network hiccups causing false positives to be sent
list Tom S
So our crappy server host (1and1) seems to be getting random network spikes causing false alert emails to be sent out with Critical notifications. I understand I can set alerts.cfg to only alert after a certain duration of red but we need notifications to be sent right away in case of production downtime. Is there an option where I can have XYMON ping a certain host, and if that host is unreachable to ignore any other alerts? eg. I can run a ping on yahoo.com and example.com , if either of those as any connection issues, to ignore all other alerts for the time being? tia.
list Josh Luthman
Use ROUTE as I think DEPENDS is broken. 1.1.1.1 gateway.foo.com # 0.0.0.0 realserver.com # route:gateway.foo.com realserver.com will go yellow if gateway.foo.com is red Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX
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On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Tom S <user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid> wrote:So our crappy server host (1and1) seems to be getting random network spikes causing false alert emails to be sent out with Critical notifications. I understand I can set alerts.cfg to only alert after a certain duration of red but we need notifications to be sent right away in case of production downtime. Is there an option where I can have XYMON ping a certain host, and if that host is unreachable to ignore any other alerts? eg. I can run a ping on yahoo.com and example.com , if either of those as any connection issues, to ignore all other alerts for the time being? tia.
list Paul Root
Well, you could write a script, that is tripped off by your systems failing the ping. Then in that script, ping yahoo or whatever, and if that succeeds, send your alert on. Paul Root - Engineer III Managed Services Systems - CenturyLink
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Subject: [Xymon] network hiccups causing false positives to be sent
So our crappy server host (1and1) seems to be getting random network spikes causing false alert emails to be sent out with Critical notifications.
I understand I can set alerts.cfg to only alert after a certain duration of red but we need notifications to be sent right away in case of production downtime.
Is there an option where I can have XYMON ping a certain host, and if that host is unreachable to ignore any other alerts?eg. I can run a ping on yahoo.com<http://yahoo.com>; and example.com<http://example.com>; , if either of those as any connection issues, to ignore all other alerts for the time being? tia. 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 Michael Baydoun
DEPENDS is broken? No wonder I can't get it to work. On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Josh Luthman
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<user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid>wrote:
Use ROUTE as I think DEPENDS is broken. 1.1.1.1 gateway.foo.com # 0.0.0.0 realserver.com # route:gateway.foo.com realserver.com will go yellow if gateway.foo.com is red Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Tom S <user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid> wrote:So our crappy server host (1and1) seems to be getting random network spikes causing false alert emails to be sent out with Critical notifications. I understand I can set alerts.cfg to only alert after a certain duration of red but we need notifications to be sent right away in case of production downtime. Is there an option where I can have XYMON ping a certain host, and if that host is unreachable to ignore any other alerts? eg. I can run a ping on yahoo.com and example.com , if either of those as any connection issues, to ignore all other alerts for the time being? tia.
list Ryan Novosielski
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'd like a confirmation of this first. Broken how/etc.
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On 02/08/2012 04:03 PM, Michael Baydoun wrote:DEPENDS is broken? No wonder I can't get it to work.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Josh Luthman
<user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
Use ROUTE as I think DEPENDS is broken.
1.1.1.1 gateway.foo.com <http://gateway.foo.com>; # 0.0.0.0 realserver.com <http://realserver.com>; # route:gateway.foo.com <http://gateway.foo.com>; realserver.com <http://realserver.com>; will go yellow if gateway.foo.com <http://gateway.foo.com>; is red Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX <tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX> Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX <tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX>
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XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Tom S <user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid>> wrote:So our crappy server host (1and1) seems to be getting random network spikes causing false alert emails to be sent out with Critical notifications. I understand I can set alerts.cfg to only alert after a certain duration of red but we need notifications to be sent right away in case of production downtime. Is there an option where I can have XYMON ping a certain host, and if that host is unreachable to ignore any other alerts?
eg. I can run a ping on yahoo.com <http://yahoo.com>; and example.com <http://example.com>; , if either of those as
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any connection issues, to ignore all other alerts for the time being? tia.
