Total guess here but maybe you could try changing:

HOST=%(prod-.*) SERVICE=* EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms

To:

HOST=%(prod-.*) EXHOST=%$UNUSED_PROD MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms

And obv remove the % from the start of $UNUSED_PROD, just "my 2 cents worth"

Thanks, Jason.

From: Charles Jones [mailto:jonescr at cisco.com] Sent: 15 November 2006 18:03 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] hobbit-alerts.cfg regex/MACRO problem - need help

I'm still having this problem. If anyone has any ideas I'm open to suggestions :)

-Charles

Charles Jones wrote:

I am trying to use a regex macro to exclude a number of hosts from an alert. Here is the one I was using at first:

$UNUSED_PROD=%prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)|prod -web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)

Here is how I am using it for the actual alert definition:

HOST=%(prod-.*) SERVICE=* EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms

I ran into a problem with the host "prod-app-12" matching the regex. I realized this was because I was not terminating the numbers, so I changed my variable to:

$UNUSED_PROD=%prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)$|pro d-web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)$

This SHOULD work according to online regex testing tools, and I also at Henriks advice, verified it using "pcretest":

$ pcretest PCRE version 6.6 06-Feb-2006

re> /prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)$|prod-web-(1|2|3| 4|9|10|11)$/ data> prod-web-12 No match data> prod-web-11 0: prod-web-11 1: <unset> 2: 11 data>

As seen above, the host "prod-web-12" does NOT match, but "prod-web-11" DOES, which is exactly how I want it.

However, when I use this in hobbit-alerts.cfg. I do not get the expected behavior. Instead, ALL hosts match, according to pages sent out and from viewing the "info" section. The strange thing is, according to hobbitd_alert --test, the hostname was successfully excluded, but clicking on the "info" column for hosts that are supposed to be excluded reveals that they are still configured to alert.

../bin/hobbitd_alert --test prod-web-11 procs --color-red 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 send_alert prod-web-11:procs state Paging 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 *** Match with 'HOST=%(prod-.*) SERVICE=*'

00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Matching host:service:page 'prod-web-11:procs:PROD/PRODWEB' against rule line 170 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 *** Match with 'MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms' *** 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Mail alert with command 'mail xxxxx at cingularme.com' 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Failed 'MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms' (min. duration 0<1200) ... 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Failed 'HOST=* SERVICE=* EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD' (hostname excluded)

• Another thing, when I do the same test as above, using hostname "prod-web-12", which is a host that should NOT be excluded, hobbitd_alert still says that it was excluded (same last line of output as the prod-web-11 test above).

I have also tried enclosing the regex in quotes, which didn't work either.

If anyone has any insight, please let me know. I have contacted Henrik about this, but I believe he misread my email, as he suggested that I add $ to the regex, which I had already tried...so now I am hoping that he or someone else sees this message and can see what Im doing wrong.

-Charles

Ye but Henrik is currently doing a lot of development for clustering hobbit servers, or something similar so he doesn't have much time (he E-mailed the list a little while ago explaining).

$UNUSED_PROD=(prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)|prod -web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11))

HOST=%prod-.* EXHOST=%$UNUSED_PROD MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms

Also try putting the full UNUSED_PROD string in the HOST... line to see if it's a problem with the use of that variable? Do you really need those extra dollar signs in the regex you put below?

4 cents worth now :-)

Thanks, Jason.

From: Charles Jones [mailto:jonescr at cisco.com] Sent: 16 November 2006 17:22 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] hobbit-alerts.cfg regex/MACRO problem - need help

I gave that a try, didn't work :( I'm pretty much out of ideas, I'm hoping when Henrik gets time he can help me troubleshoot this.

-Charles

Jones, Jason (Altrincham) wrote:

Total guess here but maybe you could try changing:

HOST=%(prod-.*) SERVICE=* EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms

To:

HOST=%(prod-.*) EXHOST=%$UNUSED_PROD MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms

And obv remove the % from the start of $UNUSED_PROD, just "my 2 cents worth"

Thanks, Jason.

From: Charles Jones [mailto:jonescr at cisco.com] Sent: 15 November 2006 18:03 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] hobbit-alerts.cfg regex/MACRO problem - need help

I'm still having this problem. If anyone has any ideas I'm open to suggestions :)

-Charles

Charles Jones wrote:

I am trying to use a regex macro to exclude a number of hosts from an alert. Here is the one I was using at first:

$UNUSED_PROD=%prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)|prod -web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)

Here is how I am using it for the actual alert definition:

HOST=%(prod-.*) SERVICE=* EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms

I ran into a problem with the host "prod-app-12" matching the regex. I realized this was because I was not terminating the numbers, so I changed my variable to:

$UNUSED_PROD=%prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)$|pro d-web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)$

This SHOULD work according to online regex testing tools, and I also at Henriks advice, verified it using "pcretest":

$ pcretest PCRE version 6.6 06-Feb-2006

re> /prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)$|prod-web-(1|2|3| 4|9|10|11)$/ data> prod-web-12 No match data> prod-web-11 0: prod-web-11 1: <unset> 2: 11 data>

As seen above, the host "prod-web-12" does NOT match, but "prod-web-11" DOES, which is exactly how I want it.

