Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects?
list Tom Kauffman
We have a number of manufacturing and warehouse sites that do bar-code scanning with rf 'guns'. We've been through a cycle of equipment upgrades and swapouts, and I now have about a dozen new rf access points configured in hobbit that are still in the box and not hooked up. I've currently configured them as 'dialup', so we don't get pestered by alerts. But I'd like to know when they actually get installed, so I can drop the 'dialup' tag. Is there a way to do it? We don't currently use the 'NK' pages -- I'm tempted to put these devices, with the 'conn' test, on the NK page and just check it from time to time. Is there a better way? TIA Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.
list Thomas Pedersen
Use the DOWNTIME tag for this. This preventes the alert from being generated but you still trend the conn access.
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Kauffman, Tom wrote:We have a number of manufacturing and warehouse sites that do bar-code scanning with rf 'guns'. We've been through a cycle of equipment upgrades and swapouts, and I now have about a dozen new rf access points configured in hobbit that are still in the box and not hooked up. I've currently configured them as 'dialup', so we don't get pestered by alerts. But I'd like to know when they actually get installed, so I can drop the 'dialup' tag. Is there a way to do it? We don't currently use the 'NK' pages -- I'm tempted to put these devices, with the 'conn' test, on the NK page and just check it from time to time. Is there a better way? TIA Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.
list Tom Kauffman
The problem I've got is that we configure the access points here, then ship them to the remote sites for install. They're down until the guys at the remote site get around to unpacking them, renting a scissor lift, and installing them up in the rafters. Once they're plugged in, they're live and a connectivity failure is a problem. I need to see them go green when they get plugged in and change the config so we'll be notified on an outage. And it looks like my idea of the NK page won't work, either. Back to the drawing board. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -----Original Message----- From: Thomas [mailto:user-97316fb2dd2a@xymon.invalid] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:08 AM To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: Re: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects?
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Use the DOWNTIME tag for this. This preventes the alert from being
generated but you still trend the conn access.
Kauffman, Tom wrote:We have a number of manufacturing and warehouse sites that do bar-code scanning with rf 'guns'. We've been through a cycle of equipment upgrades and swapouts, and I now have about a dozen new rf access points configured in hobbit that are still in the box and not hooked up. I've currently configured them as 'dialup', so we don't get pestered by alerts. But I'd like to know when they actually get installed, so I can drop the 'dialup' tag. Is there a way to do it? We don't currently use the 'NK' pages -- I'm tempted to put these devices, with the 'conn' test, on the NK page and just check it from time to time. Is there a better way? TIA Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please
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list Greg L Hubbard
Can you make them "dialup" and then configure an alert for a "recover" message? Then change them to normal? GLH
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:user-3feba9e60a8b@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:38 AM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when
a dial-up device connects?
The problem I've got is that we configure the access points here, then
ship them to the remote sites for install. They're down until the guys
at the remote site get around to unpacking them, renting a scissor lift,
and installing them up in the rafters. Once they're plugged in, they're
live and a connectivity failure is a problem. I need to see them go
green when they get plugged in and change the config so we'll be
notified on an outage.
And it looks like my idea of the NK page won't work, either. Back to the
drawing board.
Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas [mailto:user-97316fb2dd2a@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:08 AM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when
a dial-up device connects?
Use the DOWNTIME tag for this. This preventes the alert from being
generated but you still trend the conn access.
Kauffman, Tom wrote:We have a number of manufacturing and warehouse sites that do bar-code
scanning with rf 'guns'. We've been through a cycle of equipment upgrades and swapouts, and I now have about a dozen new rf access points configured in hobbit that are still in the box and not hooked up. I've currently configured them as 'dialup', so we don't get pestered by alerts. But I'd like to know when they actually get installed, so I can drop the 'dialup' tag. Is there a way to do it? We don't currently use the 'NK' pages -- I'm tempted to put these devices, with the 'conn' test, on the NK page and just check it from time to time. Is there a better way? TIA Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please
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list Craig Whilding
That wont work as clear isn't a state to recover from, only purple, yellow and red I believe. Not sure if this could be changed in the source somewhere? Craig
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hubbard, Greg L [mailto:user-d970b5e56ec9@xymon.invalid]
Sent: 21 February 2006 15:46
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when
a dial-up device connects?