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list Josh Luthman
It was when I started using ROUTE years ago.
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On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Michael Baydoun <user-105c655da53d@xymon.invalid> wrote:DEPENDS is broken? No wonder I can't get it to work. On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Josh Luthman <user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid> wrote:Use ROUTE as I think DEPENDS is broken. 1.1.1.1 gateway.foo.com # 0.0.0.0 realserver.com # route:gateway.foo.com realserver.com will go yellow if gateway.foo.com is red Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Tom S <user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid> wrote:So our crappy server host (1and1) seems to be getting random network spikes causing false alert emails to be sent out with Critical notifications. I understand I can set alerts.cfg to only alert after a certain duration of red but we need notifications to be sent right away in case of production downtime. Is there an option where I can have XYMON ping a certain host, and if that host is unreachable to ignore any other alerts? eg. I can run a ping on yahoo.com and example.com , if either of those as any connection issues, to ignore all other alerts for the time being? tia.
list Josh Luthman
Go to hosts.cfg (or bb-hosts) and use DEPENDS and watch both alerts happen.
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On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Ryan Novosielski <user-ae4522577e16@xymon.invalid> wrote:-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'd like a confirmation of this first. Broken how/etc. On 02/08/2012 04:03 PM, Michael Baydoun wrote:DEPENDS is broken? No wonder I can't get it to work. On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Josh Luthman <user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid>> wrote: Use ROUTE as I think DEPENDS is broken. 1.1.1.1 gateway.foo.com <http://gateway.foo.com>; # 0.0.0.0 realserver.com <http://realserver.com>; # route:gateway.foo.com <http://gateway.foo.com>; realserver.com <http://realserver.com>; will go yellow if gateway.foo.com <http://gateway.foo.com>; is red Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX <tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX> Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX <tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX> XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Tom S <user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid>> wrote: > So our crappy server host (1and1) seems to be getting random network spikes > causing false alert emails to be sent out with Critical notifications. > I understand I can set alerts.cfg to only alert after a certain duration of > red but we need notifications to be sent right away in case of production > downtime. > > Is there an option where I can have XYMON ping a certain host, and if that > host is unreachable to ignore any other alerts? > eg. I can run a ping on yahoo.com <http://yahoo.com>; and example.com <http://example.com>; , if either of those as > any connection issues, to ignore all other alerts for the time being? > > tia. > > >- -- - ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Sr. Systems Programmer |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |user-ae4522577e16@xymon.invalid - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/EI-Academic Svcs. - ADMC 450, Newark -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk8y48IACgkQmb+gadEcsb4wgwCaAg1T2DShOw7EjREjUId5/H5l PmwAn2IQd4CNCVVay214B2eslhZg9i8z =GmXv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
list Ryan Novosielski
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Does anyone know what happened next here? http://lists.xymon.com/oldarchive/2010/10/msg00169.html
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On 02/08/2012 04:13 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:It was when I started using ROUTE years ago. Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Michael Baydoun <user-105c655da53d@xymon.invalid> wrote:DEPENDS is broken? No wonder I can't get it to work. On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Josh Luthman <user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid> wrote:Use ROUTE as I think DEPENDS is broken. 1.1.1.1 gateway.foo.com # 0.0.0.0 realserver.com # route:gateway.foo.com realserver.com will go yellow if gateway.foo.com is red Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Tom S <user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid> wrote:So our crappy server host (1and1) seems to be getting random network spikes causing false alert emails to be sent out with Critical notifications. I understand I can set alerts.cfg to only alert after a certain duration of red but we need notifications to be sent right away in case of production downtime. Is there an option where I can have XYMON ping a certain host, and if that host is unreachable to ignore any other alerts? eg. I can run a ping on yahoo.com and example.com , if either of those as any connection issues, to ignore all other alerts for the time being? tia.
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