However, when I use this in hobbit-alerts.cfg. I do not get the expected behavior. Instead, ALL hosts match, according to pages sent out and from viewing the "info" section. The strange thing is, according to hobbitd_alert --test, the hostname was successfully excluded, but clicking on the "info" column for hosts that are supposed to be excluded reveals that they are still configured to alert.

../bin/hobbitd_alert --test prod-web-11 procs --color-red 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 send_alert prod-web-11:procs state Paging 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 *** Match with 'HOST=%(prod-.*) SERVICE=*'

00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Matching host:service:page 'prod-web-11:procs:PROD/PRODWEB' against rule line 170 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 *** Match with 'MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms' *** 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Mail alert with command 'mail xxxxx at cingularme.com' 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Failed 'MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms' (min. duration 0<1200) ... 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Failed 'HOST=* SERVICE=* EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD' (hostname excluded)

• Another thing, when I do the same test as above, using hostname "prod-web-12", which is a host that should NOT be excluded, hobbitd_alert still says that it was excluded (same last line of output as the prod-web-11 test above).

I have also tried enclosing the regex in quotes, which didn't work either.

If anyone has any insight, please let me know. I have contacted Henrik about this, but I believe he misread my email, as he suggested that I add $ to the regex, which I had already tried...so now I am hoping that he or someone else sees this message and can see what Im doing wrong.

-Charles

I offer $5 via paypal to anyone who can help me figure this out. :-)

-Charles

Charles Jones wrote:

As of today this problem is still a thorn in my side. I've been out sick this week so just now working on it again.

Charles Jones wrote:

...

I'm still having this problem. If anyone has any ideas I'm open to suggestions :)

-Charles

Charles Jones wrote:

...

I am trying to use a regex macro to exclude a number of hosts from an alert. Here is the one I was using at first: $UNUSED_PROD=%prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)|prod-web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)

Here is how I am using it for the actual alert definition: HOST=%(prod-.*) SERVICE=* EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms

I ran into a problem with the host "prod-app-12" matching the regex. I realized this was because I was not terminating the numbers, so I changed my variable to:

$UNUSED_PROD=%prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)$|prod-web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)$

This SHOULD work according to online regex testing tools, and I also at Henriks advice, verified it using "pcretest": $ pcretest PCRE version 6.6 06-Feb-2006

re> /prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)$|prod-web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)$/ data> prod-web-12 No match data> prod-web-11 0: prod-web-11 1: <unset> 2: 11 data>

As seen above, the host "prod-web-12" does NOT match, but "prod-web-11" DOES, which is exactly how I want it.

*However, when I use this in hobbit-alerts.cfg. I do not get the expected behavior. Instead, ALL hosts match, according to pages sent out and from viewing the "info" section. *The strange thing is, according to hobbitd_alert --test, the hostname was successfully excluded, but clicking on the "info" column for hosts that are supposed to be excluded reveals that they are still configured to alert.

../bin/hobbitd_alert --test prod-web-11 procs --color-red 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 send_alert prod-web-11:procs state Paging 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 *** Match with 'HOST=%(prod-.*) SERVICE=*' *** 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Matching host:service:page 'prod-web-11:procs:PROD/PRODWEB' against rule line 170 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 *** Match with 'MAIL $PRIMARY color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms' *** 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Mail alert with command 'mail xxxxx at cingularme.com' 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Failed 'MAIL $SECONDARY color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms' (min. duration 0<1200) ... 00009993 2006-11-09 21:48:30 Failed 'HOST=* SERVICE=* EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD' (hostname excluded)

• Another thing, when I do the same test as above, using hostname "prod-web-12", which is a host that should NOT be excluded, hobbitd_alert still says that it was excluded (same last line of output as the prod-web-11 test above).

I have also tried enclosing the regex in quotes, which didn't work either.

If anyone has any insight, please let me know. I have contacted Henrik about this, but I believe he misread my email, as he suggested that I add $ to the regex, which I had already tried...so now I am hoping that he or someone else sees this message and can see what Im doing wrong.

-Charles

This is nuts but I tried the original fix again and this time it worked...I could swear that I tried this many times before and it definitely was not working as it should. Ah well maybe its a good thing I took a couple of weeks off before I looked at it again.

Heres what is working: UNUSED_PROD=%prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)$|prod-web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)$ HOST=%(cna-prod-.*) SERVICE=*

 MAIL $PRIMARY EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED 

NOTICE format=sms
MAIL $SECONDARY EXHOST=$UNUSED_PROD color=red DURATION>20 REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE format=sms MAIL support at mydomain.com color=red REPEAT=60 RECOVERED NOTICE -Charles

Charles Goyard wrote:

Hi,

Try:

$UNUSED_PROD1=prod-app-2|3|4||5|6|7|8|9|(10)|(11)|(12)|(18)|(20)|(21)|(22)|(23)|(24) $UNUSED_PROD2=prod-web-1|2|3|4|9|(10)|(11)

and include both macros in you rule as two distinct regexes (separated with commas I guess).

I did not try :).

Charles Jones wrote :

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I offer $5 via paypal to anyone who can help me figure this out. :-)

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I am trying to use a regex macro to exclude a number of hosts from an alert. Here is the one I was using at first: $UNUSED_PROD=%prod-app-(2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|18|20|21|22|23|24)|prod-web-(1|2|3|4|9|10|11)