September 2012 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

Duplicate email Recipients in Info page
by Don.Kuhlman＠schawk.com 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Hi folks. Still working on cleaning up my xymon infrastructure. I believe I'm getting a better handle on things with my analysis.cfg and alerts.cfg settings now. I made some more changes to the analysis and alerts files to add other groups for emails. So now, I think I've duplicated a notify group in one or the other places. When I click on a certain host's info link on an application page, I'm seeing the same target recipient for things like conn, cpu, disk, memory, etc. What's the best way to troubleshoot my rules/settings to figure out where I'm setting the duplicated target recipients at? PS – I can send along the alerts and analysis files if that helps. Thanks much! Don K

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Error trying to configure xymon 4.3.10 in local mode on solaris 10
by kemi.ariyo＠issolutions.co.uk 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Hello, I am trying to configure my xymon client 4.3.10 to local mode i.e. allow client to do the proc check locally and I keep getting this error bin/xymonclient.sh: ./bin/xymond_client: not found Can anybody please assist Thank you Kemi Ariyo IS Solutions plc Switchboard: 01932-893333 Direct: 01932-893327 Fax: 01932-893433 Mobile: http://www.issolutions.co.uk ________________________________ Disclaimer: This message is intended for the addressee only. It may contain information of a confidential or legally privileged nature. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender and destroy the message immediately. All attachments have been scanned for viruses. However IS Solutions plc cannot accept liability for any loss or damage you may incur as a result of virus infection.

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xymond crashing, not restarting without removing .chk file
by sean.clark＠twcable.com 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

I have an issue with xymon 4.3.10 crashing, dumping core, then not restarting properly unless I remove the .chk file On crash it looks like this: 2012-09-13 13:04:39 Setting up network listener on 0.0.0.0:1984 2012-09-13 13:04:39 Setting up signal handlers 2012-09-13 13:04:39 Setting up xymond channels 2012-09-13 13:04:39 FATAL: xymond sees clientcount 1, should be 0 Check for hanging xymond_channel processes or stale semaphores 2012-09-13 13:04:39 Cannot setup status channel 2012-09-13 13:04:39 Task xymond terminated, status 1 2012-09-13 13:04:39 Loading hostnames 2012-09-13 13:04:39 Loading saved state 2012-09-13 13:04:46 Setting up network listener on 0.0.0.0:1984 2012-09-13 13:04:46 Setting up signal handlers 2012-09-13 13:04:46 Setting up xymond channels 2012-09-13 13:04:46 FATAL: xymond sees clientcount 2, should be 0 Check for hanging xymond_channel processes or stale semaphores 2012-09-13 13:04:46 Cannot setup page channel 2012-09-13 13:04:46 Task xymond terminated, status 1 >From the core file: (gdb) where #0 0x007cd410 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0x00589df0 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6 #2 0x0058b701 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6 #3 0x0805ec83 in sigsegv_handler (signum=11) at sig.c:57 #4 <signal handler called> #5 0x005d2759 in strcasecmp () from /lib/libc.so.6 #6 0x08062195 in binsearch (mytree=0x8675758, key=0x0) at tree.c:47 #7 0x08062210 in xtreeFind (treehandle=0x8675758, key=0x0) at tree.c:97 #8 0x08065733 in hostinfo (hostname=0x0) at loadhosts.c:438 #9 0x0805834e in main (argc=9, argv=0x1) at xymond.c:5127 What could be causing this issue? -- - Sean Clark ________________________________ This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain Time Warner Cable proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential, or subject to copyright belonging to Time Warner Cable. This E-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this E-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this E-mail and any printout.

