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sla-nal
by dns1407＠yahoo.com 15 Sep '08

15 Sep '08

Hi All, Do anyone know how the uptime is calculate in the perl script "sla-nal" from www.deadcat.net? I cann't figured out how this is done... Help please... Kind Regards, DNS

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No SNMP data for devmon template
by URMM＠VM.MARIST.EDU 13 Sep '08

13 Sep '08

I've been beating my head against a wall on this and finally admit I don't have a clue why it is not working. We're just getting started with Hobbit, but plan on making it our main monitoring solution. I've got devmon running with it and have been able to monitor the devices that already have templates. However, some of our devices don't have templates, so I'm trying to define one for them (Weather Goose environmental monitors). To start, I'm just trying to define a simple temperature test. I can see that devmon is reading the files and all seems to be OK. However, I get the dreaded "No SNMP data found for upsenvTempwx on ..." and the test does not work. I can do an snmpget on the same oid and it returns data with no problem. I've seen other notes like this in the archives, but never any solution. I've redone the template files over and over, but nothing seems to make a dent. I'll include my files in case one of you can see what I'm doing wrong. Any advice would be appreciated. Martha McConaghy Strategic Planner/Project Manager Marist College specs: vendor : wxgoos model : 3163 snmpver : 2 sysdesc : NETOS 6.0 oids: upsEnvTempwx : .1.3.6.1.4.1.17373.2.2.1.5 : leaf thresholds: upsEnvTempwx : red : 105 : Temperature is very high upsEnvTempwx : yellow : 99 : Temperature is high message: {upsEnvTempwx.errors} Environment status: Temperature: {upsEnvTempwx} F {yellow={upsEnvTempwx.thresh:yellow}F red= {upsEnvTempwx.thresh:read}F}

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need help in monitoring website login
by santoshbabu_perumal＠platts.com 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

HI, is there any way to check the website login whether we can login to the website or not(also graph for the time it takes to login to the site).please send me the configuration instructions. Thanks Santhoshbabu Perumal Unix system Administrator System Engineering, GO & I The Mcgraw-Hill companies HTS East Windsor, NJ 609-371-6317 (Desk) 609-385-5016 (work cell) -------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the recipient, and may be a confidential attorney-client communication or may otherwise be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, please be aware that any dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. reserves the right, subject to applicable local law, to monitor and review the content of any electronic message or information sent to or from McGraw-Hill employee e-mail addresses without informing the sender or recipient of the message. --------------------------------------------------------

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[hobbit] hobbit -- install problem with RRDtool
by epperson＠alumni.unc.edu 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

On Fri, September 12, 2008 10:04, TAnthony at cretecarrier.com wrote: > Thanks in advance for your help. I'm trying to install hobbit snapshot > on > the latest version of Ubuntu LTS. I'm new to Linux and am usually a > windows guy so the switch hasn't been that easy but I'm making headway. > When I try to do the ./configure in the directory I get to the "Checking > for RRDtool and it come ups that RRDtool include or library-files not > found. Once I got that I installed RRDtool 1.2.27-2 from the Ubuntu > Patches site. I have also installed libldap2 2.1.30-13 from the same > place. > You need rrdtool-devel for the includes and libraries, I think.

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Comment tag
by URMM＠VM.MARIST.EDU 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

My snmp problem with devmon turned out to be an OID that was a bit too short. (The OID file I downloaded from WeatherGoose seems to be out of date.) Thanks, Dan McDonald for setting me straight! Now, on to another bump I've run into. I've tried specifying the comment tag in bb-hosts. However, it doesn't seem to work. At least, nothing shows up next to the hostname as the "man bb-hosts" file indicates it would. My bb-hosts records looks like: 148.100.96.69 git390 # conn comment:git-server descr:"zLinux git server" The conn and descr tags are working. Anyone using comment successfully? Any thoughts? Martha McConaghy Marist College

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How to customize the subject line in Alert E-mail
by vpn.cluster.ha＠gmail.com 10 Sep '08

10 Sep '08

How to customize the contents of the subject line in alerts and recovery e-mails.

