December 2008 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

hobbit to xymon upgrade
by stef.coene＠docum.org 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Hi, (Henrik, correct this if I'm wrong) I have a lot of hobbit servers to upgrade so I have a lot of cases to test. This was my first test: If you want to simple use the new binaries, you can copy the Makefile from hobbit 4.2.0 to the new xymon 4.2.2 source directory and do a make && make install. Restart the hobbit server. This will compile xymon with exact the same settings as the old hobbit and install the binaries and the needed files. This worked without any problems for me. A second option is to configure xymon from scratch, but this will put the files in new places. I'm going to create a perl script for this to automate the process of migrating the data from hobbit to xymon. Stef

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httpstatus option
by Gulshan.Kapoor＠hhsc.state.tx.us 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

I am able to content test but not test for http response code. I'm trying with following syntax: httpstatus=appmon;https://my.domain.com;"2..|302" I noticed that in Xymon 4.2.2 documentation, the option has been removed. Is this syntax was deprecated? Thanks, =gk

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[hobbit] Can't override DISK defaults
by greg.hubbard＠eds.com 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Ben, I think ORDER is important -- your DEFAULTS section should go at the very end of the file. I think I read on this list that Hobbit quits on the first match, which is why the DEFAULTS must be at the end of the file. GLH -----Original Message----- From: Ben Yarwood [mailto:ben.yarwood at juno.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12:16 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Can't override DISK defaults Hi I'm new to the list but have been using hobbit for around 4 years. I'm having a problem overriding the default DISK settings in hobbit-clients.cfg, no matter what I seem to add in to the file either specifying the host name directly or using a regular expression. All other changes to the hobbit-clients.cfg file are picked up immediately. Extract from the file is below. We have upgraded to 4.2.2 today to see if that would solve the problem but unfortunately not. I've also tried running the bbcmd (output also below) and it always reports the defaults for disk. (Prior to 4.2.2 being installed this produced a seg fault for the disk test). Hope someone can help. Thanks in advance Ben [hobbit at jrmanage server]$ bin/bbcmd hobbitd_client --test 2008-12-16 18:11:43 Using default environment file /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg Hostname (.=end, ?=dump, !=reload) [jrmedi-a]: jrmedia-a Hosttype []: Test (cpu, mem, disk, proc, log, port): disk Filesystem: Yellow at 80%, red at 90% hobbit-clients.cfg ..... DEFAULT # These are the built-in defaults. UP 1h LOAD 5.0 10.0 DISK * 80 90 MEMPHYS 100 101 MEMSWAP 50 80 MEMACT 90 97 ..... HOST=%jrmedia-.* UP 30m LOAD 10.0 15.0 DISK * 95 97 MEMPHYS 100 101 MEMSWAP 50 80 MEMACT 90 97 To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] Can't override DISK defaults
by KauffmanT＠nibco.com 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

----Original Message---- From: Ben Yarwood [mailto:ben.yarwood at juno.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:16 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Can't override DISK defaults > Hi > > I'm new to the list but have been using hobbit for around 4 years. > > I'm having a problem overriding the default DISK settings in > hobbit-clients.cfg, no matter what I seem to add in to the file > either specifying the host name directly or using a regular > expression. > > All other changes to the hobbit-clients.cfg file are picked up > immediately. > Extract from the file is below. We have upgraded to 4.2.2 today to > see if that would solve the problem but unfortunately not. I've also > tried running the bbcmd (output also below) and it always reports the > defaults for disk. (Prior to 4.2.2 being installed this produced a > seg fault for the disk test). > > Hope someone can help. > Thanks in advance > Ben > > [hobbit at jrmanage server]$ bin/bbcmd hobbitd_client --test > 2008-12-16 18:11:43 Using default environment file > /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg > Hostname (.=end, ?=dump, !=reload) [jrmedi-a]: jrmedia-a Hosttype []: > Test (cpu, mem, disk, proc, log, port): disk > Filesystem: > Yellow at 80%, red at 90% > > > hobbit-clients.cfg > > ..... > > DEFAULT > # These are the built-in defaults. > UP 1h > LOAD 5.0 10.0 > DISK * 80 90 > MEMPHYS 100 101 > MEMSWAP 50 80 > MEMACT 90 97 > > > ..... > > HOST=%jrmedia-.* > UP 30m > LOAD 10.0 15.0 > DISK * 95 97 > MEMPHYS 100 101 > MEMSWAP 50 80 > MEMACT 90 97 > > > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk >From the comments at the start of hobbit-clients.cfg: # The special DEFAULT section can modify the built-in defaults - this must # be placed at the end of the file. So move the DEFAULTS section to the bottom . . . Tom CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.

