Depends tag working configuration

Hi Scot,

Thanks for your help.
I´ve used your example and the dependency worked using the http test.
So then, I´ve changed the depends tag configuration to use the conn test
and this didn't work.

First test (worked as expected!):
- Stopping apache on "6030" the result was a clear status on 6030/http as
5030/http was up.

0.0.0.0  6030 # http://paq depends=(http:5030/http) noconn
0.0.0.0  5030 # http://fara  noconn

Second test (connectivity configuration on depends): This test didn´t work.
- I´ve changed the IP from 6030 to a non pingable IP and let an
available/online IP on "5030" and the depends tag didn´t work.

10.0.0.139  6030 # http://paq depends=(conn:5030/conn) testip
10.0.0.137  5030 # http://fara  testip


Do you have a dependency configuration based on connectivity test working
on your system?


Thanks & Regards,
Mario


On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Scot Kreienkamp <
user-9678697f1438@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Sure.  Here is a working config:


0.0.0.0    6030 # http:// 6030:8090/Main/ depends=(http:5030/http)

0.0.0.0  5030 # http://5030


So I’ve defined an HTTP test on 5030 and 6030, and set the HTTP test
result on 6030 to depend on the HTTP test on 5030.  In my case, 5030 is the
DB server and serves up a web page if the database is up.  If the database
is down there’s no way the HTTP test will succeed on 6030, so I don’t
really care if 6030 is alerting me in that case.


If you have any more trouble it would be helpful to see your
configuration.  I saw you mention ICMP earlier… keep in mind that depends
sets a test dependent on another test, so if you want ICMP you have to set
it to depend on the conn test.  You can’t use ICMP in the depends.  It has
to be a column name.


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*From:* Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] *On Behalf Of *Mario
*Sent:* Monday, March 28, 2016 3:04 PM
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*Subject:* Re: [Xymon] Depends tag working configuration


Hi,

Thanks, Scot.

Yes, that´s what I´m doing here.
The test configuration was done with only core network tests and that are
directly running on the core server and it´s not working.

Do you have this configuration working on your server? Could you share it?

Thanks & Regards,

Mario


On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Scot Kreienkamp <
user-9678697f1438@xymon.invalid> wrote:

The depends tag works, but only for tests done by the core network tester
itself.  It will not work on any external tests.

*From:* Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] *On Behalf Of *Mario
*Sent:* Monday, March 28, 2016 2:41 PM
*To:*xymon at xymon.com
*Subject:* [Xymon] Depends tag working configuration


Hi All,

I´m trying to make the "depends=" hosts.cfg tag to work on Xymon version
4.3.24.

Reading some old threads here, it became not clear to me if this
configuration tag currently works or not.

Has someone here have the depends tag working?

I know I can use the route tag, but my intention it´s to use another
network protocol and not ICMP for the dependency.


Thanks & Regards,

Mario


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