November 2008 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

Hobbit server/client, Nagios server ?!
by martin.flemming＠desy.de 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hi ! ... some spinning around this quite recently thread .... > RE: [hobbit] Nagios client, Hobbit server anyone? > > http://www.hswn.dk/hobbiton/2008/11/msg00212.html "Hobbit Server/Client and Nagios Server" I need something which triggers an alarm from an hobbit-client or hobbitserver (prefer) to our NAGIOS-Server .. .. the reason ? Our Operating-Crew and our hole IT-Division (execept me and my Admin-Colleagues) are using NAGIOS as our first Monitoring-Tool, but i for my own use Hobbit/Xymon ... :-) So, after Hobbit is monitoring, maybe less fewer (?), the half of our 3000 Machines, Hobbit/Xymon is switching from "My" to "OUR" Tool ... that's means more,authoritative and accurate work for me ... .. and using the big advantage of Hobbit/Xymon to adavance the Monitoring of our whole Division "against" our Customers ... ... maybe something trigger an alarm while sending alarm-mails or something around, as told several time before, i'm not a brillant coder :-( .. or maybe traps .. ? Some suggestions ? .. are very welcome :-) thanks & cheers martin Gruss Martin Flemming ______________________________________________________ Martin Flemming DESY / IT office : Building 2b / 008a Notkestr. 85 phone : 040 - 8998 - 4667 22603 Hamburg mail : martin.flemming at desy.de ______________________________________________________

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drop a column from a custom NCV graph
by Mike.Wood＠kci1.com 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hi All, Is there an easy way to drop a column from an NCV custom graph, and just have it populate its graph in the trends column? Thanks in advance! Mike Wood UNIX System Administrator Kinetic Concepts Inc. 5751 NW Parkway San Antonio, TX, 78249 ***************************************************************************** "CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmission (including any accompanying attachments) is confidential, is intended only for the individual or entity named above, and is likely to contain privileged, proprietary and confidential information that is exempt from disclosure requests under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, use of or reliance upon any of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. Any inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure shall not compromise or waive the confidentiality of this transmission or any applicable attorney-client privilege. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us at postmaster at kci1.com." Kinetic Concepts, Inc. ******************************************************************************

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check_logs dont work
by flyzone＠technologist.com 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Just miss the temp directory Log in as hobbit and create the $BBHOME/tmp/checkmsg folder, is the folder "checkmsg" under the tmp of hobbit with mkdir command. Sorry to didn't yet implement a auto-creation in the script. Remember also that some distribution don't let the users read the /var/log/messages and maybe you'll need to give read permission on the file. Bye > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jose erquicia" <mosimodo at gmail.com> > To: hobbit at hswn.dk, flyzone at technologist.com > Subject: check_logs dont work > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:59:55 +0100 > > > Hi im trying to monitor logs with the check log (logs at hobbit web page) > but it doesn´t work. > my machine i sa debian. > the logs show this errors. > > File "/home/hobbit/client/ext/check_log/msg_check.py", line 78, in ? > os.makedir(TMPDIR) > AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'makedir' > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/home/hobbit/client/ext/check_log/msg_check.py", line 78, in ? > os.makedir(TMPDIR) > AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'makedir' > ERROR reading the file /var/log/messages > ERROR reading the file /home/hobbit/tmp/prova.txt > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/home/hobbit/client/ext/check_log/msg_check.py", line 100, in ? > rules = word[1] > IndexError: list index out of range > > It seems like i have to modify so much this monitor. > theres some thing wrong with it? > maybe a it was a configuratiopn problem? > some other documentation about it? > thanks! > -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com

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[hobbit] Xymon Logo ?
by ctg24＠admin.cam.ac.uk 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hi, I'd like to add a basic logo design in to the mix. I feel that something simple would be best, and I'm not sure that having the name as part of the logo always looks good. I think a graphical logo, which can have the name next to it if you want, could offer more flexibility. Best regards, Chris.

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FW: [hobbit] FW: RRD data points - need help with graph distortion
by Mike.Wood＠kci1.com 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Thanks to all who replied. Mike Wood UNIX System Administrator Kinetic Concepts Inc. 5751 NW Parkway San Antonio, TX, 78249 -----Original Message----- From: Everett, Vernon [mailto:Vernon.Everett at woodside.com.au] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:35 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] FW: RRD data points - need help with graph distortion I also remember seeing an add-on which allowed you to dump your data points into a MySQL database. This would allow you to maintain max granularity for as long as your disk space held out. If I recall, there was no modification or recompilation of the code required. (But don't quote me on that) Search the archive, and see what comes up. Cheers Vernon -----Original Message----- From: Stef Coene [mailto:stef.coene at docum.org] Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2008 7:15 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] FW: RRD data points - need help with graph distortion On Monday 10 November 2008, Wood, Mike wrote: > Looks like my graphs didn't come through on the E-mail. Trying > different attachment type... > > > From: Wood, Mike [mailto:Mike.Wood at kci1.com] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 9:06 AM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: [hobbit] FW: RRD data points - need help with graph > distortion > > Hi All, > > I asked this question last week, but maybe I wasn't clear enough as to > what I was asking... - Management wants to avoid graph distortion on > my 60 day CPU Util graph if possible. I think that more datapoints > would address the problem. The first graph looks good (30 day graph). > The 2nd one distorts what is really going on (60 day graph - same > server). Is there any way to make the 2nd graph more granular? > Thanks for looking! - I have a perl script to update all the rrd files: - it uses rrdtool resize <rrd file> GROW to add extra datapoints so the rrd has 5760 data points / rra (per default it has 756 data points) - it adds also MAX and MIN rra's, this is more tricky because I export the rrd to xml, change the xml info and revert back to an rrd file. Unfortunatly, I can not share this script. But with use RRDs ; use File::Find (); you can get info about the file and find them ;) Stef To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk NOTICE: This email and any attachments are confidential. They may contain legally privileged information or copyright material. You must not read, copy, use or disclose them without authorisation. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact us at once by return email and then delete both messages and all attachments. To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk ***************************************************************************** "CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmission (including any accompanying attachments) is confidential, is intended only for the individual or entity named above, and is likely to contain privileged, proprietary and confidential information that is exempt from disclosure requests under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, use of or reliance upon any of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. Any inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure shall not compromise or waive the confidentiality of this transmission or any applicable attorney-client privilege. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us at postmaster at kci1.com." Kinetic Concepts, Inc. ******************************************************************************

