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TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

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list Tom Schmitt · Tue, 5 Jan 2010 15:00:03 -0700 · 
Is there documentation for setting up a High Availability (HA) pair of
servers for xymon?

I have a Dell R-series server (new) and a Dell 1850 server that I can
use.

I have created a SCRIPT and RSYNC between the two servers that the 1850
watches the R-series.

If the R-series fails to answer, the 1850 will then get the files from
the RSYNC directory (edit a few items), install the hobbit-alerts.cfg
file and take over the primary responsibilities of alerting.

Both systems currently have to watch over all devices - not efficient.

I copy over the files from each server every hour - thus also having a
backup of each servers special files.

 
HA is the appropriate solution, is it possible?  Is there a write-up on
how to set it up?

 
Thanks,

 
Tom Schmitt

Senior IT Staff - R&D

L-3 Communication Systems West

640 North 2200 West

P.O. Box 16850

Salt Lake City, UT  XXXXX

Phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX

Cell      (XXX) XXX-XXXX

eFax    (XXX) XXX-XXXX

user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid

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list Jim Sloan · Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:04:50 -0500 · 
Have you looked at CARP?

 
Jim Sloan

Chief Systems Architect - Corporate IT

S1 Corporation

Tel (direct): +X XXX XXX XXXX

Tel (switchboard): +X XXX XXX XXXX

user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid

www.s1.com

 
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Subject: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

 
Is there documentation for setting up a High Availability (HA) pair of
servers for xymon?

I have a Dell R-series server (new) and a Dell 1850 server that I can
use.

I have created a SCRIPT and RSYNC between the two servers that the 1850
watches the R-series.

If the R-series fails to answer, the 1850 will then get the files from
the RSYNC directory (edit a few items), install the hobbit-alerts.cfg
file and take over the primary responsibilities of alerting.

Both systems currently have to watch over all devices - not efficient.

I copy over the files from each server every hour - thus also having a
backup of each servers special files.

 
HA is the appropriate solution, is it possible?  Is there a write-up on
how to set it up?

 
Thanks,

 
Tom Schmitt

Senior IT Staff - R&D

L-3 Communication Systems West

640 North 2200 West

P.O. Box 16850

Salt Lake City, UT  XXXXX

Phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX

Cell      (XXX) XXX-XXXX

eFax    (XXX) XXX-XXXX

user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid

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list Tom Schmitt · Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:23:18 -0700 · 
Need linux 2.6 source on the machine to compile it.

Don't want to mess with the kernel anyway - keep it easy for someone
else to duplicate.

Any other ideas are gladly appreciated!
▸ quoted from Jim Sloan

 
Thanks,

 
Tom Schmitt

Senior IT Staff - R&D

L-3 Communication Systems West

640 North 2200 West

P.O. Box 16850

Salt Lake City, UT  XXXXX

Phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX

Cell      (XXX) XXX-XXXX

eFax    (XXX) XXX-XXXX

user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid

           \\\\||////

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From: Jim Sloan [mailto:user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:05 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

 
Have you looked at CARP?

 
Jim Sloan

Chief Systems Architect - Corporate IT

S1 Corporation

Tel (direct): +X XXX XXX XXXX

Tel (switchboard): +X XXX XXX XXXX

user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid

www.s1.com

 
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From: user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid [mailto:user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:00 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

 
Is there documentation for setting up a High Availability (HA) pair of
servers for xymon?

I have a Dell R-series server (new) and a Dell 1850 server that I can
use.

I have created a SCRIPT and RSYNC between the two servers that the 1850
watches the R-series.

If the R-series fails to answer, the 1850 will then get the files from
the RSYNC directory (edit a few items), install the hobbit-alerts.cfg
file and take over the primary responsibilities of alerting.

Both systems currently have to watch over all devices - not efficient.

I copy over the files from each server every hour - thus also having a
backup of each servers special files.

 
HA is the appropriate solution, is it possible?  Is there a write-up on
how to set it up?

 
Thanks,

 
Tom Schmitt

Senior IT Staff - R&D

L-3 Communication Systems West

640 North 2200 West

P.O. Box 16850

Salt Lake City, UT  XXXXX

Phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX

Cell      (XXX) XXX-XXXX

eFax    (XXX) XXX-XXXX

user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid

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list Galen Johnson · Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:19:21 -0500 · 
Check the archives.  This has been answered in the past.  I think TJ Yang may even have captured it on his wiki site.

=G=
▸ quoted from Tom Schmitt

From: user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid [user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:23 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

Need linux 2.6 source on the machine to compile it.
Don’t want to mess with the kernel anyway – keep it easy for someone else to duplicate.
Any other ideas are gladly appreciated!

Thanks,

Tom Schmitt
Senior IT Staff - R&D
L-3 Communication Systems West
640 North 2200 West
P.O. Box 16850
Salt Lake City, UT  XXXXX
Phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX
Cell      (XXX) XXX-XXXX
eFax    (XXX) XXX-XXXX
user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid
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From: Jim Sloan [mailto:user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:05 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

Have you looked at CARP?

Jim Sloan
Chief Systems Architect - Corporate IT
S1 Corporation
Tel (direct): +X XXX XXX XXXX
Tel (switchboard): +X XXX XXX XXXX

user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid>
▸ quoted from Tom Schmitt
www.s1.com

Notice: This communication contains information that may be privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and delete this communication.

From: user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid [mailto:user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:00 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

Is there documentation for setting up a High Availability (HA) pair of servers for xymon?
I have a Dell R-series server (new) and a Dell 1850 server that I can use.
I have created a SCRIPT and RSYNC between the two servers that the 1850 watches the R-series.
If the R-series fails to answer, the 1850 will then get the files from the RSYNC directory (edit a few items), install the hobbit-alerts.cfg file and take over the primary responsibilities of alerting.
Both systems currently have to watch over all devices – not efficient.
I copy over the files from each server every hour – thus also having a backup of each servers special files.

