how to tell server my extension script reports only every 2 hour

it seems to have worked. However, if I ran the script manually before the
next run, the status page on the server didn't get updated.  Does this mean
the LIFETIME or other hidden params somewhere declined the status update
(since it is still GREEN, it is not an update per se)

On 10/24/06, Jerry Yu <user-764c1f364fe0@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Beautiful. Thanks, Lars.

On 10/24/06, Lars Ebeling <user-1fecd3eafd52@xymon.invalid> wrote:

 The message sent to hobbitserver should start with status+lifetime. In
your case lifetime should be 125.

Ie. bb $BBDISP "status+125 hostname.testname color ............"

See extract from bb manpage below.

Lars

status[+LIFETIME][/group:GROUP] HOSTNAME.TESTNAME COLOR <additional
text>
 This sends in a status message for a single test (column) on a single
host. TESTNAME is the name of the column where this test will show up; any
name is valid except that using dots in the testname will not work. COLOR
must be one of the valid colors: "green", "yellow", "red" or "clear". The
colors "blue" and "purple" - although valid colors - should not be sent in a
status-message, as these are handled specially by the Hobbit server.
The "additional text" normally includes a local timestamp and a summary
of the test result on the first line. Any lines following the first one are
free-form, and can include any information that may be useful to diagnose
the problem being reported.
The LIFETIME defines how long this status is valid after being received
by the Hobbit server. The default is 30 minutes, but you can set any period
you like. E.g. for a custom test that runs once an hour, you will want
to set this to at least 60 minutes - otherwise the status will go purple
after 30 minutes. It is a good idea to set the LIFETIME to sligtly more than
the interval between your tests, to allow for variations in the time it
takes your test to complete. The LIFETIME is in minutes, unless you add an
"h" (hours), "d" (days) or "w" (weeks) immediately after the number, e.g.
"status+5h" for a status that is valid for 5 hours.


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*Från:* Jerry Yu [mailto:user-764c1f364fe0@xymon.invalid]
*Skickat:* den 24 oktober 2006 18:12
*Till:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
*Ämne:* [hobbit] how to tell server my extension script reports only
every 2 hour

I have an extension script to check RAID status every two hours on the
client side (interval 2h). It works fine. The status turned PURLE after 5m.
I guess the server was expecting the data every 5m by default. How can I
tell the server to expect it every 2h instead, for this particular test
(and/or for this particular client)?