November 2011 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

Issues after upgrade from 4.2.3 to 4.3.5
by skadz＠skadz.com 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Any help here? I've tried a number of different things to attempt to solve these on my own, but nothing has worked. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Skadz On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Ryan Skadberg <skadz at skadz.com> wrote: > Hi All - > > I've been running hobbit/xymon for a long time, but I've finally just > joined the list due to a number of issues after I upgraded from 4.2.3 to > 4.3.5. I walked through and fixed all the file names and everything SEEMS > ok, but am seeing a number of strange things: > > a) When I start up xymon, I don't get my previous state back. The xymond > options have: > > --restart=/usr/lib/xymon/server/tmp/xymond.chk > --checkpoint-file=/usr/lib/xymon/server/tmp/xymond.chk > > And the files has data: > > 8136 /usr/lib/xymon/server/tmp/xymond.chk > > But when I restart the server or service, I seem to lose all data and > anything that has been disabled or acked is now once again back to it's > starting state. > > b) I can't seem to add new machines. I add a machine to hosts.cfg and > analysis.cfg and it shows up on the web page, but it never seems to > actually receive any data. I've tried reloading the service, but that > doesn't seem to help. I even tried something like: > > xymon localhost 'enable machine.company.com' > > But it did not help. I see on the Ghost client page that it seems to > recognize the correlation as it has a candidate, but isn't doing anything. > Do I need to do something different with this newer version to enable a > machine instead of just adding it to the two files? > > c) Last issue is very similar to the previous issue. I removed a machine > from the hosts.cfg file, then ran: > > xymon localhost 'drop machine.company.com' > > But when it didn't check in for an hour, it still seemingly went purple > and sent out emails/pages. I did a reload on the service and this now > seems to have stopped, but I don't think it should have happened in the > first place. > > d) I get startup errors that don't seem to make a ton of sense: > > In xymonlaunch.log, I see: > > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 xymonlaunch starting > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Loading tasklist configuration from > /usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/tasks.cfg > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Cannot open directory > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Loading hostnames > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Cannot load host data > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Loading saved state > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Cannot access checkpoint file > /usr/lib/xymon/server/tmp/xymond.chk for restore > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Setting up network listener on 0.0.0.0:1984 > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Setting up signal handlers > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Setting up xymond channels > 2011-10-25 12:11:51 Setting up logfiles > > > As I said, I am seeing all of the hosts that I have in the system and have > double checked the permissions and the xymon user can most definitely > access all of the files, so why am I getting these errors? > > [xymon at vir5ob xymon]$ whoami > xymon > [xymon at vir5ob xymon]$ wc -l /usr/lib/xymon/server/tmp/xymond.chk > 8136 /usr/lib/xymon/server/tmp/xymond.chk > [xymon at vir5ob xymon]$ ls -als /usr/lib/xymon/server/tmp/xymond.chk > 31756 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32474378 Oct 26 17:54 > /usr/lib/xymon/server/tmp/xymond.chk > > I am also seeing: > > 2011-10-26 17:54:50 Cannot load host data > > in my xymond.log every 10 minutes. As I said, any files seem to be > accessible as far as I can tell, but maybe since the error message is not > very verbose, I am not looking in the right place. > > I know these probably all seem like newbie questions, but I have done all > the debugging I seem to be able to do and can't figure anything out on > these. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > Skadz > >

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Android 2.2 App
by ralphmitchell＠gmail.com 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Darrik Mazey <darrik.lists at darmasoft.com>wrote: > On 11/03/2011 12:26 AM, Ralph Mitchell wrote: > > Giving: > > > > 192.168.1.4 > > > > I get an Apache log entry. Changing that to > > > > 192.168.1.4/ <http://192.168.1.4/> > > > > I get NO Apache log entry, nothing at all. Adding xymon to the end: > > > > 192.168.1.4/xymon <http://192.168.1.4/xymon> > > > > gets me green status and a log entry again. > > > > Are you assuming that Xymon is installed at the top level, or are you > > appending anything to the hostname?? > > Technically speaking, I make the assumption that xymon is installed > top-level. To get the page (depending on version of xymon and assuming > ssl is checked) I basically do: > > https://<HOSTNAME_SETTING>/nongreen.html > > Where HOSTNAME_SETTING is "192.168.1.4/", this gives a request for: > > https://192.168.1.4//nongreen.html > > The apache Http module kicks up a Bad URI error on a double slash. > > If xymon is not installed top-level, HOSTNAME_SETTING can be set to > "192.168.1.4/PATH" (no trailing slash) and the request becomes: > > https://192.168.1.4/PATH/nongreen.html > > I will update the code to check for a trailing slash in the hostname and > remove it, as a convenience. > > Do you recommend a separate setting for the PATH part, or is it > sufficient to append that to the hostname setting? > Perhaps just a note in the hostname setting box? Could it be labelled something like "Hostname and path", or just "Url for xymon"? Ralph Mitchell

