May 2015 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

custom TCP port for sending messages to server
by k_vlado＠hotmail.com 23 May '15

23 May '15

Hello, I use xymon as monitoring platform for servers. After upgrade clients to version 4.3.20 they have stopped to send data via cgi script. Last working version was 4.3.17. I think the problem is in parsing XYMONSERVERS variable from configuration file. this works properly in all versions: XYMONSERVERS="http://xymon_server/xymon/xymoncgimsg.cgi" this does not (4.2.18 and later): XYMONSERVERS="http://xymon_server:custom_port/xymon/xymoncgimsg.cgi" The custom port is needed, because I use external SSL layer under http (stunnel). Unfortunately cannot use standard TCP/443. Could somebody fix it? Will be possible use https directly in the next releases? Many thanks Vladimir

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(TS) New install of 4.3.20 on CentOS 6.6 fping problem
by dtsmon＠gmail.com 22 May '15

22 May '15

I just installed 4.3.20 on CentOS 6.6 'xymonnet' is RED on the server The message is /usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae failed with error-code 4 /usr/local/sbin/fping: can't create raw socket (must be run as root?): operation not permitted The permissions for fping in the directory are: -rwxr-xr-x. root root fping Where is 'fping' called in xymon? Should I just use the xymon ping - if so, do I have to reinstall or is there an easy way to change over to it? I previously (last week) installed 4.3.19 on CentOS 6.6 (also running Asterisk/PBX-in-a-Flash see earlier discussions) with no such problems. So I changed out the HDD and started from scratch with the latest version to have the latest patches installed. I again followed the same CentOS installation script install.html on sourceforge.net. Not much use without the 'pinging'. Thanks Tom Schmitt

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alert based on match count on log file
by vadud3＠gmail.com 22 May '15

22 May '15

Is it possible to get an alert only when 'cannot connect to remote server' shows up more than 5 times in last 5 mins? So kind of an improvement over LOG on analysis.cfg with a COUNT field like below LOG /var/log/daemon.log %cannot.connect.to.remote.server COUNT>5 Thanks -- 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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4.3.20 "description" tag in rss is now empty
by john.thurston＠alaska.gov 20 May '15

20 May '15

Under 4.3.17, my rss files contained things like: > <item> > <title>xymonj.state.ak.us (xymond)</title> > <link>http://xymon.state.ak.us/xymon-cgi/svcstatus.sh?HOST=xymonj.state.ak.us&amp…</link> > <description>yellow</description> Under 4.3.20, my rss files contain similar lines _except_ the last: > <description></description> I'm trying to figure out why. Had I customized my rss feed somehow on 4.3.17 and the customization was lost? -- Do things because you should, not just because you can. John Thurston 907-465-8591 John.Thurston at alaska.gov Enterprise Technology Services Department of Administration State of Alaska

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False http alerts and delay in notifications
by johan.sjoberg＠deltait.se 20 May '15

20 May '15

Hi, We are having some problems with our Xymon server. It has happened a number of times, but with long time between (> 1 month). It seems to happen while backup is running on the server, and I am trying to find out how this affects Xymon. It starts with all http tests going red, and recovering after a few minutes. But the most strange part is that notifications are not being sent out until several minutes later. There are also SMS notifications being sent out, even though there is a delay of 7 minutes for SMS, and the alerts were only active for about 2 minutes. I can see in notifications.log that the delay is in Xymon and not in the mail or SMS applications. I do not have any deeper knowledge in the internal Xymon functions, but it seems like the "alert engine" is somehow stuck in a state where there are a number of active alerts, and it sends out alerts for tests that have already been ok for several minutes. I also need to find out what causes all the http tests to go red at the same time. I have ruled out external factors like network, but it might be related to load on the Xymon server. The last time this happened was last night. The http tests went red at 00:08 and then green at 00:10, but no notifications were sent out until 00:19. This entry in xymongen.log might be related: 2015-05-20 00:10:45 WARNING: Runtime 107 longer than TASKSLEEP (60) One more thing that is strange is that if I generate an event log report from the GUI, I can only see the recoveries from red to green, and not the alerts from green to red. Regards, Johan

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CPU "flapping status" after updating to 4.3.20
by mburger＠bubbanfriends.org 19 May '15

19 May '15

This afternoon, I updated my Xymon installation to 4.3.20 from 4.3.19. Since that point, every host in my configuration shows CPU as recently green, and when I go into the CPU status, every one of them...including the Xymon server itself...shows "WARNING: Flapping status" at the top of their page...even though the history doesn't show any change in status, at all, from green. -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org "It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that. No one ever just stops by to say 'hi' anymore." --Colonel Jack O'Neill, SG1

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Need help with upgrade from 4.3.17 to 4.3.20
by vadud3＠gmail.com 19 May '15

19 May '15

I am not sure what I need to after the upgrade for the columns to show data instead of something like this ELF �� >� �� @��@�� Þ ��@�8� �@�%�"� �� @��@�@��@�@��ø ��ø �� 8 ��8 @��8 @�� @��@��ää��ää�� I removed FollowSymLinks from xymon-apache.conf file under /xymon-cgi/ and /xymon-seccgi/ and restarted. I am using ubuntu -- 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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Stale Alerts
by bruno＠redix.com.br 19 May '15

19 May '15

Hi, Im looking in my alerts.log file and there is some Stale alerts like this: 2015-05-18 10:23:55 Stale alert for xxx:updates dropped 2015-05-18 10:23:55 Stale alert for xxx:cpu dropped 2015-05-18 10:23:55 Stale alert for xxx:procs dropped 2015-05-18 10:23:55 Stale alert for xxx:msgs dropped 2015-05-18 10:23:55 Stale alert for xxx:files dropped What means this Stale alert? Why this happens and how to avoid this messages? Thanks [http://www.redix.com.br/email/2014/assinaturadigital2014_bruno.jpg]

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Xymon RPMs and
by Scot.Kreienkamp＠la-z-boy.com 19 May '15

19 May '15

Hi JC, When I try to install the 4.3.20 client the install fails with "Requires: liblz4.so.1()(64bit)", however in your documentation it seems like that package is optional. Can you clarify if this is a mistake in the package or documentation? Or is that package really a requirement? Thanks! Scot Kreienkamp | Senior Systems Engineer | La-Z-Boy Corporate One La-Z-Boy Drive | Monroe, Michigan 48162 | * 734-384-6403 | * 7349151444 | * Scot.Kreienkamp at la-z-boy.com<mailto:%7BE-mail%7D> www<http://www.la-z-boy.com/>.la-z-boy.com<http://www.la-z-boy.com/> | facebook.<https://www.facebook.com/lazboy>com<https://www.facebook.com/lazboy>/<https://www.facebook.com/lazboy>lazboy<http://facebook.com/lazboy> | twitter.com/lazboy<https://twitter.com/lazboy> | youtube.com/<https://www.youtube.com/user/lazboy>lazboy<https://www.youtube.com/user/lazboy> [cid:lzbVertical_hres.jpg] 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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Upgrade from 4.3.4
by neilsimmonds1808＠gmail.com 19 May '15

19 May '15

Hi all, I'm looking at upgrading from Xymon 4.3.4 to Xymon 4.3.20 soon and wondered if there were any particular things I need to worry about. Having read release notes it doesn't seem like it to me but I wondered if anyone had come across any particular gotcha’s. Thanks, Neil.

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