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how to search for exact word patterns
by canghel＠cjh.org 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Hello all, I am trying to set up an alert to search for exact word patterns in /var/log/messages. For example: "Out of Memory" Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Camelia

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Questions about migrating from BB
by novosirj＠umdnj.edu 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Good afternoon, I am new to this list and probably will be new to xymon shortly. I have currently installed it and am testing it out. My current BB system consists of a BBDISPLAY machine, and two BBNET machines. The two BBNET machines are on either sides of a firewall and are housed on two different Solaris 10 zones. I /think/ I know how to set this up, but there are some aspects of it that look like they might be irritating if there's no good answer for them: First off, my BBDISPLAY does no network monitoring. This looks as simple as setting DISABLE on the appropriate part of hobbitlaunch.cfg, so this seems pretty easy. Next, my network machines. I don't really want to have to install RRDTool on it. Is that really necessary? Isn't it only used for display, or is it also needed by a machine that only does network testing? It looks like then as far as splitting up which tests run from where, I can use BBLOCATION and NET:$BBLOCATION, but it appears as if this is by host, not by test. Any recommendations? Lastly, is there any concept of escalation in xymon as there is in BB? I wouldn't necessarily miss it, but I do currently use it. (Escalation is that no one can acknowledge a page in such a way that will keep it from reaching the escalated party, except that person). - -- ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer II |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |novosirj at umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/CST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkqxQ1kACgkQmb+gadEcsb7yIgCgz2wjg4Vgee7WM2Od8JLiXi2h IHQAoIXgx39Av0DEdcV6Y0lOLs7DPvio =h4MW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Ack codes
by lebarber＠gmail.com 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

Is there a limit to how long Xymon/Hobbit will remember an ackcode? I had a situation this morning where a server, which had a disk test that had been alternating between yellow and red for months (I know, but I'm not in a position to force other adminstrators to be responsible) refuse an acknowledgement because "Cookie 611393 not found, dropping ack". If there is a limit to how long Hobbit will remember an ackcode, does anybody out there know what it is. Do they survive a Hobbit restart? Thanks, Larry Barber

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[hobbit] UPS monitoring using devmon
by bgmilne＠staff.telkomsa.net 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

----- "David Baldwin" <david.baldwin at ausport.gov.au> wrote: > thorsten.erdmann at daimler.com wrote: > > 3. message test is yellow: "primary OID upsAlarmDescrTxt in table > is > > a non-repeater", I don't know how to solve that > Rest assured, when there IS an alarm, you will see them - I had 2 this > > morning. > > At the moment devmon doesn't handle empty repeaters well. I had some > discussions with Buchan a while ago. If this is the usual "many tests go clear when one test uses OIDs not available" issue, I think this patch should be an adequate fix. At least, it allows me to use the linux-netsnmp template (in svn) against my laptop, for which I haven't configured lmsensors, and get data for the working tests without disabling the 'temp' test. I would appreciate it if someone else could test this change as well, I haven't currently got access to that many affected devices. If it works for someone else, I will commit in svn. It might also be worthwhile logging an issue on the SF tracker. Regards, Buchan (I would also prefer to keep devmon topics on the devmon list ...) Index: modules/dm_snmp.pm =================================================================== --- modules/dm_snmp.pm (revision 150) +++ modules/dm_snmp.pm (working copy) @@ -554,10 +554,12 @@ my $snmp_err; do_log("DEBUG SNMP: $SNMP_Session::errmsg",0) if $g{'debug'}; ($snmp_err = $SNMP_Session::errmsg) =~ s/\n.*//s; - my $error_str = - "Error walking $oid for $dev ($snmp_err)"; - $data_out{'error'}{$error_str} = 0; - ++$failed_query; + if ($snmp_err ne '') { + my $error_str = + "Error walking $oid for $dev ($snmp_err)"; + $data_out{'error'}{$error_str} = 0; + ++$failed_query; + } } else { # Record our maxrep value for our next poll cycle

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[hobbit] bb-prtdiag.sh - Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 Server
by Craig.Cook＠carquest.com 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

Oh, you will want to correct this as well. # Step 3 - Add this: # # [prtdiag] # ENVFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/hobbitclient.cfg # CMD $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/ext/bb-prtdiag.sh # LOGFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/bb-prtdiag.log # INTERVAL 5 Should be: # INTERVAL 5m The previous " INTERVAL 5 " actually means run the script every 5 seconds, not 5 minutes like I wanted. Craig

