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False Alarm

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list Gautier Begin · Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:25:34 +0200 ·
Hello,

Since last Thuesday, we encourter false alarms on procs and disk tests. It seems as real alarms are attributed to a wrong hostname because in the attached data, we see that the xymon agent process is configured for an other hostname.

Cordialement, Regards,Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Gautier BEGIN

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list Jeremy Laidman · Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:51:23 +1100 ·
quoted from Gautier Begin
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Gautier Begin <user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Since last Thuesday, we encourter false alarms on procs and disk tests. It
seems as real alarms are attributed to a wrong hostname because in the
attached data, we see that the xymon agent process is configured for an
other hostname.
On the client, do you have a file in /tmp (or $XYMONTMP) called
"msg.<name-of-host>.txt"?  Does the filename match the hostname?  Does
the contents show the correct hostname?
list Gautier Begin · Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:42:40 +0200 ·
Jeremy,

Yes, all files in the tmp directory match the hostname of the machine. It seems as the mismatch is coming from the hobbitd on the server.
The false alarm is coming up just one time then wanishes.
quoted from Gautier Begin

Cordialement, Regards,Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Gautier BEGIN

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CSC Computer Sciences Luxembourg S.A.
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From:   Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid>
To:     Gautier Begin/LUX/CSC at CSC
Cc:     xymon at xymon.com
Date:   03/28/2012 04:49 AM
Subject:        Re: [Xymon] False Alarm


On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Gautier Begin <user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Since last Thuesday, we encourter false alarms on procs and disk tests. 
It
seems as real alarms are attributed to a wrong hostname because in the
attached data, we see that the xymon agent process is configured for an
other hostname.
On the client, do you have a file in /tmp (or $XYMONTMP) called
"msg.<name-of-host>.txt"?  Does the filename match the hostname?  Does
the contents show the correct hostname?
list Larry Barber · Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:17:29 -0500 ·
Is it possible you have two different hosts reporting under the same name?
If your reports are coming in more frequently than every five minutes
(check alert history) then you likely have two different machines reporting
the same name.

Thanks,
Larry Barber
quoted from Gautier Begin

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 1:42 AM, Gautier Begin <user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Jeremy,

Yes, all files in the tmp directory match the hostname of the machine. It
seems as the mismatch is coming from the hobbitd on the server.
The false alarm is coming up just one time then wanishes.

Cordialement, Regards,Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Gautier BEGIN

Admin and Tools Team
CSC Computer Sciences Luxembourg S.A.
12D Impasse Drosbach
L-1882 Luxembourg

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From:        Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid>
To:        Gautier Begin/LUX/CSC at CSC
Cc:        xymon at xymon.com
Date:        03/28/2012 04:49 AM
Subject:        Re: [Xymon] False Alarm


On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Gautier Begin <user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Since last Thuesday, we encourter false alarms on procs and disk tests.
It
seems as real alarms are attributed to a wrong hostname because in the
attached data, we see that the xymon agent process is configured for an
other hostname.
On the client, do you have a file in /tmp (or $XYMONTMP) called
"msg.<name-of-host>.txt"?  Does the filename match the hostname?  Does
the contents show the correct hostname?

list Ryan Novosielski · Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:01:58 -0400 ·
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Even better than that, check the history and check both the good and bad
status messages, and make sure at the bottom that they are coming from
the same IP address.
quoted from Larry Barber

On 03/28/2012 01:17 PM, Larry Barber wrote:
Is it possible you have two different hosts reporting under the same
name? If your reports are coming in more frequently than every five
minutes (check alert history) then you likely have two different
machines reporting the same name.

Thanks,
Larry Barber

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 1:42 AM, Gautier Begin <user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid
<mailto:user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid>> wrote:

    Jeremy,

    Yes, all files in the tmp directory match the hostname of the
    machine. It seems as the mismatch is coming from the hobbitd on the
    server.
    The false alarm is coming up just one time then wanishes.

    Cordialement, Regards,Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

    Gautier BEGIN

    Admin and Tools Team
    CSC Computer Sciences Luxembourg S.A.
    12D Impasse Drosbach
    L-1882 Luxembourg

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quoted from Larry Barber


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    From:        Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid
    To:        Gautier Begin/LUX/CSC at CSC
    Cc:        xymon at xymon.com <mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
    Date:        03/28/2012 04:49 AM
    Subject:        Re: [Xymon] False Alarm


    On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Gautier Begin <user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid
    <mailto:user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
Since last Thuesday, we encourter false alarms on procs and disk
    tests. It
seems as real alarms are attributed to a wrong hostname because in the
attached data, we see that the xymon agent process is configured
    for an
other hostname.
    On the client, do you have a file in /tmp (or $XYMONTMP) called
    "msg.<name-of-host>.txt"?  Does the filename match the hostname?  Does
    the contents show the correct hostname?

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list Gautier Begin · Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:57:24 +0200 ·
Larry,

Sorry Larry, but it's not. What's curious is that raw data are correctly registered (rrd, data history ...) but alarms . 
quoted from Ryan Novosielski
Cordialement, Regards,Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Gautier BEGIN

Admin and Tools Team
CSC Computer Sciences Luxembourg S.A.
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From:   Larry Barber <user-6ef9c2864140@xymon.invalid>
To:     Gautier Begin/LUX/CSC at CSC
Cc:     Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date:   03/28/2012 07:15 PM
Subject:        Re: [Xymon] False Alarm


Is it possible you have two different hosts reporting under the same name? If your reports are coming in more frequently than every five minutes (check alert history) then you likely have two different machines reporting the same name.

Thanks,
Larry Barber

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 1:42 AM, Gautier Begin <user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Jeremy, 
Yes, all files in the tmp directory match the hostname of the machine. It seems as the mismatch is coming from the hobbitd on the server. The false alarm is coming up just one time then wanishes. 
Cordialement, Regards,Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Gautier BEGIN

Admin and Tools Team
CSC Computer Sciences Luxembourg S.A.
12D Impasse Drosbach
L-1882 Luxembourg

Global Outsourcing Service | p:+352 24 834 276 | m:+352 621 229 172 | user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid | www.csc.com


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From:        Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid> To:        Gautier Begin/LUX/CSC at CSC Cc:        xymon at xymon.com Date:        03/28/2012 04:49 AM Subject:        Re: [Xymon] False Alarm 


On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Gautier Begin <user-083785ae1711@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Since last Thuesday, we encourter false alarms on procs and disk tests. 
It
seems as real alarms are attributed to a wrong hostname because in the
attached data, we see that the xymon agent process is configured for an
other hostname.
On the client, do you have a file in /tmp (or $XYMONTMP) called
"msg.<name-of-host>.txt"?  Does the filename match the hostname?  Does
the contents show the correct hostname?