Can you make them "dialup" and then configure an alert for a "recover"
message? Then change them to normal?
GLH
-----Original Message-----
From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:user-3feba9e60a8b@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:38 AM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when
a dial-up device connects?
The problem I've got is that we configure the access points here, then
ship them to the remote sites for install. They're down until the guys
at the remote site get around to unpacking them, renting a scissor lift,
and installing them up in the rafters. Once they're plugged in, they're
live and a connectivity failure is a problem. I need to see them go
green when they get plugged in and change the config so we'll be
notified on an outage.
And it looks like my idea of the NK page won't work, either. Back to the
drawing board.
Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas [mailto:user-97316fb2dd2a@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:08 AM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when
a dial-up device connects?
Use the DOWNTIME tag for this. This preventes the alert from being
generated but you still trend the conn access.
Kauffman, Tom wrote:We have a number of manufacturing and warehouse sites that do bar-code
scanning with rf 'guns'. We've been through a cycle of equipment upgrades and swapouts, and I now have about a dozen new rf access points configured in hobbit that are still in the box and not hooked up. I've currently configured them as 'dialup', so we don't get pestered by alerts. But I'd like to know when they actually get installed, so I can drop the 'dialup' tag. Is there a way to do it? We don't currently use the 'NK' pages -- I'm tempted to put these devices, with the 'conn' test, on the NK page and just check it from time to time. Is there a better way? TIA Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please
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list Eric van de Meerakker
I never tried this, but how about a '!conn' or '!ping' test? Goes red when the network connection succeeds (i.e. first system connect), then you can take action and set it back to normal...
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Whilding, Craig wrote:That wont work as clear isn't a state to recover from, only purple, yellow and red I believe. Not sure if this could be changed in the source somewhere? Craig -----Original Message----- From: Hubbard, Greg L [mailto:user-d970b5e56ec9@xymon.invalid] Sent: 21 February 2006 15:46 To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: RE: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects? Can you make them "dialup" and then configure an alert for a "recover" message? Then change them to normal? GLH -----Original Message----- From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:user-3feba9e60a8b@xymon.invalid] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:38 AM To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: RE: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects? The problem I've got is that we configure the access points here, then ship them to the remote sites for install. They're down until the guys at the remote site get around to unpacking them, renting a scissor lift, and installing them up in the rafters. Once they're plugged in, they're live and a connectivity failure is a problem. I need to see them go green when they get plugged in and change the config so we'll be notified on an outage. And it looks like my idea of the NK page won't work, either. Back to the drawing board. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -----Original Message----- From: Thomas [mailto:user-97316fb2dd2a@xymon.invalid] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:08 AM To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: Re: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects? Use the DOWNTIME tag for this. This preventes the alert from being generated but you still trend the conn access. Kauffman, Tom wrote:We have a number of manufacturing and warehouse sites that do bar-codescanning with rf 'guns'. We've been through a cycle of equipment upgrades and swapouts, and I now have about a dozen new rf access points configured in hobbit that are still in the box and not hooked up. I've currently configured them as 'dialup', so we don't get pestered by alerts. But I'd like to know when they actually get installed, so I can drop the 'dialup' tag. Is there a way to do it? We don't currently use the 'NK' pages -- I'm tempted to put these devices, with the 'conn' test, on the NK page and just check it from time to time. Is there a better way? TIA Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, pleasenotify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this messageand its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.
