question about analysis.cfg and central mode for windows clients

David

HOSTS=... is incorrect. Try HOST=...

I suspect the first list of hosts is being included by default so it looks
like they're matching the first regexp but actually aren't. The second
group of hosts is also being included by default along with the first.

Cheers
Jeremy


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Subject: question about analysis.cfg and central mode for windows clients

Hi


I am running Xymon server 4.3.30, and the vast majority of windows clients
using BBwin, and trying xymonpsclient on a couple.


After advise from another users, I could successfully use central mode for
services, which is ok for a couple of clients but then gets quite wieldy
when it is going to be dozens.


I tried the following in analysis.cfg file


I created a regular expression for one pattern of hostnames, and then for
the extra services that differ on certain servers, I added a specific
host/service entry. This works fantastically well.


I then tried to add another regular expression for another pattern of
hostnames, and would similarly try to add in exceptions.


This does not work, the machines with the new pattern are still being
given the services list for the first pattern. What I also tried was
removing the second regular expression and just have a specific
host/service entry. That also does not work, as it still gets the original
services list even though the hostname does not fit the pattern.


See below for excerpt from analysis.cfg


Does anyone have any idea how/if I can do what I am trying?


Regards


David Smith


##A regular expression here for all the generic stuff on one pattern of
servers

HOSTS=s[cgjprst][abghlrm]as01

##stuff that is on all old app servers

#backupexec stuff

SVC BackupExecAgentAccelerator status=started startup=automatic

SVC BackupExecAgentBrowser status=started startup=automatic

SVC BackupExecDeviceMediaService  status=started startup=automatic

SVC BackupExecJobEngine    status=started startup=automatic


##a bit more refined here, to add extra services for specific hosts

HOST=schas01

SVC  SibeliusLicenceServerV6 status=started startup=automatic


HOST=sjhas01

SVC  SibeliusLicenceServerV7 status=started startup=automatic


######STUFF below here doesnt obey the pattern


##A regular expression here for generic stuff on another pattern of servers

HOSTS=[cgjprst][abghlrm]-as1

##stuff that is on all new servers

SVC BrokerInfrastructure status=started startup=automatic

SVC IISADMIN status=started startup=automatic

SVC UALSVC status=started startup=automatic

SVC W3SVC status=started startup=automatic

SVC VeeamDeploySvc status=started startup=automatic

SVC VeeamEndpointBackupSvc status=started startup=automatic

SVC VeeamTransportSvc status=started startup=automatic


HOST=ndo-as1

SVC  SibeliusLicenceServerV7 status=started startup=automatic


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