October 2010 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

AUTO: Christopher Bodnar is out of the office. (returning 10/25/2010)
by christopher_bodnar＠glic.com 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

I am out of the office until 10/25/2010. I will respond to your message when I return. Note: This is an automated response to your message "Re: [xymon] how beta is xymon 4.3.0-beta2" sent on 10/15/10 15:05:14. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away. ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you.

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CPU load average not being graphed for some servers
by Martin.Ward＠colt.net 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Hi all, I'm having trouble tracking this one down. For many of my Xymon-monitored servers I can see the graphs on the CPU load page and they have data in them. Yet for many others the CPU graphs are empty. I can see the graphs but there is no data. Investigation reveals that for those servers who are missing data the .cpu file has not been updated in months, yet when I look at the client data available it shows the load average in the uptime section, as in: [uptime] 5:07pm 2 users, load average: 0.53, 0.71, 0.62 which is, I believe, where Xymon gets the LA from. The file ownership and permissions on the data/hist/*.cpu files are all correct (hobbit:hobbit and 644 on this system), in fact the only thing I noticed that doesn't make sense is that the data/hostdata/ directories are not being updated for those servers that do not have the CPU graphs, even though I can see the host data in the Xymon web pages. Confused? I know I am. |\/| -- Martin Ward Manager, Technical Services DDI:+44 (0) 20 7863 5218 / Fax: +44 (0)20 7863 9999 / www.colt.net <http://www.colt.net/> Colt Technology Services, Unit 12, Powergate Business Park, Volt Avenue, Park Royal, London, NW10 6PW, UK. Help reduce your carbon footprint | Think before you print. Registered in England and Wales, registered number 02452736, VAT number GB 645 4205 50 [Colt Disclaimer] 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 abuse 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 Technology Services, its subsidiaries, group companies 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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Rd:[xymon] bb-hosts layout
by Jim.Wadell＠bp.com 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Thanks Iain Jim

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alert for several procs conditions
by martin.flemming＠desy.de 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi ! Is it possible ( i think not, but i'm asking too :-)) to combine Alerts for several proc-conditions or is there an external-test for it : I want to monitor 4 processes yellow alert for no found process of sge_execd load_sensor red alert if additional no process of sge_shepherd sge_coshepher are found ... thnaks & cheers, Martin

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Possible to sum rrd into one graph ?
by tseglard＠tf1.fr 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hello, In Munin, its possible to sum several rrd into one graph (ie : to display the total bandwidth used by all your media servers). Thus, I'm asking if it's possible to do this in XYmon too ? I saw the < Metrics reports > but you can't sum graphs... Regards, Thomas SEGLARD

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bb-hosts layout
by Jim.Wadell＠bp.com 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

In my bb-hosts file (developed long ago), I had the same machine on several pages page comp Computer-Room 10.1.1.1 bigiron 10.1.1.2 tiny page data Database-Server 10.1.1.1 bigiron # noping page dns Dns-Servers 10.1.1.2 tiny # noping xymon complains about duplicate entries, and gets confused about updateing the RRD's. I am having trouble trying to figure out how to make this configuration work correctly. Thanks Jim

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mrtg/devmon configuration
by akshar.bhosale＠gmail.com 13 Oct '10

13 Oct '10

Hi, we have xymon 4.2.2; now we want it to enhance its feature for mrtg/devmon configuration..for which ttol we should go? we want to monitor traffic in infiniband swithes and gigabit ethernat switches.

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Managing who gets alerts - shifts and rotations
by betsy.schwartz＠gmail.com 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

We're in the process of migratng from Big Brother to xymon. I'm wondering what folks are doing about handling on-call paging shifts? We have a complex schedule of on-duty techs plus weekly rotations of oncall people for various teams. We've tried to incorporate the schedules into our rule sets and it is getting too complex to manage. What are people using to manage this? In my ideal world, all my rules would be "page tech; wait 30 minutes, page on-call" but we've got to get some sort of scheduling software or script to manage who is at the other end of the email. thanks Betsy

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HTML e-mails to this list are silently dropped?
by martin.blomdahl＠jonkopingenergi.se 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Return Receipt Your [xymon] HTML e-mails to this list are silently dropped? document: was martin.blomdahl at jonkopingenergi.se received by: at: 2010-10-11 08:37:37

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test... ignore if this reaches the list
by martin.blomdahl＠jonkopingenergi.se 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Return Receipt Your [xymon] test... ignore if this reaches the list document: was martin.blomdahl at jonkopingenergi.se received by: at: 2010-10-11 08:36:24

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