July 2010 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

MAC address in the client data?
by Martin.Ward＠colt.net 26 Jul '10

26 Jul '10

All, I don't know if this quirk is peculiar to Solaris or is the same on other flavours of UNIX, but if you are not the root user and you run the ifconfig(1m) command it does not show the MAC address assigned to the interfaces. Here is what I see in Xymon's client data view for one host: [ifconfig] lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 ce0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2 inet 10.5.2.46 netmask ffffffe0 broadcast 10.5.2.63 If I login as root and run the command I see: lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 ce0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2 inet 10.5.2.46 netmask ffffffe0 broadcast 10.5.2.63 ether 0:3:ba:96:e6:4f I am currently writing a script to retrieve information from the stored client data and to populate a database with that info. In this manner when I install Xymon on a new server the configuration information is automatically updated in my server database. The question is: How can I get the MAC address? By default the Xymon client is installed and run under the hobbit user ID. Is there any way I can configure the hobbitclient-sunos.sh script to run as root? I guess I could run the ifconfig command using sudo and configure sudo so that it doesn't require a password, but is there any other/better/easier/more elegant ways of doing this? |\/|artin -- 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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25 Jul '10

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rrd history chart disappears under conn, memory and disk after 24 hours
by w17682＠motorola.com 25 Jul '10

25 Jul '10

Hi, I switch to version 4.2.3 and I haven't see the same issue. Thanks. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 10:45 PM, ZHONGYU CHEN <w17682 at motorola.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I installed and configured xymon-4.3.0-beta2. Everything looks fine. But > there is one strange thing beyond my understood. The rrd history chart > disappears under tests/columns of conn, disk and memory after running 24 > hours. But I can see these charts under column trends. No time effect to the > tests/columns of cpu and my custom tests. These rrd charts will stay there > as far as time goes. > > If I add a new client, I can see these rrd charts under conn, disk and > memory during the first 24 hours (or the first day). > > Anyone sees the same phenomenon? Did I miss something in configuration? > > Thank you in advance. > > -- > Zhongyu Chen >

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Status unchanged message seems incorrect
by waa-hobbitml＠revpol.com 24 Jul '10

24 Jul '10

A client had a recent power outage that affected some equipment. While going over the Xymon graphs etc, I was able to clearly correlate the outage times with the connectivity losses we experienced, but I noticed something strange. Even though the graph for the conn test (for example) clearly shows that connectivity was lost from about 4:30pm Friday until about 4:00am Saturday, and it is about 9:30am now, the report just above the graph says "Status unchanged in 73 days,21 hours, 55 minutes" which is clearly incorrect. (see attached image) Since the graph shows that it started responding to IMCP at about 4:00am shouldn't that message say something more like "Status unchanged in 5 hours 30 minutes" I'd appreciate any insight... Thanks -- Bill Arlofski Reverse Polarity, LLC

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Premature end of script headers: bb-histlog.sh
by vadud3＠gmail.com 23 Jul '10

23 Jul '10

I am getting core dump only for historical yellow data for some hosts. apache log: [Fri Jul 23 16:17:22 2010] [error] [client 192.168.0.94] Premature end of script headers: bb-histlog.sh, referer: https://xymon.example.net/hobbit-cgi/bb-hist.sh?HISTFILE=cer1cc-015.clientc… (hobbit)@xymon:~$ REQUEST_METHOD=GET SCRIPT_NAME=bb-histlog.sh QUERY_STRING="HOST=cer1cc-014.clientcare.example.net&SERVICE=cpu&TIMEBUF=Wed_Jul_21_14:56:42_2010" cgi-bin/bb-histlog.sh generates core dump. (hobbit)@xymon:~$ file core core: ELF 32-bit LSB core file 80386 Version 1, from 'hobbitsvc.cgi' (hobbit)@xymon:~$ gdb server/bin/hobbitsvc.cgi core [..] (gdb) backtrace #0 0xfed64fa1 in realfree () from /lib/libc.so.1 #1 0xfed655bf in cleanfree () from /lib/libc.so.1 #2 0xfed64adb in _malloc_unlocked () from /lib/libc.so.1 #3 0xfed64a04 in malloc () from /lib/libc.so.1 #4 0x08067621 in xmalloc (size=12) at memory.c:119 #5 0x0805a1f1 in expand_env (s=0x80707bb "4.2.3") at environ.c:296 #6 0x0805a08c in xgetenv (name=0x80715c9 "HOBBITDREL") at environ.c:165 #7 0x0805db08 in headfoot (output=0x8089e28, template=0x80717d3 "histlog", pagepath=0x80716c6 "", head_or_foot=0x80717f3 "header", bgcolor=4) at headfoot.c:1114 #8 0x0805f639 in generate_html_log (hostname=0x80913a8 "cer1cc-014.clientcare.example.net", displayname=0x80913a8 "cer1cc-014.clientcare.example.net", service=0x808aa90 "cpu", ip=0x8099168 "10.240.91.208", color=4, sender=0x80ad668 "10.240.91.208", flags=0x806ff21 "", logtime=0, timesincechange=0x8047bbc "0.00 minutes", firstline=0x8094128 "yellow Wed Jul 21 14:56:35 GMT 2010 up: 98 days, 0 users, 624 procs, load=7.51", restofmsg=0x80ae61f "&yellow Load is HIGH\nSystem clock is 0 seconds off\n\n\n\n\n 2:56pm up 98 days, 17:04, 0 users, load average: 9.38, 7.51, 4.34\n624 processes: 623 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped\nCPU states: 0"..., acktime=0, ackmsg=0x0, acklist=0x0, disabletime=0, dismsg=0x0, is_history=1, wantserviceid=0, htmlfmt=0, hobbitd=0, multigraphs=0x8073060 ",disk,inode,qtree,quotas,snapshot,TblSpace,if_load,", linktoclient=0x808ae40 "bb-histlog.sh?CLIENT=cer1cc-014.clientcare.example.net&amp8TIMEBUF=1279724202", nkprio=0x0, nkttgroup=0x0, nkttextra=0x0, output=0x8089e28) at htmllog.c:150 #9 0x08054189 in do_request () at hobbitsvc.c:421 #10 0x0805530e in main (argc=4, argv=Cannot access memory at address 0x555202bc ) at hobbitsvc.c:518 Any one have a workaround? I tried to change the CFLAGS and recompile with gcc 4.3.4 replaced CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT $(LFSDEF) $(OSDEF) with CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall -D_REENTRANT $(LFSDEF) $(OSDEF) that did not help here. -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

