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[hobbit] http CONT regex shows incorrectly under info column...
by gumby3203＠gmail.com 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

I just noticed a minor issue with the way the CONT (and POST) regex displays in the info column. If the regex includes any html tags (<title> for instance), the regex is displayed as just '' If you look at the source code for the html page hobbit generates, you'll see that the full regex is there. It's just that, since it is in <>, the browser attempts to process it, instead of just displaying the string. It would take a bit of work to make sure you get every html marker, but you could have Hobbit look for characters like that, and use the < > etc codes.

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[patch] off-by-one in do_ncv.c
by charles.goyard＠orange-ftgroup.com 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

Hi Henrik, I tried to update my hobbitd_rrd to the current snapshot version, and I got loads of "Duplicate DS name: lambda" when using split-ncv. I found the error lies here : --- do_ncv.c.old 2007-09-11 15:00:20.000000000 +0200 +++ do_ncv.c 2007-11-26 16:36:43.000000000 +0100 @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ } } - if (split_ncv && (paridx > 1)) { + if (split_ncv && (paridx > 0)) { create_and_update_rrd(hostname, testname, params, NULL); /* We've created one RRD, so reset the * params for the next one */ With this modification, it works. Thanks for your great software ! I hope 4.3 will be out soon ! -- Charles Goyard - charles.goyard at orange-ftgroup.com - (+33) 1 45 38 01 31 Orange Business Services - online multimedia // ingénierie

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[hobbit] http POST content check failing
by gumby3203＠gmail.com 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

I can't seem to confirm if the "post" (as opposed to "cont") check actually works correctly in Hobbit 4.2.0 (latest patches applied). More specifically, I'm not sure if Hobbit is actually correctly submitting the form data. If I click on the "post" column, the webpage Hobbit is displaying is the page with the submission form, and not the result of the posting to that form. In fact, if I change the regular expression to search for content that is only available on the submission form, and not the resulting page if the form data is submitted, the content check is green. So it seems Hobbit isn't submitting the form data properly. The only thing I noticed is that the example given in the Hobbit bb-hosts man page showed an input field of "type=text", but the input field on the form I'm testing uses "type=input". I can't imagine that should be a reason for this to not work, but is it possible?

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Hobbit 4.2 Crashing
by TIM.EVANS＠jpmchase.com 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

I'm running hobbit 4.2 and last week it began crashing several times a day. It will stay up for a few hours and then the pages will show no details with all green until I stop and start it. I saw an email about using the latest snapshot and some binaries that will use less I/O load but the compile fails. Has anyone else experienced this? 2007-11-24 13:14:22 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:14:27 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:14:32 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:14:37 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:14:42 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:14:47 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:14:52 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:14:57 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:15:02 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:15:07 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:15:12 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:15:17 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:15:22 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients 2007-11-24 13:15:27 BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 1413314, 1 clients Thanks, Tim ----------------------------------------- This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. Please refer to http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures for disclosures relating to UK legal entities.

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Hobbit 4.3 running on VMWare causes interesting hanging...
by oliver_grube＠campbellsoup.com 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

Hello, since a long time, I run hobbit on a VM-Ware cluster. Works very well in the past. However, the serverguys have updated the VM-Ware to 3.something and also reinstall the VM-Ware drivers on the Suse Linux 10.1... Since a while now, hobbit stops working several times a day... The system looks like this: ps aux... --------------------- root 3225 0.0 0.1 1960 636 tty6 Ss+ 11:32 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6 hobbit 3256 0.0 0.1 1836 548 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_channel --channel=stachg --log=/var/log/hobbit/history.log hobbit 3257 0.0 0.1 2092 524 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_channel --channel=clichg --log=/var/log/hobbit/hostdata.log hobbit 3258 0.0 0.0 1832 464 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_channel --channel=notes --log=/var/log/hobbit/notes.log hob hobbit 3259 0.0 0.1 1836 548 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_channel --channel=page --log=/var/log/hobbit/page.log hobbi hobbit 3260 0.0 0.1 1836 548 ? S 11:32 0:01 hobbitd_channel --channel=status --log=/var/log/hobbit/rrd-status.l hobbit 3261 0.0 0.0 1832 468 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_channel --channel=data --log=/var/log/hobbit/rrd-data.log h hobbit 3262 0.0 0.1 2088 540 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_channel --channel=client --log=/var/log/hobbit/clientdata.l hobbit 3274 0.0 0.3 3772 1736 ? S 11:32 0:02 hobbitd_rrd --rrddir=/home/hobbit/data/rrd hobbit 3275 0.0 0.2 2512 1504 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_client hobbit 3276 0.0 0.1 1856 848 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_history hobbit 3277 0.0 0.2 2260 1208 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_alert --checkpoint-file=/home/hobbit/server/tmp/alert.chk - hobbit 3278 0.0 0.1 2104 560 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_hostdata hobbit 3279 0.0 0.2 3644 1540 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_rrd --rrddir=/home/hobbit/data/rrd hobbit 3280 0.0 0.0 2004 440 ? S 11:32 0:00 hobbitd_filestore --notes root 9923 0.0 0.4 8416 2396 ? Ss 12:47 0:00 sshd: root at pts/1 root 9933 0.0 0.3 4132 1872 pts/1 Ss+ 12:47 0:00 -bash wwwrun 13515 0.0 2.0 62104 10588 ? S 14:16 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf -DSSL root 14169 0.0 0.1 2388 844 pts/1 R+ 14:32 0:00 ps aux ----------------------------------------- server:~# rchobbit stop /home/hobbit/server/bin/hobbit.sh: line 44: kill: (3155) - No such process Hobbit stopped ------------------------------------ I have to manually kill all other hobbit processes, before a restart is successful. Does anybody have an idea, where I should look for? mit freundlichen Grüßen - Best regards Hälsningar - Met vriendelijke groeten Sincères salutations Oliver Grube Campbells Germany GmbH Registergericht Luebeck Reg. Nr. HRB 4082 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Joseph B. Folds III Geschaeftssitz: Geniner Strasse 88 - 100 23560 Luebeck Deutschland ********************************************************************** This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information and is intended solely for use by the individual to whom it is addressed. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender, do not disclose its contents to others and delete it from your system. **********************************************************************

