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list Tanveer Siddiqui · Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:44:52 -0800 (PST) ·

I have setup a hobbit server (on Ubuntu) and for test purpose installed hobbit client on a Ubuntu machine. I updated the bb-hosts file on the server with the client IP address and hostname. But the only status I get for this client is conn, info, and trends. Which files do I need to update or edit to get rest of the status displayed on the Hobbit main page?

Thanks!

-TS
list Stef Coene · Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:20:15 +0100 ·
quoted from Tanveer Siddiqui
On Monday 15 December 2008, Tanveer Siddiqui wrote:
I have setup a hobbit server (on Ubuntu) and for test purpose installed
hobbit client on a Ubuntu machine. I updated the bb-hosts file on the
server with the client IP address and hostname. But the only status I get
for this client is conn, info, and trends. Which files do I need to update
or edit to get rest of the status displayed on the Hobbit main page?
You also need to tun the hobbit client on the ubuntu machine.  And point the 
BBDISP in hobbitclient.cfg to the hobbit server.


Stef
list Tanveer Siddiqui · Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:47:43 -0800 (PST) ·
I have the hobbit client already running. Here are the current processes running on the client machine.

obbit    5321     1  0 15:39 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitlaunch --config=/etc/hobbit/clientlaunch.cfg --log=/var/log/hobbit/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=/var/run/hobbit/clientlaunch.pid
hobbit    5723     1  0 15:44 ?        00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>/var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop.5704 2>&1; mv /var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop.5704 /var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop
hobbit    5724  5723  0 15:44 ?        00:00:00 vmstat 300 2


And I have the following lines in the hobbitclient.cfg file on the client.


# Environment settings for the Hobbit client.
BBDISP="X.X.X.X"

include /etc/default/hobbit-client
include /var/run/hobbit/bbdisp-runtime.cfg
CONFIGCLASS="$BBOSTYPE"         # Default configuration class for logfiles

PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/lib/hobbit/client/bin"  # PATH setting for the client scripts.

# You normally dont need to modify anything below here
BBPORT="1984"                   # Portnumber where hobbitd listens
HOBBITCLIENTHOME="/usr/lib/hobbit/client"
BBHOME="$HOBBITCLIENTHOME"      # Directory for the Hobbit client files
BB="$BBHOME/bin/bb"             # The Hobbit client "bb" utility
BBTMP="/var/lib/hobbit/tmp"     # Where we may store temporary files.
BBCLIENTLOGS="/var/log/hobbit"  # Where we store the client logfiles

include /var/run/hobbit/hobbitclient-include.cfg
quoted from Stef Coene


From: Stef Coene <user-dbffe946c0f4@xymon.invalid>
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 3:20:15 PM
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Hobbit client not showing status on the hobbit server page

On Monday 15 December 2008, Tanveer Siddiqui wrote:
I have setup a hobbit server (on Ubuntu) and for test purpose installed
hobbit client on a Ubuntu machine. I updated the bb-hosts file on the
server with the client IP address and hostname. But the only status I get
for this client is conn, info, and trends. Which files do I need to update
or edit to get rest of the status displayed on the Hobbit main page?
You also need to tun the hobbit client on the ubuntu machine.  And point the 
BBDISP in hobbitclient.cfg to the hobbit server.


Stef
list Asif Iqbal · Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:07:38 -0500 ·
quoted from Tanveer Siddiqui
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Tanveer Siddiqui <user-f9009ce28b88@xymon.invalid> wrote:
I have setup a hobbit server (on Ubuntu) and for test purpose installed
hobbit client on a Ubuntu machine. I updated the bb-hosts file on the server
with the client IP address and hostname. But the only status I get for this
client is conn, info, and trends. Which files do I need to update or edit to
get rest of the status displayed on the Hobbit main page?
I would suggest you compile it like the was henrik showed in his page.
Much simpler to troubleshoot like that
Thanks!

-TS

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list Stef Coene · Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:18:20 +0100 ·
quoted from Tanveer Siddiqui
On Monday 15 December 2008, Tanveer Siddiqui wrote:
I have the hobbit client already running. Here are the current processes
running on the client machine.

obbit    5321     1  0 15:39 ?        00:00:00
/usr/lib/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitlaunch
--config=/etc/hobbit/clientlaunch.cfg
--log=/var/log/hobbit/clientlaunch.log
--pidfile=/var/run/hobbit/clientlaunch.pid hobbit    5723     1  0 15:44 ? 
      00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2
1>/var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop.5704 2>&1; mv
/var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop.5704
/var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop hobbit    5724  5723  0
15:44 ?        00:00:00 vmstat 300 2
Check the client logfiles in /var/lib/hobbit/log for errrors.

Also, check the ghost client list on the server (a link can be found in the 
server menu) and make sure your client is not listed.


Stef
list Tanveer Siddiqui · Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:26:58 -0800 (PST) ·
Yes it is listed in the ghost client page. What do I do to fix it?

