March 2012 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

files external wth server side processing?
by SKreien＠la-z-boy.com 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Hey everyone... Since the BBWin client does not do files checking, if I make an external that submits files and directory information the same as the client would, would the Xymon server process it server side? Or would I need to do a full client side check? IE, I send in a message like so: client TEST01.bbwin win32 [dir:D:\test] 14888 D:\test Will that be processed in the server side channels? I'm trying to avoid doing a full client side check so I can make this as generic as possible for use with BBWin in central mode. Thanks! Scot Kreienkamp skreien at la-z-boy.com This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain privileged, confidential information which is exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that you are strictly prohibited from disseminating or distributing this information (other than to the intended recipient) or copying this information. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail or by telephone at the above number. Thank you.

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Critical Systems page
by Neil.Simmonds＠express-gifts.co.uk 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Hi all, I just wanted to get other peoples opinions on the critical systems page. We are looking to implement this in the next couple of weeks to improve things for our operators. However we use Xymon in 2 ways, 1. Email alerts to various teams. 2. Icon alerts to operators. This means that some tests we don't need the operators to see when they are yellow but we do want them visible when they go red. I know we can do this with the All Non Green page using the NOPROP option but when we start using the critical systems page (which allows us to give instructions to our Ops) I can't see any way to do the same. At the moment I am planning on setting certain tests where we don't need an operator action on yellow (such as Disk) as Priority 3 so we can instruct Ops to ignore Priority 3 yellow alerts. This isn't ideal as I would really like to have things set up so that when it shows up on the critical systems page, it requires an action (even if it's only raising a trouble ticket) Does anyone else have this issue and have you found a way round it at all? Also, is this ability to configure individual critical systems by alert colour something other people would like to see? I know I can set the critical systems page to only show red but that is not an option as we do want to see some yellows and also any purples. 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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Flapping Status - "Content OK" for 25 minutes, green but still red?
by tsztur＠gmail.com 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

This flapping has been giving me issues lately. There is a URL Content check that has a green button on the host page (meaning it's good) , it says "Content OK" yet the page background is red and displaying Flapping Status. and on the main xymon page it also shows red still. The URL check is good for 25+ minutes yet it's still marked as flapping, email alerts coming in. here is the setup: hosts.cfg: 11.22.33.44 host1.domain.ca # cont=http;https://host1.domain.ca;Redirecting NAME:"Main Company Prod" alerts.cfg HOST=host1.domain.ca COLOR=red mail test.test at test.com DURATION>2 I even tried to disable flapping in tasks.cfg [xymond] ENVFILE `/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg CMD xymond --pidfile=$XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymond.pid \ --restart=$XYMONTMP/xymond.chk --checkpoint-file=$XYMONTMP/xymond.chk --checkpoint-interval=600 \ --log=$XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymond.log \ --admin-senders=127.0.0.1,$XYMONSERVERIP \ --store-clientlogs=!msgs --flap-count=0 In xymond.log it shows: 2012-03-02 11:20:41 Flapping detected for host1.domain.ca:http - 5 changes in 918 seconds . Those 'changes' only happened while the services were being restarted, yes there might have been 5 changes (down page, up page, down page again, then back up) while the balancers were trying to stabilize but once they did the flapping status didn't change back for 30 minutes or so! Xymon is version 4.3.5 Why is this? TIA!

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[hobbit] Help: No graphs in xymon
by t.koerfer＠gevasys.de 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

For me it looks like a bug (typo) in hobbitgraph.cgi I changed the "nostale" to "noscale" (because I saw it some where else) and it works. But it works also if you remove the "nostale" parameter ... b.r. T.K.

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ntp - custom timeout
by a.chervonets＠cominder.eu 03 Mar '12

03 Mar '12

Good day! I need to setup custome response timeout for ntp tests for some (or at least for all) hosts. Option --cmdtimeout for xymonnet is not solution, because problem is not with ntpdate delay, but how long ntpdate expectes response ntpdate man says: -t timeout Specify the maximum time waiting for a server response as the value timeout, in seconds and fraction. The value is is rounded to a multiple of 0.2 seconds. The default is 1 second, a value suitable for polling across a LAN. But I can't find how to tell xymon server use that option (the best custom per host). Some of monitored hosts are outside LAN and time to time we got RED, and after some minutes GREEN again. Best regards, Andrey Chervonets ---------------------- SIA CoMinder http://www.cominder.eu/

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Search engine
by nicolas＠lienard.name 03 Mar '12

03 Mar '12

Hello Is there any plan to modify the standard search engine of xymon in order to look for not only HOSTNAME or IP ADDRESS but also strings from the NOTES or from the DESCR tag (or whatever in hosts.cfg) ? This could be an option in the search form in order to perform this kind of depth search. Cheers Nico

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Made changes to hosts.cfg but Web Pages are not updating
by Don.Kuhlman＠schawk.com 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Hi. I've been looking at the man pages and trying to figure this out, but I'm sure I'm missing something. I made some changes to my hosts.cfg for the main structure. I had Application Servers, Workstations, and Infrastructure on the main page with subpages under each. I added several groups to the Application servers page, but now when I go to the web, the Application Servers or applications.html page is not getting re-generated. It also shows its date as yesterday in the right corner. I have put the old hosts.cfg file back and it still isn't updating. I've rebooted the server Restarted the httpd daemon Did xymon.sh reload Xymon.sh restart Etc. Can someone point me to where or which piece generates the new updated webpages or how to find what's wrong? Thanks Don K

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how to disable flapping notifications?
by tsztur＠gmail.com 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

How do I disable flapping? Our host sometimes has issues and xymon starts spamming all kinds of flapping messages. I only need alerts if the host is not responding to a certain service and not if it flaps. I have found: http://www.xymon.com/xymon/help/manpages/man8/xymond.8.html "Track the N latest status-changes for flap-detection. See the * --flap-seconds* option also. To disable flap-checks, set N to zero. Default: 5 " where in the config do I put this? tia

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Purple confusion.
by Barrie.Parker＠uregina.ca 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Hello all: I'm getting a purple "netstat" status from a BBwin client and I can't seem to understand the behavior. xymon is 4.3.5. I changed the BBwin host from local to central this afternoon. The netstat status page says that it's from 14:25 this afternoon, but when I look at the client data, it shows that it's right up-to-date (the last data were from 17:20). All the other tests are green (or white - those I understand how to fix). So I don't think that it's a BBwin issue. How can troubleshoot this please? Thank you. Regards, Barrie.

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(no subject)
by Venkatesh_S04＠infosys.com 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Hi All , The xymon counters (like CPU,disk, memory etc ) being monitored for remote server (2nd server in the list ) is not getting updated .However the server is available .Could you pls suggest dome troubleshooting tips ? Regards, Venkatesh [cid:image001.png at 01CCF7C8.79FE4A90] **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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