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VM Ware MOnitoring.
by nfranken＠theunlimitedworld.co.za 23 Jul '10

23 Jul '10

Hi Guys I need to monitor a VM environment to eliminate it from some performance problems at a client. Has anybody got some tips for me on how to get this right? Is there scripts? Anything I should be aware of? Just point me and I will sort it out. Regards Neil

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How to find that 1 host with no tests?
by Carl.Melgaard＠STAB.RM.DK 23 Jul '10

23 Jul '10

Hi, So I've got this in my bbtest statistics: "Hosts with no tests: 1" - how do I find that one host? I've tried to track down "noconn" hosts and hosts with "0.0.0.0" as IP - but cant seem to find it. Any way to debug? /melgaard

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debug smsplus.sh
by martin.flemming＠desy.de 23 Jul '10

23 Jul '10

Hi ! I want to use smsplus.sh from xymonton for SMS-Alerting http://xymonton.trantor.org/doku.php/alerts:smsplus but didn't get it to work :-( So in the notification.log everyhthing seem to be ok Thu Jul 22 11:13:35 2010 web01.http (191.179.248.33) "sms/49176555666667 at sms.desy.de" 1279790015 600 (sms/Telenumber at sms.desy.de is the right way to our sms-gateway) but unfortunatley didn't get a sms :-( It seems that the mail/sms didn't send from my xymon-server, because there are no message in the maillog ... So how can i debug alerting with sms ? e.g .. could i send a sms-alert smsplus.sh "per hand" .. thanks & cheers martin

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Hobbit-mailack
by geoff.hallford＠gmail.com 22 Jul '10

22 Jul '10

Hi All, Does anyone know of a way to allow my custom email alerts to be used with hobbit-mailack? Currently, the only way to get Xymon 4.3.0-0 beta 2 to acknowledge an alert via email reply is for the subject line to start with "Hobbit [$ACKCODE]". My alerts start off with either "ALERT:" or "RECOVERED:" and not matter where I put the $ACKCODE, it only works if you do it as "Hobbit [$ACKCODE]". I think there should be something in the hobbitserver.cfg to allow people to change this, as we are supposed to be able to customize our alerting and this breaks mailack. Any thoughts? Thanks. P.S. I can't develop in C. Geoff.

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temperature test and graphing
by novosirj＠umdnj.edu 22 Jul '10

22 Jul '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Never got an answer on this. I'm hoping someone might know the story. On 06/15/2010 03:49 PM, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > Hi all, > > I've not used the name "temperature" for this test because it is > obnoxiously long, instead substituting "temp" for the test name. I've > since found that Xymon will automatically graph my temperature tests if > I use the name "temperature" instead of temp. But, I still have no > desire to do that. Would changing it to "temp" require me to edit the > source code and recompile, or is this in config files? I can't find > anything on the web that necessarily addresses this. > > Thanks for the pointers! - -- - ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Sr. Systems Programmer |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |novosirj at umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/CST-Academic Svcs. - ADMC 450, Newark -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkxF38AACgkQmb+gadEcsb62/ACfSWZ7sQ75TLYWx4/+8lCxYx+0 gj0AoLjVlX7LgzGsF1e3VCCgKddJvJHq =1hVA -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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