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no graphs from mpstat
by klomph＠nlr.nl 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

I'm trying to setup mpstat to monitor systems with multiple cpu's, but the graphs are not created. Can someone help me with this ? The information is send from the client to the server and in the rrd data directory I have a file called mpstat.CPU2.rrd but there are no values in the last ds (see example) <ds> <name> CPU </name> <type> GAUGE </type> <minimal_heartbeat> 600 </minimal_heartbeat> <min> 0.0000000000e+00 </min> <max> 3.2000000000e+01 </max>  <last_ds> </last_ds> <value> NaN </value> <unknown_sec> 241 </unknown_sec> </ds> the contents of the hobbit_mpstat.hostname.send file is CPUs: 2 CPU0usr: 17.18 CPU0sys: 1.34 CPU0wt: 0.06 CPU0idl: 81.31 CPU1usr: 26.16 CPU1sys: 1.40 CPU1wt: 0.06 CPU1idl: 72.29 And I have copied the rrd_data.pl from the shire and can't find a typo in it. Any suggestions would be appriciated. Regards, Bert Klomp

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Hobbit Database
by htaute＠media24.com 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Hi We want to reinstall Hobbit on a new server but would like to keep the existing database as we have a long period of information that we would like to keep(backup) and extend on to. Were are the database/information stored on the current server and can we migrate it to a new server. Is there also a way to backup the data periodicly? Thanks Henri Taute Media24 Content Production Tel: +27 21 4062495 Fax: +27 21 4063143 Cell: +28 82 8276124 E-mail: htaute at media24.co.za ____________________________________________________________________________ This email and its contents are subject to an email legal notice that can be viewed at: http://www.naspers.com/email/disclaimer.html. Should you be unable to access the link provided, please email us for a copy at Helpdesk at Media24.com. Hierdie e-pos en sy inhoud is onderhewig aan 'n regskennisgewing oor elektroniese pos wat gelees kan word by http://www.naspers.com/epos/vrywaring.html. 'n Afskrif kan aangevra word by Helpdesk at Media24.com. ____________________________________________________________________________

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NFS and shared clientlaunch.cfg files
by dunne＠accuweather.com 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

Greetings fellow Hobbit-ers, I was recently tasked with monitoring 100+ solaris systems. Feeling undaunted I reached into my trusty IT toolbox and pulled out one of my favorite tools, Hobbit. What I encountered is as followed. The systems utilize NFS mounted directories. I installed the client files into /usr/local/ hobbit/client and voila! they were available to all of my systems. The issue that I encountered was that I wished to run different external scripts per client, but with a "shared" clientlaunch file I could not see how to do this. (This is where I cringe as I suspect that my solution is rather naive) What I would up doing is modifying the runclient.sh file as reflected below: ~/client hobbit$ diff runclient.sh runclient.ren 79c79 < $0 --hostname="$MACHINEDOTS" stop --- > $0 stop 83c83 < $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/ clientlaunch.cfg --log=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile= $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch.$MACHINEDOTS.pid --- > $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/ $MACHINEDOTS.clientlaunch.cfg --log=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/ $MACHINEDOTS.clientlaunch.log --pidfile=$HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/clientlaunch. $MACHINEDOTS.pid 102c102 < $0 --hostname="$MACHINEDOTS" stop --- > $0 stop 107c107 < $0 --hostname="$MACHINEDOTS" --os="$BBOSTYPE" start --- > $0 start My questions are as followed. Has anyone encountered this specific issue before, and if so how did you address it? Does my, admittedly inelegant, solution pose any issues in relation to long term use? I searched the list and was unable to find anything specific to my issue. Thanks in advance for reading this missive. Best regards, Mike

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[hobbit] alternate page graphs custom menu
by jokketan＠hotmail.com 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

