July 2012 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

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by dbalders＠ucsd.edu 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

Hey. I have taken over zymon in my department recently and am just getting used to it. Sorry if this is a repeat question, but everything I'm finding is for hobbit not xymon and it seems to be quite different. I wrote a script that outputs the result to a file. Im trying to have xymon alert based on certain phrases in the file. So on our main server page we have all of the ping imap etc. We have a msgs column that is looking at system files. Do you know where in the file structure this setting is located? I cannot find where this is set so i can change it from the system files to the look at the right file. Also, if someone has an example of what the syntax that i would put into that file to have it search that file, that would be amazing. Lastly, do i need to do this on each client machine, or can it be done once on the server? thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it. David Balderston Core Bio Services dbalders at ucsd.edu

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Icon Mouse over
by Venkatesh_S04＠infosys.com 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

Hi , Is there a way to change the icon mouse over text ? The current deisplay has “Test:Color:Time” and needs to be chaged to “Error” in case of Red etc . I did find the following in the archive I fear that the only solution would be to add the hostname to the htmlalttag, line 474 of bbdisplay/pagegen.c You'll then have to recompile using make clean make and copy the resulting binary on your server. However I was unable to find pagegen.c in the installed folders .Has this file changed in the later releases or are there alternate ways of doing the same change . Thanks for all your help , Regards, Venky **************** 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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Icon Mouse over
by Venkatesh_S04＠infosys.com 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

Hi , Is there a way to change the icon mouse over text ? The current deisplay has “Test:Color:Time” and needs to be chaged to “Error” in case of Red etc . I did find the following in the archive I fear that the only solution would be to add the hostname to the htmlalttag, line 474 of bbdisplay/pagegen.c You'll then have to recompile using make clean make and copy the resulting binary on your server. However I was unable to find pagegen.c in the installed folders .Has this file changed in the later releases or are there alternate ways of doing the same change . Thanks for all your help , Regards, Venky **************** 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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multiple xymon server IP
by joea＠j4computers.com 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Built a new xymon server to replace an older box. We have a DMZ. To avoid doing the paperwork to create new firewall rules I was hoping there was a way to "multi home" the new box so that, once the current one is retired, it can assume that IP be happy, from a xymon perspective. Simply changing the new server to a single (old box) IP is not feasible for reasons I cannot get into. Thanks for any pointers.

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iostat rrd in version 4.2.0
by mark.seabourne＠wwctrials.com 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Hi, I've inherited a binary version of 4.2 which has been collecting the data for iostat but isn't able to produce the rrd files. This was obtained from blastwave which only has version 4.2 listed as the most recent. Which binaries are patched by the modifications to the do_iostat.c source file ? Whilst I could start using the diskpart script to gather iostat information I would like to try and access this historical data which has been collected. Do I have any options other than download the 4.2 source, patch and build from there ? Thanks, Mark ________________________________ This email contains confidential information which may also be legally privileged and subject to protection under the law. It is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby on notice that you are in possession of confidential and privileged information. Any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please return it by email to the sender and delete the copy from your system. Worldwide Clinical Trials Limited, 1 Fleet Place, London EC4M 7WS is Registered in England No. 6291766

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BBWin failing
by christian.becker＠rhein-zeitung.net 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Hello out there, first of all - I have posted this to the Xymon mailing list and to the BBwin mailing list also. I have an amount of Windows servers running various versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, 32 and 64 Bit, reporting using BBWin (0.12 and 0.13) to my Xymon 4.3.7 server. On the Xymon server, I have created a directory bbwin under the Xymon installation directory, so that it reads /opt/xymon/server/etc/bbwin in our case. This directory contains update files for the BBWin on the Windows servers. The default BBWin.cfg on the Windows servers have the update feature of bbwin enabled; thus by having the following entry in the upper bbwin section of BBWin.cfg: <load name="bbwinupdate" value="bbwinupdate.dll" /> Further down, we are loading another .cfg file (%computername%.cfg) to merge it's content with the default BBWin.cfg on the Windows server. The entry to do this in the default BBWin.cfg looks like this: <bbwinupdate> <setting name="filename" value="bbwin/%computername%.cfg" /> </bbwinupdate> This is fetching the appropriate file from the share on my Xymon server, and then this update file is being merged with the existing BBWin.cfg on the Windows server. So, after the update mechanism, the BBWin.cfg on a Windows server reads as a "normal" BBWin.cfg: it contains the values from the default BBWin.cfg and the additional / merged values coming from the %computername%.cfg. This enables me to store and handle all of the update files on a central location and we do not need to login to a Windows server if there's a need to change values from the BBWin config of a server. So far, so good. Our problem is, that the BBWin is failing / crashing on a non-regular basis, but all the time with the same errors in the same order: 1. The agent bbwinupdate generated this event message : failed to open C:\Programme\BBWin\tmp\bbwin.cfg.work 2. The agent bbwinupdate generated this event message : failed to save C:\Programme\BBWin\tmp\bbwin.cfg.work 3. Fehlgeschlagene Anwendung BBWin.exe, Version 0.12.0.100, fehlgeschlagenes Modul unknown, Version 0.0.0.0, Fehleradresse 0x00abd175. Weitere Informationen über die Hilfe- und Supportdienste erhalten Sie unter http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. (The 3rd line is the common Microsoft line saying that the application has failed - we only have German installations of Windows.) On some Windows 2008 servers there was a popup window saying that the Windows "Data Execution Prevention" has stopped the BBWin.exe from work. As steps to troubleshoot I did the following: 1. On those servers where I had the popup message, I selected the option "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:", and then I selected the BBWin.exe: -> WITHOUT SUCCESS 2. I have completely deactivated the DEP: -> WITHOUT SUCCESS 3. I have configured an exclusion in my real-time antivirus application: -> WITHOUT SUCCESS 4. I have have removed the BBWin 0.13 and changed it to BBWin 0.12: -> WITHOUT SUCCESS Does anybody of you folks out there have another idea of what could cause this "update enabled BBWin" to fail? For my understanding it might be caused by the update feature itself, or by the mechanism it does the update by storing temporary files in C:\Programme\BBWin\tmp\bbwin.cfg.work - probably Windows doesn't like this (?). For my part, I'm finished with my ideas... Regards Christian CHRISTIAN BECKER System Engineer CSC August-Horch-Strasse 28, 56070 Koblenz, Germany Global Outsourcing Services Central Region | cbecker4 at csc.com | www.csc.com ________________________________ CSC * This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose * CSC Deutschland Services GmbH * Registered Office: Abraham-Lincoln-Park 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany * Board of Directors: Gerhard Fercho (Chairman),Thomas Nebe, Peter Schmidt * Registered in Germany: HRB 7574, Wiesbaden

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disk test
by traxler＠lsu.edu 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

IS there a way for the built disk test to also monitor inodes? It never occurred to me that it was not until I ran out of inodes. -- Isaac Traxler AIX,Linux Admin Louisiana State University traxler at lsu.edu High Performance Computing 225-578-1923 LONI AIX Clusters AIX, Linux Support

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iostat monitoring? script available?
by everett.vernon＠gmail.com 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

Xymonton is your friend. Cheers Vernon On 28 June 2012 23:43, Tom S <tsztur at gmail.com> wrote: > Does xymon have built in iostat monitoring? > > I can't seem to find any up to date information online on implementing > iostat monitoring for clients. > > If I need to use a script, are there instructions on how to set this > up for iostat specifically? > > tia! > _______________________________________________ > Xymon mailing list > Xymon at xymon.com > http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon > -- "Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory" - General George Patton

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