[Xymon] sending data without running a client

cleaver at terabithia.org cleaver at terabithia.org
Mon May 21 17:37:33 CEST 2012


> It is possible to replace the compiled binaries with scripts - I have a
> bunch of client systems doing exactly that.  Some functionality is lost,
> but so far that hasn't been a problem for me.  On the other hand, I've
> gained the ability to deliver reports via secure https connection.
>
> All you'll need is bash, cron & curl.  I know I've posted about this
> before, but I'm not sure how much detail I gave.  I won't be able to get a
> copy of the scripts cleaned up for distribution until sometime later
> today.
>
> Ralph Mitchell
>
>
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Jones, Elizabeth <Ejones at egov.com> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to send data directly to the xymon server from another
>> server without having a xymon client sending it? We have some production
>> servers where I am not comfortable installing the client because it
>> wants
>> packages that are not already installed on those servers. Can I have my
>> own
>> scripts send data directly?****
>>


One pre-packaged script available is xymon-rclient.sh, at
http://tools.rebel-it.com.au/xymon-rclient/

from http://lists.xymon.com/archive/2011-November/033076.html


HTH,

-jc




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