September 2011 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

delayred, delayyellow ?
by david.gore＠verizon.com 23 Sep '11

23 Sep '11

Just so I am clear, since I have to do a number or replacements, is this correct: # badconn:1:3:99999 would be replaced with this: # delayyellow=conn:1 delayred=conn:99999 We are want some conn alerts for some hosts to be yellow and not red. ~David

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Xymon 4.3.5 acknowledge doesnt appear on non-green-page
by Carl.Melgaard＠STAB.RM.DK 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Hi, I just tried acknowledging a couple of alert on my newly upgraded Xymon 4.3.5 - and no of the acks appears in the bottom list on the non-green page - is there a fix to this? /melgaard

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Regular expression
by Neil.Simmonds＠express-gifts.co.uk 22 Sep '11

22 Sep '11

Hi all, I'm trying to monitor a Windows event log for an error, I've got BBWin 0.12 installed in central mode and I've successfully got the eventlogs showing up in messages, However if I get an error from Backup Exec similar to this, error - 2011/09/22 13:30:00 - Backup Exec System Recovery (100) - Error EC8F17B7: Cannot create recovery points for job: BACKUP_SCHED_01_30_SAT. Error E7B70001: Win32/Win64 API DeviceIoControl(IOCTL_VSNAP_VDIFF_STOP) failed. Error EBAB03F1: The device does not recognize the command. Details: 0xE7B70001 Source: Backup Exec System Recovery Despite the fact that I have this, "LOG eventlog:Application %(Backup Exec System Recovery\.+?|Error) COLOR=yellow" in my analysis.cfg file the color doesn't change. Using Regex builder, it appears that the regular expression should match the string but it doesn't seem to be doing so. Has anyone any ideas? Thanks, Neil Simmonds Operations Analyst Operations Support Group Express Gifts Ltd. neil.simmonds at express-gifts.co.uk Tel :- 01254 303092 Fax :- 01254 303100 Name & Registered Office: EXPRESS GIFTS LIMITED, 2 GREGORY ST, HYDE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, SK14 4TH, Company No. 00718151. Express Gifts Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ------------- NOTE: This email and any information contained within or attached in a separate file is confidential and intended solely for the Individual to whom it is addressed. The information or data included is solely for the purpose indicated or previously agreed. Any information or data included with this e-mail remains the property of Findel PLC and the recipient will refrain from utilising the information for any purpose other than that indicated and upon request will destroy the information and remove it from their records. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Findel PLC. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. No warranties or assurances are made in relation to the safety and content of this e-mail and any attachments. No liability is accepted for any consequences arising from it. Findel Plc reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its internal and external networks. If you have received this email in error please notify our IT helpdesk on +44(0) 1254 303030

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Clean 4.3.5 install compatible with 4.3.0-scripts?
by Carl.Melgaard＠STAB.RM.DK 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Hi, Will a clean 4.3.5 installation be able to run the old BB-environment scripts etc.? /melgaard

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Alert script "BBCOLORLEVEL" is red when recovered
by jlaidman＠rebel-it.com.au 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Hi I'm running Xymon v4.3.3. I'm using an alert script to create log entries for a corporate alarming system to monitor. When a test fails in a red status, my script gets: RECOVERED=0, BBCOLORLEVEL=red and BBALPHAMSG="red bla bla bla" When the test goes green again, it gets: RECOVERED=1, BBCOLORLEVEL=red and BBALPHAMSG="green bla bla bla" The BBCOLORLEVEL is "red" in both messages even though for the second the state had returned to green. The "alerts" doco/manpage says that BBCOLORLEVEL is "the current color of the status". But it seems to show the color of the status when it first entered the failure status. Is this a bug, or is the doco wrong, or am I mis-reading the doco? A related question: Some tests include a URL in the BBALPHAMSG text (saying "See http://.../") but other tests don't. I can't work out which tests do and which don't. Is there a pattern to this that I'm not seeing? Can the URL be enabled for all alert messages? In all cases, the SCRIPT definition sets "FORMAT=TEXT", which should be including the URL. Here's an example: HOST=%^lxdns01[01]\d\. SERVICE=ntp DURATION>30 RECOVERED SCRIPT /usr/local/utils/xymon-scripts/xymon-logger "" FORMAT=TEXT REPEAT=1d Cheers Jeremy

