Xymon Client dies unexpectedly?
list J. Bobby Lopez
Having an odd problem that I'm not quite sure how to troubleshoot it. I'm using Xymon 4.2.3 on Debian (kernel 2.4.27-2-386). I have one client which was was installed as user 'xymon' (configure/make/make install). I run the client with 'runclient.sh start' and I see the services go great on the web interface. All looks great. After about 30 minutes however, the client seems to stop sending reports to the server, and all services go purple. Here's what I see when looking at the process listing on the client when things are working correctly: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid xymon 25724 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>/home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 2>&1; mv /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01 And then when the client stops reporting to the server, the process listing looks like this: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid So other than the virtual memory stats missing from the process list, it seems like it should still be sending reports. I've checked the log files in 'logs/' and 'tmp/' but found nothing useful. This is a pretty fresh install of the Xymon server/client, so there isn't really much that hsould be affecting it. Should I be running the client as root? Does it provide more logs that way? Any thoughts? -- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez
list Ralph Mitchell
That sounds like the client runs once, sends some info, then quits. Thirty minutes later the display goes purple because no further reports were received. Are there any core files?? Ralph Mitchell
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 6:26 AM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Having an odd problem that I'm not quite sure how to troubleshoot it. I'm using Xymon 4.2.3 on Debian (kernel 2.4.27-2-386). I have one client which was was installed as user 'xymon' (configure/make/make install). I run the client with 'runclient.sh start' and I see the services go great on the web interface. All looks great. After about 30 minutes however, the client seems to stop sending reports to the server, and all services go purple. Here's what I see when looking at the process listing on the client when things are working correctly: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid xymon 25724 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>/home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 2>&1; mv /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01 And then when the client stops reporting to the server, the process listing looks like this: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid So other than the virtual memory stats missing from the process list, it seems like it should still be sending reports. I've checked the log files in 'logs/' and 'tmp/' but found nothing useful. This is a pretty fresh install of the Xymon server/client, so there isn't really much that hsould be affecting it. Should I be running the client as root? Does it provide more logs that way? Any thoughts? -- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez
list J. Bobby Lopez
I was searching for something like that, but haven't found any. Where would the core files reside?
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Ralph Mitchell <user-00a5e44c48c0@xymon.invalid>wrote:
That sounds like the client runs once, sends some info, then quits. Thirty minutes later the display goes purple because no further reports were received. Are there any core files?? Ralph Mitchell On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 6:26 AM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:Having an odd problem that I'm not quite sure how to troubleshoot it. I'm using Xymon 4.2.3 on Debian (kernel 2.4.27-2-386). I have one client which was was installed as user 'xymon' (configure/make/make install). I run the client with 'runclient.sh start' and I see the services go great on the web interface. All looks great. After about 30 minutes however, the client seems to stop sending reports to the server, and all services go purple. Here's what I see when looking at the process listing on the client when things are working correctly: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid xymon 25724 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>/home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 2>&1; mv /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01 And then when the client stops reporting to the server, the process listing looks like this: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid So other than the virtual memory stats missing from the process list, it seems like it should still be sending reports. I've checked the log files in 'logs/' and 'tmp/' but found nothing useful. This is a pretty fresh install of the Xymon server/client, so there isn't really much that hsould be affecting it. Should I be running the client as root? Does it provide more logs that way? Any thoughts? -- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez
-- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez
list Ralph Mitchell
The core files would generally be somewhere in the Xymon home directory structure. You might also want to look in the hobbit name pages to see how to enable debug options on the various components.
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Ralph Mitchell
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 2:26 PM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:
I was searching for something like that, but haven't found any. Where would the core files reside? On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Ralph Mitchell <user-00a5e44c48c0@xymon.invalid>wrote:That sounds like the client runs once, sends some info, then quits. Thirty minutes later the display goes purple because no further reports were received. Are there any core files?? Ralph Mitchell On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 6:26 AM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:Having an odd problem that I'm not quite sure how to troubleshoot it. I'm using Xymon 4.2.3 on Debian (kernel 2.4.27-2-386). I have one client which was was installed as user 'xymon' (configure/make/make install). I run the client with 'runclient.sh start' and I see the services go great on the web interface. All looks great. After about 30 minutes however, the client seems to stop sending reports to the server, and all services go purple. Here's what I see when looking at the process listing on the client when things are working correctly: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid xymon 25724 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>/home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 2>&1; mv /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01 And then when the client stops reporting to the server, the process listing looks like this: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid So other than the virtual memory stats missing from the process list, it seems like it should still be sending reports. I've checked the log files in 'logs/' and 'tmp/' but found nothing useful. This is a pretty fresh install of the Xymon server/client, so there isn't really much that hsould be affecting it. Should I be running the client as root? Does it provide more logs that way? Any thoughts? -- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez-- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez
list J. Bobby Lopez
Only document I found which references core dumps is: http://192.168.0.1/xymon/help/known-issues.html Haven't found any debug options yet for the client issues :(
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Ralph Mitchell <user-00a5e44c48c0@xymon.invalid>wrote:
The core files would generally be somewhere in the Xymon home directory structure. You might also want to look in the hobbit name pages to see how to enable debug options on the various components. Ralph Mitchell On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 2:26 PM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:I was searching for something like that, but haven't found any. Where would the core files reside?
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Ralph Mitchell <user-00a5e44c48c0@xymon.invalid
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wrote:That sounds like the client runs once, sends some info, then quits. Thirty minutes later the display goes purple because no further reports were received. Are there any core files?? Ralph Mitchell On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 6:26 AM, J. Bobby Lopez <user-cf5303e672c8@xymon.invalid> wrote:Having an odd problem that I'm not quite sure how to troubleshoot it. I'm using Xymon 4.2.3 on Debian (kernel 2.4.27-2-386). I have one client which was was installed as user 'xymon' (configure/make/make install). I run the client with 'runclient.sh start' and I see the services go great on the web interface. All looks great. After about 30 minutes however, the client seems to stop sending reports to the server, and all services go purple. Here's what I see when looking at the process listing on the client when things are working correctly: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid xymon 25724 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>/home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 2>&1; mv /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01.25707 /home/xymon/client/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.JBLDMZWEB01 And then when the client stops reporting to the server, the process listing looks like this: xymon at JBLDMZWEB01:~/client$ ps -ef | grep hobbit xymon 25702 1 0 05:23 ? 00:00:00 /home/xymon/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/home/xymon/client/etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/home/xymon/client/logs/clientlaunch.JBLDMZWEB01.pid So other than the virtual memory stats missing from the process list, it seems like it should still be sending reports. I've checked the log files in 'logs/' and 'tmp/' but found nothing useful. This is a pretty fresh install of the Xymon server/client, so there isn't really much that hsould be affecting it. Should I be running the client as root? Does it provide more logs that way? Any thoughts? -- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez-- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez
-- J. Bobby Lopez Web: http://jbldata.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jbobbylopez