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[hobbit] Bandwidth monitoring
by dns1407＠yahoo.com 10 Sep '08

10 Sep '08

Hi GLH, Devmon: OK How do i monitor bandwidth with DEVMON? And graph this? Thanks... DNS ----- Original Message ---- From: "Hubbard, Greg L" <greg.hubbard at eds.com> To: hobbit at hswn.dk Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 3:04:22 PM Subject: RE: [hobbit] Bandwidth monitoring How about devmon? It requires much less care and feeding than MRTG if you are concerned about the entire device -- if you only care about certain interfaces than MRTG is probably a better fit. However, devmon only supports a few (though common!) device types, so you might also be better off with MRTG if you are using "unusual" equipment. GLH -----Original Message----- From: McDonald, Dan [mailto:Dan.McDonald at austinenergy.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:48 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Bandwidth monitoring On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 11:04 +0200, pkc_mls wrote: > Stef Coene a écrit : > > On Wednesday 10 September 2008, DNS wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> Do anyone know (have server-side scripts) how to centraly monitor > >> Bandwidth usage of switches/servers/router etc.? If so how do I > >> configure this step-by-step in Hobbit? > >> > > I use mrtg. It can query via snmp routers and servers and store the > > data in a rrd file (just like hobbit). I never tried to integrade > > the information in hobbit, but I'm sure it can be done. > > > > > the integration is described in here : > http://www.hswn.dk/hobbit/help/hobbit-mrtg.html > > this will simply add the graphs in the trend columns (by default) for > the client. Or, you can run bbmrtg.pl and have it generate alerts. -- Daniel J McDonald, CCIE #2495, CISSP #78281, CNX Austin Energy http://www.austinenergy.com To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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@Henrik mailing list getting spamming reputation
by Jason.Chambers＠geosoft.com 08 Sep '08

08 Sep '08

Hi Henrik, Just wanted to give you a heads up that IronPort SenderBase (part of Cisco) is starting to flag your emails as potential spam reputation by scoring the mailing list email server in the negatives values. http://www.senderbase.org While you do not get to see the scoring value of your mail server (just poor, neutral or good) I can tell you that my logs are showing that the mail server is on its way to poor values. Jason Chambers IT Help Desk Associate GEOSOFT INC. freedom to explore T +1 416.369.0111 #344 F +1 416.369.9599 Visit our site at www.geosoft.com

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Status re. renaming and my health-issue
by henrik＠hswn.dk 08 Sep '08

08 Sep '08

To start with the eye-problems I've had, I am scheduled for surgery on Wednesday (Aug. 27). It's a relatively simple operation - I'll be out of the hospital the same day - but I cannot use my eyes normally for a few weeks after the operation. Meaning that I am not allowed to read, work with a computer, or drive a car for 2-4 weeks. So I'll be completely off-line during that period. Sorry, but that's the way it is. Now to the grand renaming debate. The last time I mentioned that I had another candidate, but I was waiting to see if the domain names were going to expire. Alas, they did not. The name I had in mind was "Sysdar", being short for "Systems Radar" - but phonetically also rather neat, since it brings in memories of "Big Sister" and hence "Big Brother". It didn't quite work out. That doesn't mean I'll scratch that idea completely - it's still a good name, and there are no trademark registrations or anything else indicating that the name is used at all, so we could just work it out with a different domain name (e.g. sysdar.eu or sysdar.dk). My favourite right now is G-lance. I've noted that HP has the "GlancePlus" software, but I hope that won't be a problem due to the explicit dash and therefore the very different pronounciation. "hobbitmon" and "hobbeat" are outsiders. I'd have to get an OK for those from the Tolkien lawyers, and I am a bit sceptical about them accepting either. Also, I think they are OK names for people who know what Hobbit is about - but they have no meaning what so ever to new users (or PHB's). Nothing's going to change (obviously) for the next few weeks, so feel free to voice opinions and/or come up with good ideas until then. Regards, Henrik

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Hobbit integration into a portal ?
by Paolo.Venturini＠colt.net 08 Sep '08

08 Sep '08

Hello, I'm working on a project that aims to "surface" Hobbit functionality through my Company's customer-facing portal, so that customers can monitor their own devices hosted in our data centres. We need to do it in a way that doesn't violate security. We need our Portal to send Hobbit some customer's parameters in a secure way, and retrieve the requested monitoring information, either in the form of directly displayable HTML pages, or in the form of (XML ?) data. One customer must not be able to manipulate the browser input to access other customers' monitors. I am hoping someone can enlight me, or point me to some useful information Regards, Paolo ************************************************************************************* The message is intended for the named addressee only and may not be disclosed to or used by anyone else, nor may it be copied in any way. The contents of this message and its attachments are confidential and may also be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the named addressee and/or have received this message in error, please advise us by e-mailing security at colt.net and delete the message and any attachments without retaining any copies. Internet communications are not secure and COLT does not accept responsibility for this message, its contents nor responsibility for any viruses. No contracts can be created or varied on behalf of COLT Telecommunications, its subsidiaries or affiliates ("COLT") and any other party by email Communications unless expressly agreed in writing with such other party. Please note that incoming emails will be automatically scanned to eliminate potential viruses and unsolicited promotional emails. For more information refer to www.colt.net or contact us on +44(0)20 7390 3900.

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