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Troubleshooting windows clients
by de21＠cornell.edu 16 Jul '08

16 Jul '08

Hello... now that I've got Hobbit running, I'm trying to get my Windows clients talking to it. Where does the data from the Windows client go when it comes into the server? I found an msg. file on the client that had all the correct info... I'm assuming that gets transferred by bbwin to the server. The client's cfg file is pointing to the server and I'm able to telnet to port 1984 on the server from the system running the client, so I'm suspecting something's up on the server side. The event log on the Win32 client shows that the various dlls have successfully loaded with no errors. Also nothing unusual appears in the logs on the server. What I get is just the connection, info, and trend - no CPU, ram, and other stats. I've modified the hobbit-clients.cfg file to include: HOST=%win.* #Windows hosts LOAD 80 90 # Load thresholds in % DISK C 50 80 # Hard drive (can be drive or share) MEMPHYS 90 100 MEMSWAP 90 95 MEMACT 90 97 PORT "LOCAL=%([.:]135)$" state=LISTENING TEXT=rpc PROC BBWin.exe 1 1 PROC svchost.exe 3 4 LOG %.* %.*error.* COLOR=yellow Thanks! --Dan

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Hobbit *ON* Tomcat...
by tim.grzechowski.osv＠fedex.com 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

.NOT monitoring Tomcat. Searched the archive and could find no relevant information. I am at a client site and they wish to run Hobbit *ON* Apache Tomcat. I have been trying all day. Every time we think one issue may be fixed there is another right behind it. Has anyone done this (Hobbit running on Tomcat)? What did it require you to do? Thanks. /tg