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Looking for professional (with contract and SLA) xymon support
by oliver_grube＠campbellsoup.com 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Hello list, since 2003 we are running a bigbrother/hoobit/xymon system for 8 sites across Europe with 390 hosts and 550 tests. DEVMON, bbmrtg and bbwin as well as own written scripts are supporting a large area of not-native build-in tests. I've configured xymon over the years, but have to be more focused on other areas in the future. We are looking for a company doing professional xymon support. We expect at least a company size which ensures continuity and international presence. Would be nice, if someone has some names for me? mit freundlichen Grüßen - Best regards med vänlig hälsning - Met vriendelijke groeten Sincères salutations Oliver Grube Campbells Germany GmbH Registergericht Luebeck Reg. Nr. HRB 4082 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Joseph B. Folds III Geschaeftssitz: Geniner Strasse 88 - 100 23560 Luebeck Deutschland ********************************************************************** This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information and is intended solely for use by the individual to whom it is addressed. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender, do not disclose its contents to others and delete it from your system. **********************************************************************

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Marek MODRZYNSKI is out of the office.
by marek.modrzynski＠itc.alstom.com 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

I will be out of the office starting 09/15/2009 and will not return until 09/18/2009. I will not be available in the office tommorow and the day after ie: 16-17 Sept 2009. Will be back on Friday 18.09.2009

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[hobbit] bb-prtdiag.sh - Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 Server
by Craig.Cook＠carquest.com 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

>I have seen the link referencing the awk or nawk but not sure how it's using either? > >AIs the only reference in the file to awk is the following? > >cat bb-prtdiag.sh | grep awk ># You may also need to use /usr/xpg4/bin/awk or >/usr/bin/nawk > >Am I being stupid here? No. That is what I get for not having clear instructions. > >And when is the next version coming out? Is it planned or only when needed? As needed basis. Next version will have this in it: # Step 2 - Add the lines mentioned in the bbsys.local section to # $HOBBITCLIENT/etc/hobbitclient.cfg # Note: You may have to hard code the # PLATFORM_SPEC & PRTDIAG_COMMAND variables, or # do not enter it in hobbitclient.cfg # # You may also need to use /usr/xpg4/bin/awk or /usr/bin/nawk # e.g. edit hobbitclient.cfg # Replace AWK="/usr/bin/awk" # with # AWK="/usr/bin/nawk" Craig

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[hobbit] client startup script for Solaris10 or Linux
by canghel＠cjh.org 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Brian, Sorry to ask, I'm fairly new to this but where are the client.xml and server.xml files that I'm supposed to copy? Thanks Camelia -----Original Message----- From: Brian Catlin [mailto:bcatlin at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 9:45 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] client startup script for Solaris10 or Linux Check out: 0 http://xymonton.trantor.org/doku.php/addons:hobbitsmf This is a set of scripts there to implement the SMF methods for Solaris 10. Works fine on the servers I have tried. Makes for a consistent command set to start and stop the client when needed. lurch at inorbit.com -------Original Message------- From: Camelia Anghel <mailto:canghel at cjh.org> Date: 09/14/09 16:24:27 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] client startup script for Solaris10 or Linux Hello everyone, Does anyone has a startup script for Solaris 10 or Linux? I noticed that my clients become purple after a server restart... Thanks, Camelia To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] client startup script for Solaris10 or Linux
by canghel＠cjh.org 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Josh, so where so I run this script from /etc/init.d??? Thanks, Camelia -----Original Message----- From: Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 4:27 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] client startup script for Solaris10 or Linux Works on all my Linux (Fedora, Centos, Debian) boxes. http://pastebin.com/m50937662 #!/bin/sh PATH=$PATH:/bin:/usr/bin # FOR su STARTDIR=/home/hobbituser/client USERNAME=myhobbituser STARTBIN=runclient.sh case "$1" in start) su - $USERNAME -c "cd $STARTDIR;./$STARTBIN start" #&SLEEP ;; restart) su - $USERNAME -c "cd $STARTDIR;./$STARTBIN restart" #&SLEEP ;; stop) su - $USERNAME -c "cd $STARTDIR;./$STARTBIN stop" ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" exit 1 ;; esac exit 0 Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth." --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Camelia Anghel <canghel at cjh.org> wrote: Hello everyone, Does anyone has a startup script for Solaris 10 or Linux? I noticed that my clients become purple after a server restart... Thanks, Camelia To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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