centralized configuration - external scripts
list Cayo de Moraes
Hi guys, just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU, PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts. So far I tested two things: 1) Server-side check: bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry in the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc. Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will be done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to run on the clients, like mysql checks. 2) ONHOST: the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg. Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server.... So guys, do i have another way to manage this external scripts (which have to be run on the clients) in the Hobbit-Server? TIA, Cayo
list Cayo de Moraes
nobody knows anything about it? any help would be appreciated. 2009/11/18 Cayo de Moraes <user-92aec3b3c467@xymon.invalid>
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Hi guys, just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU, PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts. So far I tested two things: 1) Server-side check: bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry in the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc. Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will be done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to run on the clients, like mysql checks. 2) ONHOST: the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg. Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server.... So guys, do i have another way to manage this external scripts (which have to be run on the clients) in the Hobbit-Server? TIA, Cayo
list Nikesh Maharaj
Good afternoon all, I am currently running BackupExec v12.5 . is there any way I can amalgamate the "successful emails" into Xymon? -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
list Dominique Frise
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Cayo de Moraes wrote:
nobody knows anything about it?
any help would be appreciated.
2009/11/18 Cayo de Moraes <user-92aec3b3c467@xymon.invalid
Hi guys,
just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU,
PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized
configuration for the external scripts.
So far I tested two things:
1) Server-side check:
bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry in
the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc.
Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will be
done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced
ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to
run on the clients, like mysql checks.
2) ONHOST:
the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg.
Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry
Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then
execute the command in the client, but when looking into the
logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the
Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I
tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it
has to be configured on the server....
I also feel confused...
We use ONHOST but in clientlaunch.cfg (which is centrally managed).
Don't know why the ONHOST keyword is described in hobbitlaunch.cfg.
Example:
[localtest]
ONHOST hostname1|hostname2|hostname3
ENVFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/hobbitclient.cfg
CMD $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/ext/localtest.sh
LOGFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/localtest.log
INTERVAL 5m
Dominique
list Asif Iqbal
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Nikesh Maharaj <user-000aaf9a8455@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Good afternoon all, I am currently running BackupExec v12.5 . is there any way I can amalgamate the “successful emails” into Xymon?
http://www.deadcat.net/search.php?menuosfamily=0&menulicense=0&menusection=17&filtermdate=&filterdescription=backup+exec&menuNoPerPage=20&action=search&Filter=Filter
-- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>;, and is believed to be clean.
-- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
list Olivier Audry
hello perhaps check this http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/docs/man1/clientupdate.1.html Please report your experience. I'll planned this for my 8k hosts one day I have time. Regards oau ----- Mail Original -----
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Envoyé: Mercredi 18 Novembre 2009 08h10:00 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne
Objet: [hobbit] centralized configuration - external scripts
Hi guys,
just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU, PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts.
So far I tested two things:
1) Server-side check: bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry in the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc.
Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will be done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to run on the clients, like mysql checks.
2) ONHOST: the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg.
Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server....
So guys, do i have another way to manage this external scripts (which have to be run on the clients) in the Hobbit-Server?
TIA, Cayo
list Josh Luthman
I didn't get a list, just empty search results.
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On 11/19/09, Asif Iqbal <user-6f4b51ac2a40@xymon.invalid> wrote:On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Nikesh Maharaj <user-000aaf9a8455@xymon.invalid> wrote:Good afternoon all, I am currently running BackupExec v12.5 . is there any way I can amalgamate the “successful emails” into Xymon?http://www.deadcat.net/search.php?menuosfamily=0&menulicense=0&menusection=17&filtermdate=&filterdescription=backup+exec&menuNoPerPage=20&action=search&Filter=Filter-- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>;, and is believed to be clean.-- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
--
Josh Luthman
Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX
Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX
XXXX Wayne St
Suite XXXX
Troy, OH XXXXX
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
--- Albert Einstein
list Alan Sparks
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Cayo de Moraes wrote:
nobody knows anything about it?
any help would be appreciated.
2009/11/18 Cayo de Moraes <user-92aec3b3c467@xymon.invalid
Hi guys,
just like we use the file hobbit-clients.cfg to manage DISK, CPU,
PROCS etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized
configuration for the external scripts.
So far I tested two things:
1) Server-side check:
bb-hosts entry (for the external scripts), additional code entry
in the external scripts (for bbhostgrep), etc.
Problem: this seems to work only with "Network checks" which will
be done from Server-side to check the clients, like advanced
ftp/ping/ssh script etc. It doesnt work for scripts, wich have to
run on the clients, like mysql checks.
2) ONHOST:
the entry ONHOST in the hobbitlaunch.cfg.
Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry
Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then
execute the command in the client, but when looking into the
logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on
the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I
tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says
it has to be configured on the server....
So guys, do i have another way to manage this external scripts
(which have to be run on the clients) in the Hobbit-Server?
TIA,
Cayo
If you want to configure script running on the clients (remotely) from the Hobbit server, I think you have two options. Both will require a little bit of coding in your client side. 1) You can arrange (maybe write a small script to do it periodically) to run something like: $BB $BBDISP "config myconfigfile" (see the man page for the "bb" command). The idea is to add custom configurations to this "myconfigfile" in your server/etc directory, and use this command on the clients to update a local copy onto the client. You script can then parse this as desired. 2) You can use the client-local.cfg on the server to send out custom configurations, as well. For a particular hostname or class entry in there, you can add a line with some parameters... say something like: [myhost] log:/var/log/messages:10240 myconfig:something=1280 somethingelse=foo Note that the client will pull the first matching block from client-local.cfg back when it contacts the server to send test results. The client-local block will get saved on your client in a file under $BBTMP, in a file named like "logfetch.hostname.cfg." You could use this mechanism to get configurations to your client, by looking for your lines in this file (starting with "myconfig:"), and parsing it for your configurations. Hope this gives you some starting ideas. -Alan
list Henrik Størner
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In <user-b6e0ccb12252@xymon.invalid> Cayo de Moraes <user-92aec3b3c467@xymon.invalid> writes:
etc. for each client, we would like to have a centralized configuration for the external scripts.
nobody knows anything about it?
