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starting xymon at boot time
by amaral8011＠googlemail.com 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

Hi, i mange to get a few things together to start xymon at boot time, see below for the resulting script this is for centos 5.4, please feel fre to change things to suite you distro enjoy first is the server start script and the second is the client script ####################################### #! /bin/sh # # xymon This shell script takes care of starting and stopping # xymon(the xymon network monitor) # # copy this script to /etc/init.d/ with the name xymon # then do # chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/xymon # chkconfig xymon on # description: xymon is a network monitoring tool that allows \ # you to monitor hosts and services. The monitor status is available \ # via a webpage. PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin DAEMON=/home/xymon/server/hobbit.sh NAME=xymon DESC=xymon test -x $DAEMON || exit 0 # Include xymon defaults if available if [ -f /etc/default/hobbit ] ; then . /etc/default/hobbit fi set -e case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting $DESC: " su -c "$DAEMON start" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; stop) echo -n "Stopping $DESC: " su -c "$DAEMON stop" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; reload|force-reload) echo "Reloading $DESC configuration files." su -c "$DAEMON reload" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; restart) echo -n "Restarting $DESC: " su -c "$DAEMON restart" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; rotate) echo -n "Rotating logs for $DESC: " su -c "$DAEMON rotate" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; *) N=/etc/init.d/$NAME # echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2 echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2 exit 1 ;; esac exit 0 client script ############################################# #! /bin/sh # # xymon This shell script takes care of starting and stopping # xymon(the xymon network monitor) # # copy this script to /etc/init.d/ with the name xymon # then do # chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/xymon # chkconfig xymon on # description: xymon is a network monitoring tool that allows \ # you to monitor hosts and services. The monitor status is available \ # via a webpage. PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin DAEMON=/home/xymon/client/runclient.sh NAME=xymon DESC=xymon test -x $DAEMON || exit 0 # Include xymon defaults if available if [ -f /etc/default/hobbit ] ; then . /etc/default/hobbit fi set -e case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting $DESC: " su -c "$DAEMON start" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; stop) echo -n "Stopping $DESC: " su -c "$DAEMON stop" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; reload|force-reload) echo "Reloading $DESC configuration files." su -c "$DAEMON reload" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; restart) echo -n "Restarting $DESC: " su -c "$DAEMON restart" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; rotate) echo -n "Rotating logs for $DESC: " su -c "$DAEMON rotate" - xymon echo "$NAME." ;; *) N=/etc/init.d/$NAME # echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2 echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2 exit 1 ;; esac exit 0 -- Kind regards Nelson Amaral

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Some Infos for the CPU-Column
by andreas.kunberger＠itv-denkendorf.de 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

Hello, I've just had server under heavy load and while looking for the cause I noticed something weird: If you normal use top, it shows in the third line the actual cpu usage percentage. Not so in the top output in the cpu column: here it shows the avverage cpu usage since reboot. Top behaves in this line similar to vmstat. So if you need the load percentage look in the trends column or in the client data. Greetings. Andreas --

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Cookie 570429 not found, dropping ack
by silencehaunt＠gmail.com 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

Hi, we have a problem acknowleging some alerts. /var/log/xymon/hobbitd.log shows: 2010-03-29 23:23:04 Cookie 570429 not found, dropping ack .bb 127.0.0.1 "hobbitdboard fields=hostname,color,cookie" <..> server10.internal.net|green|0 server10.internal.net|red|570429 server10.internal.net|green|-1 server10.internal.net|red|947608 server10.internal.net|green|-1 server10.internal.net|green|-1 <..> at the same time there is no problem acknowleging alert with cookie 947608 though. could anyone give me some hints how to solve this problem? p.s. we're running version 4.2.3

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Peculiarities with sslcert and downtime (purple status)
by novosirj＠umdnj.edu 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hunted around on Google and the mailing list archives about this one, but I'm turning nothing up. I have some downtime statements listed for a few hosts (names and IP's changed to protect probably nothing, but hey): 10.11.12.13 host1.umdnj.edu # "DOWNTIME=ldap,ldaps,sslcert:*:2200:2300:Development/Test Systems Cold Bacukup" 10.11.12.14 host2.umdnj.edu # "DOWNTIME=ldap,ldaps,sslcert:*:2200:2300:Development/Test Systems Cold Bacukup" 0.0.0.0 host3.umdnj.edu # "DOWNTIME=http,sslcert:*:2200:2300:Development/Test Systems Cold Bacukup" 0.0.0.0 host4.umdnj.edu # "DOWNTIME=http,sslcert:*:2200:2300:Development/Test Systems Cold Bacukup" The downtime is picked up fine, and correctly, in the "info" test on the hosts. What's interesting is what happens when the time rolls around with the sslcert test (I'll pick Friday night out of the air, but there's nuance every day): host1: blue at 2201, purple at 2241, blue at 22:44, normal at 2301. host2: purple at 2241, normal at 2244. host3: purple at 2236, normal at 2251. host4: blue at 2201, normal at 2301. All four share the same DOWNTIME definition, aside from the tests involved, so I'm mighty confused. Is there some interplay here that I'm not aware of (either by what triggers an sslcert test, https/ldaps/etc., or by using 0.0.0.0 on some of the hosts, the actual status of the hosts during the DOWNTIME, etc.) that someone might have some hints for teasing out? - -- ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer II |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |novosirj at umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/CST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkuw3VoACgkQmb+gadEcsb5PswCgkt3bYR+P29PD/DmmTjL1Y9LP gv8AniAu5TYprlp0io8CitTinbu1E46F =u50m -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Loris Serena is out of the office.
by loris.serena＠pncgis.ie 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

I will be out of the office starting 29/03/2010 and will not return until 06/04/2010. Please contact itsupport at pncgis.ie with any queries.