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Conn test
by ger.maguire＠arra.ie 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Hi, I am monitoring multiple systems that use a satellite connection which is causing me an issue with the conn tests as the first ping will almost always be 1200-1500ms but then subsequent pings will be a "stable" 700ms. Is there any way that I can get the hobbitping to ignore the first ping result received and use the 2nd instead ? I was thinking of using a shell script to do this but this would be a last resort as it adds extra overhead into the conn testing for the system performance. Any ideas welcome. Thanks, Ger.

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customize the email body alerts for xymon
by Alan.FORD＠stanwell.com 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Yeah no probs. I think this is what you want BBALPHAMSG=$BBALPHAMSG" Enter new Information here" Alan This email is to be read subject to the email disclaimer located at http://www.stanwell.com/email-disclaimer.aspx

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customize the email body alerts for xymon
by Alan.FORD＠stanwell.com 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

I have written an email script which displays as html (of course you have to have a html enabled email client). It checks for individual services and displays a fixed message, could also add checks for specific hosts to. Here is a sample (not sure if html will display properly thru here) Xymon Alert (red) : files utnfrc01.stanwell.com Files on server testserver.stanwell.com have not been updated recently testserver.stanwell.com:files red [124238] red Files status at Tue May 17 04:05:58 EST 2011 [red]/stanwell/data/mms/loader/Reports/STANWELL_P5MIN_201105170410_20110517040540.zip</xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=utnfrc01.stanwell.com&SECTION=file:/stanwell/data/mms/loader/Reports/STANWELL_P5MIN_201105170410_20110517040540.zip> File is missing File is missing [yellow]/stanwell/data/scada/sps/incoming/unit2/MTBIN.DAT</xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=utnfrc01.stanwell.com&SECTION=file:/stanwell/data/scada/sps/incoming/unit2/MTBIN.DAT> File is missing [green]/stanwell/data/mms/batcher/Holding</xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=utnfrc01.stanwell.com&SECTION=file:/stanwell/data/mms/batcher/Holding> From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Vernon Everett Sent: Monday, 16 May 2011 9:21 PM To: sonal kumar Cc: Xymon mailinglist Subject: Re: [Xymon] customize the email body alerts for xymon Use the script option in the alerts file. At a previous client, we had a very specific problem we were monitoring for. Instead of Xymon sending a standard alert email, I needed a set of detailed instructions sent out, indicating how to resolve the issue. I then created a script to send the custom email, instead. It worked so well, the client asked me to use the technique for a number of other problem areas. Most popular use was to send instructions to helpdesk, explaining who to log the call to, and the severity level. Regards Vernon ________________________________________________________________________________ This email (including all attachments) may contain personal information and is intended solely for the named addressee. It is confidential and may be subject to legal or other professional privilege and any confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this email has been sent to you by mistake. This email is also subject to copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the written consent of the copyright owner. Any personal Information in this email must be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). If you have received it in error, please let Stanwell Corporation Limited know by reply email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. Stanwell is not responsible for any changes made to a document other than those made by Stanwell. Stanwell accepts no liability for any damage caused by this email or its attachments due to viruses, interference, interception, corruption or unauthorised access. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email purportedly sent by us, please contact us immediately. If this is a commercial electronic message within the meaning of the Spam Act 2003 (Cth), you may indicate that you do not wish to receive any further commercial electronic messages from Stanwell by emailing mailto:privacy at stanwell.com... ________________________________________________________________________________