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check_logs dont work
by mosimodo＠gmail.com 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hi im trying to monitor logs with the check log (logs at hobbit web page) but it doesn´t work. my machine i sa debian. the logs show this errors. File "/home/hobbit/client/ext/check_log/msg_check.py", line 78, in ? os.makedir(TMPDIR) AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'makedir' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/hobbit/client/ext/check_log/msg_check.py", line 78, in ? os.makedir(TMPDIR) AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'makedir' ERROR reading the file /var/log/messages ERROR reading the file /home/hobbit/tmp/prova.txt Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/hobbit/client/ext/check_log/msg_check.py", line 100, in ? rules = word[1] IndexError: list index out of range It seems like i have to modify so much this monitor. theres some thing wrong with it? maybe a it was a configuratiopn problem? some other documentation about it? thanks!

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FW: RRD data points - need help with graph distortion
by Mike.Wood＠kci1.com 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Looks like my graphs didn't come through on the E-mail. Trying different attachment type... From: Wood, Mike [mailto:Mike.Wood at kci1.com] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 9:06 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] FW: RRD data points - need help with graph distortion Hi All, I asked this question last week, but maybe I wasn't clear enough as to what I was asking... - Management wants to avoid graph distortion on my 60 day CPU Util graph if possible. I think that more datapoints would address the problem. The first graph looks good (30 day graph). The 2nd one distorts what is really going on (60 day graph - same server). Is there any way to make the 2nd graph more granular? Thanks for looking! - Mike Wood UNIX System Administrator Kinetic Concepts Inc. 5751 NW Parkway San Antonio, TX, 78249 ***************************************************************************** "CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmission (including any accompanying attachments) is confidential, is intended only for the individual or entity named above, and is likely to contain privileged, proprietary and confidential information that is exempt from disclosure requests under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, use of or reliance upon any of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. Any inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure shall not compromise or waive the confidentiality of this transmission or any applicable attorney-client privilege. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us at postmaster at kci1.com." Kinetic Concepts, Inc. ******************************************************************************

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Value and risk [was RE: [hobbit] Xymon Logo ?]
by hobbit＠epperson.homelinux.net 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

On Mon, November 10, 2008 13:01, T.J. Yang wrote: > But this bring up another issue/concern of mine(as an Unix admin)twoward > Xymon. > > "Not able to pay for Xymon for support service from a company" > > This is feedback/comment I got from mangement (of mine). > > Trying to understand why, from their perspective and I think I got the > answer as following. > > Management want to avoid the lock-in from admin also. They want your > in-depth knowledge of the tool become a serivce that management can get > from other sources, not just in-house admins. > Well, of course you can pay for Xymon support from a company. There are a couple of specific sources noted in the Wikipedia article, and most any high-competence Linux hired gun could do a strong job. There are hordes of them available on a part-time or retainer basis, from contracting firms that have bench depth. There may not be as many experienced resources as with Nagios (which I see as the biggest open source functional competitor), but then Xymon is not nearly as difficult to configure and support as Nagios. Now, if you're talking comprehensive vendor software support/maintenance agreements, then you're pretty much limited to proprietary products like HP OpenView. And although you then have a vendor on the hook for product quality and problem resolution, it's hard to get an SLA-based contract that costs them money for non-performance unless you're a Fortune 500 company buying an enterprise solution. And even when you've bought the high-end commercial solution and the ironclad support contract, you're still faced with the strong possibility that open source results in a higher quality product inherently. As the man said, "You pays your money and you takes your choice". Just some ramblings from the bench by a 25-year+ practitioner....

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[hobbit] alert custom script question
by drevin805＠gmail.com 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

Hello all! I'm wondering if anyone has a way to configure hobbit's alerting to only notify based on conditions. Is there a way to script a notification only to send based on the status of another host? For example: If I have a router that goes down, I do not want it to notify me for all the devices connected behind it as well. Thanks in advance, Pablo

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GSM modem with Hobbit on RedHat
by Vernon.Everett＠woodside.com.au 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

Hi all We are currently looking at getting a GSM modem for sending SMS messages directly. Has anybody on the list implemented a similar solution? What GSM modem did you use? What was your experience? Regards Vernon NOTICE: This email and any attachments are confidential. They may contain legally privileged information or copyright material. You must not read, copy, use or disclose them without authorisation. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact us at once by return email and then delete both messages and all attachments.

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