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[hobbit] MS SQL hobbit monitoring
by dns1407＠yahoo.com 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Why not? What's the problem? ----- Original Message ---- From: "Roberts, James" <James.Roberts at hants.gov.uk> To: hobbit at hswn.dk Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:48:51 PM Subject: RE: [hobbit] MS SQL hobbit monitoring this didnt work for me...has anyone else got any ideas? ________________________________ From: DNS [mailto:dns1407 at yahoo.com] Sent: 09 July 2008 14:36 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] MS SQL hobbit monitoring Yep, with the following vbs-script... ====Begin====== On Error Resume Next strAlarmState = "green" strTestName = "sqlserver" 'Physical Disk Settings '% Disk Read Time iPerDiskReadTimeWarn=5 iPerDiskReadTimeAlarm=10 '% Disk Write Time iPerDiskWriteTimeWarn=5 iPerDiskWriteTimeAlarm=10 'Current Disk Queue Length iCurDiskQueueLengthWarn=10 iCurDiskQueueLengthAlarm=20 'SQL Buffer Cache Hit Ratio iBufferCacheHitRatioWarn=90 iBufferCacheHitRatioAlarm=85 'SQL Lock Timeouts /sec iLockTimeoutsWarn=50 iLockTimeoutsAlarm=100 'SQL Dead Locks /sec iDeadLocksWarn=10000 iDeadLocksAlarm=100000 'User Connections iUserConnectionsWarn=150 iUserConnectionsAlarm=300 ' Master Database Settings Set aMasterDatabaseSetting = CreateObject("scripting.dictionary") aMasterDatabaseSetting.add "DataFileWarn", 150000 aMasterDatabaseSetting.add "DataFileAlarm", 200000 aMasterDatabaseSetting.add "LogFileWarn", 20000 aMasterDatabaseSetting.add "LogFileAlarm", 40000 ' Model Database Settings Set aModelDatabaseSetting = CreateObject("scripting.dictionary") aModelDatabaseSetting.add "DataFileWarn", 150000 aModelDatabaseSetting.add "DataFileAlarm", 200000 aModelDatabaseSetting.add "LogFileWarn", 20000 aModelDatabaseSetting.add "LogFileAlarm", 40000 'Main Array SET aSQLDataFileSettings = CreateObject("scripting.dictionary") aSQLDataFileSettings.add "master", aMasterDatabaseSetting aSQLDataFileSettings.add "model", aModelDatabaseSetting strOutput = "" Set ws = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") extPath = ws.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\BBWin\Output\") ' ======================================== ' Main Code Starts Here 'Physical Disk Set colDisk = GetObject("winmgmts:").InstancesOf("Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk") strOutput = strOutput & vbcrlf &"Physical Disk Information:" & vbcrlf For each DiskInstance in ColDisk '% Disk Read Time strOutput = strOutput & CheckValue(GetWMIPercent("Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk.Name","""" & DiskInstance.Name & """","PercentDiskReadTime","PercentDiskReadTime_Base"),DiskInstance.name & " % Disk Read Time",iPerDiskReadTimeWarn,iPerDiskReadTimeAlarm) '% Disk Write Time strOutput = strOutput & CheckValue(GetWMIPercent("Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk.Name","""" & DiskInstance.Name & """","PercentDiskWriteTime","PercentDiskWriteTime_Base"),DiskInstance.name & " % Disk Write Time",iPerDiskWriteTimeWarn,iPerDiskWriteTimeAlarm) 'Current Disk Queue Length strOutput = strOutput & CheckValue(GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk.Name","""" & DiskInstance.Name & """","CurrentDiskQueueLength"),DiskInstance.name & " Current Disk Queue Length",iCurDiskQueueLengthWarn,iCurDiskQueueLengthAlarm) Next ' SQL Server strOutput = strOutput & vbcrlf & "SQL Server Information:" & vbcrlf 'Buffer Cache Hit Ration strOutput = strOutput & CheckReverseValue(GetWMIPercent("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerBufferManager","@","Buffercachehitratio","Buffercachehitratio_Base"),"Buffer Cache Hit Ratio",iBufferCacheHitRatioWarn, iBufferCacheHitRatioAlarm) 'Lock Information ' strOutput = strOutput & CheckValue(GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerLocks.Name","""_Total""","LockTimeoutsPersec"),"Locks Timeouts/sec",iLockTimeoutsWarn, iLockTimeoutsAlarm) strOutput = strOutput & CheckValue(GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerLocks.Name","""_Total""","NumberofDeadlocksPersec"),"Number of Deadlocks/sec",iDeadLocksWarn, iDeadLocksAlarm) 'User Connections strOutput = strOutput & CheckValue(GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerGeneralStatistics","@","UserConnections"),"Number of User Connections",iUserConnectionsWarn, iUserConnectionsAlarm) 'SQL Data and Log Files Set colDatabases = GetObject("winmgmts:").InstancesOf("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerDatabases") strOutput = strOutput & vbcrlf & "SQL Server Data and Log File Information:" & vbcrlf For each DatabaseInstance in colDatabases If aSQLDataFileSettings.exists(DatabaseInstance.name) then 'Check Values strOutput = strOutput & CheckValue(GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerDatabases","""" & DatabaseInstance.name & """","DataFilesSizeKB"),DatabaseInstance.name & vbTab & "Data File Size(KB)",aSQLDataFileSettings.item(DatabaseInstance.name).item("DataFileWarn"), aSQLDataFileSettings.item(DatabaseInstance.name).item("DataFileAlarm")) strOutput = strOutput & CheckValue(GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerDatabases","""" & DatabaseInstance.name & """","LogFilesSizeKB"),DatabaseInstance.name & vbTab & "Log File Size(KB)",aSQLDataFileSettings.item(DatabaseInstance.name).item("LogFileWarn"), aSQLDataFileSettings.item(DatabaseInstance.name).item("LogFileAlarm")) strOutput = strOutput & vbcrlf elseif DatabaseInstance.Name = "_Total" then ' Skipping Display of Totals at this stage. May re-add later ' strOutput = strOutput & vbcrlf & "Total Data File Size:" & vbTab & GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerDatabases.Name","""" & DatabaseInstance.name & """","DataFilesSizeKB") & vbcrlf ' strOutput = strOutput & vbcrlf & "Total Log File Size:" & vbTab & GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerDatabases.Name","""" & DatabaseInstance.name & """","LogFilesSizeKB") & vbcrlf else ' Write Data Information Directly Out without running the Value Check ' Datafile strOutput = strOutput & "&clear" & " " & DatabaseInstance.name & vbTab & "Data File Size(KB)" & ":" & vbTab & GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerDatabases.Name","""" & DatabaseInstance.name & """","DataFilesSizeKB") & vbcrlf ' Logfile strOutput = strOutput & "&clear" & " " & DatabaseInstance.name & vbTab & "Log File Size(KB)" & ":" & vbTab & GetWMIValue("Win32_PerfRawData_MSSQLSERVER_SQLServerDatabases.Name","""" & DatabaseInstance.name & """","LogFilesSizeKB") & vbcrlf strOutput = strOutput & vbcrlf end if Next ' Write the file for BB WriteFile extPath, strTestName, strAlarmState, strOutput '=========================================================== ' FUNCTIONS and SUBS start here ' This is used to get a percentage value from WMI. It requires the value and the base objects. ' It then returns the percentage FUNCTION GetWMIPercent(strCollection,strInstance,strObject,strBaseObject) SET counterCollection = GETOBJECT("winmgmts:" & strCollection & "=" & strInstance) FOR EACH cntproperty IN counterCollection.properties_ IF cntproperty.name = strObject THEN iObjectValue = cntproperty ELSEIF cntproperty.name = strBaseObject THEN iObjectBaseValue = cntproperty END IF NEXT GetWMIPercent = ROUND(CDBL(iObjectValue) / CDBL(iObjectBaseValue) * CDBL(100),0) END FUNCTION ' This is used to pull a value from WMI. FUNCTION GetWMIValue(strCollection,strInstance,strObject) Set counterCollection = GetObject("winmgmts:" & strCollection & "=" & strInstance) FOR EACH cntproperty IN counterCollection.properties_ IF cntproperty.name = strObject THEN iObjectValue = cntproperty END IF NEXT GetWMIValue = iObjectValue END FUNCTION ' This is used to check the actual value against the warning and alarm. FUNCTION CheckValue(iObjectValue,strObjectDesc,iWarnValue,iAlarmValue) IF iWarnValue > iAlarmValue THEN CheckValue = "&red" & " " & strObjectDesc & ":" & vbTab & "Object is Misconfigured" IF strAlarmState <> "red" THEN strAlarmState = "red" END IF ELSE IF iObjectValue > iWarnValue THEN IF iObjectValue > iAlarmValue THEN CheckValue = "&red" & " " & strObjectDesc & ":" & vbTab & iObjectValue & vbcrlf SetAlarmStatus "red" ELSE CheckValue = "&yellow" & " " & strObjectDesc & ":" & vbTab & iObjectValue & vbcrlf SetAlarmStatus "yellow" END IF ELSE CheckValue = "&green" & " " & strObjectDesc & ":" & vbTab & iObjectValue & vbcrlf END IF END IF END FUNCTION ' This is used to check the actual value against the warning and alarm. ' This one the alarm will be a lower value than the warning. (Values Decrease rather than increase) FUNCTION CheckReverseValue(iObjectValue,strObjectDesc,iWarnValue,iAlarmValue) IF iWarnValue < iAlarmValue THEN CheckReverseValue = "&red" & " " & strObjectDesc & ":" & vbTab & "Object is Misconfigured" IF strAlarmState <> "red" THEN strAlarmState = "red" END IF ELSE IF iObjectValue < iWarnValue THEN IF iObjectValue < iAlarmValue THEN CheckReverseValue = "&red" & " " & strObjectDesc & ":" & vbTab & iObjectValue & vbcrlf SetAlarmStatus "red" ELSE CheckReverseValue = "&yellow" & " " & strObjectDesc & ":" & vbTab & iObjectValue & vbcrlf SetAlarmStatus "yellow" END IF ELSE CheckReverseValue = "&green" & " " & strObjectDesc & ":" & vbTab & iObjectValue & vbcrlf END IF END IF END FUNCTION ' This is called to set the overall alarm status. SUB SetAlarmStatus(strnewAlarmState) IF strnewAlarmState = "red" THEN strAlarmState = strnewAlarmState ELSEIF strnewAlarmState = "yellow" THEN IF strAlarmState <> "red" THEN strAlarmState = strnewAlarmState END IF END IF END SUB ' This SUB is used for outputting the file to the external's directory in bb SUB WriteFile(strExtPath, strTestName, strAlarmState, strOutput) Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") strOutput = strAlarmState & " " & Date & " " & Time & vbcrlf & vbcrlf & strOutput & vbcrlf Set f = fso.OpenTextFile(strExtPath & "\" & strTestName , 8 , TRUE) f.Write strOutput f.Close Set fso = Nothing END SUB ===End==== In the registry of the Windows host you have to add: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BBWin\Output] @="C:\\Program Files\\BBWin\\tmp" ----- Original Message ---- From: "Roberts, James" <James.Roberts at hants.gov.uk> To: hobbit at hswn.dk Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 12:26:12 PM Subject: [hobbit] MS SQL hobbit monitoring Has anyone had any success from using hobbit to monitor ms sql server? Thanks