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No purple on large ext script interval
by allan＠zandahar.net 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

Hi All I am wanting to run a script every 60 minutes or so perhaps longer but do not want it to turn purple in between. I THINK there was a discussion about something similar a while ago but I can't find it or didn't look hard enough. This script runs on the hobbit server itself but I can't imagine this being any different from a normal client Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Allan

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[hobbit] Hobbit CONN questions
by johan.boye＠latecoere.fr 25 Nov '07

25 Nov '07

> -----Message d'origine----- > De : Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] > Envoyé : vendredi 9 novembre 2007 08:23 > À : hobbit at hswn.dk > Objet : Re: RE: Re: [hobbit] Hobbit CONN questions > > On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 08:14:32AM +0100, > johan.boye at latecoere.fr wrote: > > I'm just wondering what triggers in the Hobbit code is used > to make a RED ping status : > > - after just one no echo-reply each 5min ? > > - after a couple of no echo-reply ? How much ? > > - What is the timeout used to declare the host unreachable ? > > It goes red when the ping utility that is used (fping or hobbitping) > says that the host did not respond. How many pings are sent > and what the > timeouts are is decided by the ping tool; see their man-pages for > details. You can tune this through commandline options for the ping > tool, these go into the FPINGCMD setting in hobbitserver.cfg > > > Henrik Got it, options must be put in the hobbitserver.cfg. Thanks for the info! "Les informations contenues dans ce message électronique peuvent être de nature confidentielles et soumises à une obligation de secret. Elles sont destinées à l'usage exclusif du réel destinataire. Si vous n'êtes pas le réel destinataire, ou si vous recevez ce message par erreur, merci de le détruire immédiatement et de le notifier à son émetteur." "The information contained in this e-mail may be privileged and confidential. It is intended for the exclusive use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient or if you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender."

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transfer host data
by rlapuz＠fcpp.fujitsu.com 24 Nov '07

24 Nov '07

Hii all! This is regarding to this command: ~/server/bin/bb 127.0.0.1 "rename OLDHOSTNAME NEWHOSTNAME"Description: move your historical data over to the new nameIs this also possible if I will just move only the host data to another host? Like this one,~/server/bin/bb 127.0.0.1 "rename HOSTNAME TARGETHOSTNAME"The target host has no client but is defined in the bb-hosts file. ----------------------------------------------- RYAN JAY B. LAPUZ Client-Server Group Information System Support Management Information System Fujitsu Comp. Prod. Corp. of the Phil. Email: rlapuz at fcpp.fujitsu.com +63 2 843 2002 / +63 49 549 1501 Local No.: 2724/2723 -----------------------------------------------

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[hobbit] Hobbit won't monitor itself!
by Martin.Ward＠colt.net 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

