December 2009 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

monitoring servers in multiple networks
by remi＠digitalgenius.eu 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Dear Madam, Sir In our company we want to monitor multiple pc's/servers that are at different physical locations. Normally we connect to them trough a vpn-connection to get into the Local network. The problem is that when you open a vpn connection you can't open a different one and so only monitor one network at a time. Is there a way to let Hobbit monitor all the different networks on different vpn's at the same time? Yours sincerely, Remi Vanderhoydonck Support Engineer

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Alert Annotations
by chris.naude.0＠gmail.com 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Are there any plans to add the ability to annotate alerts? I know that it's possible to add notes when we send acknowledgements, but I would prefer to add notes to historical alerts. I've actually written an add-on in Perl that does exactly this. My preference though would be to use something built in. I'll upload my add-on to xymonton if anyone else is interested in trying it. -- Chris Naude

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Installing Xymon 4.2.3 on Debian
by garyprindleii＠gmail.com 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Hello, I have an older version of hobbit running on a debian build at home (hobbit 4.2.0). I have installed rrdtool using the apt-get. However when I run the configure script I get *RRDTool include- or library-files not found. These are REQUIRED for hobbitd RRDTool can be found...........* ** Any ideas on where I can locate rrdinclude and rrdlib in debian 5.0.3? Thank You, Gary

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bb download
by malcolm.hunter＠gmx.co.uk 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Hi, I'm trying to get the download option working (get_binary in the code). This seems to work successfully for the first time you download. However, any subsequent downloads only create a zero-sized file. Is this a known bug? The similar function (get_config) works flawlessly but obviously doesn't work with binary files. Kind regards, Malcolm -- Technical copy-editor & proofreader KDE Proofreading Team KDE British English Translation Team http://l10n.kde.org/team-infos.php?teamcode=en_GB Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FriendlyAtheist Jetzt kostenlos herunterladen: Internet Explorer 8 und Mozilla Firefox 3.5 - sicherer, schneller und einfacher! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/chbrowser

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File from client causing hobbitd_client to crash
by Potter_Thomas＠emc.com 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

I am running Xymon 4.2.3, and a file I am trying to grab from a monitored host seems to be causing hobbitd_client to crash. The file is a textfile generated by an internal proprietary application. Here's a backtrace from the core: Backtrace: #0 0x00de6402 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0x00169d80 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6 #2 0x0016b691 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6 #3 0x08063e03 in sigsegv_handler (signum=11) at sig.c:57 #4 <signal handler called> #5 0x080579cc in scan_log (hinfo=0x95e18a8, classname=0xb7f76797 "linux", logname=0xb7f7eae0 "/var/log/foo/proprietary.logfile", logdata=0xb7f7eafd "What", ' ' <repeats 41 times>, "Version Info\n", '-' <repeats 43 times>, " ", '-' <repeats 11 times>, " ", '-' <repeats 21 times>, "\nProduct Version", ' ' <repeats 30 times>, "-", ' ' <repeats 11 times>..., section=0xb7f7eadb "msgs:/var/log/foo/proprietary.logfile", summarybuf=0x95f1a50) at client_config.c:1404 #6 0x0804dea9 in msgs_report (hostname=0xb7f76788 "LSCA5235", clientclass=0xb7f76797 "linux", os=OS_LINUX, hinfo=0x95e18a8, fromline=0xbf9423fc "\nStatus message received from 172.23.173.235\n", timestr=0xb7f767c0 "Fri Dec 4 09:55:20 EST 2009", msgsstr=0x0) at hobbitd_client.c:876 #7 0x08053d9a in handle_linux_client (hostname=0xb7f76788 "LSCA5235", clienttype=0xb7f76797 "linux", os=OS_LINUX, hinfo=0x95e18a8, sender=0xb7f76779 "172.23.173.235", timestamp=1259938145, clientdata=0xb7f7679d "client lsca5235.linux linux\n[date") at client/linux.c:60 #8 0x08054790 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbf942a14) at hobbitd_client.c:1794 Here is the file causing the trouble, /var/log/foo/proprietary.logfile Due to corporate security concerns, I have changed all the digits to 9 and the alphas to X|x, as well as changing its name.... ----file starts next line----- What Version Info ------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------------- Product Version - manifest file not xxxxxx XXXx9 9.99.99.9.9 - Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx X9.9.9.9 - Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X9.9.9.99 - /xxxxxxx/xxxxxx-9-9/xxxxxxxxx/xxxx9999 9.9.99.9.9 - /xxxxxxx/xxxxxx-9-9/xxxxxxxxx/xxxx9999 9.9.99.9.9 - ----End of file ----- There is one blank line at the end of that file. It's a version status file generated by the app from a cron job. Relevant bit of ../server/etc/client-local.cfg: --snip-- #Director version - requested by Ed/Gopi 12/2/09 [LSCA5235] log:/var/log/foo/proprietary.logfile:10240 --snip-- Relevant bit of ../server/etc/hobbit-clients.cfg: --snip-- # Directors where we are monitoring versions HOST=LSCA5235 LOG /var/log/foo/proprietary.logfile --snip-- Thomas Potter Quality Engineering, SVPG - SVE EMC Corporation 228 South St., Hopkinton, MA 01748 P: 508.249.2464 E: potter_thomas at emc.com <mailto:chase_ryan at emc.com>

