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Re: [hobbit] Hobbit client feature request: bb client compatible mode


From: "Gary Baluha" <gumby3203 (at) gmail.com>
Reply-To: hobbit (at) hswn.dk
To: hobbit (at) hswn.dk
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Hobbit client feature request: bb client compatible mode
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:32:44 -0400

I feel your pain, as we too are migrating our BB server (actually, servers)
into a single Hobbit server. To add to the complexity, the hobbit server is
on an entirely different subnet (and thus IP) as the BB server, so ACL
changes need to be made as well.

However, considering the many additional features Hobbit has that BB
doesn't, I think in the end it actually makes it easier to manually convert
everything to the Hobbit server syntax.  It also forces you to look in to
some of the additional features in Hobbit.  However, if you aren't so
concerned about using the additional features (except for the trend
graphing), the only thing that should be required to get it working in
"compatibility" mode is just add the hosts on the server to the bb-hosts
file, and repoint the BB clients to the new Hobbit server (and hope ACL
changes aren't also required).

What specifically is slowing you down in your migration?

Two benefits for this request.
1. replace per-seat license bb client with hobbit client to save administration overhead(ie, counting number of bb clients and paying the license).
2. Avoid the rrd and logfile migration from bb to hobbit.
one can have both bb and hobbit server up and receiving bb messages. once new hobbit server
contain one year data/logs then bb server can be turn off.

tj


On 10/25/06, T.J. Yang <tj_yang (at) hotmail.com> wrote: 

Hobbit has very good feature that hobbit server accepting message existing
bb client.
But is it possible to  code hobbit client to have a mode  to compatible
with
existing BB server ?
Tear down an existing BB server is not as easy as it seems.

Regards


T.J. Yang

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