On Thursday 21 August 2008 11:01:01 Everett, Vernon wrote:

Hi all

Here's one that's got me stumped. All the Hobbit docs and list information states that if we monitor a host with a dynamic (DHCP assigned) IP address, we put it into bb-hosts as 0.0.0.0 server01 # Other stuff here.

Ok, not a problem. Been there, done that got the T-shirt.

Now, if a host need to appear twice (or more), in 2 different pages or groups, for instance, then the first entry in bb-hosts is supposed to be

1.2.3.4 server02 # Other stuff here and the second (and subsequent) appearance should be 0.0.0.0 server02 # Other stuff

Also all good. Got a few T-shirts for that too.

Now for what I am trying to do. A host with a dynamic (DHCP assigned) IP address needs to appear twice. So I thought we follow the pattern. First entry 0.0.0.0 server03 # Subsewunt entries 0.0.0.0 server03 #

Looks too easy. Well, it is too easy. Now on the hobbit server, bbtest is yellow, and the gives the message Error output: Host server03 appears twice in bb-hosts! This may cause strange results Any ideas how to get round that? The only other factors that might be relevant are

1. All the servers appear a second time in bb-hosts include file.
2. All of these hosts are Windows machines, running bbwin.

All assistance greatly appreciated.

Regards Vernon

When having a host appear multiple times, one of the entries should be considered the primary entry with all bbtags for that device. You define that device entry as the 'primary' one with the prefer bbtag.

~Steve

For the second (and third) entry of the hosts you should use the noconn test.

Regards,

Bert Klomp

-----Original Message----- From: Everett, Vernon [mailto:Vernon.Everett at woodside.com.au] Sent: vrijdag 22 augustus 2008 5:21 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Duplicate entries in bb-hosts

Thanks. I am amazed I missed the "prefer" bbtag in the docs, but I guess that's the danger of working that late at night. :-/

That being said, it doesn't work, or at least, isn't working for me. What I have is this. First entry 0.0.0.0 server03 # prefer Other entries 0.0.0.0 server03 # But I still get the errors in bbtest.

Have I done something silly, or forgotten something? Is the syntax correct?

Thanks Vernon

-----Original Message----- From: s_aiello at comcast.net [mailto:s_aiello at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, 22 August 2008 12:04 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Duplicate entries in bb-hosts

On Thursday 21 August 2008 11:01:01 Everett, Vernon wrote:

Hi all

Here's one that's got me stumped. All the Hobbit docs and list information states that if we monitor a host with a dynamic (DHCP assigned) IP address, we put it into bb-hosts as 0.0.0.0 server01 # Other stuff here.

Ok, not a problem. Been there, done that got the T-shirt.

Now, if a host need to appear twice (or more), in 2 different pages or

groups, for instance, then the first entry in bb-hosts is supposed to be

1.2.3.4 server02 # Other stuff here and the second (and subsequent) appearance should be 0.0.0.0 server02 # Other stuff

Also all good. Got a few T-shirts for that too.

Now for what I am trying to do. A host with a dynamic (DHCP assigned) IP address needs to appear twice. So I thought we follow the pattern. First entry 0.0.0.0 server03 # Subsewunt entries 0.0.0.0 server03 #

Looks too easy. Well, it is too easy. Now on the hobbit server, bbtest is yellow, and the gives the message Error output: Host server03 appears twice in bb-hosts! This may cause strange results Any ideas how to get round that? The only other factors that might be relevant are 1. All the servers appear a second time in bb-hosts include file. 2. All of these hosts are Windows machines, running bbwin.

All assistance greatly appreciated.

Regards Vernon

When having a host appear multiple times, one of the entries should be considered the primary entry with all bbtags for that device. You define that device entry as the 'primary' one with the prefer bbtag.

~Steve

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I would ask the same question, but with the noconn, it's working. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Thanks for the tips guys.

Cheers Vernon

-----Original Message----- From: David Peters [mailto:davidp at electronf.com] Sent: Friday, 22 August 2008 4:40 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Duplicate entries in bb-hosts

So why does the #prefer tag make no difference?

Klomp, H. wrote:

For the second (and third) entry of the hosts you should use the noconn test.

Regards,

Bert Klomp

-----Original Message----- From: Everett, Vernon [mailto:Vernon.Everett at woodside.com.au] Sent: vrijdag 22 augustus 2008 5:21 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Duplicate entries in bb-hosts

Thanks. I am amazed I missed the "prefer" bbtag in the docs, but I guess that's the danger of working that late at night. :-/

That being said, it doesn't work, or at least, isn't working for me. What I have is this. First entry 0.0.0.0 server03 # prefer Other entries 0.0.0.0 server03 # But I still get the errors in bbtest.

Have I done something silly, or forgotten something? Is the syntax correct?

Thanks Vernon

-----Original Message----- From: s_aiello at comcast.net [mailto:s_aiello at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, 22 August 2008 12:04 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Duplicate entries in bb-hosts

On Thursday 21 August 2008 11:01:01 Everett, Vernon wrote:

...

Hi all

Here's one that's got me stumped. All the Hobbit docs and list information states that if we monitor a host with a dynamic (DHCP assigned) IP address, we put it into bb-hosts as 0.0.0.0 server01 # Other stuff here.

Ok, not a problem. Been there, done that got the T-shirt.

Now, if a host need to appear twice (or more), in 2 different pages or

...

groups, for instance, then the first entry in bb-hosts is supposed to

...

be

1.2.3.4 server02 # Other stuff here and the second (and subsequent) appearance should be 0.0.0.0 server02 # Other stuff

Also all good. Got a few T-shirts for that too.

Now for what I am trying to do. A host with a dynamic (DHCP assigned) IP address needs to appear

twice.

...

So I thought we follow the pattern. First entry 0.0.0.0 server03 # Subsewunt entries 0.0.0.0 server03 #

Looks too easy. Well, it is too easy. Now on the hobbit server, bbtest is yellow, and the gives the message

...

Error output: Host server03 appears twice in bb-hosts! This may cause strange results Any ideas how to get round that? The only other factors that might be relevant are 1. All the servers appear a second time in bb-hosts include file. 2. All of these hosts are Windows machines, running bbwin.

All assistance greatly appreciated.

Regards Vernon

When having a host appear multiple times, one of the entries should be

considered the primary entry with all bbtags for that device. You define that device entry as the 'primary' one with the prefer bbtag.

~Steve

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