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knowledge in text format is the lowest common denominator. <br>It keep you out of wiki dialects headache ;)<br><br>tj<br>> Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:33:38 -0400<br>> From: josh@imaginenetworksllc.com<br>> To: hobbit@hswn.dk<br>> Subject: Re: [hobbit] xymon ready to replace bb?<br>> <br>> I would send it here. This is pushed to people and stored by Henrik<br>> who couldn't be more tied to Xymon. Great begining and will last<br>> forever :)<br>> <br>> On 3/28/09, Martin Flemming <martin.flemming@desy.de> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > Hi, Harald !<br>> ><br>> > .. good question ... but it should not be a religious question .. :-)<br>> ><br>> > .. but i think, in both ways, you need a registration for the<br>> > rights to append your notes ...<br>> ><br>> > So obvisously, it should the best way for all Xymon's to have one<br>> > and only Wiki/Howto Side ...<br>> ><br>> > For Xymonton would be Galen the right person ....<br>> ><br>> >> Or shall I send it directly to the list<br>> ><br>> > hmm, maybe the quickest solution ...<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > thanks & cheers,<br>> ><br>> > martin<br>> ><br>> > On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Husemann, Harald wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> Hi Martin,<br>> >><br>> >> I can of course write a doc about our setup to share my experiences. As I<br>> >> saw, there was a bit of a discussion about the right place for it, so,<br>> >> question to the list:<br>> >> Where shall I upload it? Or shall I send it directly to the list, and<br>> >> someone<br>> >> (TJ?) picks it + includes it?<br>> >><br>> >> hh<br>> >><br>> >> Martin Flemming schrieb:<br>> >>> Hi, Harald !<br>> >>><br>> >>> > Xymon with Linux HA cluster with DRBD<br>> >>><br>> >>> did you make some doku's or notes for it ?<br>> >>><br>> >>> .. there is an old thread from Februar but unfortunatley no notes till<br>> >>> this moment ...<br>> >>><br>> >>> http://www.hswn.dk/hobbiton/2009/02/msg00146.html<br>> >>><br>> >>> But there is already some place for it :-)<br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/System_Monitoring_with_Xymon/Administration_Guide#Hobbit_in_HA<br>> >>><br>> >>> HA-LAN using LinuxHA and DRBD<br>> >>><br>> >>> [edit]<br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>> If you have some notes, please contact T.J. Yang <tj_yang@hotmail.com><br>> >>> to submit it to the wiki<br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>> cheers,<br>> >>><br>> >>> Martin<br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>> ______________________________________________________<br>> >>> Martin Flemming<br>> >>> DESY / IT office : Building 2b / 008a<br>> >>> Notkestr. 85 phone : 040 - 8998 - 4667<br>> >>> 22603 Hamburg mail : martin.flemming@desy.de<br>> >>> ______________________________________________________<br>> >>><br>> >>> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Husemann, Harald wrote:<br>> >>><br>> >>> > Hi,<br>> >>> ><br>> >>> > for the failover part, what about using a real cluster like Linux HA<br>> >>> > cluster with DRBD? I've setup such a system a few weeks ago for us.<br>> >>> ><br>> >>> > hh<br>> >>> ><br>> >>> > Ralph Mitchell schrieb:<br>> >>> > > Take a look at the Xymon alert man page:<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > http://www.hswn.dk/hobbit/help/manpages/man5/hobbit-alerts.cfg.5.html<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > You can specify a script to be executed for any given alert. The<br>> >>> > > ALERT<br>> >>> > > SCRIPTS section in the man page gives details of the environment<br>> >>> > > variables<br>> >>> > > passed in with the the alert information. So, you could write a<br>> >>> > > script to<br>> >>> > > send snmp traps.<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > I don't know about alert failover.<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > Ralph Mitchell<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:07 PM, J Sloan <joe@tmsusa.com> wrote:<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > After a bit of a hiatus from bb/hobbit/xymon issues, I'm looking<br>> >>> > > at<br>> >>> > > it<br>> >>> > > again.<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > I've grabbed a copy of xymon-4.4.0 svn and set it up on a test<br>> >>> > > server<br>> >>> > > here - very nice.<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > As hope springs eternal, I'm again hoping to replace our aging big<br>> >>> > > brother servers with xymon, since it's the closest thing to a<br>> >>> > > drop-in<br>> >>> > > replacement. Hopefully xymon can be made to do some specific<br>> >>> > > things<br>> >>> > > that<br>> >>> > > bb does, which we depend on here, namely:<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > 1. snmp traps - this is just a basic requirement to send out an<br>> >>> > > snmp<br>> >>> > > trap<br>> >>> > > on an alert. We have no need to receive snmp traps, only to send<br>> >>> > > them, as<br>> >>> > > big brother does. We depend on that behavior to generate tickets<br>> >>> > > by<br>> >>> > > sending traps to netcool whenever there is a bb alert condition.<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > 2. alerting failover - we have redundant bb servers are set up, in<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > pairs.<br>> >>> > > each pair of bb servers monitors certain network segments, while<br>> >>> > > only one<br>> >>> > > of the pair is designated as the bbpager, i.e. only one of the<br>> >>> > > pair<br>> >>> > > sends<br>> >>> > > out alerts. But, should the passive bbpager be unable to reach the<br>> >>> > > normally active bbpager, failover kicks in, and the normally<br>> >>> > > passive<br>> >>> > > server begins sending out all alerts. Worst case, we have a split<br>> >>> > > brain<br>> >>> > > condition and get 2 copies of an alert, but in practice, that's<br>> >>> > > only<br>> >>> > > happened a handful of times since 2005.<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > Can xymon 4.4.0 do these things, or is there a way to implement<br>> >>> > > this<br>> >>> > > behavior with some appropriate add-ons?<br>> >>> > ><br>> >>> > > Joe<br>> >>> > ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to<br>> > hobbit-unsubscribe@hswn.dk<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Josh Luthman<br>> Office: 937-552-2340<br>> Direct: 937-552-2343<br>> 1100 Wayne St<br>> Suite 1337<br>> Troy, OH 45373<br>> <br>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.<br>> --- Henry Spencer<br>> <br>> To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to<br>> hobbit-unsubscribe@hswn.dk<br>> <br>> <br><br /><hr />Quick access to Windows Live and your favorite MSN content with <a href='http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A' target='_new'>Internet Explorer 8.</a></body>
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