[hobbit] monitor files,log msgs,

Josh Luthman josh at imaginenetworksllc.com
Wed Feb 6 16:48:49 CET 2008


I believe your problem is that the configuration reads top to bottom.  Your
default configuration catches the hosts before your specified configuration
below the default.  Try switching the two around.

On 2/6/08, Snyder, Howard <HS3082 at att.com> wrote:
>
>  All,
>
>
>
> I'm having problems with this as well.  I'm able to get the following as
> they are the defaults:
>
>
>
> Conn
>
> CPU
>
> Disk
>
> Info
>
> Memory
>
> SSH
>
> Trends
>
>
>
> I can't get the following:
>
>
>
> Files
>
> MSGS
>
> Ports
>
> Procs
>
>
>
> I'm able to get them to work on the Hobbit server itself, but I can't seem
> to figure out how to get the same information from the clients.  I installed
> the Hobbit client from the package and the servers see each other.  This is
> what is in the hobbit-clients.cfg file:
>
>
>
> DEFAULT
>
>         # These are the built-in defaults.
>
>         UP      1h
>
>         LOAD    5.0 10.0
>
>         DISK    * 90 95
>
>         MEMPHYS 100 101
>
>         MEMSWAP 50 80
>
>         MEMACT  90 97
>
>         PROC    httpd 3 40
>
>         PROC    /usr/lib/inet/inetd start
>
>         PROC    /usr/lib/ssh/sshd 1 99
>
>         PROC    /usr/lib/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitlaunch
>
> #
>
>         PORT "LOCAL=%([.:]22)$" state=ESTABLISHED min=0 max=99
> color=yellow TRACK=ssh "TEXT=SSH logins"
>
>         PORT "LOCAL=%([.:]80)$" state=ESTABLISHED min=0 max=99
> color=yellow TRACK=http "TEXT=HTTP"
>
>
>
> HOST=SGLNHHOBBIT
>
> file /var/adm/messages SIZE>0 MTIME<20000 TRACK yellow
> **This test is the only one that show up on the web page.  It shows a
> yellow "!" at the current time.  I can't figure out how to get this to go
> green except to vi the file every 20000 seconds.  Any ideas?
>
> file /var/log/hobbit/page.log SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow                          **This does not show up at all
>
> file /var/log/hobbit/hobbitd.log SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow                      **This does not show up at all
>
> file /var/log/hobbit/hobbitlaunch.log SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow              **This does not show up at all
>
> file /var/log/hobbit/hobbitd.pid SIZE>0 SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow          **This does not show up at all
>
> file /var/log/hobbit/rrd-status.log SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow                  **This does not show up at all
>
> file /var/log/hobbit/bb-network.log SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow                **This does not show up at all
>
> file /var/log/hobbit/bb-display.log SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow                  **This does not show up at all
>
> file /var/log/hobbit/rrd-data.log SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow                     **This does not show up at all
>
> file /var/log/syslog SIZE>0 MTIME<7200 TRACK
> yellow                                        **This does not show up at
> all
>
>
>
> All the above files are in the location listed.  I'm guessing that they
> don't show up because of the settings listed.
>
>
>
> This is what is in the "client-local.cfg" file (as well as the defaults):
>
>
>
> [wfs-bkp01-atl]
>
> file:/var/log/
>
>
>
> Both of the above files are located on the Hobbit server.  If I read the
> files right on the client side there is not anything that I need to
> configure.  I could be wrong about this.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Howard Snyder
>
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> *From:* Perumal, Santoshbabu [mailto:santoshbabu_perumal at platts.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2008 12:34 PM
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* RE: [hobbit] monitor files,log msgs,
>
>
>
> HI,
>
>    Thanks. It worked.
>
>
>
>           Is there any way to display contents of file or it displays only
> size, timestamp, file type, permissions. When I made following entry on
> client-local.cfg
>
>
>
>
>
> file:`ls -l -t /var/adm/sa/sar*`:4096
>
>
>
> it outputs
>
>
>
>    -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Feb  1 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar01 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Feb%20%201%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar01>
>
>
>
> -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 31 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar31 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2031%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar31>
>
>
>
> [image: green] -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 30 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar30 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2030%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar30>
>
>
>
> [image: green] -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 29 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar29 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2029%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar29>
>
>
>
> [image: green] -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 28 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar28 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2028%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar28>
>
>
>
> [image: green] -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 25 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar25 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2025%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar25>
>
>
>
> [image: green] -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 24 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar24 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2024%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar24>
>
>
>
> [image: green] -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 23 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar23 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2023%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar23>
>
>
>
> [image: green] -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 22 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar22 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2022%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar22>
>
>
>
> [image: green] -rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Jan 21 18:05 /var/adm/sa/sar21 <http://nypplweblogs.platts.mcgraw-hill.com/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=nj1db200pt&SECTION=file:-rw-r--r--%20%20%201%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20sys%20%20%20%20%20%20%20118298%20Jan%2021%2018:05%20/var/adm/sa/sar21>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> When I click on any one of the lick  it outputs
>
>
>
>
>
> [file:-rw-r--r--   1 sys      sys       118298 Feb  1 18:05
> /var/adm/sa/sar01]
>
> ERROR: No such file or directory
>
>
>
> But file is there.  Do I have to change or add anything to display the
> contents of sar file or it checks only size, timestamp, permission etc.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Haertig, David F (Dave) [mailto:haertig at avaya.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2008 7:20 PM
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* RE: [hobbit] monitor files,log msgs,
>
>
>
> Your client-local.cfg syntax is wrong.  client-local tells hobbit what to
> upload, hobbit-client tells Hobbit how to use what it uploaded.  You have
> the two files configured the same, which is wrong.  Also, you don't need
> anything on the client side if you're running Hobbit in the typical manner.
> The client-local.cfg data is downloaded from the server to the client
> automatically.
>
>
>
> Try something more like this:
>
>
>
> *Client-local.cfg*
>
> [nj1db200pt]
>
> file:/home/monitor/test
>
> file:/var/log/
>
> log:/var/adm/messages:4096
>
> The default copies of all these files are commented heavily at the top
> showing all this syntax.
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Perumal, Santoshbabu [mailto:santoshbabu_perumal at platts.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2008 1:24 PM
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* [hobbit] monitor files,log msgs,
>
> I have been trying to monitor files and messages.but no luck.
>
> On server side I have edited following files and given entries
>
> hobbit-client.cfg
>
>     HOST=nj1db200pt
>
>        FILE  /home/monitor/test mtime>600 red
>
>        DIR %^/var/log TRACK
>
>        LOG /var/adm/messages  WARNING COLOR=yellow
>
> Client-local.cfg
>
>
>
>      [nj1db200pt]
>
>     FILE  /home/monitor/test mtime>600 red
>
>    DIR %^/var/log TRACK
>
>    LOG /var/adm/messages  WARNING COLOR=yellow
>
> On Client side
>
>
>
>     HOST=nj1db200pt
>
>      FILE  /home/monitor/test mtime>600 red
>
>      DIR %^/var/log TRACK
>
>      LOG /var/adm/messages  WARNING COLOR=yellow
>
>   Do I have to edit any other files. or I am doing something wrong. I can
> see any output. I can see only white icon.help me monitorl logs and
> messages
>
> Thanks
>
> Santhoshbabu Perumal
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