Duplicate email Recipients in Info page
Hi folks. Still working on cleaning up my xymon infrastructure. I believe I'm getting a better handle on things with my analysis.cfg and alerts.cfg settings now.
I made some more changes to the analysis and alerts files to add other groups for emails.
So now, I think I've duplicated a notify group in one or the other places.
When I click on a certain host's info link on an application page, I'm seeing the same target recipient for things like conn, cpu, disk, memory, etc.
What's the best way to troubleshoot my rules/settings to figure out where I'm setting the duplicated target recipients at?
PS – I can send along the alerts and analysis files if that helps.
Thanks much!
Don K
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On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com> wrote:
What's the best way to troubleshoot my rules/settings to figure out where I'm setting the duplicated target recipients at?
Try on the server: /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymond_alert --test <host> <options>
example: /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymond_alert --test myhost.example.com disk /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymond_alert --test myhost.example.com --color=yellow --duration=200 #in seconds
This will show you exactly which rules in alerts.cfg are firing. (substitute correct path for your xymon installation)
Thanks Betsy! I'll try testing this way.
Now, since I have your attention ;), do you happen to know how I can test why my service monitors arent' working?
I've been working on the email issue and now seem to have another issue. I shut down the bbwin service on two windows computers that xymon was monitoring and it's not alerting that the service and/or process has stopped.
Much appreciated!
Don K
On 6/6/12 12:26 PM, "Betsy Schwartz" <betsy.schwartz at gmail.com> wrote:
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On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com> wrote:
What's the best way to troubleshoot my rules/settings to figure out where I'm setting the duplicated target recipients at?
Try on the server: /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymond_alert --test <host> <options>
example: /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymond_alert --test myhost.example.com disk /usr/local/xymon/server/bin/xymond_alert --test myhost.example.com --color=yellow --duration=200 #in seconds
This will show you exactly which rules in alerts.cfg are firing. (substitute correct path for your xymon installation)
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com> wrote:
I've been working on the email issue and now seem to have another issue. I shut down the bbwin service on two windows computers that xymon was monitoring and it's not alerting that the service and/or process has stopped.
Default purple interval , aka "status lifetime" is half an hour... I think it's hardcoded on the server side.
Individual alerts can also set their lifetimes. We do that with some of our custom tests, run them every half hour with a lifetime of a couple of hours.
Does that mean it will stay green for a half hour before going red if the service has stopped ?
Thanks!
On 6/6/12 12:35 PM, "Betsy Schwartz" <betsy.schwartz at gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com> wrote:
I've been working on the email issue and now seem to have another issue. I shut down the bbwin service on two windows computers that xymon was monitoring and it's not alerting that the service and/or process has stopped.
Default purple interval , aka "status lifetime" is half an hour... I think it's hardcoded on the server side.
Individual alerts can also set their lifetimes. We do that with some of our custom tests, run them every half hour with a lifetime of a couple of hours.
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com> wrote:
Does that mean it will stay green for a half hour before going red if the service has stopped ?
It will stay green and then go purple. I gave up on BBWIN - we were experiencing too many false purples - not sure if there's a way to tell it to send a shorter status lifetime.
Thanks Betsy. That's what just happened. I killed the bbwin service on two windows boxes to test it - about half hour ago, then started getting all kinds of purple. Once I restarted bbwin, I got all the Greens.
I still have to figure out my email issue -I set up another macro and assigned a set of services to it in the alerts.cfg file, but nothing is coming out. Plus I'm still getting the duplicate emails -
I appreciate the help!
Regards,
Don K
On 6/6/12 12:58 PM, "Betsy Schwartz" <betsy.schwartz at gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com> wrote:
Does that mean it will stay green for a half hour before going red if the service has stopped ?
It will stay green and then go purple. I gave up on BBWIN - we were experiencing too many false purples - not sure if there's a way to tell it to send a shorter status lifetime.
Hi all. Hoping to see if anyone has seen a more recent custom script or has a suggestion on how to best monitor a MySQL server from Xymon.
