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Question about next Hobbit release (NOT "when is it due")

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list Gary Baluha · Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:17:55 -0400 ·
Quick question about the next version of Hobbit...

Currently in 4.2.0 (latest patches), the "info" page doesn't correctly show
the alert rules when using the GROUP directive.  (I believe this was
mentioned before on this mailing list).  I'm just curious if the feature set
for 4.3.0 (or whatever the next version will be numbered) has been frozen,
and if this will be fixed.  If it's not frozen and not currently in the
code, would it be possible to add it to the next version?
list Henrik Størner · Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:48:16 +0100 ·
Nothing's frozen (global warming and all ...), but I need to work out 
a way to display the alert/GROUP info in a sensible manner.


Henrik
quoted from Gary Baluha

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 03:17:55PM -0400, Gary Baluha wrote:
Quick question about the next version of Hobbit...

Currently in 4.2.0 (latest patches), the "info" page doesn't correctly show
the alert rules when using the GROUP directive.  (I believe this was
mentioned before on this mailing list).  I'm just curious if the feature set
for 4.3.0 (or whatever the next version will be numbered) has been frozen,
and if this will be fixed.  If it's not frozen and not currently in the
code, would it be possible to add it to the next version?
list Vernon Everett · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:02:04 +0900 ·
Anybody feel like updating this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_monitoring_comparison

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list Pkc_mls · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:45:00 +0100 ·
Everett, Vernon a écrit :
Anybody feel like updating this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_monitoring_comparison

  
the author seems to be involved with zabbix plugins and munin monitoring.
see http://www.zabbix.com/wiki/doku.php?id=blog:federico.

I'm quite surprised hobbit (the page at wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_monitoring_comparison

was created the 9th of nov. 2007) had no
trend capabilities, no plugins,  and everything was stored in memory at 
this time.

and there is also nothing mentionned about commercial products, even if 
the page is titled
"A short comparison between the most common network monitoring systems".
list Buchan Milne · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:04:39 +0200 ·
quoted from Pkc_mls
On Monday 17 March 2008 11:45:00 pkc_mls wrote:
Everett, Vernon a écrit :
Anybody feel like updating this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_monitoring_comparison
the author seems to be involved with zabbix plugins and munin monitoring.
see http://www.zabbix.com/wiki/doku.php?id=blog:federico.

I'm quite surprised hobbit (the page at wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_monitoring_comparison

was created the 9th of nov. 2007) had no
trend capabilities, no plugins,  and everything was stored in memory at
this time.

and there is also nothing mentionned about commercial products, even if
the page is titled
"A short comparison between the most common network monitoring systems".
I've improved the accuracy of the Hobbit contents, I don't want to adjust the 
content further without discussion ...

Regards,
Buchan
list Josh Luthman · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:06:17 -0400 ·
Well the way I see it...

Probably should change:
Charts = No

Not sure what these are:
Agent = Yes

Everything else looks to be accurate.  Was there another row someone wanted
to throw in there that is "exclusive" to Hobbit maybe?
quoted from Buchan Milne

On 3/17/08, Buchan Milne <user-9b139aff4dec@xymon.invalid> wrote:
On Monday 17 March 2008 11:45:00 pkc_mls wrote:
Everett, Vernon a écrit :
Anybody feel like updating this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_monitoring_comparison
the author seems to be involved with zabbix plugins and munin
monitoring.
see http://www.zabbix.com/wiki/doku.php?id=blog:federico.

I'm quite surprised hobbit (the page at wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_monitoring_comparison

was created the 9th of nov. 2007) had no
trend capabilities, no plugins,  and everything was stored in memory at
this time.

and there is also nothing mentionned about commercial products, even if
the page is titled
"A short comparison between the most common network monitoring systems".

I've improved the accuracy of the Hobbit contents, I don't want to adjust
the
content further without discussion ...

Regards,

Buchan

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list Buchan Milne · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:31:58 +0200 ·
On Monday 17 March 2008 15:06:17 Josh Luthman wrote:
Well the way I see it...

Probably should change:
Charts = No
I suspect this is not trend graphs (I changed trends to "Yes"), but I am not sure. It could relate to something like "pie chart of percentage of services critical" or similar.
Not sure what these are:
Agent = Yes
That the monitoring tool has or requires an agent (e.g. hobbit-client, BBWin etc.) to be installed on the monitored servers (e.g. some systems are "agent-less", because they don't have a specific agent, but rely, say, on SNMP only).
quoted from Josh Luthman
Everything else looks to be accurate.  Was there another row someone wanted
to throw in there that is "exclusive" to Hobbit maybe?
You would have to know all the other monitoring systems to know whether it is exclusive, and fill the new row in for them ...

Regards,
Buchan
list Gary Baluha · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:40:08 -0400 ·
quoted from Henrik Størner
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Henrik Stoerner <user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Nothing's frozen (global warming and all ...), but I need to work out

Hahah, nice one! ;-)
quoted from Henrik Størner

Henrik

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 03:17:55PM -0400, Gary Baluha wrote:
Quick question about the next version of Hobbit...

Currently in 4.2.0 (latest patches), the "info" page doesn't correctly
show
the alert rules when using the GROUP directive.  (I believe this was
mentioned before on this mailing list).  I'm just curious if the feature
set
for 4.3.0 (or whatever the next version will be numbered) has been
frozen,
and if this will be fixed.  If it's not frozen and not currently in the
code, would it be possible to add it to the next version?
list Josh Luthman · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:50:47 -0400 ·
The way I see trends being is a line graph, as those produced by Hobbit.
Does anyone else see things this way?

