XYMONNETWORK environment variable
list Paul Root
I'll looking at this to reduce a bit of complexity in my network since I have a couple of proxies (that also act as backup). Is the XYMONNETWORK variable a single entry or could it be a list of logical networks for a proxy to serve? My setup has 4 distinct networks and 2 proxies, plus a bunch of devmon boxes that may want to be separated as well. Paul Root - Engineer III Managed Services Systems - CenturyLink This communication is the property of CenturyLink and may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the communication and any attachments.
list Paul Root
So a follow up.
I'm guessing I need a new section for an additional xymonnet?
So I did this:
[xymonnet]
ENVFILE /usr/lib64/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg
NEEDS xymond
CMD xymonnet --report --ping --checkresponse
LOGFILE $XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymon-network.log
INTERVAL 5m
[xymonnet2]
ENVFILE /usr/lib64/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg
NEEDS xymond
CMD XYMONNETWORK=IAD xymonnet --report --ping --checkresponse
LOGFILE $XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymon-network.log
INTERVAL 5m
Is that right? And it's ok to use the same log file?
Should I have another xymonnetagain then too?
Paul Root - Engineer III
Managed Services Systems - CenturyLink
From: Larry Barber [mailto:user-6ef9c2864140@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 11:23 AM
To: Root, Paul
Subject: Re: [Xymon] XYMONNETWORK environment variable
XYMONNETWORK is a single entity, but you can set up multiple xymonnet instance on a given server and use a different XYMONNETWORK for each one. Just invoke xymonnet like this in tasks.cfg : XYMONNETWORK=xxxxxx $XYMONSERVERHOME/bin/xymonnet ....
Thanks,
Larry Barber
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On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Root, Paul <user-76fdb6883669@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-76fdb6883669@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
I'll looking at this to reduce a bit of complexity in my network since I have a couple of proxies (that also act as backup).
Is the XYMONNETWORK variable a single entry or could it be a list of logical networks for a proxy to serve?
My setup has 4 distinct networks and 2 proxies, plus a bunch of devmon boxes that may want to be separated as well.
Paul Root - Engineer III
Managed Services Systems - CenturyLink
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list Henrik Størner
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On 05-01-2012 18:09, Root, Paul wrote:
I'll looking at this to reduce a bit of complexity in my network since I have a couple of proxies (that also act as backup). Is the XYMONNETWORK variable a single entry or could it be a list of logical networks for a proxy to serve?
XYMONNETWORK is not used by the proxy, only by the network test tool (xymonnet). Regards, Henrik
list Henrik Størner
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On 05-01-2012 21:46, Root, Paul wrote:
So a follow up. I’m guessing I need a new section for an additional xymonnet?
Yes.
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[xymonnet] ENVFILE /usr/lib64/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg NEEDS xymond CMD xymonnet --report --ping --checkresponse LOGFILE $XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymon-network.log INTERVAL 5m [xymonnet2] ENVFILE /usr/lib64/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg NEEDS xymond CMD XYMONNETWORK=IAD xymonnet --report --ping --checkresponse LOGFILE $XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymon-network.log INTERVAL 5m Is that right? And it’s ok to use the same log file?
Not quite right, because the CMD setting doesn't permit you to set environment variables that way (the command isn't passed to a shell, but executed directly). So the easiest thing to do is to have a shell-script "wrapper" around the xymonnet command, that sets the XYMONNET environment variable.
Should I have another xymonnetagain then too?
Good question - off the top of my head, I'd say "yes, you should". Regards, Henrik
list Paul Root
Thanks! Paul Root - Engineer III Managed Services Systems - CenturyLink
-----Original Message----- From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Henrik Størner Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 2:52 PM To: xymon at xymon.com
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Subject: Re: [Xymon] XYMONNETWORK environment variable On 05-01-2012 21:46, Root, Paul wrote:So a follow up. I'm guessing I need a new section for an additional xymonnet?Yes.[xymonnet] ENVFILE /usr/lib64/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg NEEDS xymond CMD xymonnet --report --ping --checkresponse LOGFILE $XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymon-network.log INTERVAL 5m [xymonnet2] ENVFILE /usr/lib64/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg NEEDS xymond CMD XYMONNETWORK=IAD xymonnet --report --ping --checkresponse LOGFILE $XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymon-network.log INTERVAL 5m Is that right? And it's ok to use the same log file?Not quite right, because the CMD setting doesn't permit you to set environment variables that way (the command isn't passed to a shell, but
executed directly). So the easiest thing to do is to have a shell-
script
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"wrapper" around the xymonnet command, that sets the XYMONNET environment variable.Should I have another xymonnetagain then too?Good question - off the top of my head, I'd say "yes, you should". Regards, Henrik
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[xymonnet2] ENVFILE /usr/lib64/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg NEEDS xymond CMD XYMONNETWORK=IAD xymonnet --report --ping --checkresponse
Not quite right, because the CMD setting doesn't permit you to set environment variables that way (the command isn't passed to a shell, but executed directly).
For the record, Larry Barber pointed out to me that I was wrong - you *can* use a syntax like this to set environment variables in the CMD line. (I wrote the code, but that doesn't mean I know what it does - OK ?) Regards, Henrik