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ack.cgi.1.html doesnt exist in 4.3.5
by Carl.Melgaard＠STAB.RM.DK 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Hi, Just noticed that http://xymon.com/xymon/help/manpages/man1/ack.cgi.1.html doesnt point to anything - same in my installation. /melgaard

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integrate media wiki with xymon.
by cors＠corpresa.com 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Hello, I would like to know, how might integrate mediawiki with xymon?, for the hostname that appear in the website, have a link to other site. Thank you, regards. ________________________________ Corpresa Hosting Tel?fono: 902 001 067 Fax: 931 001 834 E-mail: soporte-plus at corpresa.com http://corpresahosting.com

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FW: about a xymon client
by Neil.Simmonds＠express-gifts.co.uk 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Hi, Central mode means that you set all your monitoring thresholds through the analysis.cfg and possibly client-local.cfg on the Xymon server. In local mode you configure all the thresholds on the client. Essentially, central mode is the standard Xymon way of doing things whereas local is more like the Big Brother way. This is a fairly simple description but I'm sure someone will be along with the more complex version. Regards, Neil. ________________________________ From: Centro de operaciones, redes y sistemas [mailto:cors at corpresa.com] Sent: 21 September 2011 09:45 To: Neil Simmonds; bbwin-help at lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Xymon] about a xymon client Hello, what is the difference between central mode and local mode :s? thank you, regards. De: Neil Simmonds [mailto:Neil.Simmonds at express-gifts.co.uk] Enviado el: miércoles, 21 de septiembre de 2011 9:10 Para: Centro de operaciones, redes y sistemas Asunto: RE: [Xymon] about a xymon client Hi, We just use it in central mode. Once you have installed it just change the BBWin.cfg file in C:\Program Files\BBWin\etc as below, <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> <bbwin> <setting name="bbdisplay" value="xymon server name" />       <setting name="mode" value="central" /> <setting name="configclass" value="win32" /> Then you just start the service and all the configuration can be done at the Xymon server. There is some more information if you open the BBWin_en.chm file in C:\Program Files\BBWin\doc. There are also sample local and central config files in that folder. ________________________________ From: Centro de operaciones, redes y sistemas [mailto:cors at corpresa.com] <mailto:%5bmailto:cors at corpresa.com%5d> Sent: 20 September 2011 15:51 To: Neil Simmonds Subject: RE: [Xymon] about a xymon client Thank you! Neil, awesome. :-), i have a doubt, are there any guide for set this client, from server side and client side?i'm using xymon 4.3.5. Thank you, regards. De: Neil Simmonds [mailto:Neil.Simmonds at express-gifts.co.uk] <mailto:%5bmailto:Neil.Simmonds at express-gifts.co.uk%5d> Enviado el: martes, 20 de septiembre de 2011 9:05 Para: Centro de operaciones, redes y sistemas Asunto: RE: [Xymon] about a xymon client http://bbwin.sourceforge.net/ ________________________________ From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] <mailto:%5bmailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com%5d> On Behalf Of Centro de operaciones, redes y sistemas Sent: 20 September 2011 01:01 To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: [Xymon] about a xymon client Hello guys i'm using xymon 4.3.5 and work okay in my centos, i have a doubt, are there a windows xymon client for monitoring windows servers? Thank you, regards. ________________________________ Corpresa Hosting Teléfono: 902 001 067 Fax: 931 001 834 E-mail: soporte-plus at corpresa.com http://corpresahosting.com Name & Registered Office: EXPRESS GIFTS LIMITED, 2 GREGORY ST, HYDE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, SK14 4TH, Company No. 00718151. Express Gifts Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ------------- NOTE: This email and any information contained within or attached in a separate file is confidential and intended solely for the Individual to whom it is addressed. The information or data included is solely for the purpose indicated or previously agreed. Any information or data included with this e-mail remains the property of Findel PLC and the recipient will refrain from utilising the information for any purpose other than that indicated and upon request will destroy the information and remove it from their records. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Findel PLC. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. No warranties or assurances are made in relation to the safety and content of this e-mail and any attachments. No liability is accepted for any consequences arising from it. Findel Plc reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its internal and external networks. If you have received this email in error please notify our IT helpdesk on +44(0) 1254 303030 ________________________________ Corpresa Hosting Teléfono: 902 001 067 Fax: 931 001 834 E-mail: soporte-plus at corpresa.com http://corpresahosting.com Name & Registered Office: EXPRESS GIFTS LIMITED, 2 GREGORY ST, HYDE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, SK14 4TH, Company No. 00718151. Express Gifts Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ------------- NOTE: This email and any information contained within or attached in a separate file is confidential and intended solely for the Individual to whom it is addressed. The information or data included is solely for the purpose indicated or previously agreed. Any information or data included with this e-mail remains the property of Findel PLC and the recipient will refrain from utilising the information for any purpose other than that indicated and upon request will destroy the information and remove it from their records. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Findel PLC. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. No warranties or assurances are made in relation to the safety and content of this e-mail and any attachments. No liability is accepted for any consequences arising from it. Findel Plc reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its internal and external networks. If you have received this email in error please notify our IT helpdesk on +44(0) 1254 303030 ________________________________ Corpresa Hosting Teléfono: 902 001 067 Fax: 931 001 834 E-mail: soporte-plus at corpresa.com http://corpresahosting.com Name & Registered Office: EXPRESS GIFTS LIMITED, 2 GREGORY ST, HYDE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, SK14 4TH, Company No. 00718151. Express Gifts Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ------------- NOTE: This email and any information contained within or attached in a separate file is confidential and intended solely for the Individual to whom it is addressed. The information or data included is solely for the purpose indicated or previously agreed. Any information or data included with this e-mail remains the property of Findel PLC and the recipient will refrain from utilising the information for any purpose other than that indicated and upon request will destroy the information and remove it from their records. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Findel PLC. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. No warranties or assurances are made in relation to the safety and content of this e-mail and any attachments. No liability is accepted for any consequences arising from it. Findel Plc reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its internal and external networks. If you have received this email in error please notify our IT helpdesk on +44(0) 1254 303030

