March 2011 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

Fwd: wrong alerts
by shailesh.paudyal＠gmail.com 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

All, I am getting following alerts, wanted to know if anyone can shed some light fixing this type of issues. I am running RED HAT EL 5.3 64 bit, xymon-4.2.3. Thanks, red ]Tue Mar 8 03:14:19 EST 2011 uname]]Linux <hostname> 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 x8 _64 - Filesystems NOT ok &red 43% /boot (55107% used) has reached the PANIC level (95%) Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on /dev/sda5 27054004 8183756 17473800 32% / /dev/sdb1 68814716 3035272 62227476 5% /app /dev/sdc2 118417044 13673828 98630888 13% /home /dev/sda3 9920624 668968 8739588 8% /var /dev/sdc1 19840892 178444 18638308 1% /tmp /dev/s a1 ] 101086 40760 55107 43% /boot /dev/mapper/VolGroup01-u01 258022788 63606424 181309576 26% /u01 /dev/mapper/VolGroup03-u03 2064204960 563582276 1395767132 29% /u02 -- Shailesh K. Paudyal shailesh.paudyal at gmail.com -- Shailesh K. Paudyal shailesh.paudyal at gmail.com

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how to split xymon display and xymon network test servers
by ralphmitchell＠gmail.com 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

One thing I didn't mention - if your "foo" net-tester doesn't need to be a display box, you could shut off bbgen and other similar things in the hobbitlaunch.cfg file. Just leave it running its own status check and the net testing stuff. You wouldn't even need to have Apache running. That would give you a few more cpu cycles to process the net tests. And I'm going to copy this to xymon at xymon.com, because it seems like my earlier reply didn't go to the mailing list... Ralph Mitchell On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Steve Holmes <sholmes42 at mac.com> wrote: > Thanks Ralph. That works great. I had read the man page about > BBLOCATION/NET:, but it didn't click that it would work without major > reworking of the *.cfg on the network server. It was 'the other part of the > puzzle" that was tripping me up. > > Thanks! > Steve > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Ralph Mitchell <ralphmitchell at gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Steve Holmes <sholmes42 at mac.com> wrote: >> >>> All, >>> I'm somewhat embarrassed to say that after all this time using Xymon (and >>> Hobbit and BB before that) I did not realize until today that Xymon does not >>> use the keywords BBDISPLAY, BBNET and BBPAGER. So, now I have a need to >>> split BBNET from the others and have been looking at the email archives and >>> man pages but have found no explanation of how to do it. >>> >>> Note I'm still on Xymon 4.2.3. >>> >>> All I need is a pointer to instructions for how to configure what would >>> be the BBNET server. The hobbitserver.cfg file talks about 'this server', >>> but the variables there seem to be explicitly talking about the display >>> server, so I'm confused. I know I need to run bbtest-net on the network test >>> server, but how do I get it to send data to the display server? >>> >> >> You need to be looking at the BBLOCATION option in >> server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg. You set up a whole spare xymon-4.2.3 instance >> somewhere on your network and set BBLOCATION to some value: >> >> BBLOCATION="foo" >> >> Go to your original Xymon instance and edit the bb-hosts file to include >> NET:foo for each system to be net-monitored by the "foo" instance. Copy >> that bb-hosts file to the "foo" machine and fire it up. The original system >> should stop running network tests against any "NET:foo" labelled hosts. The >> "foo" system should *only* run tests against those systems. >> >> The other part of the puzzle is delivery to the original server. On the >> "foo" system, set BBDISP in hobbitserver.cfg to the IP of your original >> server. >> >> Ralph Mitchell >> >> >

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How can i change the format for e-mail alert.
by Daniel.Nordquist＠orlandohealth.com 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