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Can't override DISK defaults
by ben.yarwood＠juno.co.uk 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Hi I'm new to the list but have been using hobbit for around 4 years. I'm having a problem overriding the default DISK settings in hobbit-clients.cfg, no matter what I seem to add in to the file either specifying the host name directly or using a regular expression. All other changes to the hobbit-clients.cfg file are picked up immediately. Extract from the file is below. We have upgraded to 4.2.2 today to see if that would solve the problem but unfortunately not. I've also tried running the bbcmd (output also below) and it always reports the defaults for disk. (Prior to 4.2.2 being installed this produced a seg fault for the disk test). Hope someone can help. Thanks in advance Ben [hobbit at jrmanage server]$ bin/bbcmd hobbitd_client --test 2008-12-16 18:11:43 Using default environment file /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg Hostname (.=end, ?=dump, !=reload) [jrmedi-a]: jrmedia-a Hosttype []: Test (cpu, mem, disk, proc, log, port): disk Filesystem: Yellow at 80%, red at 90% hobbit-clients.cfg ..... DEFAULT # These are the built-in defaults. UP 1h LOAD 5.0 10.0 DISK * 80 90 MEMPHYS 100 101 MEMSWAP 50 80 MEMACT 90 97 ..... HOST=%jrmedia-.* UP 30m LOAD 10.0 15.0 DISK * 95 97 MEMPHYS 100 101 MEMSWAP 50 80 MEMACT 90 97

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hobbit slave
by ESimon＠aquitaine-valley.fr 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Bonjour, Je desirerais installer un serveur linux hobbit en local et celui-ci transmettre a un serveur linux hobbit central toutes les données Comment puis je faire pour l'installation et le parametrage du client windows merci SIMON Evelyne Aquitaine Valley Rue de l'Hermite BP 70081 33523 Bruges tel : 05.56.11.91.72 Fax : 05.56.11.22.23 esimon at aquitaine-valley.fr

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Ignore line in hobbit-alerts.cfg
by Paul.Root＠qwest.com 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Hi, I'm running 2.4.0 on Solaris 10. We have a machine that restarts a service at 2am, It's backup by 2:20. We put the ignore statement in like this: HOST=%$HG-PRIMARY COLOR=red EXSERVICE=memory DURATION>7 MAIL $NG-IM-ADMIN IGNORE HOST=iadpimp1-vsnl.interprise.com SERVICE=proc TIME=*:0200:0230 MAIL $NG-IM-ONCALL FORMAT=SMS The host is in the HG-PRIMARY group as iadpimp1-vsnl(.*) But we still get the page. We tested it with a made up service and it worked perfectly. Tonight, I'm trying the DOWNTIME= directive in bb-hosts, but that's kind of a big net. I would rather continue monitoring all other functions. Oh, both the client and the server are zones. Not that that should matter. Any ideas about what going on? Thanks, Paul. Paul Root 612-664-3385 651-707-7043 IM/MNS Infrastructure This communication is the property of Qwest and may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the communication and any attachments.

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server fails to receive all of client message
by mailinglists＠websitemanagers.com.au 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have a hobbit server which has been running for a long time quite nicely. Recently, I noticed it was consuming approx 8G worth of data per month (from all the remote clients reporting their data). This was costing quite a bit of money (we pay per MB), so I modified all the client to report using a different IP (and hence provider which has much cheaper rates). Anyway, the problem is that approximately since then, a number of client reports are not completely received. Sometimes some of the ps output is truncated, sometimes the ports sections is truncated, etc. This leads to false positive alerts (ie, procs goes red because some monitored procs are not running since they were after the truncated section). I've increased the timeout on the hobbitd (--timeout=60) but this doesn't seem to have helped. The only common factor between the clients which have this problem are: 1) Most of them are running bbproxy and passing status messages from a number of clients. 2) The rest of them are on very slow connections, or frequently very busy connections. Around the same time I actually 'fixed' bbproxy to on the remote sites, prior to this the clients were reporting directly to both hobbit servers. I've looked for an option to stop bbproxy from 'cacheing and combining' multiple clients into a single connection, but this doesn't seem to be possible. I don't seem to get any logs/alerts from hobbit when this happens. Can anyone suggest where I should look, what I can do to try and resolve this? (My main problem is that I've started ignoring the late night SMS notifications, and I'm sure I will end up missing something important because of that). Running hobbit version 4.2.0 from package 4.2.0-1 on the server. Thanks, Adam - -- Adam Goryachev Website Managers www.websitemanagers.com.au -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIHn+dGyoxogrTyiURAg/tAJ9Lgz930wMxCssZwOKQI6Tb05bncACfcRxJ Z6ofUwHrkxKvfJ9aSEVg4Nc= =pxM2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Ubuntu606-hobbit-client_4.2.0-1_i386.deb FAIL TO INSTALL
by elisa.balatresi＠noze.it 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

I all, I try to install Ubuntu606-hobbit-client_4.2.0-1_i386.deb. After dpkg -i Ubuntu606-hobbit-client_4.2.0-1_i386.deb. I got this error: Configuring hobbit-client (4.2.0-1) ... Please configure HOBBITSERVERS in /etc/default/hobbit-client invoke-rc.d: initscript hobbit-client, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing hobbit-client (--configure): sub process post-installation script exit with error code 1 I tried to configure /etc/default/hobbit-client, but after apt-get install -f (or any other apt-get install <package> I got the same error and the file /etc/default/hobbit-client loss the configuration I prevously made. Any help or suggestion? Thanks in adavance Elisa -- Elisa Balatresi - [ n o z e S.r.l. ] Via Giuntini, 25/29 - 56023 Navacchio - Cascina (PI) Tel +39 050 754380 - Fax +39 050 754381 mailto:elisa.balatresi at noze.it - http://www.noze.it

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client push
by yf.liang＠yahoo.ca 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Hi, How do I get the client to download files (etc/hobbitclient.cfg, ext/, etc) from the hobbit server and restart? For example, I've added/changed the hobbit servers in: etc/hobbitclient.cfg: BBDISP="0.0.0.0" # IP address of the Hobbit server BBDISPLAYS="10.11.12.13 20.21.22.23" # Thanks, --------------------------------- Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail

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