HA is the appropriate solution, is it possible?  Is there a write-up on how to set it up?

Thanks,

Tom Schmitt
Senior IT Staff - R&D
L-3 Communication Systems West
640 North 2200 West
P.O. Box 16850
Salt Lake City, UT  XXXXX
Phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX
Cell      (XXX) XXX-XXXX
eFax    (XXX) XXX-XXXX
user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid
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list Odinn · Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:22:45 -0800 (PST) · 
HeartBeat (aka Ultra Monkey)
 --


Jim Sloan


Just remember, today is the day you thought tomorrow was going to be yesterday.
▸ quoted from Galen Johnson


From: "user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid" <user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid>
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 6:23:18 PM
Subject: RE: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

 
Need linux 2.6 source on the
machine to compile it.
Don’t want to mess with the
kernel anyway – keep it easy for someone else to duplicate.
Any other ideas are gladly
appreciated!
 
Thanks,
 
Tom
Schmitt
Senior
IT Staff - R&D
L-3
Communication Systems West
640
North 2200 West
P.O. Box
16850
Salt
Lake City, UT  XXXXX
Phone
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
Cell     
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
eFax   
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid
           \\\\||////
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             | @  @ |   
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From:Jim Sloan
▸ quoted from Galen Johnson
[mailto:user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:05 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers
 
Have you looked at CARP?
 
Jim Sloan
Chief Systems
Architect - Corporate IT
S1 Corporation

Tel (direct): +1
▸ quoted from Galen Johnson
XXX XXX XXXX
Tel
(switchboard): +X XXX XXX XXXX
user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid
www.s1.com
 
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communication contains information that may be privileged, confidential and/or
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immediately contact the sender and delete this communication.
 

From:user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid [mailto:user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid]
▸ quoted from Galen Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:00 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers
 
Is there documentation for setting up a High Availability
(HA) pair of servers for xymon?
I have a Dell R-series server (new) and a Dell 1850 server
that I can use.
I have created a SCRIPT and RSYNC between the two servers
that the 1850 watches the R-series.
If the R-series fails to answer, the 1850 will then get the
files from the RSYNC directory (edit a few items), install the
hobbit-alerts.cfg file and take over the primary responsibilities of alerting.
Both systems currently have to watch over all devices – not
efficient.
I copy over the files from each server every hour – thus
also having a backup of each servers special files.
 
HA is the appropriate solution, is it possible?  Is there
a write-up on how to set it up?
 
Thanks,
 
Tom Schmitt
Senior IT Staff -
R&D
L-3 Communication
Systems West
640 North 2200 West
P.O. Box 16850
Salt Lake City,
UT  XXXXX
Phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX
Cell     
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
eFax   
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid
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list Martin Flemming · Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:18:12 +0100 (CET) · 
Hi !

.. here is a link with a detailed description for setting up an HA-Hobbit
by Harald Husemann with Heartbeat and DRBD ...

http://www.hswn.dk/hobbiton/2009/03/msg00413.html

cheers,
 	martin
▸ quoted from Odinn


On Tue, 5 Jan 2010, Odinn wrote:

HeartBeat (aka Ultra Monkey)
  --


Jim Sloan


Just remember, today is the day you thought tomorrow was going to be yesterday.


From: "user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid" <user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid>
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 6:23:18 PM
Subject: RE: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers


Need linux 2.6 source on the
machine to compile it.

Donÿÿt want to mess with the
kernel anyway ÿÿ keep it easy for someone else to duplicate.
▸ quoted from Odinn
Any other ideas are gladly
appreciated!

Thanks,

Tom
Schmitt
Senior
IT Staff - R&D
L-3
Communication Systems West
640
North 2200 West
P.O. Box
16850
Salt
Lake City, UT  XXXXX
Phone
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
Cell 
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
eFax 
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid
            \\\\||////
              \ ~  ~ /
              | @  @ | 
--oOo---(_)---oOo--

From:Jim Sloan
[mailto:user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:05 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

Have you looked at CARP?

Jim Sloan
Chief Systems
Architect - Corporate IT
S1 Corporation
Tel (direct): +1
XXX XXX XXXX
Tel
(switchboard): +X XXX XXX XXXX
user-682ab7a92de7@xymon.invalid
www.s1.com

Notice: This
communication contains information that may be privileged, confidential and/or
exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution,
or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is
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immediately contact the sender and delete this communication.

From:user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid [mailto:user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:00 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] TS - Is there a setup for an HA pair of servers

Is there documentation for setting up a High Availability
(HA) pair of servers for xymon?
I have a Dell R-series server (new) and a Dell 1850 server
that I can use.
I have created a SCRIPT and RSYNC between the two servers
that the 1850 watches the R-series.
If the R-series fails to answer, the 1850 will then get the
files from the RSYNC directory (edit a few items), install the
hobbit-alerts.cfg file and take over the primary responsibilities of alerting.

Both systems currently have to watch over all devices ÿÿ not
efficient.
I copy over the files from each server every hour ÿÿ thus
▸ quoted from Odinn
also having a backup of each servers special files.

HA is the appropriate solution, is it possible?  Is there
a write-up on how to set it up?

Thanks,

Tom Schmitt
Senior IT Staff -
R&D
L-3 Communication
Systems West
640 North 2200 West
P.O. Box 16850
Salt Lake City,
UT  XXXXX
Phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX
Cell 
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
eFax 
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
user-9c1ae820b621@xymon.invalid
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