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disk alert for sun cluster global device
by william.wagner＠ipacc.com 07 Dec '09

07 Dec '09

I am running xymon 4.2.3 on sun solaris and find that the 'disk' test for my sun cluster clients' global devices does not report panic levels properly. e.g.: Mon Dec 7 10:42:58 CST 2009 - Filesystems OK Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on /dev/md/myhost-global/dsk/d33 36144364 18446744073708170202 37164335 51551811753178% /archive The same client also has Big Brother running and correctly reports: red Mon Dec 7 10:45:42 CST 2009 - Disk on myhost at PANIC level /archive (51551811753178%) has reached the defined disk space PANIC level (95%) ... /dev/md/myhost-global/dsk/d33 36144364 18446744073708354634 36979903 51551811753178% /archive any ideas? thanks

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TS - Trying to create an escalation in hobbit-alerts.cfg
by d.tom.schmitt＠L-3com.com 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

It the best way to create an escalation to do it: HOST=abc.com SERVICE=conn RECOVERED # EVERYDAY Notify immediately and every 10 minutes MAIL billybob at abc.com COLOR=red REPEAT=10m HOST=abc.com SERVICE=conn RECOVERED TIME=1-5:0000-2359 DURATION>59m # WEEKDAY Notify weekdays after 1 hour and every hour MAIL jimmyjames at abc.com COLOR=red REPEAT=60m HOST=abc.com SERVICE=conn TIME=0,6 RECOVERED DURATION>179m # WEEKEND Notify after 3 hours MAIL hank at abc.com COLOR=red REPEAT=7d HOST=abc.com SERVICE=conn TIME=0,6 RECOVERED DURATION>479m # WEEKEND Notify after 8 hours MAIL jullie at abc.com COLOR=red REPEAT=7d I don't believe that the DURATION= can be used on the MAIL line only on the HOST= line per the help on the web page. Will this work as stated? If you don't put SERVICE= on the line will it function for all services? Or do you need something line '=*'? Thanks, Tom Schmitt Senior IT Staff - R&D D.Tom.Schmitt at L-3Com.com \\\\||//// \ ~ ~ / | @ @ | --oOo---(_)---oOo--

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Hobbit Server Crash
by Gudmundur.O.Ingvarsson＠landsbankinn.is 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Just now, 1 week before scheduled update of our Hobbit server to Xymon our hobbit server died. The only thing I know that was new at the time of the crash was an vbs script sending MSMQ counters along with it's status message, it was an old script but we just added a new counter. Anyway, it seems hobbitd doesn work now, it's version 4.2.0 and you probably want me to upgrade immediatly but I still find this strange... It's worked for years and suddenly now it dies? Anyway, I've found the following rummaging through the logs and core In Hobbitlaunch.log Task hobbitd terminated by signal 6 In Hobbitd.log 2009-12-04 13:01:08 Setup complete GDB of the core warning: Can't read pathname for load map: Input/output error. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpcre.so.3...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpcre.so.3 Reading symbols from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2 Core was generated by `hobbitd --pidfile=/usr/local/hobbit/log/hobbitd.pid --restart=/usr/local/hobbit'. Program terminated with signal 6, Aborted. [New process 22639] #0 0xb7f98410 in __kernel_vsyscall () No new packages have been installed, no updates been done. The only thing was the vbs script and we've disabled that now. Any ideas ? ___________________________________________ Guðmundur Örn Ingvarsson Landsbankinn Unix Infrastructure Administrator Core Systems IT - CS IT Sími / Tel.: (+354) 410 6730 Farsími / Mobile: (+354) 820 5074 Fax: (+354) 410 3032 gudmundur.ingvarsson at landsbanki.is<mailto:gudmundur.ingvarsson at landsbanki.is> www.landsbanki.is<http://www.landsbanki.is/> Landsbankinn (NBI hf.), kt. 471008-0280, Austurstræti 11, 155 Reykjavík, er skráð hlutafélag og starfar samkvæmt heimild og undir eftirliti Fjármálaeftirlitsins. Landsbankinn (NBI hf.), Austurstræti 11, 155 Reykjavík. is incorporated in Iceland with limited liability (Reg. No: 471008-0280) and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Supervisory Authority in Iceland (Fjármálaeftirlitið). Fyrirvari/Disclaimer: http://www.landsbanki.is/disclaimer

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xymonton down ???
by doctor＠makelofine.org 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

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NAN Graph Issue
by Chris.Mcmahon＠fallonclinic.org 03 Dec '09

03 Dec '09

I'm having issues with graphing, we are monitoring about 700 PC's. Graphing was working perfectly until we changed to centrally controlled configs. We now get NAN next to every value, the only graph that works is the "conn". Thanks, Chris

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