I've had the same issue with the cluster.exe sending alerts in html but not including the <html> tag so it shows up like yours does. You can script it and have it send in html but it will attach a .bin file which is more of a pain than just reading between the tags imo. Maybe someone else has a solution? From: Jayanta Kundu [mailto:jayantak007 at gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 1:37 PM To: Nordquist, Daniel Subject: Re: [Xymon] How can i change the format for e-mail alert. Hi Daniel, I am using FORMAT=PLAIN in the "hobbit-alerts.cfg" file. With Regards, Jayanta. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Nordquist, Daniel <Daniel.Nordquist at orlandohealth.com<mailto:Daniel.Nordquist at orlandohealth.com>> wrote: Have you tried using the format= setting? Or are you using a script? From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com<mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com> [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com<mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com>] On Behalf Of Jayanta Kundu Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 1:23 PM To: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com> Subject: [Xymon] How can i change the format for e-mail alert. Hi All, How can I change the format for e-mail alert. Presently in my xymon setup following e-mail format is showing: red Tue Mar 8 13:17:28 IRST 2011 ERROR :The PERNDING_CREDIT_ENTRIES_WMX count crossed Error Threshold Level PERNDING_CREDIT_ENTRIES_WMX Details : PENDING_CREDIT_ENTRIES VALUE ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- &red #ERROR# 1055 Threshold : Error Threshold > 500 Warning Threshold > 200 See http://192.168.xx.xx/xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?HOST=t1vl001&SERVICE=Pernding_… I would like to change it as follows(I wan following format for e-mail alert): The PERNDING_CREDIT_ENTRIES_WMX count = 1055 Error Threshold > 500 Warning Threshold > 200 See http://192.168.xx.xx/xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?HOST=t1vl001&SERVICE=Pernding_… With Regards, Jayanta. ________________________________ This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, use, or distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. This communication may contain material protected by Federal privacy regulations, attorney-client work product, or other privileges. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to: postmaster at orlandohealth.com<mailto:postmaster at orlandohealth.com> . If this e-mail message concerns a contract matter, be advised that no employee or agent is authorized to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of Orlando Health by e-mail without express written confirmation by an officer of the corporation. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Orlando Health. ________________________________ This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, use, or distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. This communication may contain material protected by Federal privacy regulations, attorney-client work product, or other privileges. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to: postmaster at orlandohealth.com . If this e-mail message concerns a contract matter, be advised that no employee or agent is authorized to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of Orlando Health by e-mail without express written confirmation by an officer of the corporation. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Orlando Health.

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How can i change the format for e-mail alert.
by jayantak007＠gmail.com 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Hi All, How can I change the format for e-mail alert. *Presently in my xymon setup following e-mail format is showing:* red Tue Mar 8 13:17:28 IRST 2011 ERROR :The PERNDING_CREDIT_ENTRIES_WMX count crossed Error Threshold Level PERNDING_CREDIT_ENTRIES_WMX Details : PENDING_CREDIT_ENTRIES VALUE ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- &red #ERROR# 1055 Threshold : Error Threshold > 500 Warning Threshold > 200 See http://192.168.xx.xx/xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?HOST=t1vl001&SERVICE=Pernding_… *I would like to change it as follows(I wan following format for e-mail alert):* The PERNDING_CREDIT_ENTRIES_WMX count = 1055 Error Threshold > 500 Warning Threshold > 200 See http://192.168.xx.xx/xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?HOST=t1vl001&SERVICE=Pernding_… With Regards, Jayanta.

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Disable a test permanently
by Benoit.Schmid＠unige.ch 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello, On a client, I would like to permanently disable tests like for example the memory. How can I disable the memory test on a specific xymon client? Thanks in advance for your answer. - -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Benoit Schmid Tel: (++41-22) 379-7209 University of Geneva - Information Technology Division _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk115dsACgkQPzupdm8Bofx8zwCgiY0Va1lY9OzD8EXeEpoJNTic Z70AniJmkqtrSWPq6/UDrEaUOBBcUcSY =WSE7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Disable a test permanently
by Benoit.Schmid＠unige.ch 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Dominique, Thanks for the config. Just to be sure that I understand well, the client would still send its info, but it would be ignore by the server? As you know Solaris zones, which tests do you run/disable in non local zones? Thanks in advance for your answer. On 03/08/2011 10:35 AM, Dominique Frise wrote: > On 03/ 8/11 09:16 AM, Benoit SCHMID wrote: > Hello, > > On a client, I would like to permanently disable tests like for example > the memory. > > How can I disable the memory test on a specific xymon client? > > Thanks in advance for your answer. _______________________________________________ Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon > Have you tried NOCOLUMS? > from hosts.cfg(5) (or bb-hosts(5) if you use Hobbit): > NOCOLUMNS:column[,column] > Used to drop certain of the status columns generated by > the Xymon client. column is one of cpu, disk, files, > memory, msgs, ports, procs. This setting stops these > columns from being updated for the host. Note: If the > columns already exist, you must use the xymon(1) util- > ity to drop them, or they will go purple. > Dominique - -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Benoit Schmid Tel: (++41-22) 379-7209 University of Geneva - Information Technology Division _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk11+WIACgkQPzupdm8BofwAhACeP6pTMTzngqm93Goof75WvAd3 WIYAnjIT/2yskzD+O9ohmJnFyQ+NfRXR =9tfz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Rrd file isn't created
by Paul.Root＠qwest.com 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Hi, I have a test on a machine titled 'AMOS'. Xymon server is 4.2.3. It's a simple script, that receives info from an automation from within a program. It has a single data point, and it's output looks like this: rows : 20 $Id: hbtStatus,v 1.15 2011/02/07 21:03:28 root Exp $ I went into the script and changed the colons in the time to : In hobbitserver.cfg, I changed the TEST2RRD line to: TEST2RRD="cpu=la,disk,inode,qtree,memory,$PINGCOLUMN=tcp,http=tcp,dns=tcp,dig=tcp,time=ntpstat,vmstat,iostat,netstat,temperature,apache,bind,sendmail,mailq,nmailq=mailq,socks,bea,iishealth,citrix,bbgen,bbtest,bbproxy,hobbitd,files,procs=processes,ports,clock,lines,ops,stats,cifs,JVM,JMS,HitCache,Session,JDBCConn,ExecQueue,JTA,TblSpace,RollBack,MemReq,InvObj,snapmirr,snaplist,snapshot,AMOS=ncv,if_load=devmon,temp=devmon" and at the end (near the end) added: NCV_AMOS="rows:GAUGE" Then I killed hobbitd_rrd (both instances). I waited 10-15 minutes, but no rrd file. I restarted xymon completely. Still no rrd file. I'm not able to find anything in any log file about what's happening. Any ideas? Thanks, Paul. Paul Root Lead Internet Systems Eng Qwest Network Services This communication is the property of Qwest and may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the communication and any attachments.

