July 2010 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

Message archive not updating
by robert.herron＠gmail.com 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

One more bit of fun related to Friday's changes: The message archive at http://www.xymon.com/archive/ haven't updated since the "New address for the Xymon mailing list" announcement on Friday. Robert Herron robert.herron at gmail.com

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Digest message setting
by robert.herron＠gmail.com 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

I subscribe to this mailing list in digest mode. Since the email change announced on Friday, the digests have had only one message per digest sent out. I received 8 digests since midnight today (local time/EDT). Prior to Friday, I generally received one digest per day. Would you check the digest settings to see if they are correct? Robert Herron robert.herron at gmail.com

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Xymon client for AIX 6 ppc/ppc64?
by Carl.Melgaard＠STAB.RM.DK 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hi, Can anyone supply me with a rpm with the above?

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PROC Alerts showing clear
by TIM.EVANS＠jpmchase.com 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

I have set up PROC tests in hobbt-alerts.cfg but the process page is still showing clear with "No process checks defined" as the message. If I check with bbcmd, it seems to be seeing the PROC tests. I do have the default stanza at the bottom of the file. I also tried to add the PROC test to the default stanza with no luck. There doesn't appear to be anything else based on the man pages. Has anyone else seen this issue? ./bbcmd hobbitd_client --test 2010-07-09 18:23:55 Using default environment file /opt/xymon/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg Hostname (.=end, ?=dump, !=reload) []: xxxxxxxxxxx Hosttype []: Test (cpu, mem, disk, proc, log, port): proc To read 'ps' data from a file, enter '@FILENAME' at the prompt ps command string: Process lcfd color red: Count=0, min=1, max=3 Thanks, Tim This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. Please refer to http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures for disclosures relating to European legal entities.

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New address for the Xymon mailing list
by henrik＠hswn.dk 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Continuing the general cleanup, the main mailing list for Xymon has been moved. To send a message to the mailing list you must now use the address 'xymon at xymon.com' instead of the old hobbit at hswn.dk address. E-mails to the old address will be bounced, with a polite reminder to use the new address. Please be aware that if you respond to an older posting, the response will by default go to the old address (and hence it will bounce). So please remember to correct the address before you hit "Send". Sorry for the inconvenience, but this is really a long overdue change. Regards, Henrik

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Multiple Variable Named Item Graphing
by geoff.hallford＠gmail.com 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hi All, I hoping that someone has done this before, either through Hobbit built in graphing and status/data messages or through another means. I have data in the following format: SERVER1 : 800 SERVER2 : 1054 SERVER3 : 10000 SERVER4 : 43 These numbers represent the load on a Citrix server, using the qfarm /load CLI. The maximum number will always be 10000 if the server is full and 0 if the server is empty. The problem I am having in figuring this out, is that the names of the servers can change day to day, so adding all those entries as NCV GAUGE types doesn't make sense. Am I missing a way to do this? I am also hoping to have 5 servers per graph and I have about 150 to graph. Thanks! Geoff.

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New Xymon project administrator
by henrik＠hswn.dk 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

It has been good to see the response to my messages last week. Xymon sure isn't dead, judging from the response. There are lots of issues being raised right now. Project management stuff like where to host the project, what tools to use for tracking bugs or accessing the code repository and so on. Frankly, I think we must focus on getting the project re-activated with a new project admin, and then let him decide the details of running it all. We should aim for "evolution", not "revolution". As I see things, the new project admin(s) will have to handle the following tasks: * Manage who has access to the source code repository. So new contributors can get access to commit code. That means the project admin must follow the discussions on the mailing list, because you should know people well enough to trust their contributions before giving the access to commit changes. Until you are sure that they deliver some quality code (at least, it doesn't break other developers' stuff!) then it is better to let them submit code to one of the more senior developers. It is a balance, because you don't want the senior developers to become a bottleneck ... but some code review by those familiar with Xymon will be needed. The developers mailing list will be a vital tool for this to discuss new contributions and development strategies. * Maintain a list of feature requests and ideas for new versions. This probably also means planning which ideas go into the next version, and which ones will just have to wait. This is difficult, because you have to have some vision of where we are going - and that is the stuff that flamewars are made of. * Plan each release, i.e. keep track of what is missing before a release is done - both bugfixes and new features. This means you must decide when to "freeze" a branch in the code repository to let it stabilize, and also when a new development branch can be started. * Do the release, but if you have handled the above tasks then that simply means flagging the code with the "release" tag, exporting a tar-file from the code repository and sending out the announcement. Several persons have offered their assistance - working on some code, writing documentation, translating. That is very encouraging, and I am sure your contributions will be welcome. But we need someone to take care of managing it all, and after careful consideration I have asked Buchan Milne to take on the task of keeping the Xymon project alive. I am very pleased to announce that he has accepted. Please join me in thanking Buchan for taking on this new role, and do whatever you can to help him move the project forward. Regards, Henrik

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hobbitd_alert bug with REPEAT
by vadud3＠gmail.com 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

$ hobbitd_alert --dump-config shows HOST=%(.*) SERVICE=apt COLOR=red MAIL user at example.net FORMAT=TEXT REPEAT=1440 But I am receiving the same alert every 30 mins (default) with same alert code. The info column says Repeat is 1d for service apt. $ hobbitd_alert --debug --test host.example.net apt --duration=35 00012322 2010-07-08 22:45:03 *** Match with 'HOST=%(.*) SERVICE=apt COLOR=red' *** 2010-07-08 22:45:03 repeat host.example.net|apt|mail|user at example.net at 0 2010-07-08 22:45:03 Alert for host.example.net:apt to user at example.net 00012322 2010-07-08 22:45:03 Mail alert with command 'mail -s "Hobbit [12345] host.example.net:apt CRITICAL (RED) [cfid:281]" user at example.net' why is it saying repeat ... 0 ? what is that mean ? am I experiencing a bug? $ vi +281 server/etc/hobbit-alerts.cfg [..] HOST=%(.*) SERVICE=apt COLOR=red MAIL user at example.net REPEAT=1d <-- line 281 Please advise. -- 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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Hobbit/Xymon client
by dwdaniel＠vcu.edu 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Does anyone know if there is a hobbit/bbwin/xymon client for MAC's? If there is can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks ** Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html

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Compile 4.3.0-beta2 Solaris 8
by shadowazul＠gmail.com 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

I can´t compile Xymon 4.3.0-beta2 in solaris8. I have the following error: CC="gcc" CFLAGS="-g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSunOS -I. -I`pwd`/include -DCLIENTONLY=1" LDFLAGS="" OSDEF="-DSunOS" RPATHOPT="-Wl,-R" PCREINCDIR="" SSLFLAGS="" SSLINCDIR="" SSLLIBS="" NETLIBS="-lresolv -lsocket -lnsl" LIBRTDEF="" BBTOPDIR="/usr/local/xymon/client" BBLOGDIR="" BBHOSTNAME="" BBHOSTIP="127.0.0.1" BBHOSTOS="" LOCALCLIENT="no" make -C lib client make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/lib' gcc -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSunOS -I. -I/tmp/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include -DCLIENTONLY=1 -I. -I../include -c -o misc.o misc.c In file included from /tmp/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include/libbbgen.h:42, from misc.c:34: /tmp/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/lib/eventlog.h:38: error: parse error before numeric constant make[1]: *** [misc.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/lib' make: *** [lib-client] Error 2 I try with the 4.2.3 version (non beta) and compile perfectly (in solaris 8)... I try to compile 4.3.0-beta2 in solaris 10 and works fine ! Anybody have an idea where is the problem, I need to compile the latest version of xymon? Thanks a lot friends !

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