[hobbit] how to tell server my extension script reports only every 2 hour

Jerry Yu jjj863 at gmail.com
Tue Oct 24 20:16:01 CEST 2006


it seems to have worked. However, if I ran the script manually before the
next run, the status page on the server didn't get updated.  Does this mean
the LIFETIME or other hidden params somewhere declined the status update
(since it is still GREEN, it is not an update per se)

On 10/24/06, Jerry Yu <jjj863 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Beautiful. Thanks, Lars.
>
> On 10/24/06, Lars Ebeling <lars.ebeling at leopg9.no-ip.org> wrote:
> >
> >  The message sent to hobbitserver should start with status+lifetime. In
> > your case lifetime should be 125.
> >
> > Ie. bb $BBDISP "status+125 hostname.testname color ............"
> >
> > See extract from bb manpage below.
> >
> > Lars
> >
> > status[+LIFETIME][/group:GROUP] HOSTNAME.TESTNAME COLOR <additional
> > text>
> >  This sends in a status message for a single test (column) on a single
> > host. TESTNAME is the name of the column where this test will show up; any
> > name is valid except that using dots in the testname will not work. COLOR
> > must be one of the valid colors: "green", "yellow", "red" or "clear". The
> > colors "blue" and "purple" - although valid colors - should not be sent in a
> > status-message, as these are handled specially by the Hobbit server.
> > The "additional text" normally includes a local timestamp and a summary
> > of the test result on the first line. Any lines following the first one are
> > free-form, and can include any information that may be useful to diagnose
> > the problem being reported.
> > The LIFETIME defines how long this status is valid after being received
> > by the Hobbit server. The default is 30 minutes, but you can set any period
> > you like. E.g. for a custom test that runs once an hour, you will want
> > to set this to at least 60 minutes - otherwise the status will go purple
> > after 30 minutes. It is a good idea to set the LIFETIME to sligtly more than
> > the interval between your tests, to allow for variations in the time it
> > takes your test to complete. The LIFETIME is in minutes, unless you add an
> > "h" (hours), "d" (days) or "w" (weeks) immediately after the number, e.g.
> > "status+5h" for a status that is valid for 5 hours.
> >
> >
> >  -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > *Från:* Jerry Yu [mailto:jjj863 at gmail.com]
> > *Skickat:* den 24 oktober 2006 18:12
> > *Till:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> > *Ämne:* [hobbit] how to tell server my extension script reports only
> > every 2 hour
> >
> > I have an extension script to check RAID status every two hours on the
> > client side (interval 2h). It works fine. The status turned PURLE after 5m.
> > I guess the server was expecting the data every 5m by default. How can I
> > tell the server to expect it every 2h instead, for this particular test
> > (and/or for this particular client)?
> >
> >
>
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