Page level conn status Purple, test level status Green
list David Boldt
On the Display page we have a server where the conn test is persistently Purple,
but if one clicks on the status, the detailed Status page shows Green.
The DNS configuration may be causing issues:
% dig +noall +answer natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov
natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov. 43200 IN CNAME igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov.
igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. 300 IN A 130.11.9.89
% dig +noall +answer -x 130.11.9.96
96.9.11.130.in-addr.arpa. 43200 IN PTR natwebvaii04.er.usgs.gov.
Hoped to be able to address this with hosts.cfg entry:
130.11.9.89 natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov #
CLIENT:igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov
alas no.
I'm not clear enough on how the status that is seen for an individual test is
propagated up to a page view to know where to look when there is a conflict.
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list John Thurston
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On 10/13/2016 1:36 PM, Boldt, David wrote:
On the Display page we have a server where the conn test is persistently Purple, but if one clicks on the status, the detailed Status page shows Green. The DNS configuration may be causing issues: % dig +noall +answer natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov. 43200 IN CNAME igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. 300 IN A 130.11.9.89 % dig +noall +answer -x 130.11.9.96 96.9.11.130.in-addr.arpa. 43200 IN PTR natwebvaii04.er.usgs.gov.
I don't understand what the PTR record for 130.11.9.96 has to do with the A or CNAME resolving to 130.11.9.89
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Hoped to be able to address this with hosts.cfg entry: 130.11.9.89 natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov # CLIENT:igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov
If you want to use the IP address you've specified, you either need to
tag the line with "testip" or run xymonnet with the appropriate option
to disregard DNS resolution.
I don't think
0.0.0.0 foo.bar.com #
behaves any differently than
1.2.3.4 foo.bar.com #
until the tag "testip" is appended
1.2.3.4 foo.bar.com # testip
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State of Alaska
list Japheth Cleaver
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On Thu, October 13, 2016 2:36 pm, Boldt, David wrote:
On the Display page we have a server where the conn test is persistently Purple, but if one clicks on the status, the detailed Status page shows Green.
*snip*
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I'm not clear enough on how the status that is seen for an individual test is propagated up to a page view to know where to look when there is a conflict.
David,
This is typically a sign that there's a problem with xymongen not being
able to overwrite the display page with the most current status. Check the
timestamp on the top of the Display page and compare it with the current
status by clicking through to the Status page. If it's more than whatever
the INTERVAL is configured for xymongen in tasks.cfg, there's likely
something unusual going on.
As a sanity check, pull up the status history page to verify that the
status message actually *is* coming through properly.... If you see
alternating purple/green's, there's probably a different problem, but I
suspect it's more a xymongen issue.
Check out any errors in xymongen.log either in retrieving the current
board status from xymond or in writing updated pages out to your web
directory.
Are you seeing this on an assortment of pages? And are there any unusual
warnings on the 'xymongen' status page itself for this server?
Regards,
-jc
list David Boldt
hosts.cfg entry (updated with "testip"): 130.11.9.89 natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov # CLIENT:igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov testip forward lookup:
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% dig +noall +answer natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov
natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov. 43200 IN CNAME igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov.
igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. 300 IN A 130.11.9.89
reverse lookup
% dig +noall +answer -x 130.11.9.89
89.9.11.130.in-addr.arpa. 300 IN PTR igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov.
The test does seem to be occurring since the conn page shows green.
But this is not being reflected on the parent page; where a purple
icon is displayed.
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On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 5:46 PM, John Thurston <user-ce4d79d99bab@xymon.invalid> wrote:On 10/13/2016 1:36 PM, Boldt, David wrote:On the Display page we have a server where the conn test is persistently Purple, but if one clicks on the status, the detailed Status page shows Green. The DNS configuration may be causing issues: % dig +noall +answer natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov. 43200 IN CNAME igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. 300 IN A 130.11.9.89 % dig +noall +answer -x 130.11.9.96 96.9.11.130.in-addr.arpa. 43200 IN PTR natwebvaii04.er.usgs.gov.I don't understand what the PTR record for 130.11.9.96 has to do with the A or CNAME resolving to 130.11.9.89Hoped to be able to address this with hosts.cfg entry: 130.11.9.89 natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov # CLIENT:igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.govIf you want to use the IP address you've specified, you either need to tag the line with "testip" or run xymonnet with the appropriate option to disregard DNS resolution. I don't think 0.0.0.0 foo.bar.com # behaves any differently than 1.2.3.4 foo.bar.com # until the tag "testip" is appended 1.2.3.4 foo.bar.com # testip -- Do things because you should, not just because you can. John Thurston XXX-XXX-XXXX user-ce4d79d99bab@xymon.invalid Enterprise Technology Services Department of Administration State of Alaska
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it would be if men died for ideas that were true!"
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list David Boldt
I might be able to help debug the problem myself if I knew how xymon determines the alert levels for each test so that it can set icons appropriately on the summary pages.
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On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 4:18 PM, Boldt, David <user-945c7be1b8e4@xymon.invalid> wrote:
hosts.cfg entry (updated with "testip"): 130.11.9.89 natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov # CLIENT:igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov testip forward lookup: % dig +noall +answer natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov. 43200 IN CNAME igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. 300 IN A 130.11.9.89 reverse lookup % dig +noall +answer -x 130.11.9.89 89.9.11.130.in-addr.arpa. 300 IN PTR igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. The test does seem to be occurring since the conn page shows green. But this is not being reflected on the parent page; where a purple icon is displayed. On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 5:46 PM, John Thurston <user-ce4d79d99bab@xymon.invalid> wrote:On 10/13/2016 1:36 PM, Boldt, David wrote:On the Display page we have a server where the conn test is persistently Purple, but if one clicks on the status, the detailed Status page shows Green. The DNS configuration may be causing issues: % dig +noall +answer natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov. 43200 IN CNAME igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. 300 IN A 130.11.9.89 % dig +noall +answer -x 130.11.9.96 96.9.11.130.in-addr.arpa. 43200 IN PTR natwebvaii04.er.usgs.gov.I don't understand what the PTR record for 130.11.9.96 has to do with the A or CNAME resolving to 130.11.9.89Hoped to be able to address this with hosts.cfg entry: 130.11.9.89 natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov # CLIENT:igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.govIf you want to use the IP address you've specified, you either need to tag the line with "testip" or run xymonnet with the appropriate option to disregard DNS resolution. I don't think 0.0.0.0 foo.bar.com # behaves any differently than 1.2.3.4 foo.bar.com # until the tag "testip" is appended 1.2.3.4 foo.bar.com # testip -- Do things because you should, not just because you can. John Thurston XXX-XXX-XXXX user-ce4d79d99bab@xymon.invalid Enterprise Technology Services Department of Administration State of Alaska-- -- David Boldt <user-945c7be1b8e4@xymon.invalid> "To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!" --H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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-- David Boldt
<user-945c7be1b8e4@xymon.invalid>
"To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it
would be if men died for ideas that were true!"
--H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)