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Intermittent graph data when using pulldata/hobbitfetch/msgcache
by waa-hobbitml＠revpol.com 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

Since switching to the pulldata method for DMZ hosts, the graphs now have random, intermittent gaps in them. I am seeing this at two networks where I recently switched to this method. (see attached image) Prior to this change the graphs were fine with no gaps. Hobbitfetch is being started with --debug, but there does not appear to be anything that appears to be an error in the hobbitfetch.log file. rrd-status.log shows a LOT of these entries, but they are for ALL servers and this has been going on forever so I don't suspect : 2010-03-01 04:44:01 RRD error updating /usr/local/xymon/data/rrd/hostname.example.com/tcp.ssh.rrd from x.x.x.x: /usr/local/xymon/data/rrd/hostname.example.com/tcp.ssh.rrd: illegal attempt to update using time 1267436641 when last update time is 1267436641 (minimum one second step) Any ideas? This is Xymon v4.3.0-0.beta2 on Client and server -- Bill Arlofski Reverse Polarity, LLC

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Add more information
by rmcgraw＠purdue.edu 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

I have been asked to create some web pages that contains information about some of our compute servers. The information on these pages will be a short description of the hosts, with total memory, number cpu, yada yada yada in a format that non-computer people can peruse and understand. I was thinking that a good place to keep this information would be in xymon info pages. I was wondering if there is some .config file where I could enter the data that would do something like this? If not in the info pages some place else. I realize most of the data that I want to enter can be gleaned from other pages. Has anyone done something like this and if so how did you go about it? Thanks Robert _____________________________________________________________________ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer System EMAIL: rmcgraw at purdue.edu Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067

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Xymonton down
by Galen.Johnson＠sas.com 27 Mar '10

27 Mar '10

Xymonton is currently experiencing technical difficulties...ie, the server doesn't want to restart. I'll send an update once it is working again. =G=

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PCRE Assistance
by novosirj＠umdnj.edu 26 Mar '10

26 Mar '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'm feeling rather dopey at not being able to figure this out, but bear with me. I'm trying to define a regex that will match, among other things, a line that begins with: netmon- and any number of characters that follow it, and then ends with my domain name. The two I need it to match right now are: "netmon-int.umdnj.edu" and "netmon-ext.umdnj.edu" but there may be others going forward. Here is my example: %(bbdisplay|xymon|katahdin|^netmon-*).umdnj.edu I was suspicious of the ^, so I tried removing it -- no change. So far I've tried this list of things: %(bbdisplay|xymon|katahdin|netmon-*).umdnj.edu %(bbdisplay|xymon|katahdin|^netmon\-*).umdnj.edu %(bbdisplay|xymon|katahdin|netmon\-*).umdnj.edu ...maybe one or two others. When I try either of the two hostnames I'm trying to match with pcretest, I get "No match". Can anyone point me in the right direction? It's surely something simple. - -- ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer II |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |novosirj at umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/CST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkutFmsACgkQmb+gadEcsb5ljQCfeHH215LC1dLo3guwlJkPzp4H 6MIAnRILcRuLfvoAsNY5/5uBLNM+QkEH =eMzo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Mysql Graphing
by amaral8011＠googlemail.com 26 Mar '10

26 Mar '10

Hi I have used a mysql script from xymonton to collect data into xymon, i get the data in xymon OK but the problem is the graphs right now. The graphs come up in the page but is not plotting, the problem is some where between hobbitserver.cfg and hobbitgraph.cfg I am asking for help while i carry on looking for the answer (maybe i'm missing something in the configuration) please note that the rrd file is created in the data folder I get the data in xymon example: *Fri Mar 26 14:54:26 2010 MySQL Server OK* *threads: 1 questions: 990691 slow queries: 0 opens: 7128 flush tables: 1 open tables: 64 queries per second avg: 0.402 maxcon: 100 Server version: 5.0.77 Source distribution Uptime: 28 days 12 hours 19 min 1 sec Server reports timestamp of 2010-03-26 14:54:26 * and have added the following in hobbitserver.cfg in TEST2RRD i added mysql=ncv and then added the following line NCV_mysql="threads:GAUGE,questions:GAUGE,slow queries:GAUGE,opens:GAUGE,flush tables:GAUGE,open tables:GAUGE,queries per second avg:GAUGE" also in hobbitgraph.cfg i added the following (i only have the first 2 instances of data for testing purposes) *[mysql]* * TITLE mysql info* * YAXIS #* * DEF:threads=mysql.rrd:threads:AVERAGE * * DEF:questions=mysql.rrd:questions:AVERAGE* * LINE1:threads#00CCCC:threads* * LINE2:questions#FF0000:questions* * COMMENT:\n* * GPRINT:threads:LAST:Threads \: %5.1lf (cur)* * GPRINT:threads:MAX: \: %5.1lf (max)* * GPRINT:threads:MIN: \: %5.1lf (min)* * GPRINT:threads:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf (avg)\n* * GPRINT:questions:LAST:Questions\: %5.1lf%s (cur)* * GPRINT:questions:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)* * GPRINT:questions:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)* * GPRINT:questions:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n * Regards Nelson Amaral -- Kind regards Nelson Amaral

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