Hi Josh/Paul/All, Josh, I can confirm that the page is updating regularly. Paul you were correct, the servers were listed on the Ghost Clients page, however I cannot figure out why they appear there and not on the main page. The host name that is listed on this page is the same one that is configured in bb-hosts, as in: Web page: Hostname Sent from Report age hbt0.lon.dcn.domain.com 10.44.107.48 0:51 tac0.lon.ws.domain.com 10.44.107.48 1:08 bb-hosts (this is the entire contents of my bb-hosts file): 10.44.107.48 hbt0.lon.dcn.domain.com # BBDISPLAY BBPAGER BBNET bbd 10.74.79.11 tac0.lon.ws.domain.com # ssh I have verified on the main Hobbit server that tac0.lon.ws.domain.com resolves to 10.74.79.11, 10.74.79.11 resolves to tac0.lon.ws.domain.com, hbt0.lon.dcn.domain.com resolves to 10.44.107.48 and 10.44.107.48 resolves to hbt0.lon.dcn.domain.com. I am a bit further on, but still stumped. |\/|artin -----Original Message----- From: Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com] Sent: 23 November 2007 00:07 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Hobbit won't monitor itself! Is the page updating? Look in the top right corner of bb.html On 11/22/07, Paul Ehrenreich <paulehr at gmail.com > wrote: Check the ghost clients report on the webpage and see if they are showing up there. On 11/22/07, Ward, Martin <Martin.Ward at colt.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a new installation of Hobbit 4.2.0, the daemons all seem to be up > and running OK and the bb-hosts file has two machines in it, the Hobbit > server itself and another server, however the web page doesn't show any > servers. > > If I configure a page in the bb-hosts files it appears in the web page > so bb-hosts is being read OK, it's just that no hosts are appearing. > > There are no errors in the log files and everything looks fine, can > anyine give me some pointers as to where I should look now? > > |\/|artin > ---- > > > > ************************************************************************ ************* > The message is intended for the named addressee only and may not be > disclosed to or used by anyone else, nor may it be copied in any way. > > The contents of this message and its attachments are confidential and may > also be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the named addressee > and/or have received this message in error, please advise us by e-mailing > security at colt.net and delete the message and any attachments without > retaining any copies. > > Internet communications are not secure and COLT does not accept > responsibility for this message, its contents nor responsibility for any > viruses. > > No contracts can be created or varied on behalf of COLT Telecommunications, > its subsidiaries or affiliates ("COLT") and any other party by email > Communications unless expressly agreed in writing with such other party. > > Please note that incoming emails will be automatically scanned to eliminate > potential viruses and unsolicited promotional emails. For more information > refer to www.colt.net or contact us on +44(0)20 7390 3900. > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk -- Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer ************************************************************************************* The message is intended for the named addressee only and may not be disclosed to or used by anyone else, nor may it be copied in any way. The contents of this message and its attachments are confidential and may also be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the named addressee and/or have received this message in error, please advise us by e-mailing security at colt.net and delete the message and any attachments without retaining any copies. Internet communications are not secure and COLT does not accept responsibility for this message, its contents nor responsibility for any viruses. No contracts can be created or varied on behalf of COLT Telecommunications, its subsidiaries or affiliates ("COLT") and any other party by email Communications unless expressly agreed in writing with such other party. Please note that incoming emails will be automatically scanned to eliminate potential viruses and unsolicited promotional emails. For more information refer to www.colt.net or contact us on +44(0)20 7390 3900.

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hobbitd_rrd not writing all information
by klomph＠nlr.nl 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

I'm having problems putting all the informatie from devmon (if_load) in the rrd files. When I look at the web pages, I notice that the informatie send from devmon is correct and updated. Also de rrd type of rrd file is correct. But not all information is put into the rrd files. Here is an example of a ls command in de rrd/host directory -rw-rw-r-- 1 hobbit hobbit 38624 Nov 23 14:00 if_load.Gi1_10.rrd -rw-rw-r-- 1 hobbit hobbit 38624 Nov 23 14:05 if_load.Gi1_11.rrd -rw-rw-r-- 1 hobbit hobbit 38624 Nov 23 14:15 if_load.Gi1_12.rrd -rw-rw-r-- 1 hobbit hobbit 38624 Nov 23 14:20 if_load.Gi1_13.rrd The informatie in the Gi1_10.rrd file is last updated at 14:00 while the Gi1_13 is last updated at 14:20 Devmon sends it's information every 5 min. Here is also the beginning of the G1_10.rdd file <rrd> <version> 0003 </version> <step> 300 </step>  <lastupdate> 1195822827 </lastupdate>  <ds> <name> in </name> <type> COUNTER </type> <minimal_heartbeat> 600 </minimal_heartbeat> <min> 0.0000000000e+00 </min> <max> 1.2500000000e+08 </max>  <last_ds> 82 </last_ds> <value> 0.0000000000e+00 </value> <unknown_sec> 27 </unknown_sec> </ds> And if I take a look into a rrd file i notice a lot of NaN  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> 4.3326426694e+06 </v><v> 2.5803211818e+06 </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> 5.8664624344e+06 </v><v> 1.5216901855e+06 </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> NaN </v><v> NaN </v></row>  <row><v> 7.0810468261e+06 </v><v> 1.4757833177e+06 </v></row> Anyone has a clue what the problem can be ? I'm running Hobbit Monitor 4.3.0.0-20070727 Regards, Bert Klomp

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