[hobbit] host-specific settings
You need to put the server specific entry(ies) BEFORE the default settings.
From: Johan Booysen [mailto:johan at matrix-data.co.uk] Sent: 08 August 2008 11:34 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] host-specific settings
I'm new to hobbit monitor, and trying to set up host-specific settings in hobbit-clients.cfg on the hobbit server. At the moment I want to do a simple test, so that default settings apply to all clients except for server1 for which I want to use other disk space parameters:
In hobbit-clients.cfg I have:
DEFAULT
# These are the built-in defaults.
UP 1h
LOAD 5.0 10.0
DISK * 90 95
MEMPHYS 100 101
MEMSWAP 50 80
MEMACT 90 97HOST=server1
DISK * 95 99
However, server1 still applies the default settings for DISK. I've reloaded the hobbit service so it rereads its config files, but after about 30 minutes the changes still don't seem to have taken effect.
I've followed the instructions on the hobbit-config.html help page, but think I may be missing something.
Any advice on this?
Thanks.
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Thanks for the replies. Next time I'll read through the WHOLE man page before asking a question!
J
From: Morris, Chris (SS-IS) [mailto:Chris.Morris at RWEsystemsUK.com] Sent: 08 August 2008 11:47 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] host-specific settings
You need to put the server specific entry(ies) BEFORE the default settings.
From: Johan Booysen [mailto:johan at matrix-data.co.uk] Sent: 08 August 2008 11:34 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] host-specific settings
I'm new to hobbit monitor, and trying to set up host-specific settings in hobbit-clients.cfg on the hobbit server. At the moment I want to do a simple test, so that default settings apply to all clients except for server1 for which I want to use other disk space parameters:
In hobbit-clients.cfg I have:
DEFAULT
# These are the built-in defaults.
UP 1h
LOAD 5.0 10.0
DISK * 90 95
MEMPHYS 100 101
MEMSWAP 50 80
MEMACT 90 97HOST=server1
DISK * 95 99
However, server1 still applies the default settings for DISK. I've reloaded the hobbit service so it rereads its config files, but after about 30 minutes the changes still don't seem to have taken effect.
I've followed the instructions on the hobbit-config.html help page, but think I may be missing something.
Any advice on this?
Thanks.
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I'm trying to get hobbit to monitor /var/log/messages for specific entries ("somestring" in my example below) on server1.
In hobbit-clients.cfg I've added (above DEFAULT):
HOST=server1
LOG /var/log/messages somestring COLOR=redAnd in client-local.cfg, I've added:
server1
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
My understanding is that server1 should now collect data from /var/log/messages, and the hobbit server will then, if it finds "somestring" in the log file, flag it as red in the msgs column.
I can now see the entire log for server1 on the web interface, but the msgs icon doesn't change to red.
What am I missing?
Also, does any of the defaults in client-local.cfg match RHEL5 machines, e.g.
[redhat]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
or
[redhatES]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
Thanks.
somestring has to be a regular expression (which i know nothing about), but %Relay works for me.
Regards Lars ----- Original Message ----- From: Johan Booysen To: hobbit at hswn.dk Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:28 PM Subject: [hobbit] monitoring logs
I'm trying to get hobbit to monitor /var/log/messages for specific entries ("somestring" in my example below) on server1.
In hobbit-clients.cfg I've added (above DEFAULT):
HOST=server1
LOG /var/log/messages somestring COLOR=redAnd in client-local.cfg, I've added:
server1
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARKMy understanding is that server1 should now collect data from /var/log/messages, and the hobbit server will then, if it finds "somestring" in the log file, flag it as red in the msgs column.
I can now see the entire log for server1 on the web interface, but the msgs icon doesn't change to red.
What am I missing?
Also, does any of the defaults in client-local.cfg match RHEL5 machines, e.g.
[redhat]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
or
[redhatES]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
Thanks.
Are you sure (not that I'm in a position to question anyone else's knowledge about hobbit..)?
hobbit-clients.cfg says:
Example: Go yellow if the text "WARNING" shows up in any logfile.
LOG %.* WARNING COLOR=yellowSo I thought it could be a simple text string...
From: Lars Ebeling [mailto:lars.ebeling at leopg9.no-ip.org] Sent: 08 August 2008 15:37 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] monitoring logs
somestring has to be a regular expression (which i know nothing about), but %Relay works for me.
Regards
Lars
----- Original Message -----
From: Johan Booysen <mailto:johan at matrix-data.co.uk>
To: hobbit at hswn.dk
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:28 PM
Subject: [hobbit] monitoring logs
I'm trying to get hobbit to monitor /var/log/messages forspecific entries ("somestring" in my example below) on server1.
In hobbit-clients.cfg I've added (above DEFAULT):
HOST=server1
LOG /var/log/messages somestring COLOR=red
And in client-local.cfg, I've added:
server1
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
My understanding is that server1 should now collect data from/var/log/messages, and the hobbit server will then, if it finds "somestring" in the log file, flag it as red in the msgs column.
I can now see the entire log for server1 on the web interface,but the msgs icon doesn't change to red.
What am I missing?
Also, does any of the defaults in client-local.cfg match RHEL5machines, e.g.
[redhat]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
or
[redhatES]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
Thanks.
My apologies, Lars - you were right.
I changed it to LOG /var/log/messages %somestring COLOR=red, and it works.
Thanks!
From: Johan Booysen [mailto:johan at matrix-data.co.uk] Sent: 08 August 2008 15:51 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] monitoring logs
Are you sure (not that I'm in a position to question anyone else's knowledge about hobbit..)?
hobbit-clients.cfg says:
Example: Go yellow if the text "WARNING" shows up in any logfile.
LOG %.* WARNING COLOR=yellowSo I thought it could be a simple text string...
From: Lars Ebeling [mailto:lars.ebeling at leopg9.no-ip.org] Sent: 08 August 2008 15:37 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] monitoring logs
somestring has to be a regular expression (which i know nothing about), but %Relay works for me.
Regards
Lars
----- Original Message -----
From: Johan Booysen <mailto:johan at matrix-data.co.uk>
To: hobbit at hswn.dk
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:28 PM
Subject: [hobbit] monitoring logs
I'm trying to get hobbit to monitor /var/log/messages forspecific entries ("somestring" in my example below) on server1.
In hobbit-clients.cfg I've added (above DEFAULT):
HOST=server1
LOG /var/log/messages somestring COLOR=red
And in client-local.cfg, I've added:
server1
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
My understanding is that server1 should now collect data from/var/log/messages, and the hobbit server will then, if it finds "somestring" in the log file, flag it as red in the msgs column.
I can now see the entire log for server1 on the web interface,but the msgs icon doesn't change to red.
What am I missing?
Also, does any of the defaults in client-local.cfg match RHEL5machines, e.g.
[redhat]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
or
[redhatES]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
ignore MARK
Thanks.
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Chris.Morris＠RWEsystemsUK.com
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johan＠matrix-data.co.uk
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lars.ebeling＠leopg9.no-ip.org