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Bug when acking alert twice
by Johan.Sjoberg＠deltamanagement.se 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Hi. Today we noticed that there is a bug when acknowledging alerts twice (in a short time). Me and a colleague acknowledged the same alert within 25 seconds. I acked it for 1 hour (via mail) and he acked it for five hours (via web interface). The web interface showed that the alert was acknowledged for 5 hours (Next update:...), but after 1 hour, SMS alerts started coming. Then he acked the alert again (from web GUI), and the alerts stopped and the "Next update" time was updated. We have configured SMS to repeat every 15 minutes. Acknowledge.log: Thu Nov 03 2011 09:38:28 202330 60 202330 np_filename_not_used host.test red --_000_CE29FAAF3C734A43B4D620A517E393FEB05C44WI_\nAcked by: =?iso-8859-1?Q?XXXXXX Thu Nov 03 2011 09:38:53 202330 300 202330 np_filename_not_used host.test red modem failover \nAcked by: admin (192.168.107.50) Thu Nov 03 2011 10:55:06 202330 120 202330 np_filename_not_used host.test red New ack \nAcked by: admin (192.168.107.50) Notification.log: Thu Nov 3 09:32:06 2011 host.test (xx.xx.xx.xx) alarms at domain.tld 1320309126 0 Thu Nov 3 10:38:49 2011 host.test (xx.xx.xx.xx) 46xxxxxxxx 1320313129 0 Thu Nov 3 10:53:52 2011 host.test (xx.xx.xx.xx) 46xxxxxxxx 1320314032 0 Regards, Johan Sjöberg

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Android 2.2 App
by Phil.Crooker＠orix.com.au 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

For the first time, I almost want to get an smartphone so I can use this.... >>> On 2/11/2011 at 4:11 PM, in message <4EB0D102.9080902 at darmasoft.com>, Darrik Mazey <darrik.lists at darmasoft.com> wrote: > Hello, all. > > I wrote an android app to quickly assess status and issues. It > basically parses the non-green view and generates a scrollable report. > You can swipe each non-green test to open the service page for that test > in a browser. > > This software is beta, but I'm reasonably certain it parses the > non-green view for 4.2.3, 4.3.0, and 4.3.4 properly. > > Anyway, hope it's useful to someone. > > Source code is here: > http://github.com/darrikmazey/XymonQV > > App is here: > http://market.android.com/details?id=com.darmasoft.xymon > > Feedback is always welcome, as are feature requests, bug reports, and such. > > Cheers, > Darrik

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install new custom script
by bewhite＠fellowes.com 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

http://www.xymon.com/xymon/help/xymon-tips.html#scripts Bruce White Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer | Phone: 1-630-671-5169 | Fax: 630-893-1648 | bewhite at fellowes.com | http://www.fellowes.com/ Disclaimer: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Fellowes, Inc. ________________________________ From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Centro de operaciones, redes y sistemas Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 1:30 PM To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: [Xymon] install new custom script Hello guys, I downloaded a new script for check the expiry of certificates from the xymon website, it's a file .sh, how can I install on my xymon server? Thank you, regards ________________________________ Corpresa Hosting Teléfono Barcelona (España): 902 00 10 67 Teléfono Lima (Perú): 170 56 250 Fax Barcelona (España): 931 001 834 E-mail: soporte-plus at corpresa.com Web: http://corpresa.com

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Monitoring linux server disk space
by kconnell＠ryerson.ca 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Thanks to all who replied...I knew there was a windows client, I just never noticed a linux based client was with the installation tar....duh. Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer & Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000 x6709 -----Original Message----- From: "White, Bruce" <bewhite at fellowes.com> Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:38:11 To: <kconnell at ryerson.ca>; Xymon Email List<xymon at xymon.com> Subject: RE: [Xymon] Monitoring linux server disk space Install the standard Xymon linux client on your server and point it to your Xymon server. Disk space is monitored in the default configuration. ......Bruce Bruce White Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer | Phone: 1-630-671-5169 | Fax: 630-893-1648 | bewhite at fellowes.com | http://www.fellowes.com/ Disclaimer: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Fellowes, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of kconnell at ryerson.ca Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:46 AM To: Xymon Email List Subject: [Xymon] Monitoring linux server disk space What's the best way to go about monitoring disk space on my linux based servers via Xymon ? Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer & Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000 x6709 _______________________________________________ Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon

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Monitoring linux server disk space
by kconnell＠ryerson.ca 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

What's the best way to go about monitoring disk space on my linux based servers via Xymon ? Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer & Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000 x6709

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