[Xymon] how to split xymon display and xymon network test servers

[Henrik Størner]

Den 09-03-2011 17:36, Steve Holmes skrev:
>     Setup the server as a normal Xymon server, then disable all tasks in
>     tasks.cfg / hobbitlaunch.cfg except the network test.
>
> Thanks Ralph and Henrik. It is almost working. I have made all the
> changes you have suggested and the only problem left is that the main
> display server, which is also the network tester for most clients, is
> still trying to ping the hosts in the BBLOCATION which have a NET:zone
> tag on the bb-hosts line. So the conn test is cycling from green (when
> tested from within the zone) to red (when tested from the public side.
> Shouldn't the display server not try to ping (or ssh, telnet, etc.) any
> of the hosts with a NET: tag? Or does the display server also need a
> BBLOCATION set for it (say 'public')? But then I would have to add
> NET:public to all of the other clients, right?

Set "BBLOCATION=public" for the main display server, then add 
"--test-untagged" to the bbtest-net command line ONLY on this (the main) 
server. Then it will only test those servers that either have a 
"NET:public" setting in bb-hosts, OR no "NET:..." at all.


Regards,
Henrik