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Configuring the client that runs on the server

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list Frank M. Ramaekers · Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:43:19 -0500 ·
I'm having a hard time determining what configuration file to modify for
the client that runs on the server itself.  Basically, I want to start
monitoring PROCs.   After some hunting (there are too many configuration
files with the words "client" and "local"), I thought I found the proper
file "hobbits-clients.cfg and added the following:

 
HOST=thishost.domain.com

        PROC beremote 1

 
(wonder if I could have used "localhost")

 
Yet, I'm still not getting PROC monitoring

 
(Oh, I'm still on hobbit 4.2)

 
TIA,

 
 Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

 
Systems Programmer

MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE

American Income Life Insurance Co.

Phone: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

XXXX Wooded Acres Dr.

Fax: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

Waco, Texas  76701

 
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list Asif Iqbal · Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:00:51 -0400 ·
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers
quoted from Frank M. Ramaekers
<user-dbd5c100cfe9@xymon.invalid>wrote:
 I’m having a hard time determining what configuration file to modify for
the client that runs on the server itself.  Basically, I want to start
monitoring PROCs.   After some hunting (there are too many configuration
files with the words “client” and “local”), I thought I found the proper
file “hobbits-client*s*.cfg and added the following:


HOST=thishost.domain.com

        PROC beremote 1

you could watch the status channel to see what the name of the host as sent
by the client running on your hobbit server using either `cat' or
 `hobbitd_capture'

bbcmd hobbitd_channel --channel=status hobbitd_capture --hosts=<hostname>
--tests=procs

-OR-

bbcmd hobbitd_channel --channel=status  cat
quoted from Frank M. Ramaekers

(wonder if I could have used “localhost”)


Yet, I’m still not getting PROC monitoring


(Oh, I’m still on hobbit 4.2)


TIA,


 Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.


Systems Programmer

MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE

American Income Life Insurance Co.

Phone: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

XXXX Wooded Acres Dr.

Fax: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

Waco, Texas  76701


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list Frank M. Ramaekers · Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:41:08 -0500 ·
Using the bbcmd hobbitd_channel -channel=status cat, I get:

 
@@status#4724|1283967339.511134|10.2.0.99||doylebrunson|procs|1283969139
|clear||clear|1238886095|0||0||1283967339

   1662 status doylebrunson.procs clear Wed Sep  8 12:35:33 CDT 2010 -
Processes NOT ok

   1663 &clear No process checks defined

 
This should be from the client running on the hobbit server. 

 
Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
quoted from Asif Iqbal

 
From: Asif Iqbal [mailto:user-6f4b51ac2a40@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:01 AM
To: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: Re: [xymon] Configuring the client that runs on the server

 
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers
<user-dbd5c100cfe9@xymon.invalid> wrote:

I'm having a hard time determining what configuration file to modify for
the client that runs on the server itself.  Basically, I want to start
monitoring PROCs.   After some hunting (there are too many configuration
files with the words "client" and "local"), I thought I found the proper
file "hobbits-clients.cfg and added the following:

 
HOST=thishost.domain.com

        PROC beremote 1

 
you could watch the status channel to see what the name of the host as
sent by the client running on your hobbit server using either `cat' or
`hobbitd_capture'

 
bbcmd hobbitd_channel --channel=status hobbitd_capture
--hosts=<hostname> --tests=procs

 
-OR-

 
bbcmd hobbitd_channel --channel=status  cat

 
	(wonder if I could have used "localhost")

	 
	Yet, I'm still not getting PROC monitoring

	 
	(Oh, I'm still on hobbit 4.2)

	 
	TIA,

	 
 Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

 
Systems Programmer

MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE

American Income Life Insurance Co.

Phone: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

XXXX Wooded Acres Dr.

Fax: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

Waco, Texas  76701

 
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?


