I didn't even know about the PowerShell version. I'll have to check that out.
In the mean time, I did a full uninstall of BBWin, ran BBWin GUI, and found out that it wanted me to install .Net 3.5 and reinstall BBWin. So I did that and built a new config file from the defaults. This one started to work. I also had to do some things to deal with the fact that Windows's "logs" are so large that it exceeded my Xymon system's limits (as well as my human limits.) At this point, I have data showing up.
I'll take a look at the PowerShell version next. Thanks everyone.
Jaime Kikpole
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On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 2:17 PM Kris Springer <kspringer at innovateteam.com> wrote:
I would suggest the Powershell client instead of the BBWin client, but it's up to you.
Here's my instructions for the BBWin client.
- Install the BB-Xymon client http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwin/ <http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwin/> - Configure the client’s config - BBWin server address - servername.yourdomain.com <http://servername.yourdomain.com> - Hostname - PC-123 (must match the Hostname in the server hosts.cfg file) - Mode - local - Services - Add the services you want to monitor - Processes - Add the processes you want to monitor - XML File tab - Save - Start the BBwin service manually the first time - Configure the firewall to allow port 1984 - If you edit the config, restart the service - Give it about 30 minutes to clear the red messages that will pop up - You can manually edit the BBWin.cfg file and make all ‘msgs’ green * Also, if using the BBWin client I always use the GUI tool. It just works easier to add/remove services and processes to the config. https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwingui/ <https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwingui/files/>
If you want to use the Powershell client instead, https://www.krisspringer.com/posts/xymon-ps-client.php
Kris Springer
On 5/21/19 12:00 PM, Root, Paul T wrote:
It is telling you the issue:
*can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.*
Seems like a strange place for a config file.
*From:* Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole at cairodurham.org> <jkikpole at cairodurham.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:50 PM *To:* xymon at xymon.com *Subject:* Re: [Xymon] BBWin client not appearing in server
I have some additional information. I changed the logging level from 3 to 4, restarted the service, and the logs now show the following.
2019/05/21 13:45:47 [INFO]: bbwin is started - using central configuration 2019/05/21 13:45:47 [DEBUG]: [cpu]: cpu review started 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [cpu]: cpu review ended 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string C:
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string D:
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string E:
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string F:
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [filesystem]: start AgentFileSystem::InitCentralMode 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [filesystem]: checking file C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [INFO]: [filesystem]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified. 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [msgs]: start AgentMsgs::InitCentralMode 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [msgs]: checking file C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [INFO]: [msgs]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified. 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: start AgentSvcs::InitCentralMode 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: checking file C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [INFO]: [svcs]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified. 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service BFE 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service Dnscache 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service mpssvc 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service SecurityHealthService 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WdNisSvc 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WinDefend 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WinHttpAutoProxySvcAny tips are greatly appreciated.
*Jaime Kikpole*
*Director of Technology & Innovations* *Cairo-Durham Central School District* (518) 622-8543, x59500 cairodurham.org <http://www.cairodurham.org>
*Technical Support:* help at cairodurham.org go.cairodurham.org/techtips
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On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 1:26 PM Jaime Kikpole via Xymon <xymon at xymon.com> wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole at cairodurham.org> To: xymon at xymon.com Cc: Bcc: Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 13:18:56 -0400 Subject: BBWin client not appearing in server
I just learned of BBWin last night and have been trying to get it to work with my Xymon system. I've got it installed and started, added the system to hosts.cfg on the server, and I can now see it on conn, info, and trends, but nothing else. I only changed BBWin.cfg enough to set the "mode" to "central".
The C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\logs\BBWin.log file shows these messages every 5 minutes:
[filesystem]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
[msgs]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
[svcs]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
I've also found the following error when I restart the BBWin service:
[filesystem]: failed to load logfetch status C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\logfetch.status : The system cannot find the file specified.
I confirmed that these files are missing, but the "tmp" folder exists.
Any thoughts on what I've missed?
*Jaime Kikpole*
*Director of Technology & Innovations* *Cairo-Durham Central School District* (518) 622-8543, x59500 cairodurham.org <http://www.cairodurham.org>
*Technical Support:* help at cairodurham.org go.cairodurham.org/techtips
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