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Modifying scheduled disable/enable
by mburger＠bubbanfriends.org 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

We have maintenance scheduled for 14 servers in our environment this Saturday night. Knowing that the systems could be rebooted, etc, anytime between 9PM and 1AM, I've prescheduled these servers to be "disabled" from 2059 on Saturday night thru 0101 on Sunday morning. I'm now being given a directive to have these systems disabled from 1959 to 0101. I'd like to be able to modify the existing schedule, without having to remove and recreate them. As the GUI doesn't provide this option (only an option to cancel), I'm hoping that I can find a file wherein I can modify the schedule. I've found $XYMONHOME/server/tmp/xymond.chk, and tried modifying that file, but the changes do not seem to be filtering into the Maintenance screen. Is there a file that I can modify? If so, where is it? Thank you. -- 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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VMware server stats
by kspringer＠innovateteam.com 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Hi guys. I currently monitor our VMware server using the esxi code found here http://xymonesxi.sourceforge.net/ But it doesn't give any hard drive info for the server or many other stats that it would be nice to have. Are there any other things that you guys use to get info from a VMware server? I tried something that someone else mentioned once before that uses SSH but I could never get it to actually connect to our server. Any other ideas? Thank you. ------------------------------------------------ *Kris Springer* * *

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how xymon checks the file updates
by deepakdeore2004＠gmail.com 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

I wonder how xymon come to know that the configuration file is changed ? I have one task where if a user uploads files from browser, one job should run. I have access to the folder where the files are uploaded. So want to know the logic how xymon checks the file updates.If possible I can implement the same thing :-)

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Seeking confirmation of bug in acknowledge.c
by john.thurston＠alaska.gov 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

It looks to me like we are missing a closing HTML ">" on line 332 of acknowledge.c > fprintf(stdout, "<center><font size=\"+1\"><b>No active alerts</b></font></center\n"); shouldn't that be </center>\n ? This came to light when I made changes to the std_footer and those changes did not render correctly on acknowledge.sh when there were no alerts. xymon 4.3.12 running on Solaris 10 SPARC Firefox 19.0 running on Win 7 -- 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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rrd-data.old
by Nick＠Pettefar.com 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

In /var/log/xymon on a Solaris 10 x86 machine is a large 1.3GB file called rrd-data.old, dated from a fortnight ago (15th October). Is it OK to gzip it or move it without damaging anything? I presume it's used for data history. This is a sensitive production server (that's running out of space, naturally). There's also an rrd-status.old file (111MB). Regards, Nick Pettefar

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Number Of CPUs Error
by Nick＠Pettefar.com 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Any ideas how to get rid of: /usr/bin/uname -X says there is/are 64 CPU(s) in the system, but NUM_CPUS is set to 4. ? This is on a number of our systems. Regards, Nick Pettefar

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favicon location?
by kspringer＠innovateteam.com 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

I'd like to find out the html code to use inside an iframe so I can display the live favicon pulled from my xymon server. I want to add it onto another site I have that others can quickly glance at and see the color of Xymon without going there. This is useful for those who are not in the email alerts list. Does anyone have any suggestions about a simple little html code that pulls that data? Thank you. ------------------------------------------------ *Kris Springer* * *

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analysis.cfg and TIME=
by gatis.anee＠gmail.com 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Hi, Is it possible to monitor a file on a specific day of month? Thanks!

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win32 svcs monitoring
by malcolm.hunter＠gmx.com 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Corrected. However, these messages are in the local mode code, not central. I have a feeling this is a Xymon issue. Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: Neil Simmonds Sent: 10/28/13 09:25 AM To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: Re: [Xymon] win32 svcs monitoring I've just been looking at this again as this is still causing confusion. I've been looking at the svcs.cpp part of the BBWin code and while I'm not a programmer, I noticed that in 2 places the word "stopped" is actually spelt "stoppped". It's just a feeling but it might be that it is causing the false status to be reported. > -----Original Message----- > From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Mark Felder > Sent: 11 October 2013 15:48 > To: xymon at xymon.com > Subject: Re: [Xymon] win32 svcs monitoring > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013, at 9:21, Neil Simmonds wrote: > > Actually in my experience if it reports this, there is an issue but > > it's just not reporting it correctly. If you look at the list below > > you will probably find that it's actually stopped. > > > > This has been a major bugbear of mine for quite some time but I've not > > been able to find a solution. It seems that it always reports the > > status as whatever the "want" value is but when you look at the actual > > process then there really is an issue. > > > > This causes confusion for our operators as they are left wondering why > > Xymon is reporting red for a service that appears at first look to be > > in exactly the state required. > > > > > > I can't login to this specific server to confirm your suspicions, but I'll pass this info > to the other techs here _______________________________________________ > Xymon mailing list > Xymon at xymon.com > http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon > 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 Conduct 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 ar ising 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 -- BBWin Development - The Windows client for Big Brother and Xymon http://bbwin.sourceforge.net http://xymon.sourceforge.net

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Metrics report on Xymon 4.3.10
by Paul.Jacobs＠lchclearnet.com 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Hi I have noticed that if you pick multiple hosts on the metrics report and choose "ALL" you see the reports fine but if you pick say 3 clients and then "CPU load and RAM/Swap" you get the CPU graph fine but the "RAM/Swap" just displays a box with a red cross in it? To make sure this wasn't just our installation I tried it on http://xymon.com/xymon-cgi/hostgraphs.sh?start-mon=10&start-day=29&start-yr… But this also fails and they are using 4.3.13 The individual "RAM/Swap" reports for the clients works fine , it's just when combining into the 1 graph. Also the "Disk" report does the same. http://xymon.com/xymon-cgi/hostgraphs.sh?start-mon=10&start-day=29&start-yr… Any help appreciated Thanks Paul Jacobs | Unix Support, SwapClear | LCH.Clearnet | Tel. + 44 (0) 20 73928289 | Mob. + 44 (0) 7799893009 | Email.Paul.Jacobs at lchclearnet.com<mailto:xxxx.xxxxx at lchclearnet.com>| Website: www.lchclearnet.com<http://www.lchclearnet.com> A copy of the LCH.Clearnet e-mail disclaimer can be found at: www.lchclearnet.com/disclaimer/email LCH.Clearnet Limited, Registered Office: Aldgate House, 33 Aldgate High Street, London EC3N 1EA. Recognised as a Clearing House under the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000. Reg. in England No. 25932. LCH.Clearnet SA, Siège Social: 18 rue du Quatre Septembre, 75002 Paris, Chambre de Compensation conformément au Code Monétaire et Financier. LCH.Clearnet LLC, Principal Office: 17 State Street, New York, NY 10004. Registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a derivatives clearing organization under the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act.

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