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list Asif Iqbal · Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:50:34 -0400 ·
quoted from Frank M. Ramaekers
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Frank M. Ramaekers <user-dbd5c100cfe9@xymon.invalid>wrote:
 Using the bbcmd hobbitd_channel –channel=status cat, I get:


@@status#4724|1283967339.511134|10.2.0.99||doylebrunson|procs|1283969139|clear||clear|1238886095|0||0||1283967339
quoted from Frank M. Ramaekers

   1662 status doylebrunson.procs clear Wed Sep  8 12:35:33 CDT 2010 -
Processes NOT ok

   1663 &clear No process checks defined

then you should have HOST=doylebrunson and not the FQDN
quoted from Frank M. Ramaekers

This should be from the client running on the hobbit server.


Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.


*From:* Asif Iqbal [mailto:user-6f4b51ac2a40@xymon.invalid]
*Sent:* Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:01 AM
*To:* xymon at xymon.com
*Subject:* Re: [xymon] Configuring the client that runs on the server


On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers <user-dbd5c100cfe9@xymon.invalid>
wrote:

I’m having a hard time determining what configuration file to modify for
the client that runs on the server itself.  Basically, I want to start
monitoring PROCs.   After some hunting (there are too many configuration
files with the words “client” and “local”), I thought I found the proper
file “hobbits-client*s*.cfg and added the following:


HOST=thishost.domain.com

        PROC beremote 1


you could watch the status channel to see what the name of the host as sent
by the client running on your hobbit server using either `cat' or
 `hobbitd_capture'


bbcmd hobbitd_channel --channel=status hobbitd_capture --hosts=<hostname>
--tests=procs


-OR-


bbcmd hobbitd_channel --channel=status  cat


(wonder if I could have used “localhost”)


Yet, I’m still not getting PROC monitoring


(Oh, I’m still on hobbit 4.2)


TIA,


 Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.


Systems Programmer

MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE

American Income Life Insurance Co.

Phone: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

XXXX Wooded Acres Dr.

Fax: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

Waco, Texas  76701


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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

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list Frank M. Ramaekers · Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:44:19 -0500 ·
Yep, hit the nail on the head!

 
Thanks,
quoted from Asif Iqbal

 
Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

 
From: Asif Iqbal [mailto:user-6f4b51ac2a40@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:51 PM
To: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: Re: [xymon] Configuring the client that runs on the server

 
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Frank M. Ramaekers
<user-dbd5c100cfe9@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Using the bbcmd hobbitd_channel -channel=status cat, I get:

 
@@status#4724|1283967339.511134|10.2.0.99||doylebrunson|procs|1283969139
|clear||clear|1238886095|0||0||1283967339

   1662 status doylebrunson.procs clear Wed Sep  8 12:35:33 CDT 2010 -
Processes NOT ok

   1663 &clear No process checks defined

 
then you should have HOST=doylebrunson and not the FQDN

 
	This should be from the client running on the hobbit server. 

	 
Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

 
	From: Asif Iqbal [mailto:user-6f4b51ac2a40@xymon.invalid] 
	Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:01 AM
	To: xymon at xymon.com
	Subject: Re: [xymon] Configuring the client that runs on the
server

	 
	On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers
<user-dbd5c100cfe9@xymon.invalid> wrote:

	I'm having a hard time determining what configuration file to
modify for the client that runs on the server itself.  Basically, I want
to start monitoring PROCs.   After some hunting (there are too many
configuration files with the words "client" and "local"), I thought I
found the proper file "hobbits-clients.cfg and added the following:

	 
	HOST=thishost.domain.com

	        PROC beremote 1

	 
	you could watch the status channel to see what the name of the
host as sent by the client running on your hobbit server using either
`cat' or  `hobbitd_capture'

	 
	bbcmd hobbitd_channel --channel=status hobbitd_capture
--hosts=<hostname> --tests=procs

	 
	-OR-

	 
	bbcmd hobbitd_channel --channel=status  cat

	 
		(wonder if I could have used "localhost")

		 
		Yet, I'm still not getting PROC monitoring

		 
		(Oh, I'm still on hobbit 4.2)

		 
		TIA,

		 
 Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

 
Systems Programmer

MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE

American Income Life Insurance Co.

Phone: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

XXXX Wooded Acres Dr.

Fax: (XXX)XXX-XXXX

Waco, Texas  76701

 
This message contains information which is privileged and confidential
and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the
intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying,
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prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it
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	A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read
text.
	Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

	_____________________________________________________ This
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?


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