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ncv graphing trends
by mlist＠cmcflex.com 22 Aug '07

22 Aug '07

Okay, okay. I thought I was getting great at getting my data to graph - maybe not though. I'm sending data from my mail server to hobbit. The rrd *is* being created and updated. When I click on the 'trends' link that particular graph is not there. However, if (in the url) I type in the service exactly (e.g. http://10.5.0.75/hobbit-cgi/hobbitgraph.sh?host=mail&service=dnsbltrend&gra…) the graph shows up and is populated. I thought I had to add it to the bb-hosts file: 10.5.102.1 mail # noconn ssh smtp2 pop3 imap TRENDS:*,dnsbltrend But it still won't show up on its own. I'm not sure what I'm missing. Any help is appreciated, Matt

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Duration reset on status change
by patrick_a_vaughan＠hotmail.com 21 Aug '07

21 Aug '07

I know this has been discussed before, but I have a slight problem with the way duration is calculated. I need to send an Email if a test is yellow, and escalating pages if it is red. My problem is that a test went yellow over the weekend when nobody was checking Email, then in the middle of the night went to red. Which caused techs, backup techs, managers, and the CEO to be paged because the duration was over 24 hours. Is there any way to reset the duration counter when the state changes. Instead of just when the state changes from green? _________________________________________________________________ A new home for Mom, no cleanup required. All starts here. http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us

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Hobbit Features
by rlapuz＠fcpp.fujitsu.com 21 Aug '07

21 Aug '07

Hi Henrik! Congratulations for a job well done being the developer of Hobbit. I've been using Hobbit for over a month now to monitor our servers (database, email, dns, proxy/squid, etc.) and receiving support from you and other hobbit users whenever I have a problem configuring it. Even though it is not yet fully setup for our server needs, it is already up and running. However it is not yet fully implemented in our company because it is still under debugging/testing together with 3 other sever monitoring tool (Nagios, Zenoss Core, and Zabbix). Next week, I will defend Hobbit against the 3 other server monitoring tool regarding of what tool are we going to use and I am wondering if you can give me some important information or advantage of Hobbit among the others. I'm sure you already heard about the server monitoring tools that I mentioned above. I am also preparing my observations about the Hobbit but I think it is not enough since I was not able to expose myself to all of its functions and my technical knowledge is limited (i'm a newbie). So, I think it would be better if I can get the information I need from the Hobbit developer himself. Thank you very much and I am looking forward for your kind approval of my request. Best regards, Ryan

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Requesting a common encrypted port number for hobbit client/server
by tj_yang＠hotmail.com 21 Aug '07

21 Aug '07

Just and idea, port 1984 over the years got recognized by some kind of Internet organization as default port for bb client/server communication port. Should we (hobbit community) pursue a common port number for hobbit client/server encrypted communication ? I see the need but don't how to get this done. which port number to use ? who(which entity) to ask ? I am using port 1999 for my testing purpose for now. T.J. Yang _________________________________________________________________ Messenger Caf� � open for fun 24/7. Hot games, cool activities served daily. Visit now. http://cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_AugHMtagline

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stopped reporting problem
by bvanskiver＠zonder.com 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

I have consistently been getting "stopped reporting" problems on a regular basis lately. I am running Hobbit 4.2.0. I have found a couple of resources that suggest configuration changes to allow more connections and messages, I have done these but they have not solved the problem. Any other things I can try? Bernd VanSkiver bvanskiver at zonder.com

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Solaris Hobbit for enterpise
by tj_yang＠hotmail.com 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

like http and https, ldap and ldaps the secure communication channels are usually requested by big organizaton. I am happy to see hobbit and hobbts ports can be done via stunnel. SNMP device monitoring cab be done via devmon perl script is also quite exciting to me. High Availability is the last solution I don't have. Without source code changes in hobbit server side I am thinking of using Sun Cluster 3.2 plus AVS or having hobbit server running as VMware sessions in VMWare with HA support. I am wondering how other solaris hobbit users tackle this HA requirement ? T.J. Yang _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storage�get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migrati…

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[hobbit] addon: os and critical icon
by flyzone＠technologist.com 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

Hi, i have made some edit on the hobbit-sources. When working in a enterprise, i found useful to see also two icons next the hostname: os and critical. Os could be windows,linux,aix,etc....and critical usually is gold|silver|bronze. I used the DESCR options in bb-hosts (DESCR:os:critical), hobbit will search for icons with the same name adding ".gif" in ~hobbit/server/www/. If someone needs the gifs just email me. Maybe will be nice to add it as a new feature in hobbit5.0. For who wants the same here what to do: at line 382 of pagegen.c (~hobbit-4.2.0/bbdisplay) BEFORE: fprintf(output, "%s", hostnamehtml(h->hostname, ((pagetype != PAGE_BB) ? hostpage_link(h) : NULL)) ); put these lines: ---------- int count=0; int i=0; int j=0; if (pagepath) { for (i=0; i<strlen(pagepath); i++){ if (pagepath[i]=='/') { count++; } } if (count!=0){ count=count/2; for (j=0; j<count; j++){ strcat(urlimg,"../"); } } } if (h->description) { char * os_name=""; char * critical=""; char testo2[40]=""; char testo3[40]=""; strcat(testo3,h->description); strcat(testo2,h->description); critical=strchr(testo2,':'); if (critical){ *critical=0; critical++; } os_name=strchr(testo3,':'); if (os_name){ *os_name=0; } os_name=testo3; if (os_name) { fprintf(output, "%s%s.gif\" HEIGHT=\"26\" WIDTH=\"26\" ALIGN=\"middle\"> ",urlimg,os_name); } if (critical) { fprintf(output, "%s%s.gif\" HEIGHT=\"26\" WIDTH=\"26\" ALIGN=\"middle\"> ",urlimg,critical); } } -------- -- We've Got Your Name at http://www.mail.com ! Get a FREE E-mail Account Today - Choose From 100+ Domains

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Soaris dtrace static probes for hobbit ?
by tj_yang＠hotmail.com 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

I saw NFS4 dtrace static probes(R2) submitted in opensolaris forum. I am not good at dtrace yet, my current understanding is that we can insert dtrace static probes into hobbit souce code level (Ref2)to provide more debugging points. It is like running perl script with perl -d and breakpoints have been set already. Looks cool and useful. Any other Solaris hobbit users working on this ? Ref: 1. http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/dtrace/ 2. http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6223/6mlkidlms?a=view T.J. Yang _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more�.then map the best route! http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&ss=yp.bars~yp.pizza~yp.movie%20theate…

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encrypted hobbit message via stunnel is confirmed ok ;)
by tj_yang＠hotmail.com 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

I am able to test out stunnel 4.20 with hobbit-4.2.0 client/server. One thing I am not clear is that will hobbit server got a chance to send commands to hobbit client via stunnel before the session is closed. Should be, I guess. See R1 for detail. T.J. Yang R1: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/System_Monitoring_with_Hobbit/Administration_G… _________________________________________________________________ Now you can see trouble�before he arrives http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507

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Hobbit process monitoring
by rlapuz＠fcpp.fujitsu.com 18 Aug '07

18 Aug '07

hi everyone! I recently add a process to monitor in a server, shoul I also see a graph under the list of the processes? thanks! Ryan

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