On Friday, 27 May 2011 19:13:46 Josh Luthman wrote:

Just an update to this, I noticed Devmon is no longer reporting to Xymon (dm test is purple).

Note that there is a mailing list for devmon. Since your mail doesn't contain anything related to Xymon, the devmon list would have been more appropriate.

Did you actually start devmon?

./devmon --readbbhosts -vvvvvvvv --debug

Note that devmon --readbbhosts does a one-shot detect-and-write run. It does not run in "normal" polling mode.

[11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Option 'bblocation' defaulting to: [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG TEMPLATES: running read_templates() [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG TEMPLATES: read apc:9617:power template [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG TEMPLATES: read apc:9619:power template [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG TEMPLATES: read apc:9619:env template [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG TEMPLATES: running post_template_load() [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Saw 1 vendors, 2 models, 2 sysdescs & 6 templates [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] SNMP querying all hosts in bb-hosts file, please wait... [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Checking if # bbd http://localhost.localdomain/matches NET:. [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Checking if # DEVMON:cid(imagineapc) matches NET:. [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG CFG: running read_hosts [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Option 'bbdateformat' defaulting to: . [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Option 'dispport' defaulting to: 1984. [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Querying pre-existing hosts [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG SNMP: 1 [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG SNMP: 0 => 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0 [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG SNMP: Adding ID => 1 OID =>1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0 [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG SNMP: Pooling 1 oids [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] DEBUG SNMP: Dethawing data for stouderapc [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] stouderapc sysdesc = ::: APC Web/SNMP Management Card (MB:v3.9.2 PF:v3.6.1 PN:apc_hw02_aos_361.bin AF1:v3.5.8 AN1:apc_hw02_sumx_358.bin MN:AP9619 HR:A10 SN: NA0829011474 MD:07/19/2008) (Embedded PowerNet SNMP Agent SW v2.2 compatible) ::: [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] stouderapc did not match apc : 9617 : MN:AP9617 [11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Discovered stouderapc as a apc 9619

So all is good. You just need to start devmon.

Note that this message was present in your previous post too.

[11-05-27 at 13:13:03] Received signal TERM, shutting down with return code 0 [11-05-27 at 13:13:04] Received signal TERM, shutting down with return code 0

(The last line is repeated 10 times total)

I think I have cleaned that (and a few other annoyances in --readbbhosts mode) up in svn.

Regards, Buchan

Thanks for the reply, David!

I waited ~5 minutes and refreshed the bb.html page - the dm column isn't showing up. I tried accessing it via URL and the data is still blank (Status not available).

./devmon -f -p -vvv

[11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Option 'bblocation' defaulting to: [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Nodename autodetected as localhost.localdomain [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Option 'bbdateformat' defaulting to: . [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Option 'dispport' defaulting to: 1984. [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Option 'dispserv' defaulting to: localhost. [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] ---Initilizing devmon... [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Verbosity level: 3 [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Logging to /var/log/devmon.log [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Node 0 reporting to localhost [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Running under process id: 24542 [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Entering poll loop [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Starting snmp queries [11-05-30 at 13:43:18] Getting device status from hobbit at localhost:1984 [11-05-30 at 13:43:19] Performing test logic [11-05-30 at 13:43:19] Done with test logic [11-05-30 at 13:43:19] Sending messages to display server status stouderapc.power green Mon May 30 13:43:19 2011

UPS status:

Vendor: apc Model: Smart-UPS 2200 RM XL

UPS Status: Online Battery Status: Battery OK

Runtime Remaining: 29.00 minutes (red=<15m) Battery Capacity: 100% UPS Load: 50% (yellow=70% red=90%)

Voltage in: 121v (yellow=>127,<110v red=135v) Voltage out: 121v

Last failure due to: Self test Time on battery: 0.00 secs

Devmon version 0.3.1-beta1 running on localhost.localdomain status localhost,localdomain.dm green Mon May 30 13:43:19 2011

devmon, version 0.3.1-beta1

Node name: localhost.localdomain Node number: 0 Process ID: 24542

Cycle time: 60 Dead time: 180

Polled devices: 1 Polled tests: 1 Avg tests/node: n/a

clear msgs: 0

SNMP test time: 1 Test logic time: 0 BB msg xfer time: 0 This poll period: 1

Avg poll time: wait

[11-05-30 at 13:43:19] Sleeping for 59 seconds.

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On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 2:30 AM, David Baldwin <david.baldwin at ausport.gov.au

wrote:

Josh,

Sorry for the long post, just trying to put all the information I think is relevant in one place!