Thanks.
quoted from Stef Coene


From: Stef Coene <user-dbffe946c0f4@xymon.invalid>
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 4:18:20 PM
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Hobbit client not showing status on the hobbit server page

On Monday 15 December 2008, Tanveer Siddiqui wrote:
I have the hobbit client already running. Here are the current processes
running on the client machine.

obbit    5321     1  0 15:39 ?        00:00:00
/usr/lib/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitlaunch
--config=/etc/hobbit/clientlaunch.cfg
--log=/var/log/hobbit/clientlaunch.log
--pidfile=/var/run/hobbit/clientlaunch.pid hobbit    5723     1  0 15:44 ? 
      00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2
1>/var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop.5704 2>&1; mv
/var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop.5704
/var/lib/hobbit/tmp/hobbit_vmstat.simpsojh-laptop hobbit    5724  5723  0
15:44 ?        00:00:00 vmstat 300 2
Check the client logfiles in /var/lib/hobbit/log for errrors.

Also, check the ghost client list on the server (a link can be found in the 
server menu) and make sure your client is not listed.


Stef
list Heinelt Maik · Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:01:49 +0900 ·
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Hi,
Does someone know, if there is already an external module for
monitoring the s.m.a.r.t status of hard disks?
I think, it would be helpful to avoid disk crashes of a server.

I already use the smartmontools to check the smart status of the disks
in our linux servers.
But it would be fun to see and get alerts in Xymon, if the status of a
disk is going to be bad ?!

What do you think about it?

Maik
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list Josh Luthman · Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:39:47 -0500 ·
Maybe there is something here for what you're after?  Two of them look like
what you're asking.

http://www.deadcat.net/search.php?menuosfamily=0&menulicense=0&menusection=0&filtermdate=&filterdescription=smart&menuNoPerPage=20&action=search&Filter=Filter

Josh Luthman
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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
quoted from Heinelt Maik


On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Heinelt Maik <user-4ab5eb34adb2@xymon.invalid> wrote:
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Hi,
Does someone know, if there is already an external module for
monitoring the s.m.a.r.t status of hard disks?
I think, it would be helpful to avoid disk crashes of a server.

I already use the smartmontools to check the smart status of the disks
in our linux servers.
But it would be fun to see and get alerts in Xymon, if the status of a
disk is going to be bad ?!

What do you think about it?

Maik
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list Heinelt Maik · Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:40:22 +0900 ·
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Well, most of this scripts are just monitoring some APC batterys,
which use the word "SMART" in their model name.
But I also found one module in deadcat, which is monitoring the
S.M.A.R.T  status of a harddisk.

I now will test this module.

Thank you for your tipp!

Regards

Maik Heinelt
quoted from Josh Luthman


Josh Luthman wrote:
Maybe there is something here for what you're after?  Two of them
look like what you're asking.

http://www.deadcat.net/search.php?menuosfamily=0&menulicense=0&menusection=0&filtermdate=&filterdescription=smart&menuNoPerPage=20&action=search&Filter=Filter

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


On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Heinelt Maik <user-4ab5eb34adb2@xymon.invalid
<mailto:user-4ab5eb34adb2@xymon.invalid>> wrote:

Hi,
Does someone know, if there is already an external module for
monitoring the s.m.a.r.t status of hard disks?
I think, it would be helpful to avoid disk crashes of a server.

I already use the smartmontools to check the smart status of the
disks
in our linux servers.
But it would be fun to see and get alerts in Xymon, if the
status of a
disk is going to be bad ?!

What do you think about it?

Maik

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list Stef Coene · Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:04:20 +0100 ·
quoted from Tanveer Siddiqui
On Monday 15 December 2008, Tanveer Siddiqui wrote:
Yes it is listed in the ghost client page. What do I do to fix it?
The entry in the bb-hosts file must be the same as the entry on the ghost client page.  
Or. you can overrule this with the CLIENT option in the bb-hosts file.

From the bb-hosts man page:
CLIENT:hostname
 Defines an alias for a host, which will be used when identifying status messages. This is typically used to accomodate a local client that sends in status reports with a different hostname, e.g. if you use hostnames with domains in your Hobbit configuration, but the client is a silly Window box that does not include the hostname. Or vice versa. Whatever the reason, this can be used to match status reports with the hosts you define in your bb-hosts file. It causes incoming status reports with the specified hostname to be filed using the hostname defined in bb-hosts.
Ste
list Michael Price · Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:58:54 -0500 ·
Check the ghost report, the hostname might be wrong ;-)
quoted from Tanveer Siddiqui

On 12/15/08 3:44 PM, "Tanveer Siddiqui" <user-f9009ce28b88@xymon.invalid> wrote:


I have setup a hobbit server (on Ubuntu) and for test purpose installed hobbit client on a Ubuntu machine. I updated the bb-hosts file on the server with the client IP address and hostname. But the only status I get for this client is conn, info, and trends. Which files do I need to update or edit to get rest of the status displayed on the Hobbit main page?

