/xx.xxxxxx.com/printq,PRN095.rrd from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: expected 1 data source readings (got 2) from 1142853006:0:U:... 2006-03-20 16:40:07 RRD error updating /home/hobbit/data/rrd/xx.xxxxxx.com/printq,PRN096.rrd from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: expected 1 data source readings (got 2) from 1142853006:0:U:... Can any one please let me know what is going wrong in updating the rrd files. The script is as follows. #!/bin/sh # Input parameters: Hostname, testname (column), and messagefile HOSTNAME="$1" TESTNAME="$2" FNAME="$3" if [ "$TESTNAME" = "printq" ] then cat $FNAME | \ while read line do #Value v=`echo $line | grep "^PRN...:" | awk -F: '{print $2}'` #DS names dsn=`echo $line |grep "^PRN...:" | awk -F: '{print $1}'` # The RRD dataset definitions echo "DS:printq:GAUGE:600:0:U" # The filename echo "printq,$dsn.rrd" echo $v done fi exit 0 Regards Subhash This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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