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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks Tim,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Not making excuses, but I’ve only heard about xymon for a couple days, the documentation isn't very clear, so I apologize for any frustrating questions. Your explanation is pretty good... so let me understand this:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>[root@vipservd xymon-4.3.12]# ls<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>build configure CREDITS include README.CLIENT xymond<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Changes configure.client debian lib RELEASENOTES xymongen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>client configure.server demotool Makefile rpm xymonnet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>common COPYING docs README web xymonproxy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>“configure” is this local? Or do you have to specify “./configure --server” or “./configure --client” or “./configure”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>“configure.server” allows for client configurations as well as server configuration all on one machine<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>“configure.client” this does not work very well<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I did “./configure --server” on two machines. I see now that I only needed it on one machine and one machine only. All I need to do is update hosts.cfg, alerts.cfg, etc…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Right?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>David Diep <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Tim McCloskey [mailto:tm@freedom.com] <br>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:31 PM<br>To: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor)<br>Cc: 'xymon@xymon.com'<br>Subject: RE: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>David, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The server and client are delivered in the same tarball. When you build the client you have a choice of where the configuration is done for that client. Local, or server. If you choose local, then you have to configure each client machine individually. If you choose server, then you configure your clients settings in one place on the server. There are reasons for either method, you'll figure out how you want to do this after you've worked with it for a while.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ryan already said this, I'm just trying to clarify it a bit for you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Regards, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: Xymon [xymon-bounces@xymon.com] on behalf of Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor) [David.Diep@dc.gov]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:17 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: Novosielski, Ryan; 'jlaidman@rebel-it.com.au'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: 'xymon@xymon.com'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ryan,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sorry, I was confused with what you were asking. I only downloaded xymon-4.3.12.tar.gz<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I did not bother with the xymon-client_4.3.12_amd64.deb… I assumed that it was meant for an amd 64 chip? I didn’t even think to give it a try.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>David Diep<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: Novosielski, Ryan [mailto:novosirj@ca.rutgers.edu]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:11 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor); 'jlaidman@rebel-it.com.au'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: 'xymon@xymon.com'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This message was sent securely using ZixCorp.<<a href="http://www.zixcorp.com/get-started/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.zixcorp.com/get-started/</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>You are still confused.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>There is the server build, you only need one. Then there are two client builds. Our theory is the only client that builds is server side. You do NOT need to run a server on every client.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Might be time to RTFM, where it's explained pretty well (or at least made sense to me).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor) [mailto:David.Diep@dc.gov]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 06:07 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: Novosielski, Ryan; 'jlaidman@rebel-it.com.au' <jlaidman@rebel-it.com.au><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: 'xymon@xymon.com' <xymon@xymon.com><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: RE: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I configured it as a server, I wanted to try the “client side config”, but I just didn’t have any time today.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Maybe I’ll give it a try on another machine when I came up for air.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>David Diep<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: Novosielski, Ryan [mailto:novosirj@ca.rutgers.edu]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:05 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor); 'jlaidman@rebel-it.com.au'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: 'xymon@xymon.com'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This message was sent securely using ZixCorp.<<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.zixcorp.com/get-started/&k=LEcyRXIAlDBr1gNDokv57g%3D%3D%0A&r=goqVjEbjBQIAv0%2BJe9F%2B4rALGXrt0QPuXIcMfFKUeRg%3D%0A&m=EnAEhOIsQBtkn8mCZDPQYKofkAV7lOvVn0cVsSvXVLw%3D%0A&s=8b282b65bcdbcd148f06e23874f305b47edefc60d4b9c64b9aaac0c611d0976a"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.zixcorp.com/get-started/&k=LEcyRXIAlDBr1gNDokv57g%3D%3D%0A&r=goqVjEbjBQIAv0%2BJe9F%2B4rALGXrt0QPuXIcMfFKUeRg%3D%0A&m=EnAEhOIsQBtkn8mCZDPQYKofkAV7lOvVn0cVsSvXVLw%3D%0A&s=8b282b65bcdbcd148f06e23874f305b47edefc60d4b9c64b9aaac0c611d0976a</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Did you configure it as a server or did you turn off "client side config"?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor) [mailto:David.Diep@dc.gov]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 06:03 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: Jeremy Laidman <jlaidman@rebel-it.com.au>; Novosielski, Ryan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: xymon@xymon.com <xymon@xymon.com><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: RE: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I’m not sure if that’s what I did, but I configured my second machine as a server. I then went to the first machine and changed the hosts.cfg and added both machines there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>It looks good… I can see both machines. Good start… I’ll start playing with the other functions now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks for all your help!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>David Diep<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: Jeremy Laidman [mailto:jlaidman@rebel-it.com.au]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:55 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: Novosielski, Ryan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor); xymon@xymon.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>On 18 December 2013 01:12, Novosielski, Ryan <<a href="mailto:novosirj@ca.rutgers.edu%3cmailto:novosirj@ca.rutgers.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>novosirj@ca.rutgers.edu<mailto:novosirj@ca.rutgers.edu</span></a>>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This new way has been the default and preferred for some time. 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