Thanks!

-TS
list Renard Samuel · Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:37:08 +0100 ·
 Hi,

I've noticed a difference int the the command column in the procs
display between Unix (AIX) and Linux (debia, red hat). The procs list
under Linux :
PID  PPID USER      STARTED S PRI %CPU     TIME %MEM   RSZ    VSZ CMD
    1     0 root     15:39:06 S  19  0.0 00:00:01  0.1   648   1940 init
[2]  
    2     0 root     15:39:06 S  24  0.0 00:00:00  0.0     0      0
[kthreadd]
    3     2 root     15:39:06 S 139  0.0 00:00:00  0.0     0      0
[migration/0]
    4     2 root     15:39:06 S  24  0.0 00:00:00  0.0     0      0
[ksoftirqd/0]
 [...]

And AIX is : 
  PID  PPID     USER S PRI  %CPU        TIME     ELAPSED  %MEM   VSZ
COMMAND
    0     0     root A  16   0.1    02:45:48 56-03:20:13   0.0    12
swapper
    1     0     root A  60   0.0    01:05:15 56-03:19:37   0.0   344
/etc/init 
  516     0     root A 127  47.2 52-23:25:24 56-03:20:13   0.0     8
kproc
  774     0     root A 127  47.0 52-18:40:53 56-03:20:13   0.0     8
kproc
 [...]


The command column under AIX is COMMAND and Linux is CMD. The problem is
that I can't check any process under linux servers although with AIX
servers it's ok, no problems.

Is the problem could be that difference ?

Thx,

Regards,

Samuel Renard.

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list Stef Coene · Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:08:19 +0100 ·
quoted from Renard Samuel
On Tuesday 16 December 2008, RENARD Samuel wrote:
The command column under AIX is COMMAND and Linux is CMD. The problem is
that I can't check any process under linux servers although with AIX
servers it's ok, no problems.

Is the problem could be that difference ?
No, it doesn't matter.  It should work for linux and AIX.


Stef
list Stef Coene · Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:09:42 +0100 ·
On Tuesday 16 December 2008, RENARD Samuel wrote:
 Hi,
An other remark, you "hijacked" a thread.
If you want to start a new discussion, just send a mail to user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid.  Do 
not replay and change the subject and body because the headers are used for 
threading.


Stef
list Brian Catlin · Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:07:25 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) ·
Had same issue with SuSE SLES10 = thanks to some of the folks here learned
about option in the runclient.sh script  - the Linux clients only send short
name and needed FQN on server side.  Solution is to completely kill off
client processes completely, then restart with the --hostname="whatevr.host
is"  (check the script for proper syntax - don't have it handy here at home)

My thanks to those who helped me out with suggestions -- been running solid
for 2 weeks now.  Now we will see if it behaves on RHEL 5!!!! (just got
assigned 2 VMs using RHEL5 = RSA products ONLY support Redhat Linux
officially - they refuse any other Linux build support - at least they still
support Solaris)
 
user-259d6a9a548a@xymon.invalid
quoted from Michael Price
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Michael Price
Date: 12/16/2008 9:56:21 AM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Hobbit client not showing status on the hobbit server
page
 

Check the ghost report, the hostname might be wrong ;-)

On 12/15/08 3:44 PM, "Tanveer Siddiqui" <user-f9009ce28b88@xymon.invalid> wrote:


I have setup a hobbit server (on Ubuntu) and for test purpose installed
hobbit client on a Ubuntu machine. I updated the bb-hosts file on the server
with the client IP address and hostname. But the only status I get for this
client is conn, info, and trends. Which files do I need to update or edit to
get rest of the status displayed on the Hobbit main page?

Thanks!

-TS
list Stef Coene · Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:09:50 +0100 ·
quoted from Brian Catlin
On Wednesday 17 December 2008, Brian Catlin wrote:
Had same issue with SuSE SLES10 = thanks to some of the folks here learned
about option in the runclient.sh script  - the Linux clients only send
short name and needed FQN on server side.  Solution is to completely kill
off client processes completely, then restart with the
--hostname="whatevr.host is"  (check the script for proper syntax - don't
have it handy here at home)
It is better to use the CLIENT option in the bb-hosts file for this.  
Otherwise you can not upgrade the client by simple copying the new files.


Stef
list Renard Samuel · Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:50:00 +0100 ·
Sorry for the hijacked thread!

My problem is that I can't check any logs in linux servers whereas with unix servers it works. 
I don't understand why it doesn't work. I thought it was the difference between COMMAND and CMD but msgs and ports don't work to.

I've no yelling logs , so .... 

Samuel
quoted from Stef Coene


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Objet : Re: [hobbit] procs check differences Unix/Linux

On Tuesday 16 December 2008, RENARD Samuel wrote:
 Hi,
An other remark, you "hijacked" a thread.
If you want to start a new discussion, just send a mail to user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid.  Do not replay and change the subject and body because the headers are used for threading.


Stef


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