BBWin client not appearing in server

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/

  • Configure the client’s config

      o

        BBWin server address

          • servername.yourdomain.com

      o

        Hostname

          • PC-123 (must match the Hostname in the server hosts.cfg file)

      o

        Mode

          • local

      o

        Services

          • Add the services you want to monitor

      o

        Processes

          • Add the processes you want to monitor

      o

        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>
*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>;

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On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 1:26 PM Jaime Kikpole via Xymon <xymon at xymon.com <mailto:xymon at xymon.com>> wrote:


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    From: Jaime Kikpole <user-c575ba5bb612@xymon.invalid
    To: xymon at xymon.com <mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
    Cc:
    Bcc:
    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 <mailto:user-2eed5d3dd752@xymon.invalid>
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