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xymon 4.3.5 errors
by tdiehl＠rogueind.com 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Hi, I just upgraded from 4.3.4 to 4.3.5 and I am getting errors that I do not understand. I would appreciate it if someone could tell me what to look at to correct the errors in the following log snippets: ==> xymonlaunch.log <== 2011-09-20 16:06:59 xymonlaunch starting 2011-09-20 16:06:59 Loading tasklist configuration from /usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/tasks.cfg 2011-09-20 16:06:59 Loading hostnames 2011-09-20 16:06:59 Cannot load host data 2011-09-20 16:06:59 Loading saved state 2011-09-20 16:06:59 Setting up network listener on 0.0.0.0:1984 2011-09-20 16:06:59 Setting up signal handlers 2011-09-20 16:06:59 Setting up xymond channels 2011-09-20 16:06:59 Setting up logfiles ==> xymongen.log <== 2011-09-20 16:07:04 xymond status-board not available, code 0 2011-09-20 16:07:04 Failed to load current Xymon status, aborting page-update ==> history.log <== 2011-09-20 16:07:51 Peer not up, flushing message queue ==> rrd-status.log <== 2011-09-20 16:07:51 Peer not up, flushing message queue ==> xymond.log <== 2011-09-20 16:07:51 Whoops ! Failed to send message (timeout) 2011-09-20 16:07:51 -> 2011-09-20 16:07:51 -> Recipient '192.168.0.2', timeout 15 2011-09-20 16:07:51 -> 1st line: 'config hosts.cfg' 2011-09-20 16:07:51 Cannot load hosts.cfg from xymond, code 7 2011-09-20 16:07:51 Failed to load from xymond, reverting to file-load I am using the exact same hosts.cfg as I used with 4.3.4. selinux is in permissive and the permissions on hosts.cfg are as follows. (bugs pts10) # ll /etc/xymon/hosts.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4255 Aug 30 04:57 /etc/xymon/hosts.cfg (bugs pts10) # In addition, restarting xymon clears all of the acks and disabled hosts. I can reset them without problem but I do not understand why they are getting deleted. If it matters the system is a Centos 5 i386 box. Regards, -- Tom Diehl tdiehl at rogueind.com Spamtrap address mtd123 at rogueind.com

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Large hobbit-clients.cfg
by Tom.Moore＠sas.com 20 Sep '11

20 Sep '11

We have the potential to have a very large hobbit-clients.cfg file. Is there a way to have this use "include" lines to external files, much like you can do with the bb-hosts file? I can't seem to find any reference to this feature in the man pages or the list archives. Thanks, Tom

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