I didn't even know about the PowerShell version. I'll have to check that
out.
In the mean time, I did a full uninstall of BBWin, ran BBWin GUI, and found
out that it wanted me to install .Net 3.5 and reinstall BBWin. So I did
that and built a new config file from the defaults. This one started to
work. I also had to do some things to deal with the fact that Windows's
"logs" are so large that it exceeded my Xymon system's limits (as well as
my human limits.) At this point, I have data showing up.
I'll take a look at the PowerShell version next. Thanks everyone.
Jaime Kikpole
Director of Technology & Innovations
Cairo-Durham Central School District
(XXX) XXX-XXXX, x59500
cairodurham.org <http://www.cairodurham.org>;
Technical Support:
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On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 2:17 PM Kris Springer <user-c2caa0a7a8d5@xymon.invalid>
wrote:
I would suggest the Powershell client instead of the BBWin client, but
it's up to you.
Here's my instructions for the BBWin client.
* - Install the BB-Xymon client http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwin/
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwin/>; - Configure the client’s config -
BBWin server address - servername.yourdomain.com
<http://servername.yourdomain.com>; - Hostname - PC-123 (must match the
Hostname in the server hosts.cfg file) - Mode - local - Services - Add the
services you want to monitor - Processes - Add the processes you want to
monitor - XML File tab - Save - Start the BBwin service manually the first
time - Configure the firewall to allow port 1984 - If you edit the config,
restart the service - Give it about 30 minutes to clear the red messages
that will pop up - You can manually edit the BBWin.cfg file and make all
‘msgs’ green *
Also, if using the BBWin client I always use the GUI tool. It just works
easier to add/remove services and processes to the config.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwingui/
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwingui/files/>;
If you want to use the Powershell client instead,
https://www.krisspringer.com/posts/xymon-ps-client.php
Kris Springer
On 5/21/19 12:00 PM, Root, Paul T wrote:
It is telling you the issue:
*can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system
cannot find the file specified.*
Seems like a strange place for a config file.
*From:* Jaime Kikpole <user-c575ba5bb612@xymon.invalid>
<user-c575ba5bb612@xymon.invalid>
*Sent:* Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:50 PM
*To:* xymon at xymon.com
*Subject:* Re: [Xymon] BBWin client not appearing in server
I have some additional information. I changed the logging level from 3 to
4, restarted the service, and the logs now show the following.
2019/05/21 13:45:47 [INFO]: bbwin is started - using central configuration
2019/05/21 13:45:47 [DEBUG]: [cpu]: cpu review started
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [cpu]: cpu review ended
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string C:\
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string D:\
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string E:\
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string F:\
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [filesystem]: start
AgentFileSystem::InitCentralMode
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [filesystem]: checking file C:\Program Files
(x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [INFO]: [filesystem]: can't open C:\Program Files
(x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [msgs]: start AgentMsgs::InitCentralMode
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [msgs]: checking file C:\Program Files
(x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
2019/05/21 13:45:48 [INFO]: [msgs]: can't open C:\Program Files
(x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: start AgentSvcs::InitCentralMode
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: checking file C:\Program Files
(x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [INFO]: [svcs]: can't open C:\Program Files
(x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service BFE
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service Dnscache
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service mpssvc
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service
SecurityHealthService
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WdNisSvc
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WinDefend
2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WinHttpAutoProxySvc
Any tips are greatly appreciated.
*Jaime Kikpole*
*Director of Technology & Innovations*
*Cairo-Durham Central School District*
(XXX) XXX-XXXX, x59500
cairodurham.org <http://www.cairodurham.org>;
*Technical Support:*
user-2eed5d3dd752@xymon.invalid
go.cairodurham.org/techtips
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On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 1:26 PM Jaime Kikpole via Xymon <xymon at xymon.com>
wrote:
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From: Jaime Kikpole <user-c575ba5bb612@xymon.invalid>
To: xymon at xymon.com
Cc:
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Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 13:18:56 -0400
Subject: BBWin client not appearing in server
I just learned of BBWin last night and have been trying to get it to work
with my Xymon system. I've got it installed and started, added the system
to hosts.cfg on the server, and I can now see it on conn, info, and trends,
but nothing else. I only changed BBWin.cfg enough to set the "mode" to
"central".
The C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\logs\BBWin.log file shows these messages
every 5 minutes:
[filesystem]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
: The system cannot find the file specified.
[msgs]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The
system cannot find the file specified.
[svcs]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The
system cannot find the file specified.
I've also found the following error when I restart the BBWin service:
[filesystem]: failed to load logfetch status C:\Program Files
(x86)\BBWin\tmp\logfetch.status : The system cannot find the file specified.
I confirmed that these files are missing, but the "tmp" folder exists.
Any thoughts on what I've missed?
*Jaime Kikpole*
*Director of Technology & Innovations*
*Cairo-Durham Central School District*
(XXX) XXX-XXXX, x59500
cairodurham.org <http://www.cairodurham.org>;
*Technical Support:*
user-2eed5d3dd752@xymon.invalid
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