Any docs on how to write tests?
list J. Bobby Lopez
Looking for a way to write tests that check a URL, and return fail/pass depending on the content. I could easily use curl to do this, but I'm looking for information on how to integrate the curl command line into xymon as a test. So far as I can see, the bb-services file only accepts test definitions by port, but I may be missing something. Thanks in advance! -Bobby
list Henrik Størner
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On 19-08-2011 21:31, J. Bobby Lopez wrote:
Looking for a way to write tests that check a URL, and return fail/pass depending on the content. I could easily use curl to do this, but I'm looking for information on how to integrate the curl command line into xymon as a test.
Re-inventing the wheel, eh ? Try reading up on the "cont" style test (see the hosts.cfg(5) man-page). Regards, Henrik
list J. Bobby Lopez
I have some systems running Xymon 4.2.3, I'm guessing the 'cont' attribute, along with hosts.cfg are not available in that version?
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On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Henrik Størner <user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid> wrote:
On 19-08-2011 21:31, J. Bobby Lopez wrote:Looking for a way to write tests that check a URL, and return fail/pass depending on the content. I could easily use curl to do this, but I'm looking for information on how to integrate the curl command line into xymon as a test.Re-inventing the wheel, eh ? Try reading up on the "cont" style test (see the hosts.cfg(5) man-page). Regards, Henrik
list J. Bobby Lopez
sounds like I'll be upgrading soon. Thanks Henrik.
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On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 4:53 PM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:
I have some systems running Xymon 4.2.3, I'm guessing the 'cont' attribute, along with hosts.cfg are not available in that version? On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Henrik Størner <user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid> wrote:On 19-08-2011 21:31, J. Bobby Lopez wrote:Looking for a way to write tests that check a URL, and return fail/pass depending on the content. I could easily use curl to do this, but I'm looking for information on how to integrate the curl command line into xymon as a test.Re-inventing the wheel, eh ? Try reading up on the "cont" style test (see the hosts.cfg(5) man-page). Regards, Henrik
list Ralph Mitchell
It's not too hard to script url tests. Below is one I wrote to check an RSA
key server appliance. You can have xymon kick it off for you by adding
something like this to server/etc/hobbitlaunch.cfg:
[keysrv]
ENVFILE /home/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg
NEEDS xymond
CMD /home/xymon/server/ext/rkmsrv.sh
LOGFILE $XYMONSERVERLOGS/rkmsrv.log
INTERVAL 5m
Obviously you can do substantially more complicated things than would be
possible in the regular "cont" check.
Ralph Mitchell
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#!/bin/sh
# set -x
TESTHOST=rkm.example.com
TESTMSG='Get Key Successful'
OUTFILE=$BBTMP/rkm.html
rm -f $OUTFILE
TIME=`curl -s -S -L -m 30 -w '%{time_total}' \
--cacert $BBHOME/trusted_cas.pem \
-o $OUTFILE \
"https://
$TESTHOST/rkmawa/healthCheck.do?keyclass=xymon&rootca=/root/CA/demoCA/trusted_cas.
pem&client=/root/CA/demoCA/certs/xymon.p12"`
STATUS=`grep -c 'Get Key Successful' $BBTMP/rkm.html`
if [ "$STATUS" -eq "1" ]; then
COLOR=green
MESSAGE="Found <b>$TESTMSG</b>. Key server looks OK"
else
COLOR=red
MESSAGE="Failed to find <b>$TESTMSG</b>. Key server may be in trouble"
fi
MESSAGE="$MESSAGE
<pre>
`cat $BBTMP/rkm.html`
</pre>
<p>
Query: $TIME secs"
# `cat $BBTMP/rkm.html | sed -e 's/:/%3A/g'`
MACHINE=`echo $TESTHOST | sed -e 's/\./\,/g'`
$BB $BBDISP "status $MACHINE.keysrv $COLOR `date`
$MESSAGE"
exit 0
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On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 5:17 PM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:
sounds like I'll be upgrading soon. Thanks Henrik. On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 4:53 PM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:I have some systems running Xymon 4.2.3, I'm guessing the 'cont' attribute, along with hosts.cfg are not available in that version? On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Henrik Størner <user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid> wrote:On 19-08-2011 21:31, J. Bobby Lopez wrote:Looking for a way to write tests that check a URL, and return fail/pass depending on the content. I could easily use curl to do this, but I'm looking for information on how to integrate the curl command line into xymon as a test.Re-inventing the wheel, eh ? Try reading up on the "cont" style test (see the hosts.cfg(5) man-page). Regards, Henrik
list Henrik Størner
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On 19-08-2011 22:53, J. Bobby Lopez wrote:
I have some systems running Xymon 4.2.3, I'm guessing the 'cont' attribute, along with hosts.cfg are not available in that version?
content-checks have been in Xymon / Hobbit / bbgen since version 2.0 (released in early 2003). Regards, Henrik