I found a perl script called bb-SQLServer.pl which looks like it will test a sql server from xymon.
It's a bit older and I was wondering if anyone has a location for one that works with MySQL to check connections to the database and provide timings, etc.?
Thanks
Don K
There are a couple scripts on xymonton: http://xymonton.org/monitors .
Thanks, Larry Barber
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com>wrote:
Hi all. Hoping to see if anyone has seen a more recent custom script or has a suggestion on how to best monitor a MySQL server from Xymon.
I found a perl script called bb-SQLServer.pl which looks like it will test a sql server from xymon.
It's a bit older and I was wondering if anyone has a location for one that works with MySQL to check connections to the database and provide timings, etc.?
Thanks
Don K
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
I use one from deadcat, I think.
Mine looks like this:
Fri May 10 12:18:04 2013 MySQL Server OK
threads: 1 questions: 9005502 slow queries: 0 opens: 2011607 flush tables: 1 open tables: 64 queries per second avg: 0.072 maxcon: 100
Server version: 5.0.45 Source distribution Uptime: 1442 days 1 hour 10 min 43 sec
Server reports timestamp of 2013-05-10 12:18:04
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com>wrote:
Hi all. Hoping to see if anyone has seen a more recent custom script or has a suggestion on how to best monitor a MySQL server from Xymon.
I found a perl script called bb-SQLServer.pl which looks like it will test a sql server from xymon.
It's a bit older and I was wondering if anyone has a location for one that works with MySQL to check connections to the database and provide timings, etc.?
Thanks
Don K
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
Thanks guys. Josh, do you know the name of it on deadcat? I couldn't seem to find that one yesterday.
Thanks again!
Don
From: Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com<mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 12:26:13 -0400 To: Don Kuhlman <don.kuhlman at schawk.com<mailto:don.kuhlman at schawk.com>> Cc: Xymon Email List <xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Anyone know of a MySQL Server monitoring script?
I use one from deadcat, I think.
Mine looks like this:
Fri May 10 12:18:04 2013 MySQL Server OK
threads: 1 questions: 9005502 slow queries: 0 opens: 2011607 flush tables: 1 open tables: 64 queries per second avg: 0.072 maxcon: 100
Server version: 5.0.45 Source distribution Uptime: 1442 days 1 hour 10 min 43 sec
Server reports timestamp of 2013-05-10 12:18:04
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com<mailto:Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com>> wrote: Hi all. Hoping to see if anyone has seen a more recent custom script or has a suggestion on how to best monitor a MySQL server from Xymon.
I found a perl script called bb-SQLServer.pl which looks like it will test a sql server from xymon.
It's a bit older and I was wondering if anyone has a location for one that works with MySQL to check connections to the database and provide timings, etc.?
Thanks
Don K
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com<mailto:Xymon at xymon.com> http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
This one. I just checked the header of bb-mysql.pl
http://xymonton.org/monitors:bb-mysql
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com>wrote:
Thanks guys. Josh, do you know the name of it on deadcat? I couldn't seem to find that one yesterday.
Thanks again!
Don
From: Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 12:26:13 -0400 To: Don Kuhlman <don.kuhlman at schawk.com> Cc: Xymon Email List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Anyone know of a MySQL Server monitoring script?
I use one from deadcat, I think.
Mine looks like this:
Fri May 10 12:18:04 2013 MySQL Server OK
threads: 1 questions: 9005502 slow queries: 0 opens: 2011607 flush tables: 1 open tables: 64 queries per second avg: 0.072 maxcon: 100
Server version: 5.0.45 Source distribution Uptime: 1442 days 1 hour 10 min 43 sec
Server reports timestamp of 2013-05-10 12:18:04
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com>wrote:
Hi all. Hoping to see if anyone has seen a more recent custom script or has a suggestion on how to best monitor a MySQL server from Xymon.
I found a perl script called bb-SQLServer.pl which looks like it will test a sql server from xymon.
It's a bit older and I was wondering if anyone has a location for one that works with MySQL to check connections to the database and provide timings, etc.?
