August 2014 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

MAGMA XYMon Web GUI Admin Now Available!
by sanderson＠CORNETSER.com 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Henrik and Fellow Xymoners, Just for you I have pushed off any real work for today just to get you all a first release of MAGMA the XYMon Web GUI Admin. MAGMA is an add-on web GUI for managing Host, Groups and Alarms on a XYmon 4.3 or newer system. You can find MAGMA at http://www.squidworks.net/magma/ There you will find the description, screen shots and features of MAGMA along with the link to download the source package. It requires MySQL and PHP5 and is very simple to install. All supporting information is included in the tarball. How does it work? --------------------------- It stores all alarm and host/group configs in the SQL database and rewrites the Host.cfg, Analysis.cfg and Alarms.cfg files causing the XYmon system to update its tests and pages based on the changes in these files. It will overwrite the files each time a host is added or edited making the process of updating automatic. To get the full benefit of MAGMA you should place all hosts in "central" mode, although this is not required, without it your management is somewhat restrictive (external test management only). In Central mode you get full management features for all tests. If you have any questions or need some help just send me a email @ sanderson @ squidworks.net Cubert 8-) Aka Shannon Anderson

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Xymon and Oracle ASM?
by betsy.schwartz＠gmail.com 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

Anyone got any good scripts for xymon and Oracle ASM?

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Raspberry Pi Xymon Server
by Nick＠Pettefar.com 12 May '15

12 May '15

Hi, is it possible to use a Raspberry Pi (512MB model running Debian Squeeze) as a Xymon server (only for a limited number of clients)? Regards, Nick Pettefar

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logstash output for xymon
by indymichaelb＠gmail.com 31 Mar '15

31 Mar '15

Would love to see this added as an output to logstash On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Wilfrid Beauchaine <wbeauchaine at katei.net>wrote: > Hello > > i use http://www.logstash.net and xymon so i adapted the logstash output > zabbix for xymon: > > http://pastebin.com/UQBJF7m7 > > Actually i have not contacted logstash team to add this output. > So if you want use this you need to copy this code to > logstash/outputs/xymon.rb. > Execute jar -uf logstash-1.1.0.1-monolithic.jar logstash/outputs/xymon.rb > to add this on jar file > > i have only test this on linux > > if you have any question please contact me by email > > Regards, > Wilfrid > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xymon mailing list > Xymon at xymon.com > http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon >

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Bug in handling of Windows services
by Neil.Simmonds＠express-gifts.co.uk 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

I believe there is a bug in the way Xymon handles Windows service data. I've always used BBWin agents and had the issue when a Service is in a stopped state that Xymon actually reports, Service is started/automatic - want started/automatic This is with the analysis.cfg line of SVC Service status=started startup=automatic I'm currently testing the WinPSClient and have found that I also get the same erroneous message with that. This suggests to me the Xymon is icorrectly handling the data from the client. I'm on version 4.3.4 of Xymon Server. I had a look through the release notes for all versions since 4.3.4 and couldn't find any mention of it so I suspect it is still an issue. 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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local mode client
by gendalia＠iastate.edu 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

One of my co-workers has installed xymon 4.3.7, and wants to use local mode for configuration. The display server is not receiving anything from his machine if things run normally, but when run by hand, xymon can send data from his server (Solaris) to the display server. I enabled xymond_client --debug in xymonclient.sh: if test "$LOCALMODE" = "yes"; then echo "@@" >> $MSGTMPFILE $XYMONHOME/bin/xymond_client --debug --local --config=$XYMONHOME/etc/localclient .cfg <$MSGTMPFILE And now I'm getting this: + ../bin/xymond_client --debug --local --config=../etc/localclient.cfg 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 Want msg 1, startpos 0, fillpos 0, endpos -1, usedbytes=0, bufleft=528383 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 Got 161874 bytes 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 ../bin/xymond_client: Got message 1 @client#1|0|127.0.0.1|neptune.lib.iastate.edu|sunos 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 startpos 161874, fillpos 161874, endpos -1 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 Opening file ../etc/localclient.cfg 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 Compiling regex ^/zones.*/ 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 Client report from host neptune.lib.iastate.edu 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 neptune.lib.iastate.edu: Duplicate client message at time 0, seq 1, lastseq 0 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 Want msg 2, startpos 161874, fillpos 161874, endpos -1, usedbytes=0, bufleft=366509 11655 2012-02-14 16:20:29 get_xymond_message: Returning NULL due to EOF + rm -f ../tmp/msg.neptune.lib.iastate.edu.txt I'm not sure where to go from here. Does local mode still work for most people? -Tracy