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xymond - program crashed
by C.Simmons＠criflending.com 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Has anyone ran into this issue and had to restart Xymon? This server is a new installation of FreeBSD and Xymon as of yesterday with only a few hosts being monitored. OS: FreeBSD 9.0 Xymon: 4.3.10 >> /var/log/xymon/xymonlaunch.log 2012-09-13 08:48:53 Task xymond terminated by signal 6 2012-09-13 08:48:53 Task xymongen terminated by signal 15 2012-09-13 08:48:53 Loading hostnames 2012-09-13 08:48:53 Loading saved state 2012-09-13 08:48:53 Setting up network listener on 0.0.0.0:1984 2012-09-13 08:48:53 Cannot bind to listen socket (Address already in use) 2012-09-13 08:48:53 Task xymond terminated, status 1 >> /var/log/xymon/xymond.log 2012-09-13 08:49:08 Whoops ! Failed to send message (timeout) 2012-09-13 08:49:08 -> 2012-09-13 08:49:08 -> Recipient '10.110.2.5', timeout 15 2012-09-13 08:49:08 -> 1st line: 'status server1,dc,domain,net.xymond red - Program crashed' ** What I was doing when the crash occurred ** # /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop a.someserver.org" # /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop b.someserver.org" # /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop c.someserver.org" <-- I hit enter because of the long pause # # /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop d.someserver.org" 2012-09-13 08:49:17 Whoops ! Failed to send message (Connection failed) 2012-09-13 08:49:17 -> Could not connect to Xymon daemon at 127.0.0.1:1984 (Connection refused) 2012-09-13 08:49:17 -> Recipient '127.0.0.1', timeout 15 2012-09-13 08:49:17 -> 1st line: 'drop d.someserver.org' Note: I'm running Xymon 4.2.3 on FreeBSD 8.0 with 2215 hosts and have never experienced a crash having to restart. -Clint This e-mail (and any attachment) is strictly confidential and for use only by intended recipient(s). The opinions therein expressed are those of the author. Its contents, therefore, do not represent any commitment between the company and the recipient(s) and no liability or responsibility is accepted by the company for the above mentioned content. If you are not an intended recipient(s), please notify the author promptly and delete this message.

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Default IP restrictions
by xymonliste＠netcologne.de 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hi, the default configuration of Xymon only restricts --admin-senders to 127.0.0.1,$XYMONSERVERIP and allows running the "download" and "config" commands. I suggest changing this to a more restricted default configuration by adding --www/maint/status-senders as well and maybe even setting --no-download. Best regards Thomas Kähn -- Thomas Kähn Technik, Network Engineering & Design; Content Delivery Platform & IP --------------------------------------------------------------------- NETCOLOGNE Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH Am Coloneum 9 | 50829 Köln www.netcologne.de Geschäftsführer: Dr. Hans Konle (Sprecher) Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Zankel Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Dr. Andreas Cerbe HRB 25580, AG Köln Diese Nachricht (inklusive aller Anhänge) ist vertraulich. Sollten Sie diese Nachricht versehentlich erhalten haben, bitten wir, den Absender (durch Antwort-E-Mail) hiervon unverzüglich zu informieren und die Nachricht zu löschen. Die E-Mail darf in diesem Fall weder vervielfältigt noch in anderer Weise verwendet werden.

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bbnote_editor
by Rolands＠logicaltech.com.au 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

I solved a problem with the excellent bbnote_edit by Galen Johnson In 4.3.5 it works fine. In 4.3.10 the menus doesn't work, I'm guessing it is because the menu javascripts are gone. A simple change in the bbnote_editor.cgi solved the issue. I'm not a good perl programmer so I consider this more of a hack... Included my notes_header for 4.3 (a few typos) and bbnote_editor.cgi for 4.3 - Roland

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jboss monitorin
by lebarber＠gmail.com 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Could you send me a copy, or post it on Xymonton? Thanks, Larry Barber On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Scot Kreienkamp <SKreien at la-z-boy.com>wrote: > I wrote a jboss client that pulls message and consumer counts from the > jmx web console. That way I can tell if it's up, how full the queues are, > and whether or not consumers are registered. That's about all the useful > info I could find in the web console. > > > > *Scot Kreienkamp | Senior Systems Engineer** **| La-Z-Boy Incorporated** > *1284 N. Telegraph Rd. | Monroe, MI 48162 | scot.kreienkamp at la-z-boy.com| > www.la-z-boy.com > > > > *From:* xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] *On > Behalf Of *Larry Barber > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:43 AM > *To:* xymon at xymon.com > *Subject:* [Xymon] jboss monitorin > > > > Has anybody found a good way to monitor jboss servers? I have a bunch of > jboss installations and need some way to monitor their performance. I > checked Xymonton but couldn't find anything useful (the jmxstat project > appears to be dead, at least the link leading to the download is dead). Any > help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Larry Barber > > > > 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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Xymon hang
by Neil.Simmonds＠express-gifts.co.uk 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Just had a bit of a weird one. A single Xymon server hung and wasn't updating. When drilling down to an individual test we were just getting a "Status not available" message on a white screen. The only message we could find was in xymonlaunch.log and said "Could not get shm of size 2097152: Invalid argument" Issuing command ipcs -m gave the following. ------ Shared Memory Segments -------- key shmid owner perms bytes nattch status 0x0105000c 0 hobbitserv 600 262144 0 0x0205000c 32769 hobbitserv 600 262144 0 0x0305000c 65538 hobbitserv 600 262144 0 0x0405000c 98307 hobbitserv 600 262144 0 0x0505000c 131076 hobbitserv 600 262144 0 0x0605000c 163845 hobbitserv 600 32768 0 0x0705000c 196614 hobbitserv 600 524288 0 0x0805000c 229383 hobbitserv 600 524288 0 0x0905000c 262152 hobbitserv 600 131072 0 A server reboot has fixed the problem but we'd like to try and find the cause to try and make sure it doesn't happen again. Has anyone ever seen this before? 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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Upgrade xymon
by Rolands＠logicaltech.com.au 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Hi, Maybe a very stupid question... I'm planning an upgrade of my Xymon server, physical hw replacement. Xymon 4.3.10 Just thinking of a step. If I disable all hosts and tests (BLUE) Stop both old/new xymon services Then Copy xymon/data from old hw to new. When I start xymon services tests should still be Blue, but all the clients are still running sending data to the servers. What happens with that data? is it still going to xymon/data? - Roland