I believe I have Devmon all ready to go short of one example test. I copied the templates from SF and put them in the templates directory. I am trying this with apc-9619.

From what I've read, it simply looks to match a string in sysdesc of templates/apc-9619/specs with what comes back from the sysDescr snmp query.

Matching sysDescr is one way to do it, and what you have included below would indicate this is working OK for you. The way to specify the template you want explicitly is to use the tag "DEVMON:model(vendor;model)" where "vendor" and "model" match the lines in the template specs file.

From what you've included, looks like the --readbbhosts is working OK. The next step is to actually poll the device to report.

What do you get when you run "./devmon -f -p -vvv" ?

David.

This is what I have:

more templates/apc-9619/specs

vendor : apc model : 9619 snmpver : 1 sysdesc : *MN:AP9619*

snmpwalk -v1 -ccommunity 172.16.0.60|grep MN\:AP9619

SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: APC Web/SNMP Management Card (MB:v3.9.2 PF:v3.6.1 PN:apc_hw02_aos_361.bin AF1:v3.5.8 AN1:apc_hw02_sumx_358.bin *MN:AP9619 *HR:A10 SN: NA0829011474 MD:07/19/2008) (Embedded PowerNet SNMP Agent SW v2.2 compatible)

devmon.cfg is looking at /home/xymon/server/etc/hosts.cfg #grep DEVMON /home/xymon/server/etc/hosts.cfg 172.16.0.60 stouderapc # DEVMON:cid(imagineapc)

./devmon --readbbhosts -f -p -vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

[11-05-27 at 12:25:31] Option 'bblocation' defaulting to: [11-05-27 at 12:25:31] SNMP querying all hosts in bb-hosts file, please wait... [11-05-27 at 12:25:31] Checking if # bbd http://localhost.localdomain/matches NET:. [11-05-27 at 12:25:31] Checking if # DEVMON matches NET:. [11-05-27 at 12:25:31] Option 'bbdateformat' defaulting to: . [11-05-27 at 12:25:31] Option 'dispport' defaulting to: 1984. [11-05-27 at 12:25:31] Querying pre-existing hosts [11-05-27 at 12:25:31] Discovered stouderapc as a apc 9619 [11-05-27 at 12:25:31] Received signal TERM, shutting down with return code 0 [11-05-27 at 12:25:32] Received signal TERM, shutting down with return code 0

./devmon --readbbhosts #log shows [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Nodename autodetected as localhost.localdomain [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Option 'bbdateformat' defaulting to: . [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Option 'dispport' defaulting to: 1984. [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] ---Initilizing devmon... [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Verbosity level: 30 [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Logging to /var/log/devmon.log [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Node 0 reporting to localhost [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Running under process id: 2361 [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Entering poll loop [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Starting snmp queries [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Getting device status from hobbit at localhost:1984 [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Performing test logic [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Done with test logic [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Sending messages to display server [11-05-27 at 12:14:57] Sleeping for 60 seconds. [11-05-27 at 12:15:13] Received signal INT, shutting down with return code 0

dm in Xymonreads:

devmon, version 0.3.1-beta1

Node name: localhost.localdomain Node number: 0 Process ID: 28488

Cycle time: 60 Dead time: 180

Polled devices: Polled tests: Avg tests/node: n/a

clear msgs: 0

SNMP test time: 0 Test logic time: 0 BB msg xfer time: 0 This poll period: 0

Avg poll time: 0.2 seconds

Poll time averaged over 5 poll cycles.

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I've had issues with devmon not updating the bb-display and everything going purple. I've had this issue since day one (which is over two years now).

I created a "devmon watchdog" script that's runs every 5 min using lynx (txt base html browser) which checks if the status of devmon (shows as dm test) on bb-monitor. If its purple then I kill the devmon process and start it up again....band-aid solution, but it does the trick.

I no script expert, but can share the bash script if you want/need.

Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer & Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000 x6709

-----Original Message----- From: Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com> Sender: xymon-bounces at xymon.com Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 19:06:21 To: David Baldwin<david.baldwin at ausport.gov.au> Cc: xymon at xymon.com<xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Configuring Devmon for the first time

Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon

On 31/05/11 11:24 AM, kconnell at ryerson.ca wrote:

I've had issues with devmon not updating the bb-display and everything going purple. I've had this issue since day one (which is over two years now).

