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Hobbit Failover...
by craig＠cookitservices.com 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

I just came across this... spread.org Looks like it could be used to cluster hobbit... Craig Cook -- Big Brother Consulting and Training Services www.cookitservices.com

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mailx
by dhd733＠yahoo.se 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

I found this under Tips and Tricks. If you want you could add HP-UX. Regards Lars My alert emails come without a subject Hobbit by default uses the system mail command to send out messages. Solaris mail-command does not understand the "-s SUBJECT" syntax that Hobbit uses. So you get mails with no subject. The solution is to change the MAIL setting in etc/hobbitserver.cfg to use the mailx command instead. Hobbit needs to be restarted after this change./p> I'm not young enough to know everything. -Oscar Wilde

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[hobbit] trying to get netapp filer data into larrd graphs
by mlowery＠alliedtechgroup.com 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Ok, after following the instructions, I get this on the BBTEST page: - Program crashed Fatal signal caught! Now all the network tests have gone purple... What did I do wrong? Michael Lowery -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:30 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] trying to get netapp filer data into larrd graphs On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 11:18:28PM +0100, Henrik Stoerner wrote: > > Here is what the status message looks like from the ciscocpu script: > > > > @@status#28646|1108591336.263764|10.10.10.22||WAN.jvbs-router.atg.com|cp > > u|1108593136|green||green|1108550383|0||0| > > status WAN,jvbs-router,atg,com.cpu green Wed Feb 16 16:02:16 CST 2005 > > <br>CPU 5 min average: 4% > > Wouldn't be hard to add support for this in the standard hobbitd_larrd > handler. I've added a couple of lines to the "cpu" handler in hobbitd_larrd, and from your message I think it should make it work. I also added the lines that should make the Netapp cpu-reports work. I've attached a small patch for this (also available at http://www.hswn.dk/beta/cpu-reports.patch) apply with GNU patch using "cd hobbit-4.0-RC2; patch -p0 </tmp/cpu-reports.patch" then rebuild with "make" and "make install" and restart Hobbit. If graphs appear after 10-15 minutes, it worked. Let me know if it's OK. Regards, Henrik (off to bed now)

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SV: [hobbit] hobbitd_larrd crash
by lars.ebeling＠duni.se 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Isn´t this an old problem related to RC3. If the timestams in the logs below are correct. I think I have seen the exact same messages here before. Regards Lars -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: Bruce Lysik [mailto:blysik at shutterfly.com] Skickat: den 7 mars 2005 19:05 Till: hobbit at hswn.dk Ämne: [hobbit] hobbitd_larrd crash Hi. So hobbitd_larrd has been crashing on my hobbit install. I don't see any core files anywhere, but I see this in larrd-data.log: 2005-02-23 15:15:25 xfree: Trying to free a NULL pointer2005-02-23 15:15:25 Worker process died with ex it code 134, terminating 2005-02-23 15:25:33 xfree: Trying to free a NULL pointer2005-02-23 15:25:33 Worker process died with ex it code 134, terminating 2005-02-23 16:06:43 Worker process died with exit code 0, terminating 2005-02-23 16:06:43 Could not get shm of size 102400: No such file or directory 2005-02-23 16:06:43 Channel not available I'm using the custom larrd graphs, and I figure the crashes started after I implemented it. Any info I can provide to track this down? Thanks. -- Bruce Z. Lysik <blysik at shutterfly.com> Operations Engineer To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] Double recovery messages
by Kevin.Hanrahan＠novainfo.com 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Henrik, You were correct. I got cfid:210 and cfid:212 for one of the double recoveries which correspond to: HOST=$AV MAIL $SYSADMIN COLOR=red EXSERVICE=msgs,cpu REPEAT=30m RECOVERED (210) MAIL $SYSADMIN COLOR=red SERVICE=cpu DURATION>20 REPEAT=30m RECOVERED (211) MAIL $SYSADMIN COLOR=purple REPEAT=1h RECOVERED (212) What is wrong with line 212? Could it be that because I did not specify ANY service that it corresponds to ALL services?....is there a better way to do this? I want to put the purple alerts on a longer repeat Timer if possible. Please advise. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 6:14 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Double recovery messages On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 01:26:28PM -0500, Kevin.Hanrahan at novainfo.com wrote: > I am getting double recovery messages. When I get a failed test, I > get a single message...as I should but when the service recovers, I > get double recovery messages. Could you try adding the --cfid option on the hobbitd_alert command in hobbitlaunch.cfg ? I'd like to know which lines exactly in the setup is triggering these alerts - the "[cfid:LINENUMBER]" in the messages will let me know. I have a hunch that it might be the last line (for the purple tests) that is causing the duplicate, but I'd like to know for certain. I'll try replicating this tomorrow - it's too late now for serious debugging. Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk Note: The information contained in this email and in any attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Sender accepts no liability for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and delete the email from your computer. This e-mail is and any response to it will be unencrypted and, therefore, potentially unsecure. Thank you. NOVA Information Systems, Inc.