I had already tried the same thing but i don't succeed in getting hobbit to show the alternate templates for the current graphs. Even when i add the --templates=/wherever/you/want directive to this line in hobbitcgi.cnf ( i know this would change the main site also, it's just a test )# hobbitsvc.cgi options for a normal (current) status displayCGI_SVC_OPTS="--env=/usr/lib/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg --no-svcid --history=top"I also tried adding another variable ($ALT_OPTS) that i created myself in the .sh script that generates the page and then adding it to the bb-hostsvc.sh like this: . /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitcgi.cfg exec /usr/local/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitsvc.cgi $CGI_SVC_OPTS $ALT_OPTSWhich basically also does nothing...Can anyone shed some light on this??? Seems like i am missing something obvious...Thanks,Jonathan Van Liefde References: alternate page graphs custom menu From: Jonathan van liefde Prev by Date: Testing Hobbit Client Log "IGNORE" filters Next by Date: RE: [hobbit] Question Previous by thread: alternate page graphs custom menu Next by thread: Question about hobbit alert acknowledgement, delay of next alert time Index(es): DateThread To: <hobbit (at) hswn.dk>Subject: RE: [hobbit] alternate page graphs custom menuFrom: "Tom Moore" <Tom.Moore (at) sas.com>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:42:04 -0400References: <BAY139-W17B66F209315AF69B9FFAAD4EE0 (at) phx.gbl>Thread-index: AcfS6INBn1czzAgURTOpkFRYPh5mBAAAJ72QThread-topic: [hobbit] alternate page graphs custom menu That's exactly the problem I am having and posted to the list a few weeks ago. It seems that the actual cgi scripts that run when you click on an item use the default header sets, rather than the ones specified by your --templates or --pageset settings with bbgen. The first page on the pageset does use the custom_header and custom_footer files, but if you click on an item like "cpu", it runs a cgi script which generates a new page using the default templates instead of your custom ones. For example, most of the items call "bb-hostsvc.sh". which is just a wrapper that takes arguments and runs . /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitcgi.cfg exec /usr/local/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitsvc.cgi $CGI_SVC_OPTS Now, optimally you should be able to put a custom $CGI_SVC_OPTS definition in whatever script generates your alternate pages, such that CGI_SVC_OPTS=--templates=/whatever/directory/with/your/new/templatefiles Unfortunately, even this doesn't seem to work. The key is to get your custom sub-pages to use custom templates for the graph pages and such that are dynamically generated by the CGI files. From: Jonathan van liefde [mailto:jokketan (at) hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 1:40 PMTo: hobbit (at) hswn.dkSubject: [hobbit] alternate page graphs custom menu Hi,My problem is the following:We are using the monitoring tool for a helpdesk, every member of the helpdesk has full access to every hobbit page.Local guys should have access to a limited area of the hobbit page.So i have build an alternate page set with all different sections and restricted access with a .htaccess file. This alternate page set uses a different set of headers and footers (without the menu) to prevent local guys from wandering off.But when they look at for example the conn graph for a given host, hobbit uses the bb_header and bb_footer which still has the menu in it.Is there any way to tell hobbit to use the alternate page set header and footer for the graphs of a host when they are accessed through the alternate page set?Thanks for your help,Jonathan Van Liefde.________________________________het ultieme online mailprogramma! Ontdek Windows Live Hotmail, <http://get.live.com/mail/overview> References: alternate page graphs custom menu From: Jonathan van liefde Prev by Date: Testing Hobbit Client Log "IGNORE" filters Next by Date: RE: [hobbit] Question Previous by thread: alternate page graphs custom menu Next by thread: Question about hobbit alert acknowledgement, delay of next alert time Index(es): DateThread _________________________________________________________________ Ontdek Windows Live Hotmail, het ultieme online mailprogramma! http://get.live.com/mail/overview

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cupsd
by stoner-lists＠comcast.net 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

For those who want to monitor a cups print server, here's a definition you can put in your bb-services file: [cupsd] send "GET /printers\r\n" expect "HTTP/1.1 200 OK" port 631 Alternatively, you could just use http://host:631/printers in your bb-hosts file. The cupsd is, for monitoring purposes, a web server. -Jeff "Fun with Users #1: ln -s /dev/random /etc/motd"

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Greetings and a question...
by baugust＠stanford.edu 15 May '08

15 May '08

First off, I love Hobbit. A lot. I've been running it as a test in our department for almost 9 months now and I have convinced the boss to not renew the contract for our proprietary monitoring package (from a certain other Scandinavian country) in favor of using Hobbit. I just need to see if I can put donations on my corporate card. :) But I do have one last question after all of that effusion. Is anyone out there running dbcheck.pl and had this error: "Wed Jan 23 10:21:40 2008:ERROR on sid_name: Timeout connecting to DBI:Oracle:sid_name!" I know it isn't a network problem because the hobbit user can connect using sqlplus just fine and the oratns check is OK. The required Perl modules installed OK... I think. (no, sid_name is not our SID, name has been changed to protect the innocent) Thanks! -- --Ben Benjamin P. August System Administrator - VPUE Stanford University

