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File monitor not working in Xymon - using file list generated by wildcard
by Don.Kuhlman＠schawk.com 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Hi folks. I've been trying to figure this out for a while and would appreciate any help. I'm trying to monitor for a sql backup by watching for a set of files that are created every morning at 00:05 AM by a cron job on a server. There are several files created each night the sql dump runs. It creates them as filename_backup__yyyymmdd.sql So each day there are new file names created (never the same name) I want to alert if the file doesn't get created each day with the new name. I have configured the client-local.cfg file as follows: [MYSQLSERVER01] # dir:`find /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/ -name '*.sql' -mtime 0 2>/dev/null` # file:/Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql file:`find /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/ -name '*.sql' -mtime 0 2>/dev/null` Analysis.cfg is as follows: HOST=MYSQLSERVER01 FILE %^.sql COLOR=red mtime<600 # FILE /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql red mtime<600 # FILE /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql COLOR=red mtime<600 # FILE /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql red mtime>86400 # FILE /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql red mtime<86400 # FILE /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql red mtime>600 # FILE /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql mtime>86400 noexist Xymon generates this msg when I use the full filename – eg mysqlbackup20121004.sql in analysis.cfg It doesn't work when I try to use a wildcard name (which I need because the filename will change each day) - eg FILE %^.sql Example alert is below using full real filename: Thu Oct 4 16:02:11 CDT 2012 - Files NOT ok [red] /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql<http://srmxymon.ambrosi.com/xymon-cgi/svcstatus.sh?CLIENT=MYSQLSERVER01&SEC…> File was modified 57134 seconds ago - should be <600 [green] /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/herbalife_backup_20121004.sql<http://srmxymon.ambrosi.com/xymon-cgi/svcstatus.sh?CLIENT=MYSQLSERVER01&SEC…> Example below using %^.sql: Thu Oct 4 16:10:15 CDT 2012 - Files ok [green] /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/mysql_backup_20121004.sql<http://srmxymon.ambrosi.com/xymon-cgi/svcstatus.sh?CLIENT=MYSQLSERVER01&SEC…> [green] /Volumes/MySQL_Backups/herbalife_backup_20121004.sql<http://srmxymon.ambrosi.com/xymon-cgi/svcstatus.sh?CLIENT=MYSQLSERVER01&SEC…> Thanks Don K

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how debug logfetch
by martin.flemming＠desy.de 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Hi ! I've got an problem with one host to get the md5sum of a file which is distributed also on several other machines, where the file-md5-check runs without any problem .... bad machine: Evrythin seems to be ok bird037] /usr/lib/hobbit/client # cat tmp/logfetch.bird037.cfg file:/usr/local/etc/post_install:md5 file:/etc/krb5.keytab:md5 but: [bird037] /usr/lib/hobbit/client # bin/logfetch tmp/logfetch.bird037.cfg tmp/logfetch.bird037.status [file:/etc/krb5.keytab] type:100000 (file) mode:600 (-rw-------) linkcount:1 owner:0 (root) group:0 (root) size:428 clock:1349535747 (2012/10/06-17:02:27) atime:1349535719 (2012/10/06-17:01:59) ctime:1322576461 (2011/11/29-15:21:01) mtime:1281428590 (2010/08/10-10:23:10) md5:346b7a4901fe2eaa270c76bd40d33aa4 [file:/usr/local/etc/post_install] type:100000 (file) mode:555 (-r-xr-xr-x) linkcount:1 owner:2002 (finnern) group:1000 (it) size:19981 clock:1349535747 (2012/10/06-17:02:27) atime:1349533938 (2012/10/06-16:32:18) ctime:1346664822 (2012/09/03-11:33:42) mtime:1325599284 (2012/01/03-15:01:24) but in reality i've got no md5sum for this file and consequentially an alert-mail :-( Got anybody an hint how to debug/solve this error ? thanks & cheers Martin