Couple of ways to do this.
1) You can use the
$BB $BBDISP "config myconfigfile" >myconfigfile
to download the configuration file from the Xymon server.
2) You can add the configuration to the "client-local.cfg" file
on the Xymon server, and then extract your particular entries
from the ~xymon/client/tmp/logfetch.$MACHINEDOTS.cfg file
This probably works best if your configuration is one or two lines.
Regards,
Henrik
list Henrik Størner
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In <user-b84c7021cdcd@xymon.invalid> Dominique Frise <user-78ab6673b600@xymon.invalid> writes:
Problem: this is not working for me... i tought with this entry Hobbit would be able to issue an order to the client and then execute the command in the client, but when looking into the logfiles, i see that Hobbit have to find the external script on the Hobbit-Server (i think its the same result as in Problem 1). I tought it would work as a "bb-bbextab"... but the MAN Pages says it has to be configured on the server....I also feel confused... We use ONHOST but in clientlaunch.cfg (which is centrally managed). Don't know why the ONHOST keyword is described in hobbitlaunch.cfg.
ONHOST is intended for people who use the same configuration file on
all clients, but don't want to run the same add-ons on all of the
clients. It doesn't do anything to distribute these files to the
clients.
Regards,
Henrik
list Matthew Moldvan
If you're using Sendmail, you can setup an alias to receive those messages and pipe them to a shell script. Based on your parsing of the mail message in that shell script, you can send a subsequent status color to your Xymon server. Sounds relatively easy ... Matt Moldvan. Unix System Administrator Computer Science Corporation General Dynamics Land Systems XXXXX Mound Rd. Sterling Heights, MI. 48310 Desk: (XXX) XXX-XXXX Oracle IM: moldvanm This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. Re: [hobbit] Backup exec Josh Luthman to: hobbit 11/19/2009 09:25 AM Please respond to hobbit
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I didn't get a list, just empty search results.
On 11/19/09, Asif Iqbal <user-6f4b51ac2a40@xymon.invalid> wrote:On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Nikesh Maharaj <user-000aaf9a8455@xymon.invalid> wrote:Good afternoon all, I am currently running BackupExec v12.5 . is there any way I can amalgamate the ?successful emails? into Xymon?
http://www.deadcat.net/search.php?menuosfamily=0&menulicense=0&menusection=17&filtermdate=&filterdescription=backup+exec&menuNoPerPage=20&action=search&Filter=Filter
-- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>;, and is believed to be clean.-- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
-- Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." --- Albert Einstein
list Ralph Mitchell
I've actually done that, though I no longer have access to the system where
it sits... You're right, it is easy. Set up an alias in /etc/aliases:
mail2xymon: "|/usr/local/bin/mail2xymon"
then run "newaliases" to 'compile' the db file for sendmail. The script can
be any language you're comfortable with, including Cobol or Fortran if
that's what floats your boat. All you need to know is that when it starts
up, the email appears on <stdin>. You get headers first, in no particular
order, probably including "From:", "To:", "Subject:" and "Date:". For
example:
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:58:35 +0200
From: "Nikesh Maharaj" <user-000aaf9a8455@xymon.invalid>
To: <user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid>
Subject: [hobbit] Backup exec
A blank line separates the headers from the body of the email, which can
contain just about any form of text.
Ralph Mitchell
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On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Matthew Moldvan <user-ffaad6c7b6c3@xymon.invalid> wrote:
If you're using Sendmail, you can setup an alias to receive those messages and pipe them to a shell script. Based on your parsing of the mail message in that shell script, you can send a subsequent status color to your Xymon server. Sounds relatively easy ... Matt Moldvan. Unix System Administrator Computer Science Corporation General Dynamics Land Systems XXXXX Mound Rd. Sterling Heights, MI. 48310 Desk: (XXX) XXX-XXXX Oracle IM: moldvanm This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. *Re: [hobbit] Backup exec* *Josh Luthman * to: hobbit 11/19/2009 09:25 AM *Please respond to hobbit* I didn't get a list, just empty search results. On 11/19/09, Asif Iqbal <user-6f4b51ac2a40@xymon.invalid> wrote:On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Nikesh Maharaj <user-000aaf9a8455@xymon.invalid> wrote:Good afternoon all, I am currently running BackupExec v12.5 . is there any way I can amalgamate the “successful emails” into Xymon?http://www.deadcat.net/search.php?menuosfamily=0&menulicense=0&menusection=17&filtermdate=&filterdescription=backup+exec&menuNoPerPage=20&action=search&Filter=Filter-- This message has been scanned for viruses and
dangerous content by *MailScanner* <<http://www.deadcat.net/search.php?menuosfamily=0&menulicense=0&menusection=17&filtermdate=&filterdescription=backup+exec&menuNoPerPage=20&action=search&Filter=Filter>http://www.mailscanner.info/>;,
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and is believed to be clean.-- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?-- Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." --- Albert Einstein
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