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Hobbit to IPPhone
by jonescr＠cisco.com 05 May '08

05 May '08

I just cobbled together a script that puts a hobbit display on a Cisco IPPhone (7960). The display is pretty spartan since we only have half a dozen lines to put text on :) The script is run out of cron on my linux workstation, and requires access to an http server, and knowing your phones login and password (same as your user login to call manager). If anyone is interested in this script I will post it here or send it to the Shire. I just did it mainly for fun, but with some effort you could easily even acknowledge alerts right from your phone :) -Charles

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[hobbit] strange graph behavior - random machines & graphs
by gumby3203＠gmail.com 07 Apr '08

07 Apr '08

I have recently noticed a strange thing happening with some of the rrd graphs generated by Hobbit. When you look at the graph, it looks as though the rrd data is one one format (gauge), but the graph is generating it in a different format (derive). I can't seem to find any pattern to the hosts or tests that are exhibiting this strange behavior, and it is only happening on a handful of graphs. I have attached a picture of one of these graphs, since I'm not really sure how to describe it. Note the huge numbers displayed on the curr/min/avg/max line. Any idea what's going on here? When I dump the RRD file manually, everything looks okay. I'm running Hobbit 4.2.0 with the 2007-02-09 allinone patch (I believe the latest). This has only happened in the past few weeks, though when exactly it started, I don't know. Any ideas?

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BBALPHAMSG for service 'proc', 'disk', etc no line feeds
by waa-hobbit＠revpol.com 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

Is there a way to get hobbit to send the BBALPHAMSG variable formatted with line feeds so it appears in an email the way it does on the web page? I guess what I am trying to say is that would be much easier to read this in an email report: --[snip]-- server.domain.tld:procs yellow [584104] yellow Sun Mar 30 10:53:38 EDT 2008 - Processes NOT ok green arkeiad (found 1, req. between 1 and 1) green ntpd (found 1, req. between 1 and 1) green apache2 (found 8, req. 1 or more) green cron (found 1, req. 1 or more) red syslog-ng (found 1, req. 1 or more) green sshd (found 3, req. 1 or more) green slapd (found 1, req. 1 or more) PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 1 ? S 0:01 init [3] 2 ? S 0:00 [migration/0] 3 ? SN 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0] 4 ? S 0:00 [migration/1] --[snip]-- as opposed to what I am seeing for a proc report in an email: --[snip]-- server.domain.tld:procs yellow [584104] yellow Sun Mar 30 10:53:38 EDT 2008 - Processes NOT ok &green arkeiad (found 1, req. between 1 and 1) &yellow ntpd (found 0, req. between 1 and 1) &green apache2 (found 8, req. 1 or more) &green cron (found 1, req. 1 or more) &green syslog-ng (found 1, req. 1 or more) &green sshd (found 3, req. 1 or more) &green slapd (found 1, req. 1 or more) PID PPID USER STARTED S PRI %CPU TIME %MEM RSZ VSZ CMD 1 0 root Feb 13 S 23 0.0 00:00:01 0.0 552 1600 init [3] 2 1 root Feb 13 S 139 0.0 00:00:00 0.0 0 0 [migration/0] 3 1 root Feb 13 S 5 0.0 00:00:00 0.0 0 0 [ksoftirqd/0] 4 1 root Feb 13 S 139 0.0 00:00:00 0.0 0 0 [migration/1] --[snip]-- I see similarly unformatted reports for disk partitions. Since there is nothing really to queue off of in the globbed together BBALPHAMSG variable, it is also impossible for me to use sed/awk to manipulate it and format it before emailing.. Any thoughts or comments? Did I miss something obvious? Thanks! -- Bill Arlofski Reverse Polarity, LLC

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SunOS does not give back informations to the Hobbit Server
by linuxmasterjedi＠free.fr 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

Hi, I have a problem with many Sun/Os Solaris" clients : they don't send any information to the server hobbit. So far, the client compiled OK, run and generate good log files on the client in ~hobbit/client/tmp/msg.hostX.txt I don't have any entries on the server logs nor data. I dropped the machine to force the renewal : nothing. I expected a network issue like wrong hostname or so but seems alright. I've installed the Hobbit client on machine on the same network (Linux/AIX/Windows), they ALL works, except the SunOS ones :-/ Any clue ? Thanks by advance Regards

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