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Downtime Alerting #2

list Oliver Grube
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:53:15 +0200
Message-Id: <user-2dfb79736402@xymon.invalid>


Hello,

I would like to implement Downtime alerting when a downtime is scheduled.
In our environment, we are working on an European level together.
Therefore, for some devices, we need to inform colleagues and third party
connections about a planned downtime. EG. if a VPN Router will not be
available for a while...

I'm thinking about an EXT Script to do downtime alerting right when the
planned downtime is scheduled.

It's like:
- Check scheduled Task list for entries
- Check internal file, if already informed
- Run against each entry in Task list, if not already informed
- Send eMail to receipt following alerting rules looking for "NOTICE" and
"NOALERT"
- Cleanup internal file for not valid entries (comparing the scheduled Task
list)
- If a not valid entry with date in future exists, send Alert to inform
about cancelled downtime
- Delete not valid entry
- Add new informed device and planned Downtime to internal file
- Exit

For a perl/bash scripting guy, this will be an easy task, however, I've
written my last perl Script in 2003... :-(, because most devices running MS
and I script more VBScripts...

Has anybody any hint for me?


mit freundlichen Grüßen - Best regards
Met vriendelijke groeten  -  Sincères salutations,

Oliver Grube


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              user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid           Re: [hobbit] Downtime Alerting #2   
                                                                           
                                                                           
I could be wrong as well but I am using NOTICE and it doesn't seem to
trigger for a 'scheduled' disable. It only triggers if the enable/disable
is scheduled for 'now'.

It would definitely be helpful if it did though.

On 4/24/07, user-762ee872a5a4@xymon.invalid <user-762ee872a5a4@xymon.invalid> wrote:
      Hi Oliver,

      Maybe I don't understand fully but can't you use the NOTICE rule
      in the hobbit-alerts.cfg file to send an email?  I've seen this
      thread http://www.hswn.dk/hobbiton/2005/03/msg00282.html

      Again if I'm off-base let me know
      -Grs-
      Gregory R Shea
      EMC Corporation

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      To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
      Subject: [hobbit] Downtime Alerting #2


      Hello Hobbits,

      my last post was perhaps simply overseen, because I can't believe,
      that
      nobody knows something about my question. Or did I miss a chapter in
      the
      Manual?

      By using the "info" Column you can easily disable a System for a
      planned
      downtime. However, I would like to inform a group a people about this

      automatically by sending an eMail directly, when the Downtime is
      scheduled.
      Is there a way to do so?

      And is there a general way, to change the Look & Text of an Alert
      eMail?

      mit freundlichen Grüßen - Best regards
      Met vriendelijke groeten  -  Sincères salutations,

      Oliver Grube
      EU Security&Controls Manager


      Campbell's Germany
      Geninerstr. 88-100
      23560 Luebeck
      Tel.: +XX XXX/ XXXX-XXX
      Fax: +XX XXX/ XXXX-XXX


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