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Configuration Tool?
by cncook001＠yahoo.com 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

A while ago there was talk of a tool being released that used a database to manage the hosts (I think it was MS access), it generated the hobbit config files. Did it get released? Has there been any more work on it? Thanks Craig

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LOG msgs
by wrichardson＠llbean.com 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Running Hobbit version 4.2.0 all-in-one patch dated 2007-02-09 10:30 UTC. OS: Redhat AS 5 I have searched thru the Hobbit Archive for ways to best pattern match in log files. What I have is working to the extent of what I believe hobbit will support "out of the box" 1.) In Hobbit today with version 4.2.0 log file alerts happen once in a 30 minute window even if you have more than one occurrence. Has anyone been able to change this behavior to a smaller window? "maybe 4.3.0 has something new?" 2.) Another feature that I am looking for is thresholding. If I throw 10 messages "that match" into a log in X time frame say 15 minutes or 30 minutes and so on I don't want to get notified but if I throw 11 into the log I do. Is there any way to do this?

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Date format
by nelis＠nlr.nl 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Hello, Hobbit shows the current date/time as well as the date/time of events on various pages. I've changed BBDATEFORMAT in order to show the date and time in an ISO8601-ish way. However, the timestamp on the history page of each test, as well as the timestamps of each status change of a test, for instance on the all non-green page, do not change. Is it possible to change the format of those timestamps as well? Regards, Wim Nelis. ******************************************************************************************************* The NLR disclaimer (http://www.nlr.nl/emaildisclaimer) is valid for NLR e-mail messages. *******************************************************************************************************

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Monitor a server 2 times :-/
by linuxmasterjedi＠free.fr 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Hi, Got another question about Hobbit : I would like to monitor 2 times a server in bb-hosts : - once just via the ping for a "PING combo-test" to monitor the Internet connection status - Once on another subpage with all Hobbit client to get CPU/HD/PROCS status My problem is on the first point, I've also the CPU/HD/PROCS columns even with NOCOLUMS tags, do you know why? Any tricks to solve my problem? Thanks by advance!

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Unexpected service response
by michael.nemeth＠lmco.com 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

yellow dot shows : Service pop3 on pop.ourmail.com is not OK : Unexpected service response How do I see what it was so I fix it? I do get a red dot when pop3 is down.

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Monitoring FLEXnet License Manager
by annaj＠hi.is 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

Would anybody be willing to share their experience in monitoring LEXnet License Manager with Hobbit? I have been doing that, by simply monitoring the network port of the service, and users complain that it is not enough. Allegedly, it seems to continue to listen to the assigned ports, but stops handing out Matlab (...) licenses to the users. For those that have absolutely no idea of what I am talking about, this is a license manager, that among other things, is used for Matlab, Abacus, Maple and other engineering software. It runs as a network daemon, usually on port 27000 or close to that. So before I start rummaging in the shire, and reviving the dead cat, I would like to know if anybody would share their experience on the subject? -- Kindest Regards, Anna Jonna Ármannsdóttir, %& A: Because people read from top to bottom. Unix System Aministration, Computing Services, %& Q: Why is top posting bad? University of Iceland.

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FW: Hobbit and Thresholds for Alerts
by dlundell＠cmcflex.com 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

In hobbit-alerts.cfg can be setup for repeats and durations of sending out sms pages and emails. I am wanting to change the way these pages are sent. I would like to have 4 pages for a certain duration of time. Then after 8 hours we would like to pages go out for another duration of time. for example: a server goes red and for it sends out 4 pages upto 30 minutes of time. Then stops the pages, after 8 hours over time having the alerts start for another 4 pages upto 30 minutes. Is this possible in Hobbit? Thanks DL

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