I created a "devmon watchdog" script that's runs every 5 min using lynx (txt base html browser) which checks if the status of devmon (shows as dm test) on bb-monitor. If its purple then I kill the devmon process and start it up again....band-aid solution, but it does the trick.

I no script expert, but can share the bash script if you want/need.

Here's mine (replace xymonserver with your hostname):

#!/bin/sh COL=bb xymonserver "hobbitdboard xymonserver.dm fields=color" if [ "x$COL" == "xpurple" ] ; then (date "+%x %X restarting purple devmon" /etc/init.d/devmon restart) | tee /var/log/devmon-restart.log | mail -s "Restarting devmon" xymonadmin fi

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Josh,

That probably makes more sense then to use Lynx, good idea.

What's with the "x" in the variable?

If for some reason $COL is the null string, the test doesn't work. Add an "x" in front to be sure.

Would you mind telling me what values you used for date?

It's just adding a timestamp to the log file. See "man date"

$ date "+%x %X restarting purple devmon" 31/05/2011 16:16:04 restarting purple devmon

David.

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On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:53 AM, David Baldwin <david.baldwin at ausport.gov.au <mailto:david.baldwin at ausport.gov.au>> wrote:

On 31/05/11 11:24 AM, kconnell at ryerson.ca
<mailto:kconnell at ryerson.ca> wrote:
> I've had issues with devmon not updating the bb-display and
everything going purple.
> I've had this issue since day one (which is over two years now).
>
> I created a "devmon watchdog" script that's runs every 5 min
using lynx (txt base html browser) which checks if the status of
devmon (shows as dm test) on bb-monitor. If its purple then I kill
the devmon process and start it up again....band-aid solution, but
it does the trick.
>
> I no script expert, but can share the bash script if you want/need.
>
Here's mine (replace xymonserver with your hostname):

#!/bin/sh
COL=`bb xymonserver "hobbitdboard xymonserver.dm
<http://xymonserver.dm> fields=color"`
if [ "x$COL" == "xpurple"  ] ; then
 (date "+%x %X restarting purple devmon"
 /etc/init.d/devmon restart) | tee /var/log/devmon-restart.log | mail
-s "Restarting devmon" xymonadmin
fi

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David's devmon watch-dog is much better than mine but I thought I'd share anyways....

I think if I wrote one today, it would be a little different. This was done a few years back and I kinda chuckled at my own work...I made a var for date....lol

Anyways, here you go...

#!/bin/bash

Need Date var for log entry

DATE=date

Grab xymon.ns/xymon web page and check if devom is dead (purple)

Make var to check on purple

DMSTATUS=lynx -accept_all_cookies -dump -nolist -auth=ns:canne 'xymon/Xymon' | grep dm | tail -1 |grep -o "dm:green\|dm:purple" | cut -c 4-

echo Status=$DMSTATUS

if [ $DMSTATUS = purple ] ; then

    echo "devmon is dead, killing, restarting and logging event"
    echo "$DATE DM-Watchdog - devmon is dead ($DMSTATUS), killing and restarting" >> /var/log/devmon.log


    # Kill it twice (sometimes 1 don't work ???)
    /home/xymon/devmon/killdevmon
    sleep 1
    /home/xymon/devmon/killdevmon
    # Start DEVMON
    /home/xymon/devmon/devmon
    # Send Email
    /usr/local/bin/sendEmail -f xymon at ryerson.ca -t kconnell at ryerson.ca -u Devmon Restart -m "Devmon Died and was restarted on $DATE"

else #echo "All Good" echo "$DATE DM-Watchdog - Devmon is All Good ($DMSTATUS)" >> /var/log/devmon.log fi

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On 31/05/11 11:24 AM, kconnell at ryerson.ca wrote:

...

I've had issues with devmon not updating the bb-display and everything going purple. I've had this issue since day one (which is over two years now).

I created a "devmon watchdog" script that's runs every 5 min using lynx (txt base html browser) which checks if the status of devmon (shows as dm test) on bb-monitor. If its purple then I kill the devmon process and start it up again....band-aid solution, but it does the trick.

I no script expert, but can share the bash script if you want/need.

...

Here's mine (replace xymonserver with your hostname):

#!/bin/sh COL=bb xymonserver "hobbitdboard xymonserver.dm fields=color" if [ "x$COL" == "xpurple" ] ; then (date "+%x %X restarting purple devmon" /etc/init.d/devmon restart) | tee /var/log/devmon-restart.log | mail -s "Restarting devmon" xymonadmin fi

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