Why no host comments?
list David Mills
Howdy, All! We're in the process of migrating our current Xymon 4.3.3 site to a new host (Solaris -> Linux) and upgrading to a new Xymon version (JC's Terabithia RPMs: Xymon 4.3.28-1.el6.terabithia<http://xymon.sourceforge.net/>;). One of the wrinkles that has me stumped is that none of the hundreds of host "COMMENT:" tags is appearing on the new server's pages! Example: On the old server an entry like this: x.x.x.x hwap142 # COMMENT:"Batch App Server" // Displays a like this on the web page: hwap142 (Batch App Server) but the same line on the new server shows only: hwap142 --- All the associated test columns and colors are showing up just fine. Aside from the missing "COMMENT:" values, host entries appear as expected. Clue: for some reason mousing over the name of the host on the web page reveals the missing COMMENT: text! Help!? <smile> === David Mills Systems Administrator Northrop Grumman XXX-XXX-XXXX
list Torsten Richter
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Hi David,
take a look at the XYMONGENOPTS in xymonserver.cfg.
I think you need to add ' --tooltips=never ' there.
- From the manpage of xymongen:
--tooltips=[always,never,main]
Determines which pages use tooltips to show the
description of the host (from the COMMENT entry in the hosts.cfg(5)
file). If set to always, tooltips are used on all pages. If set to
never, tooltips are never used. If set to main, tooltips
are used on the main pages, but not on the "All non-green" or "Critical
systems" pages.
HTH
Torsten
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On 06.09.2017 20:41, Mills,David (HHSC Contractor) wrote:Howdy, All! We're in the process of migrating our current Xymon 4.3.3 site to a new host (Solaris -> Linux) and upgrading to a new Xymon version (JC's Terabithia RPMs: Xymon 4.3.28-1.el6.terabithia<http://xymon.sourceforge.net/>;). One of the wrinkles that has me stumped is that none of the hundreds of host "COMMENT:" tags is appearing on the new server's pages! Example: On the old server an entry like this: x.x.x.x hwap142 # COMMENT:"Batch App Server" // Displays a like this on the web page: hwap142 (Batch App Server) but the same line on the new server shows only: hwap142 --- All the associated test columns and colors are showing up just fine. Aside from the missing "COMMENT:" values, host entries appear as expected. Clue: for some reason mousing over the name of the host on the web page reveals the missing COMMENT: text! Help!? <smile> === David Mills Systems Administrator Northrop Grumman XXX-XXX-XXXX
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list David Mills
Bravo, Torsten! Setting the "--tooltips=always" worked! I now see the host comments. Thanks! david
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From: Torsten Richter [mailto:user-c862b499d9fa@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 4:25 PM
To: Mills,David (HHSC Contractor) <user-7037272ac73f@xymon.invalid>; 'xymon at xymon.com' <xymon at xymon.com>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Why no host comments?
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Hi David,
take a look at the XYMONGENOPTS in xymonserver.cfg.
I think you need to add ' --tooltips=never ' there.
- From the manpage of xymongen:
--tooltips=[always,never,main]
Determines which pages use tooltips to show the description of the host (from the COMMENT entry in the hosts.cfg(5) file). If set to always, tooltips are used on all pages. If set to
never, tooltips are never used. If set to main, tooltips are used on the main pages, but not on the "All non-green" or "Critical systems" pages.
HTH
Torsten
On 06.09.2017 20:41, Mills,David (HHSC Contractor) wrote:Howdy, All! We're in the process of migrating our current Xymon 4.3.3 site to a new host (Solaris -> Linux) and upgrading to a new Xymon version (JC's Terabithia RPMs: Xymon 4.3.28-1.el6.terabithia<http://xymon.sourceforge.net/>;). One of the wrinkles that has me stumped is that none of the hundreds of host "COMMENT:" tags is appearing on the new server's pages! Example: On the old server an entry like this: x.x.x.x hwap142 # COMMENT:"Batch App Server" // Displays a like this on the web page: hwap142 (Batch App Server) but the same line on the new server shows only: hwap142 --- All the associated test columns and colors are showing up just fine. Aside from the missing "COMMENT:" values, host entries appear as expected. Clue: for some reason mousing over the name of the host on the web page reveals the missing COMMENT: text! Help!? <smile> === David Mills Systems Administrator Northrop Grumman XXX-XXX-XXXX
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list Richard Hamilton
Having looked tried it, I decided I liked the default (show as tooltip on the everything page, show in plain sight on the non-green or critical systems pages) better; because with 27 columns of tests shown on my everything page, horizontal space is at a premium. :-) Clearly, others feel differently, which is probably why it's an option... On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Mills,David (HHSC Contractor) <
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user-7037272ac73f@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Bravo, Torsten! Setting the "--tooltips=always" worked! I now see the host comments. Thanks! david -----Original Message----- From: Torsten Richter [mailto:user-c862b499d9fa@xymon.invalid] Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 4:25 PM To: Mills,David (HHSC Contractor) <user-7037272ac73f@xymon.invalid>; ' xymon at xymon.com' <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Why no host comments? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi David, take a look at the XYMONGENOPTS in xymonserver.cfg. I think you need to add ' --tooltips=never ' there. - From the manpage of xymongen: --tooltips=[always,never,main] Determines which pages use tooltips to show the description of the host (from the COMMENT entry in the hosts.cfg(5) file). If set to always, tooltips are used on all pages. If set to never, tooltips are never used. If set to main, tooltips are used on the main pages, but not on the "All non-green" or "Critical systems" pages. HTH Torsten On 06.09.2017 20:41, Mills,David (HHSC Contractor) wrote:Howdy, All! We're in the process of migrating our current Xymon 4.3.3 site to a new host (Solaris -> Linux) and upgrading to a new Xymon version (JC's
Terabithia RPMs: Xymon 4.3.28-1.el6.terabithia<http:/ /xymon.sourceforge.net/>).
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One of the wrinkles that has me stumped is that none of the hundreds of host "COMMENT:" tags is appearing on the new server's pages! Example: On the old server an entry like this: x.x.x.x hwap142 # COMMENT:"Batch App Server"// Displays a like this on the web page: hwap142 (Batch App Server)but the same line on the new server shows only: hwap142 --- All the associated test columns and colors are showing up just fine.Aside from the missing "COMMENT:" values, host entries appear as expected.Clue: for some reason mousing over the name of the host on the web page reveals the missing COMMENT: text! Help!? <smile> === David Mills Systems Administrator Northrop Grumman XXX-XXX-XXXX- -- +---------------------------------------------------------+ | E-mail : user-c862b499d9fa@xymon.invalid | | | | Homepage: http://www.richter-it.net/ | +---------------------------------------------------------+ Download my public key from: http://keys.gnupg.net/pks/lookup?search=0x899093AC&op=get -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAlmwZ7IACgkQ7DlmxomQk6z7FACfaFhMnEI9PJQVbMOP8KZpz471 k1oAnRCrWdFc8DfEiUmSiNMLz6EWo1qP =9pa/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----