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[hobbit] Forward Hobbit alarms as SNMP traps?
by David.Gore＠mci.com 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

In the near future we may be forced to use an SNMP alarm collection network management platform from Concord Communications. Is it possible to forward Hobbit alarms as SNMP traps to another platform? I can script fairly well in Korn Shell and PERL. Although I used to code in C, I would like to avoid that, it has been too long and I certianly don't want to get back into it. Any suggestions, starting points? ~David

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hobbitd_larrd crash
by blysik＠shutterfly.com 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Hi. So hobbitd_larrd has been crashing on my hobbit install. I don't see any core files anywhere, but I see this in larrd-data.log: 2005-02-23 15:15:25 xfree: Trying to free a NULL pointer2005-02-23 15:15:25 Worker process died with ex it code 134, terminating 2005-02-23 15:25:33 xfree: Trying to free a NULL pointer2005-02-23 15:25:33 Worker process died with ex it code 134, terminating 2005-02-23 16:06:43 Worker process died with exit code 0, terminating 2005-02-23 16:06:43 Could not get shm of size 102400: No such file or directory 2005-02-23 16:06:43 Channel not available I'm using the custom larrd graphs, and I figure the crashes started after I implemented it. Any info I can provide to track this down? Thanks. -- Bruce Z. Lysik <blysik at shutterfly.com> Operations Engineer

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Double recovery messages
by Kevin.Hanrahan＠novainfo.com 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Hi, I am getting double recovery messages. When I get a failed test, I get a single message...as I should but when the service recovers, I get double recovery messages. I have all my alert rules setup as such: $SECURITY=%server1|server2|server3 $SYSADMIN=kevin at domain.com HOST=$SECURITY MAIL $SYSADMIN COLOR=red EXSERVICE=msgs,cpu REPEAT=30m RECOVERED MAIL $SYSADMIN COLOR=red SERVICE=cpu DURATION>20 REPEAT=30m RECOVERED MAIL $SYSADMIN COLOR=purple REPEAT=1h RECOVERED Can anybody see an error I made in syntax? Does anybody else get this symptom? Thanks Kevin Note: The information contained in this email and in any attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Sender accepts no liability for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and delete the email from your computer. This e-mail is and any response to it will be unencrypted and, therefore, potentially unsecure. Thank you. NOVA Information Systems, Inc.

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yellow/red warnings based on conn time
by idxman01＠gmail.com 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Hello, Is there a way to specify warn/panic thresholds for the ping test? I'm monitoring several routers and would like to send notification to the network admins if things start getting too slow. -r

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[hobbit] Who's using
by Kevin＠ewormhole.com 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Jeff, I have been trying to gather the same info for my VP. I have just watched the signatures at the bottom of the emails and here is what I have seen so far: Domestic Oregon Department of Human Services Raritan Bay Federal Credit Union MSA Software Production Facility Austin Energy Time Warner Cable JEN-A-SyS San Luis Obispo Superior Court Cicada Macrovision Corporation Global Market Insite (GMI) United States Dept. of Agriculture NIBCO, Inc MSA Software Production Facility Hendrick Automotive Group Startouch International LTD Department of Mental Health - Commonwealth of Massachusetts Universities Purdue University University of Virginia, Health System Computing Services Syracuse University, System Infrastructure Services (SIS) International Getronics, The Netherlands Bell Sympatico Centric IT Solutions, Gouda, The Netherlands BASF IT Services GmbH Australian Gov't, Information Management Branch TUSC Computer Systems Pty Ltd, Australia The City of Calgary _____ hope that helps Kevin From: Jeffcoat, Al [mailto:ajeffco at orhs.org] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 11:47 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Who's using Importance: Low Hello All, We presented Hobbit to our new director today, in hopes of getting it more widely utilized(he's also looking for a solution to monitor applications running on windows servers on our network, some of which have a serious failure rate.) We have been using it to monitor the UNIX/Big Iron side of the house for about 6 years now, but could never grow it outside of that, for various reasons (free=no support, non-acceptance of unix based products from our windows admins, etc). He really was impressed with Hobbit, and said it's the first time he's seen a presentation where someone wasn't asking for any money and the product was already implemented. During the presentation, he asked who else is using BB/Hobbit. There used to be a client list on the bb4.net page, which is no longer there. So I figured I'd solicit the list to see who else is using Hobbit or BB (commercial or free), to answer the only question he asked that I couldn't. Thank you Al Jeffcoat This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, use, or distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. This communication may contain material protected by Federal privacy regulations, attorney-client work product, or other privileges. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to: postmaster at orlandoregionalorg <mailto:postmaster at orlandoregional.org> . If this e-mail message concerns a contract matter, be advised that no employee or agent is authorized to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of Orlando Regional Healthcare by e-mail without express written confirmation by an officer of the corporation. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Orlando Regional Healthcare.

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