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Solaris 10 sparc xymon 4.3.10 issue ?
by goebel＠emunix.emich.edu 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Hi, I installed xymon 4.3.10 last week and since then I have noticed that something has been appending data to the end of /usr/bin/logger every 5 minutes. Since this wasn't happening before I suspect xymon. 164.76.2.44 - - [08/Oct/201 2:11:26:03 -0400] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 302 209. This is the IP address of my xymon server. Any suggestions as what I might need to tweak? Thanks, Matt -- Matthew Goebel : goebel at emunix.emich.edu : Unix Jockey @ EMU : Hail Eris Neo-Student, Net Lurker, Donut consumer, and procrastinating medher... "Always with the negative waves, Moriarty" - Oddball "Comfort the troubled, and trouble the comfortable." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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is combotest bugged in xymon 4.3.10 ?
by olivier＠audry.fr 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

hello on xymon 4.3.0 this config work : hosts.cfg : 127.0.0.1 test1 # telnet 127.0.0.1 test2 # telnet 0.0.0.0 test # combo.cfg : test.test = test1.telnet + test2.telnet > 1 on xymon >= 4.3.7 this is not working. test1.telnet and test2.telnet got clear status so the main status is green and not red. Any idee ? thx for your help oau

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Check DNS Question
by johe.stephan＠ymail.com 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

Hi there, i have a problem with checking dns on my nameservers. Maybe i didnt get it right I have some nameservers running and would like to check there availability via xymon, so i added a line like xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ns1.my.domnain # dns=a:www.my.domain to the bb-hosts file. I thought this should work. But while adding a new server, which actualy does not have any dns server running, not even installed, the check turned green. So to me it seems that it does not check the host. Any idea? Kind regards Jörg

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Ack Examples
by ray.reuter＠gmail.com 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

I have a quick question, is it possible to form an email to acknowledge an alert without receiving the email first? In hobbit we were able to compose a message to disable a server and all of the checks for a certain time period. I can not seem to get the subject line correct for it to disable a server, does anyone have an example they could share?

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how to merge allevent files ?
by a.chervonets＠cominder.eu 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Should not be a big problem. The procedure is similar to version upgrade, when you install it into new home (take a look my post 18.04.2012) For merge 1. make a list of all files you need to copy to new server a) jusr files that belong to exact server and metrics like rra, logs,.... b) entries in configuration files 2. Review all steps to add new host and metric at new server 3. Prepare new cfg: 3.1 prepare copy of existing cfg files at new mon.server (cp ./etc ./etc_merged) 3.2 add 1.b entries into config files 3.3. if plan migrate one by one - mark with comments records in hosts.cfg file 4. Copy history files 4.1. Automate (shell script + test it!!) 1.a files copying to new server 4.2. Test with one 4.3. and copy them all or one by one (I mean files for every monitored server or/and metric) 5. Update cfg. files at moniting server with prepared copy (and uncomment entries in hosts.cfg file 6. Update monitoring server address at each client server with xymon client to send data to new server (or set to send to both for some time) 7. Disable servers monitoring at old server 8. Check all OK for some time 9. Update monitoring server address at each client server with xymon client to send data to new monitoring server only (if used to send to both for some time) 10. archive (tar + gz) history and cfg files at old monitoring server and mark in calendar when to remove them at all. Best regards, Andrey Chervonets ---------------------- CoMinder Ltd. http://www.cominder.eu/ Mobile: +371 26517848 Fax: +371 66066346 On 04.10.2012 13:00, xymon-request at xymon.com wrote: > Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:47:43 +0200 > From: Marco Avvisano<marco.avvisano at regione.toscana.it> > To:xymon at xymon.com > Subject: [Xymon] how to merge allevent files ? > Message-ID:<506D3F1F.2090005 at regione.toscana.it> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi, > we are migrating from two xymon server to only one . > Every server monitors different servers, routers etc. > The problem i think is: how to merge the allevent files ? > Someone have encountered the same problem? > > Marco

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BBWin Externals
by SKreien＠la-z-boy.com 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

Hey, Does anyone know if it's possible to build an externals test and have it sent in with the regular collected data with BBWin? I have a machine with a large number of cores and BBWin's CPU section is unable to handle reporting on it. I've made an external whose output exactly matches the CPU section of the data collected and sent to Xymon by BBWin but I'm struggling on how to get the data sent to Xymon. When I write out the data to a file in %BBWIN%/tmp it is sent to the Xymon server but it seems like nothing is happening with it. Likely because the server is expecting a full external test and I'm not sending like that. Any ideas? Thanks! Scot Kreienkamp 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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Inter process communication
by olivier＠audry.fr 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

hello any ways to send info to xymon from external script directly without the tcp/ip layer. Inter process com or something like that. thx oau

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Event History
by kconnell＠ryerson.ca 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

I built a new Xymon server this week with v4.3.7 and all looks good. Can I copy event history from my current Xymon/Hobbit v4.2.2 server to the new ? I did try copying files/directories over from /xymon/data/<hist>&<histlogs>, but that didn't seem to work... Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer & Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000 x6709

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