Thanks
Don K
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
If you need to do a *LOT* of MySQL checks, I have a multithreaded script I'm using here; I'm a little curious how it'd work for others...
If you're interested let me know and I can send it off list.
Regards,
-jc
Thanks guys. Josh, do you know the name of it on deadcat? I couldn't seem to find that one yesterday.
Thanks again!
Don
From: Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com<mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 12:26:13 -0400 To: Don Kuhlman <don.kuhlman at schawk.com<mailto:don.kuhlman at schawk.com>> Cc: Xymon Email List <xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Anyone know of a MySQL Server monitoring script?
I use one from deadcat, I think.
Mine looks like this:
Fri May 10 12:18:04 2013 MySQL Server OK
threads: 1 questions: 9005502 slow queries: 0 opens: 2011607 flush tables: 1 open tables: 64 queries per second avg: 0.072 maxcon: 100
Server version: 5.0.45 Source distribution Uptime: 1442 days 1 hour 10 min 43 sec
Server reports timestamp of 2013-05-10 12:18:04
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Don Kuhlman <Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com<mailto:Don.Kuhlman at schawk.com>> wrote: Hi all. Hoping to see if anyone has seen a more recent custom script or has a suggestion on how to best monitor a MySQL server from Xymon.
I found a perl script called bb-SQLServer.pl which looks like it will test a sql server from xymon.
It's a bit older and I was wondering if anyone has a location for one that works with MySQL to check connections to the database and provide timings, etc.?
Thanks
Don K
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com<mailto:Xymon at xymon.com> http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
Hi folks. We recently rebuilt our Xymon server to 4.3.10. Lost some alert configurations. After re-doing some of them, we are getting 3 or 4 emails for the same thing. Any tips on what I've missed would be appreciated!
Thanks
Don K
As an example, I ran "./xymond_alert --test myhostname disk
It gives back this:
00016804 2012-09-14 08:39:38 Matching host:service:dgroup:page 'Media-Agent02-IMM:disk:NONE:Other' against rule line 186 00016804 2012-09-14 08:39:38 *** Match with 'SERVICE=cpu,disk,memory TIME=W:0800:1700 EXHOST=DONXP RECOVERED' *** 00016804 2012-09-14 08:39:38 Matching host:service:dgroup:page 'Media-Agent02-IMM:disk:NONE:Other' against rule line 186 00016804 2012-09-14 08:39:38 *** Match with 'SERVICE=cpu,disk,memory TIME=W:0800:1700 EXHOST=DONXP RECOVERED' *** 00016804 2012-09-14 08:39:38 Script alert with command '/usr/lib64/xymon/server/ext/html_mail.pl' and recipient donk at co.com
Here is the rule from alerts.cfg on line 186:
SERVICE=cpu,disk,memory TIME=W:0800:1700 EXHOST=DONXP RECOVERED
I'm getting 4 emails as below with GREEN status and 1 with YELLOW status and can't figure out where the duplication is coming from. Can anyone suggest what is wrong with my rules?
Monitoring Alert for:Media-Agent02-IMM - disk - status is (GREEN) Fri 9/14/12 8:36 AM Monitoring Alert for:Media-Agent02-IMM - disk - status is (GREEN) Fri 9/14/12 8:36 AM Monitoring Alert for:Media-Agent02-IMM - disk - status is (GREEN) Fri 9/14/12 8:36 AM Monitoring Alert for:Media-Agent02-IMM - disk - status is (GREEN) Fri 9/14/12 8:36 AM Monitoring Alert for:Media-Agent02-IMM - disk - status is (YELLOW) Fri 9/14/12 8:34 AM
The email body includes the following: yellow Fri Sep 14 08:34:57 2012
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on Physical memory 102196 93324 8872 91% Physical memory Virtual memory 102196 93324 8872 91% Virtual memory Swap space 0 0 0 0% Swap space
Devmon version 0.3.0-rc1 running on Systems_Monitor
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betsy.schwartz＠gmail.com
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cleaver＠terabithia.org
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Don.Kuhlman＠schawk.com
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josh＠imaginenetworksllc.com
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lebarber＠gmail.com