list Larry Barber
You don't need to change the source, just the OKCOLORS and ALERTCOLORS in hobbitserver.cfg. Thanks, Larry Barber
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On 2/21/06, Whilding, Craig <user-9ce31bfa66c3@xymon.invalid> wrote:That wont work as clear isn't a state to recover from, only purple, yellow and red I believe. Not sure if this could be changed in the source somewhere? Craig -----Original Message----- From: Hubbard, Greg L [mailto:user-d970b5e56ec9@xymon.invalid] Sent: 21 February 2006 15:46 To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: RE: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects? Can you make them "dialup" and then configure an alert for a "recover" message? Then change them to normal? GLH -----Original Message----- From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:user-3feba9e60a8b@xymon.invalid] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:38 AM To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: RE: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects? The problem I've got is that we configure the access points here, then ship them to the remote sites for install. They're down until the guys at the remote site get around to unpacking them, renting a scissor lift, and installing them up in the rafters. Once they're plugged in, they're live and a connectivity failure is a problem. I need to see them go green when they get plugged in and change the config so we'll be notified on an outage. And it looks like my idea of the NK page won't work, either. Back to the drawing board. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -----Original Message----- From: Thomas [mailto:user-97316fb2dd2a@xymon.invalid] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:08 AM To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: Re: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects? Use the DOWNTIME tag for this. This preventes the alert from being generated but you still trend the conn access. Kauffman, Tom wrote:We have a number of manufacturing and warehouse sites that do bar-codescanning with rf 'guns'. We've been through a cycle of equipment upgrades and swapouts, and I now have about a dozen new rf access points configured in hobbit that are still in the box and not hooked up. I've currently configured them as 'dialup', so we don't get pestered by alerts. But I'd like to know when they actually get installed, so I can drop the 'dialup' tag. Is there a way to do it? We don't currently use the 'NK' pages -- I'm tempted to put these devices, with the 'conn' test, on the NK page and just check it from time to time. Is there a better way? TIA Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, pleasenotify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this messageand its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.
list Henrik Størner
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On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 10:38:21AM -0500, Kauffman, Tom wrote:
The problem I've got is that we configure the access points here, then ship them to the remote sites for install. They're down until the guys at the remote site get around to unpacking them, renting a scissor lift, and installing them up in the rafters. Once they're plugged in, they're live and a connectivity failure is a problem. I need to see them go green when they get plugged in and change the config so we'll be notified on an outage.
So what you're really after is something like "disable them until we see an OK status". It's something I've been wanting to implement for a number of reasons; one of them being that when we have a server that is down, we may not know for how long the outage will last. But not all of our techs know how to re-enable a host, or even care about doing it. So it would be nice to have them disabled, and automatically enable them when they start being OK. It seems fairly simple to implement ... Henrik
list Henrik Størner
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On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 10:24:06PM +0100, Henrik Stoerner wrote:
On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 10:38:21AM -0500, Kauffman, Tom wrote:The problem I've got is that we configure the access points here, then ship them to the remote sites for install. They're down until the guys at the remote site get around to unpacking them, renting a scissor lift, and installing them up in the rafters. Once they're plugged in, they're live and a connectivity failure is a problem.So what you're really after is something like "disable them until we see an OK status".
[snip]
It seems fairly simple to implement ...
It's in the next snapshot, although I would caution people against using this in a production setup. It works for me, but there are still some things being worked on, and some things that need more testing. Henrik
list Lars Ebeling
I have a server that mostly is down and disabled. I installed todays snapshot, started the server and waited for "conn" going green. But nothing happened. Did I misunderstand anything? Lars ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrik Stoerner" <user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid> To: <user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when a dial-up device connects?
So what you're really after is something like "disable them until we see an OK status".[snip]It seems fairly simple to implement ...It's in the next snapshot, although I would caution people against using this in a production setup. It works for me, but there are still some things being worked on, and some things that need more testing. Henrik
list Tom Kauffman
Great, thanks! I'm off the next few days doing the Disaster Recovery drill bit, but I'll grab it next Monday and take a look. One of the other problems I have with our current setup this will help with -- we also configure at least one spare access point for a site. Which means that if they need six, we ship seven. Some of the plant people fire up the spare in an office and we can see it. Some of the sites wait until one of the installed systems to break before the open the box with the spare. And them we've got one site that just seems to loose the spares . . . I will say that this kind of support and service far exceeds anything I've seen in a commercial product for years. Thanks! Tom
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-----Original Message-----
From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 5:11 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Another odd-ball question -- can I get alerts when
a dial-up device connects?
On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 10:24:06PM +0100, Henrik Stoerner wrote:On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 10:38:21AM -0500, Kauffman, Tom wrote:The problem I've got is that we configure the access points here, then ship them to the remote sites for install. They're down until the guys at the remote site get around to unpacking them, renting a scissor lift, and installing them up in the rafters. Once they're plugged in, they're live and a connectivity failure is a problem.So what you're really after is something like "disable them until we see an OK status".
[snip]
It seems fairly simple to implement ...
It's in the next snapshot, although I would caution people against using this in a production setup. It works for me, but there are still some things being worked on, and some things that need more testing. Henrik CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.