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nginx as the web server
by vadud3＠gmail.com 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Hi All I am using nginx instead of apache with xymon. I set it up using the link http://timedoctor.org/2010/09/setting-up-xymonhobbit-with-nginx/ I am using nginx with xymon_4.3.12_amd64.deb from sourceforge. To make the cgi links work I needed to create symlinks as the link above suggested. /usr/lib/xymon/xymon-cgi -> /usr/lib/xymon/cgi-bin /usr/lib/xymon/xymon-seccgi -> /usr/lib/xymon/cgi-secure Is that how everyone using it with nginx? Please advise. -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

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The Big Brother / Xymon summit
by henrik＠hswn.dk 25 Sep '14

25 Sep '14

Hi, Sean McGuire - the inventor of Big Brother - and myself managed to get together at "Sparkys Roadside Barbecue" in Miami last month. We had a very nice evening discussing Big Brother, Xymon, the foibles of our various corporate overlords, and generally covering a wide range of topics. In other words, I had a great evening - and I think Sean did too. Thanks to the Xymon users who donated "beer money" for the event, although Sean insisted to save those for another occasion. So if you've ever wondered what Sean or myself really look like, here's a couple of photos. It's Sean in the "barbecue-colored" shirt (his words, not mine). Regards, Henrik

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bbwin 0.13 installation ended prematurely
by Carl.Melgaard＠STAB.RM.DK 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Hi, Sadly that option wasnt available on the file (even shift-right-clicking the msi-file) - but I suspect that's the culprit somehow. Regards, Carl Melgaard ________________________________ Fra: Carl Inglis [mailto:Carl.Inglis at rakon.com] Sendt: 28. august 2014 12:06 Til: Carl Melgaard Emne: RE: bbwin 0.13 installation ended prematurely Did you Run As Administrator? :) Carl Carl Inglis AMBCS Systems Administrator Rakon UK Limited Dowsett House, Sadler Road, Lincoln LN6 3RS, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1522 812630 | Fax: +44 1522 812664 | Mob: +44 7786 552915 Carl.Inglis at rakon.com | www.rakon.com [cid:image001.jpg at 01CFC2BA.0A0EA030] [cid:image002.jpg at 01CFC2BA.0A0EA030] This message together with any attachments contains confidential information and may be subject to privilege. If you are not the intended recipient you may not distribute it in any way, you must notify the sender immediately and delete any copies of the message along with its attachments. Rakon UK Ltd is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered Office: Antell House, Windsor Place, Harlow, Essex, England, CM20 2GQ Company Registration Number: 5128090. Please be aware that Rakon UK Limited may monitor email traffic data including the date, time, subject line, sender and recipients for the purposes of security and usage monitoring. Automated monitoring systems may also be applied to ascertain whether incoming/outgoing emails are likely to contain viruses, other destructive devices or inappropriate content. From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Carl Melgaard Sent: 28 August 2014 10:50 To: 'xymon at xymon.com' Subject: [Xymon] bbwin 0.13 installation ended prematurely Hi, I just had bbwin 0.13 install end prematurely on a Windows 2008 R2 server (x64) - is there any known requirements to installing bbwin 0.13? Like dotnet-framework 3.5 or similar? The server has dotnet-framework 4.0 installed. Any ideas? Regards, Carl Melgaard

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xymon-rclient.sh
by Paul.Root＠CenturyLink.com 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