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about trends and multigraph
by olivier＠audry.fr 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

hello I have one rrd by jvm to trend memory usage off the jvm -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 209480 11 sept. 22:35 jvm.tomcat5-1.rrd -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 209480 11 sept. 22:35 jvm.tomcat5-2.rrd -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 209480 11 sept. 22:35 jvm.tomcat5-3.rrd -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 209480 11 sept. 22:35 jvm.tomcat5-4.rrd -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 209480 11 sept. 22:35 jvm.tomcat6-1.rrd -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 209480 11 sept. 22:35 jvm.tomcat6-2.rrd the graphs def : [jvm] FNPATTERN jvm.(.*).rrd TITLE Garbage Collection YAXIS Bytes DEF:EC at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:EC:AVERAGE DEF:EU at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:EU:AVERAGE DEF:OC at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:OC:AVERAGE DEF:OU at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:OU:AVERAGE DEF:PC at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:PC:AVERAGE DEF:PU at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:PU:AVERAGE DEF:GCAP at RRDIDX@=@RRDFN@:GCAP:AVERAGE LINE1:EC at RRDIDX@#@COLOR@:@RRDPARAM@ Current eden space capacity.\n GPRINT:EC at RRDIDX@:LAST: \: %5.1lf (cur) GPRINT:EC at RRDIDX@:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max) GPRINT:EC at RRDIDX@:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min) GPRINT:EC at RRDIDX@:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n LINE1:EU at RRDIDX@#@COLOR@:@RRDPARAM@ Eden space utilization.\n GPRINT:EU at RRDIDX@:LAST: \: %5.1lf (cur) GPRINT:EU at RRDIDX@:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max) GPRINT:EU at RRDIDX@:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min) GPRINT:EU at RRDIDX@:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n LINE1:OC at RRDIDX@#@COLOR@:@RRDPARAM@ Current old space capacity.\n GPRINT:OC at RRDIDX@:LAST: \: %5.1lf (cur) GPRINT:OC at RRDIDX@:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max) GPRINT:OC at RRDIDX@:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min) GPRINT:OC at RRDIDX@:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n LINE1:OU at RRDIDX@#@COLOR@:@RRDPARAM@ Old space utilization.\n GPRINT:OU at RRDIDX@:LAST: \: %5.1lf (cur) GPRINT:OU at RRDIDX@:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max) GPRINT:OU at RRDIDX@:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min) GPRINT:OU at RRDIDX@:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n LINE1:PC at RRDIDX@#@COLOR@:@RRDPARAM@ Current permanent space capacity.\n GPRINT:PC at RRDIDX@:LAST: \: %5.1lf (cur) GPRINT:PC at RRDIDX@:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max) GPRINT:PC at RRDIDX@:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min) GPRINT:PC at RRDIDX@:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n LINE1:PU at RRDIDX@#@COLOR@:@RRDPARAM@ Permanent space utilization.\n GPRINT:PU at RRDIDX@:LAST: \: %5.1lf (cur) GPRINT:PU at RRDIDX@:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max) GPRINT:PU at RRDIDX@:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min) GPRINT:PU at RRDIDX@:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n I got the trends in the jvm column and in the trends column but the I have all the information in the same graph => unreadable. So I had the jvm value to the CGI_SVC_OPTS. CGI_SVC_OPTS="--env=$XYMONENV --no-svcid --history=top --multigraphs=jvm,disk,inode,qtree,if_load,if_err,if_col,vip-bandwith,diskstats" On the column jvm I got the graph for the first rrd but not for the others. If I tweak the url with the right value for first and count I can find the graph for the other rrd. I suspect the value in the html  should not be at 1 but I don't understand how this is set. Any help would be much appreciated :) oau

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