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Xymon 4.3.0 build error on HP-UX 11iv3 ia64
by innate.ideas＠gmail.com 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Build of Xymon 4.3.0 client fails with error on HP-UX 11iv3 ia64. Bug#3201638 This client is currently running 4.3.0 beta 2. Here is the output: Created Makefile with the necessary information to build Xymon Some defaults are used, so do look at the Makefile before continuing. Configuration complete - now run gmake -s (GNU make) to build the tools salmon # gmake -s timefunc.c: In function 'gettimer': timefunc.c:55: error: 'CLOCK_MONOTONIC' undeclared (first use in this function) timefunc.c:55: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once timefunc.c:55: error: for each function it appears in.) timefunc.c: In function 'getntimer': timefunc.c:67: error: 'CLOCK_MONOTONIC' undeclared (first use in this function) timefunc.c: In function 'timespec_text': timefunc.c:147: warning: passing argument 2 of 'getescapestring' from incompatible pointer type gmake[1]: *** [timefunc-client.o] Error 1 gmake: *** [lib-client] Error 2

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Newbee question about a database backend
by klaas.eenkhoorn＠vtspn.nl 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Dear All, Some time ago we've started using xymon to monitor our network and it works fine. Now we would like to use the statistics of xymon for weekly reports, therefor we would like to connect xynmon to amysql database backend for graphing. urrently we use rrd for trends an graphs. Is there a 'how to' written or is there a example config how to do this ? Met vriendelijke groet, Klaas D. Eenkhoorn Senior Beheerder UNIX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- vts Politie Nederland VG - Noord Oost Hanzelaan 95, gebouw 45, 8017 JE Zwolle Doorkiesnummer: 038-4976326 Mobiel: 06-27035452 Helpen Nederland veiliger te maken (c) [2008] vts Politie Nederland, all rights reserved. -------------------------Disclaimer------------------------------- De informatie verzonden met dit e-mailbericht (en bijlagen) is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde(n) en zij die van de geadresseerde(n) toestemming kregen dit bericht te lezen. Gebruik door anderen dan geadresseerde(n) is verboden. De informatie in dit e-mailbericht (en bijlagen) kan vertrouwelijk van aard zijn en kan binnen het bereik vallen van een geheimhoudingsplicht en een verschoningsrecht. -------------------------------------------------------------------

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FOLLOWUP: Script to rotate on-call tech hourly and weekly
by betsy.schwartz＠gmail.com 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

A long ways back, I posted asking about how to rotate paging when there was a complex paging schedule, with multiple people working overlapping shifts. In addition to our hourly on-duty schedule we have weekly rotations for various teams on-call. We wanted to be able to tell xymon to page the DBA on-call or the tech ons duty this hour, without having to write what were becoming increasingly cumbersome rules. Well, we couldn't find anything that would do what we wanted, so we ended up writing something in-house. (I say "we" but I mean one of our developers, who gave up some "innovation Friday" time and some personal evening/weekend time as well!) It's still in the quick-and-dirty stage, not well-documented or polished enough to release as an open source tool yet, but we'd like to get it there. Meanwhile I wanted to share it. You're welcome to look at it and to use it in whole or in part, but please do not formally redistribute it until we can get it into better shape. We just started production acceptance testing of xymon and this script, this week. A link from my personal account: http://www.well.com/~betsys/get-tech-on-call.pl http://www.well.com/~betsys/dummy_sched.xml I would very much welcome any feedback or improvements. The program takes as input an XML file containing definitions for people (name, email, and pager) , one or more lines for each tech in the weekly schedule, and a line for each of the weekly rotations. It outputs a list of the pager addresses for each person on duty, suitable for using as a mail alias file, or a list of names, OR a weekly schedule in csv format for ease of reading in a spreadsheet to check your work.

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