Yes. The xymon-rclient script scp’s the proper script from ~/client/bin to the client and runs it. You’ll have to look at the script to see if it is using scp or if it is using a perl module for scp. I’m guessing the former. From: Kris Springer [mailto:kspringer at innovateteam.com] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 10:48 AM To: Root, Paul T; Jeremy Laidman Cc: Xymon MailingList Subject: Re: [Xymon] xymon-rclient.sh Xymon server is Ubuntu and Scp is not installed. Could that have something to do with my problems? Thank you. ------------------------------------------------ Kris Springer On 7/31/2014 8:29 AM, Root, Paul T wrote: I believe FreeNas is based on FreeBSD. So that should be close. Can you provide the output of what I sent yesterday? That is scping the freebsd client script and running it. That is going to provide the debugging info needed. My guess is that the FreeBSD client script will need to be modified (and renamed) to work for FreeNas. From: Kris Springer [mailto:kspringer at innovateteam.com] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 10:18 AM To: Root, Paul T; Jeremy Laidman Cc: Xymon MailingList Subject: Re: [Xymon] xymon-rclient.sh I've modified a few things but haven't gotten any successful results. See below. My hosts.cfg. I've tried (freebsd) and also (linux) with the same failed results. 1.2.3.4 freenas.domain.com # trace ssh "RCLIENT:cmd(ssh -T -i /home/xymon/.ssh/xymon-rclient root@%{H}),ostype(freebsd)" Log results. Thu Jul 31 07:58:23 PDT 2014: starting /usr/lib/xymon/server/ext/xymon-rclient.sh Thu Jul 31 07:58:23 PDT 2014 Adding hosts from hosts.cfg Server 1 freenas.domain.com(freebsd) Command: ssh -T -i /home/xymon/.ssh/xymon-rclient root at freenas.domain.com<mailto:root at freenas.domain.com> Thu Jul 31 07:58:24 PDT 2014: Failed to collect data for freenas.domain.com Thu Jul 31 07:58:24 PDT 2014: finished /usr/lib/xymon/server/ext/xymon-rclient.sh (completed 0 out of 1) Thu Jul 31 08:03:23 PDT 2014: starting /usr/lib/xymon/server/ext/xymon-rclient.sh Thu Jul 31 08:03:23 PDT 2014 Adding hosts from hosts.cfg Server 1 freenas.domain.com(linux) Command: ssh -T -i /home/xymon/.ssh/xymon-rclient root at freenas.domain.com<mailto:root at freenas.domain.com> Thu Jul 31 08:03:24 PDT 2014: Failed to collect data for freenas.domain.com Thu Jul 31 08:03:24 PDT 2014: finished /usr/lib/xymon/server/ext/xymon-rclient.sh (completed 0 out of 1) I can enter the following at command line and get positive result without a password being requested from the client. #su xymon # ssh -T -i /home/xymon/.ssh/xymon-rclient root at freenas.domain.com<mailto:root at freenas.mydomainname.com> uname -n Thank you. ------------------------------------------------ Kris Springer On 7/31/2014 7:19 AM, Root, Paul T wrote: Oh, I glossed right over that. If you aren’t going to use the default file name for the identity file, then you have to tell xymon to use that non-standard file as well. That doesn’t seem to be an option for the command. So you’d need to either change the command to take that as input, or make the filename the default. From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Laidman Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 9:45 PM To: Kris Springer Cc: Xymon MailingList Subject: Re: [Xymon] xymon-rclient.sh On 31 July 2014 06:27, Kris Springer <kspringer at innovateteam.com<mailto:kspringer at innovateteam.com>> wrote: I can enter ' ssh -i ~/.ssh/xymon-rclient root at freenas.mydomainname.com<mailto:root at freenas.mydomainname.com> uname -n' from a command line on the xymon server and it displays the hostname of the client Good Here's what I have in my hosts.cfg file. 1.2.3.4 FreeNAS # trace ssh https://freenas.mydomainname.com "RCLIENT:cmd(ssh -T root at freenas.mydomainname.com<http://freenas.mydomainname.com>),ostype(freebsd)" I wonder if this is the problem. By default, ssh will try to use a key file called "identity", then it will try "id_rsa" and finally "id_dsa" (all in the .ssh directory). So to use a different key file, you use "-i <dirname/filename>" on the command-line. If you need to do this when you do the "uname -n" test, then you probably also need to specify it in the cmd() specification in hosts.cfg. J

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