I see, thanks for the explanation on the agent =)

If you don't know, mark "don't know" or "?"  The point of a Wiki page is
that there is a gathering of information from multiple sources.  Not one
person is supposed to the answer for each of the tools!
quoted from Buchan Milne

On 3/17/08, Buchan Milne <user-9b139aff4dec@xymon.invalid> wrote:
On Monday 17 March 2008 15:06:17 Josh Luthman wrote:
Well the way I see it...

Probably should change:
Charts = No

I suspect this is not trend graphs (I changed trends to "Yes"), but I am
not
sure. It could relate to something like "pie chart of percentage of
services
critical" or similar.

Not sure what these are:
Agent = Yes

That the monitoring tool has or requires an agent (e.g. hobbit-client,
BBWin
etc.) to be installed on the monitored servers (e.g. some systems
are "agent-less", because they don't have a specific agent, but rely, say,
on
SNMP only).

Everything else looks to be accurate.  Was there another row someone
wanted
to throw in there that is "exclusive" to Hobbit maybe?

You would have to know all the other monitoring systems to know whether it
is
exclusive, and fill the new row in for them ...

Regards,

Buchan
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list Buchan Milne · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:00:09 +0200 ·
quoted from Josh Luthman
On Monday 17 March 2008 15:50:47 Josh Luthman wrote:
The way I see trends being is a line graph, as those produced by Hobbit.
Does anyone else see things this way?
Yes, that is what I understood, which is why I changed trending to Yes. 
However, I suspect they mean something else by "Charts" (e.g. pie charts 
etc.).
list Josh Luthman · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:18:24 -0400 ·
Ooh, I see.  Also, Buchan - you're adding email addresses in your response.
All you have to do is retain the subject and reply to user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid so it
will be distributed to everyone =)

Does anyone know of additional features that we should be putting on the
Wiki page?
quoted from Buchan Milne

On 3/17/08, Buchan Milne <user-9b139aff4dec@xymon.invalid> wrote:
On Monday 17 March 2008 15:50:47 Josh Luthman wrote:
The way I see trends being is a line graph, as those produced by Hobbit.
Does anyone else see things this way?

Yes, that is what I understood, which is why I changed trending to Yes.
However, I suspect they mean something else by "Charts" (e.g. pie charts
etc.).

-- 
Josh Luthman
Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX
Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX
XXXX Wayne St
Suite XXXX
Troy, OH XXXXX

Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
--- Henry Spencer
list Bruce White · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:34:48 -0500 ·
Not sure but here are some ideas.

 
Installation and configuration change ease?

Identifies status change in the last 24 hours?

Ease of changing how monitored host appears in user interface?

Thickness of the client?

Built in report generation?

Availability reporting?

 
   ......Bruce
quoted from Josh Luthman

 
From: Josh Luthman [mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 3:18 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Hobbit on Wikipedia

 
Ooh, I see.  Also, Buchan - you're adding email addresses in your response.
All you have to do is retain the subject and reply to user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid

<mailto:user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid>  so it will be distributed to everyone =)
quoted from Josh Luthman

Does anyone know of additional features that we should be putting on the
Wiki page?

On 3/17/08, Buchan Milne <user-9b139aff4dec@xymon.invalid
<mailto:user-9b139aff4dec@xymon.invalid> > wrote:

On Monday 17 March 2008 15:50:47 Josh Luthman wrote:
The way I see trends being is a line graph, as those produced by Hobbit.
Does anyone else see things this way?

Yes, that is what I understood, which is why I changed trending to Yes.
However, I suspect they mean something else by "Charts" (e.g. pie charts
etc.).


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list Josh Luthman · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:36:11 -0400 ·
Installation and configuration change ease?
Definitely
Identifies status change in the last 24 hours?
Starts to get a tad specific IMO
Ease of changing how monitored host appears in user interface?
Definitely, though I would base it on ease, rather type of interface.  It
is easy for *nix gurus to use Vim.  It is not easy for Windows users to use
Vim =)

Thickness of the client?
Thickness..?
Built in report generation?
Definitely
Availability reporting?
Definitely
quoted from Bruce White
On 3/17/08, White, Bruce <user-58f975e8bf9d@xymon.invalid> wrote:
 Not sure but here are some ideas.


Installation and configuration change ease?

Identifies status change in the last 24 hours?

Ease of changing how monitored host appears in user interface?

Thickness of the client?

Built in report generation?

Availability reporting?


   ……Bruce


*From:* Josh Luthman [mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid]
*Sent:* Monday, March 17, 2008 3:18 PM
*To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
*Subject:* Re: [hobbit] Hobbit on Wikipedia


Ooh, I see.  Also, Buchan - you're adding email addresses in your
response.  All you have to do is retain the subject and reply to
user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid so it will be distributed to everyone =)

Does anyone know of additional features that we should be putting on the
Wiki page?

On 3/17/08, *Buchan Milne* <user-9b139aff4dec@xymon.invalid> wrote:

On Monday 17 March 2008 15:50:47 Josh Luthman wrote:
The way I see trends being is a line graph, as those produced by Hobbit.
Does anyone else see things this way?

Yes, that is what I understood, which is why I changed trending to Yes.
However, I suspect they mean something else by "Charts" (e.g. pie charts
etc.).


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