November 2008 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

[hobbit] Re: Hobbit: Hobbitping/Fping
by spa＠syntec.co.uk 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Not sure if you solved this or not, but make sure you can have a conn flag in bb-hosts. If you already do, you might need to set the NET tag too (if you have set a BBLOCATION in hobbitserver.cfg). SebA _____ From: Sanu Mathew [mailto:mathew.sanu at gmail.com] Sent: 20 October 2008 21:41 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Re: Hobbit: Hobbitping/Fping Hi Henrik, "noping" isnt mentioned in bb-hosts. network tests are running, as hobbit is able to monitor the other services. Does fping use a specific port? Is fping triggered by another program which uses a specific port? Are there any other things i could check from the server to ensure the conn entry comes green or red other than a '-' Regards, Sanu On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> wrote: In <eb8332fa0810172016n5505c5dci48ad82a04d834a39 at mail.gmail.com> "Sanu Mathew" <mathew.sanu at gmail.com> writes: >I have a couple of linux servers which are behind a firewall and needs to be >monitored. I have allowed the port 1984 for flow of data from the client >servers to the hobbit server, and i get all the data fine. >However, I do not get to see a green for "conn", all i see is a '-'. Then you have a "noping" on these lines in bb-hosts, or you're not running any network tests at all (rather unlikely, I think). Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] Re: Integrate rrd files into hobbit
by icicimov＠gmail.com 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Hi all, After some time back to this problem again. I did some small changes to the graph definition: [wlpub11] TITLE EPUB92 Threads ebspap11 YAXIS Number DEF:execute=wlpub11.threads.rrd:execute:AVERAGE DEF:idle=wlpub11.threads.rrd:idle:AVERAGE DEF:hogging=wlpub11.threads.rrd:hogging:AVERAGE LINE1.5:execute#FF0000:execute GPRINT:execute:LAST:\\:%2.0lf COMMENT:min\\:\\g GPRINT:execute:MIN:%2.0lf COMMENT:max\\:\\g GPRINT:execute:MAX:%2.0lf COMMENT:average\\:\\g GPRINT:execute:AVERAGE:%2.0lf\n LINE1.5:idle#0000FF:idle GPRINT:idle:LAST:\\:%2.0lf COMMENT:min\\:\\g GPRINT:idle:MIN:%2.0lf COMMENT:max\\:\\g GPRINT:idle:MAX:%2.0lf COMMENT:average\\:\\g GPRINT:idle:AVERAGE:%2.0lf\n LINE1.5:hogging#3FFF00:hogging GPRINT:hogging:LAST:\\:%2.0lf COMMENT:min\\:\\g GPRINT:hogging:MIN:%2.0lf COMMENT:max\\:\\g GPRINT:hogging:MAX:%2.0lf COMMENT:average\\:\\g GPRINT:hogging:AVERAGE:%2.0lf\n but all I can get now is broken graph link. This graph setting works in shell script and I can get the image but doesn't work in hobbit. Am I missing something in the syntax? Also as Detlef mentioned in one of his previous responses why his graph works with max values and not with average ones? The graph is being updated by an external custom script every 5 minutes. The rrd database has been created as follows: DS:execute:GAUGE:600:0:U \ DS:idle:GAUGE:600:0:U \ DS:hogging:GAUGE:600:0:U \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:288 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:12:336 \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:24:732 Thanks, Igor On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Igor Cicimov <icicimov at gmail.com> wrote: > Forgot to mention that after editing the files I restarted the hobbit > server with "/etc/init.d/hobbit restart" since it's running on Debian box. > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Igor Cicimov <icicimov at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Detlef, >> >> No I don't see anything that's what confuses me. If something was wrong I >> would expect to see broken or empty graph or link or something under trends >> column but all looks like I haven't changed the config files at all. >> >> Igor >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Detlef Stracke < >> Detlef.Stracke at mobilcom.de> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> do You see a Link under TRENDS like "hobbit graph wlpub11" ? Your steps >>> to graph the rrd staff are correct. I did the same steps. >>> >>> My steps to create the rrd-Database are: >>> >>> if ( not -f $RRD ) { >>> >>> RRDs::create($RRD, "-s 86400", >>> "DS:sms:GAUGE:172800:0:U", "DS:email:GAUGE:172800:0:U", >>> "DS:rmi:GAUGE:172800:0:U", "DS:ws:GAUGE:172800:0:U", >>> "DS:gesamt:GAUGE:172800:0:U", >>> "RRA:MAX:0.5:1:14", "RRA:MAX:0.5:1:60", >>> "RRA:MAX:0.5:1:730"); >>> } >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *Von:* Igor Cicimov [mailto:icicimov at gmail.com] >>> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 2. Oktober 2008 08:47 >>> *An:* hobbit at hswn.dk >>> *Betreff:* Re: [hobbit] Re: Integrate rrd files into hobbit >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> First thanks for your reply I really appreciate your help. I did as you >>> suggested but still no luck. Thinking maybe the rrd file is in wrong place >>> or I have to include the full path to that file in the graph config file? >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Detlef Stracke < >>> Detlef.Stracke at mobilcom.de> wrote: >>> >>>> I had the same Problem. I changed the "DEF:... AVERAGE..." in "DEF:... >>>> MAX ...". And now it works fine. Every 24 Hours my rrd get a update. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *Von:* Igor Cicimov [mailto:icicimov at gmail.com] >>>> *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 30. September 2008 10:48 >>>> *An:* hobbit at hswn.dk >>>> *Betreff:* [hobbit] Re: Integrate rrd files into hobbit >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Since I haven't receive any response to the previous e-mail I'm >>>> including some more details here. This is what I have done till now but >>>> can't get any graph output from hobbit: >>>> >>>> I have edited the following 3 files: >>>> >>>> >>>> - *hobbitgraph.cfg* - tell hobbit how to create the graph from the rrd >>>> file >>>> >>>> [wlpub11] >>>> TITLE EPUB92: Threads ebspap11 >>>> YAXIS Number >>>> DEF:execute=etech_thread81cmspServer11_cms.rrd:execute:AVERAGE >>>> LINE1.5:execute#FF0000:execute\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:execute:LAST:\\:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:min\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:execute:MIN:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:max\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:execute:MAX:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:average\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:execute:AVERAGE:%2.0lf\\l \ >>>> DEF:idle=etech_thread81cmspServer11_cms.rrd:idle:AVERAGE >>>> LINE1.5:idle#0000FF:idle\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:idle:LAST:\\:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:min\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:idle:MIN:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:max\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:idle:MAX:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:average\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:idle:AVERAGE:%2.0lf\\l \ >>>> DEF:hogging=etech_thread81cmspServer11_cms.rrd:hogging:AVERAGE >>>> LINE1.5:hogging#3FFF00:hogging\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:hogging:LAST:\\:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:min\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:hogging:MIN:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:max\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:hogging:MAX:%2.0lf \ >>>> COMMENT:average\\:\\g \ >>>> GPRINT:hogging:AVERAGE:%2.0lf >>>> >>>> >>>> - *hobbitserver.cfg* - tell hobbit to include the new graph for >>>> processing => add the new graph name to the GRAPHS line >>>> >>>> >>>> GRAPHS="la,disk,inode,qtree,files,processes,memory,users,vmstat,iostat,tcp.http,tcp,ncv,netstat,ifstat,mrtg::1,ports,temperature,ntpstat,apache,bind,sendmail,mailq,socks,bea,iishealth,citrix,bbgen,bbtest,bbproxy,hobbitd,clock,lines,wlpub11" >>>> >>>> >>>> - *bb-hosts* - add the new graph to the "trends" column for the >>>> apropriate host >>>> >>>> #subparent SWIF-Public Weblogic Weblogic servers >>>> group-compress <font size="+1">Weblogic servers</font> >>>> 10.156.202.10 Weblogic8.1-ebspap11 # conn HIDEHTTP >>>> ebspap11-mgt.three.com.au:7011 TRENDS:*,wlpub11 >>>> >>>> >>>> So the idea is to get hobbit create the graph and put it under the >>>> trends column for the particular server but it seams it doesn't do anything >>>> since I can't see any graph or error messages in the log file. I have put >>>> the etech_thread81cmspServer11_cms.rrd file into >>>> /var/lib/hobbit/rrd/Weblogic8.1-ebspap11 folder. Just wondering if I'm >>>> missing something or just want to accomplish the impossible? >>>> >>>> Igor >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 1:08 AM, Igor Cicimov <icicimov at gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I was reading some posts about integrating external custom scripts >>>>> into hobbit and was wondering is it possible to link existing rrd >>>>> database files created by some other application and use hobbit for >>>>> charting? If possible, what files do I need to eddit to make this >>>>> work? The rrd file is created using rrdtool so another question would >>>>> be about compatibility of the rrd file with the way the rrd files are >>>>> being created in hobbit. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance for any help. >>>>> >>>>> Igor >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >

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[hobbit] Changing BBDISP per test
by frank.gruellich＠navteq.com 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Hi, sorry for the delay, but I was busy and it took some time to configure that. Buchan Milne wrote: > On Thursday 25 September 2008 17:54:55 Frank Gruellich wrote: >> Now we got a couple of machines in a firewalled subnet, bbtest-net on >> both external servers can not access them. So I set up an internal >> server, that forwards all test results to one of the external >> servers. Unfortunately I need some of the test results at the other >> external server. > Why don't you run two copies of bbtest-net on the network testing internal > server, started with different environment files (which have different > LOCATION and BBDISP environment variables set), and use NET: tags in a shared > bb-hosts file? Actually, that was the best idea and I did it that way. Works perfectly. Thanks a lot. Kind regards, -- Navteq (DE) GmbH Frank Gruellich Map24 Systems and Networks Duesseldorfer Strasse 40a 65760 Eschborn Germany Phone: +49 6196 77756-414 Fax: +49 6196 77756-100 USt-ID-No.: DE 197947163 Managing Directors: Thomas Golob, Alexander Wiegand, Hans Pieter Gieszen, Martin Robert Stockman

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clientupdate & bbcombo
by bb4＠richter-it.net 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi there, I have actually 2 questions. 1. Is it possible to use the clientupdate feature in Hobbit to also deploy other things? 2. Is it possible to split a message that is sent to the server? So to speak, the opposite way of the bb-combo. Background: A colleague of mine has programmed a very complex MQ monitoring within 1 script and it shows up in 2 columns - mqC for all channel related stuff and mqQ for the queue related things. Now i want to know or better he wants to know if he can send the mqC stuff separated from the mqQ stuff. Thanks Torsten - -- +---------------------------------------------------------+ | E-mail : bb4 [at] richter-it.net | | | | Homepage: http://www.richter-it.net/ | +---------------------------------------------------------+ Download my public key from: http://www.keyserver.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x899093AC -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3-nr1 (Windows XP) iD8DBQFJDO9k7DlmxomQk6wRAkJ8AKCXNr0uEzFVJusndcIclddqWGeDhwCg3bxx oZ0pe8rqiVQEVtX3xZQgt34= =zWoL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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