centralized configuration - external scripts
Hi guys,
just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU, PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts.
So far I tested two things:
- Server-side check: bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry in the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc.
Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will be done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to run on the clients, like mysql checks.
- ONHOST: the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg.
Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server....
So guys, do i have another way to manage this external scripts (which have to be run on the clients) in the Hobbit-Server?
TIA, Cayo
nobody knows anything about it?
any help would be appreciated.
2009/11/18 Cayo de Moraes <camorae at googlemail.com>
Hi guys,
just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU, PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts.
So far I tested two things:
- Server-side check: bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry in the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc.
Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will be done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to run on the clients, like mysql checks.
- ONHOST: the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg.
Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server....
So guys, do i have another way to manage this external scripts (which have to be run on the clients) in the Hobbit-Server?
TIA, Cayo
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Good afternoon all,
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Cayo de Moraes wrote:
nobody knows anything about it?
any help would be appreciated.
2009/11/18 Cayo de Moraes <camorae at googlemail.com <mailto:camorae at googlemail.com>>
Hi guys, just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU, PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts. So far I tested two things: 1) Server-side check: bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry in the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc. Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will be done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to run on the clients, like mysql checks. 2) ONHOST: the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg. Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server....
I also feel confused... We use ONHOST but in clientlaunch.cfg (which is centrally managed). Don't know why the ONHOST keyword is described in hobbitlaunch.cfg.
Example:
[localtest] ONHOST hostname1|hostname2|hostname3 ENVFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/hobbitclient.cfg CMD $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/ext/localtest.sh LOGFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/localtest.log INTERVAL 5m
Dominique
In <4B054FE0.70205 at unil.ch> Dominique Frise <dominique.frise at unil.ch> writes:
Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server....
I also feel confused... We use ONHOST but in clientlaunch.cfg (which is centrally managed). Don't know why the ONHOST keyword is described in hobbitlaunch.cfg.
ONHOST is intended for people who use the same configuration file on all clients, but don't want to run the same add-ons on all of the clients. It doesn't do anything to distribute these files to the clients.
Regards, Henrik
Cayo de Moraes wrote:
nobody knows anything about it?
any help would be appreciated.
2009/11/18 Cayo de Moraes <camorae at googlemail.com <mailto:camorae at googlemail.com>>
Hi guys, just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU, PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts. So far I tested two things: 1) Server-side check: bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry in the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc. Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will be done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to run on the clients, like mysql checks. 2) ONHOST: the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg. Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server.... So guys, do i have another way to manage this external scripts (which have to be run on the clients) in the Hobbit-Server? TIA, Cayo
If you want to configure script running on the clients (remotely) from the Hobbit server, I think you have two options. Both will require a little bit of coding in your client side.
You can arrange (maybe write a small script to do it periodically) to run something like: $BB $BBDISP "config myconfigfile" (see the man page for the "bb" command). The idea is to add custom configurations to this "myconfigfile" in your server/etc directory, and use this command on the clients to update a local copy onto the client. You script can then parse this as desired.
You can use the client-local.cfg on the server to send out custom configurations, as well. For a particular hostname or class entry in there, you can add a line with some parameters... say something like:
[myhost] log:/var/log/messages:10240 myconfig:something=1280 somethingelse=foo
Note that the client will pull the first matching block from client-local.cfg back when it contacts the server to send test results. The client-local block will get saved on your client in a file under $BBTMP, in a file named like "logfetch.hostname.cfg." You could use this mechanism to get configurations to your client, by looking for your lines in this file (starting with "myconfig:"), and parsing it for your configurations.
Hope this gives you some starting ideas. -Alan
In <3d9395ed0911190142j273cf184o86847896571604ff at mail.gmail.com> Cayo de Moraes <camorae at googlemail.com> writes:
etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts.
nobody knows anything about it?
Couple of ways to do this.
You can use the $BB $BBDISP "config myconfigfile" >myconfigfile to download the configuration file from the Xymon server.
You can add the configuration to the "client-local.cfg" file on the Xymon server, and then extract your particular entries from the ~xymon/client/tmp/logfetch.$MACHINEDOTS.cfg file This probably works best if your configuration is one or two lines.
Regards, Henrik
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asparks@doublesparks.net
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camorae@googlemail.com
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dominique.frise@unil.ch
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henrik@hswn.dk
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josh@imaginenetworksllc.com
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NMaharaj@tcta.co.za
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vadud3@gmail.com