January 2012 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

Where to find the latest hostdata (or: How to monitor one process on two servers)?
by Martin.Ward＠colt.net 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Hi all, I have a pair of servers that run Veritas Cluster Software and they have a number of different processes that they run in turn. Simply put it means that there is a process that will be running on one or another of the two servers and at any given time I will not know which server it runs on. The important thing for me is that it is running, so I set about creating a monitor that will check for this. I can't have something that runs on the client since I won't know which client the process runs on but it struck me that the server always has an up to date process list, so I could simply read the hostdata file for the two servers, rip out the process list, concatenate the two and search for the specific process name, simple! This is a brilliant idea that would work if only I had access to the up to date client data. It seems that the data stored in the hostdata directory only changes when a status for that server changes to an alert state (according to the xymond_hostdata web page) so if the process switches to a different machine but nothing actually changes the alert status of the client, the latest host data is not stored in the hostdata/ subdirectory. I know that the latest host data is stored somewhere because I can see it in the web browser. Does anyone know where this up to date host data is kept such that I can utilise the information in it? Failing that do you have any other suggestions, recommendations or scripts lying around that will enable me to look for a process across more than one server? |\/| [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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xymon client only showing conn trends info
by tshimada＠2advanced.com 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Hello, I just reinstalled xymon 4.3.7 on Fedora 15 x86_64. The server shows all tags with no errors. When I finished installing a client (using the same 4.3.7) the client shows up on the ghost client so the hostname is correct and I added it to the host.cfg. However, client only shows conn, trends and info. How can I get the rest to show up? Thanks in advance. Tom

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Email alerts questions
by nleskiw＠gmail.com 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Hello, 2 quick questions: 1.) I was forced to run Xymon on a non-standard port. I set XYMONSERVERNAME in xymonserver.cfg to HOST:PORT, but the URLs pointing to XYmon are not showing the port, and as such they don't work. Is there a way to fix this? 2.) Any way to adjust the template for emails? Some of my team members have issues understanding what's broken... ( * I * understand just fine, but it looks like I'm going to have to, ahem, "simplify" it a bit if you catch my drift...) Thank you!

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xmon installation steps !!
by setu.dixit＠gmail.com 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Hi All, I am new to xymon, and i am trying to install it. I am getting errors about the rrd tool. Do anyone has any steps regarding this ?? Setu.....

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xymonzos S878
by Joseph.Benedetto＠marist.edu 15 Jan '12

15 Jan '12

Hi, My XYMONZOS which is running on z/OS 1.12 System has been receiving S878 abends. This started when we upgraded from z/OS 1.9. We monitor our system using XYMON and its a major part of our operations. The S878 happen almost once or twice a day. Has anyone seen this? Does anyone know how we can fix this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You Joe Benedetto System Programmer Marist College Poughkeepsie NY 12601 Office:845-575-3208

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Yellow->red escalation, bug or feature?
by betsy.schwartz＠gmail.com 14 Jan '12

14 Jan '12

I think this is a bug, but maybe it's a feature I haven't figured out yet: Many of our alerts are set to email on yellow and page with escalation on red: alert1 after 10 minutes (repeat every 10), alert2 after 20 minutes , alert3 after 40 minutes, alert4 after an hour. When an alert is yellow, it sometimes sits around for a while. When an alert goes red, the alert1 person acks or fixes the alert and the alert4 person should never be woken up. However, when an alert has been yellow for over an hour and *then* turns red, we are seeing that the entire escalation group is paged, as though the alert has been red for over an hour. I think this is a bug - when the alert first goes red it should be treated as a NEW alert and not go waking up everyone. Thoughts? Am I missing something? Our tier4 person is getting rather annoyed at being woken up for things that the tier1 person can handle. thanks Betsy

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Monitoring MQ
by Neil.Simmonds＠express-gifts.co.uk 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

We are already monitoring MQ Queues and MQ Channels but would like to know if it is possible to monitor MQ Listener status by adding it to the standard mq.sh script? If so what would we put in analysis.cfg to make this work? Regards, Neil Simmonds Operation Analyst (Operations Support Group) Express Gifts Limited Express House Clayton Business Park Accrington Lancashire BB5 5JY T: 01254 303092 | E: neil.simmonds at Express-Gifts.co.uk 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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Sending statusupdates to xymon using databasetriggers
by klaas.eenkhoorn＠vtspn.nl 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

Dear All, Is it possible to use databasetriggers and storedprocedures for sending statusupdates to xymon ? Example: Our DBA uses a database with status messages of his databases. Is it possible as soon as a record gets added to this message table a storedprocedure starts and forwards this message to xymon ? Met vriendelijke groet, Klaas D. Eenkhoorn Senior Beheerder UNIX -------------------------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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Help with monitoring processes on Linux
by sjcarr＠gmail.com 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

Take a look at http://tools.rebel-it.com.au/xymon-rclient/ - this runs on the xymon server and connects to the client system remotely to obtain the client data etc. I'm running this on our system to connect over SSH to numerous locked down linux based systems that we cannot install a full xymon client on to. Steve On 13 January 2012 16:35, <Sridhar.Adapalli at hhsc.state.tx.us> wrote: > Hi**** > > I have a client machine that I am trying to monitor which is running RHEL > 4.9 and has glibc version 2.3.4. When I try to run ‘runclient.sh’, it > complains that it requires glibc 2.5 or better. I am not able to get glibc > 2.5 or better from Red Hat. Can you please let me know how to overcome > this issue?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks**** > > ** ** > > -- Sridhar**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Xymon mailing list > Xymon at xymon.com > http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon > >

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Help with monitoring processes on Linux
by Sridhar.Adapalli＠hhsc.state.tx.us 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

Hi I have a client machine that I am trying to monitor which is running RHEL 4.9 and has glibc version 2.3.4. When I try to run 'runclient.sh', it complains that it requires glibc 2.5 or better. I am not able to get glibc 2.5 or better from Red Hat. Can you please let me know how to overcome this issue? Thanks -- Sridhar

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