[Xymon] Default time to purple

[David Baldwin]

Ken,
> What is the default time for a host to show purple for a test that has not run in a while....
>
> Basically, I have a custom script I run in the background and update the bb-monitor (running v4.2.2)...I know if I run this test frequently everything will be green or ok, but its something I'd like to run only once or twice a day....
It depends what the LIFETIME is on the status message - default is 30
mins. If you have a custom script, should be changed to reflect
frequency test is run.

>From the man page for xymon or bb:

http://www.xymon.com/xymon/help/manpages/man1/xymon.1.html


>     XYMON MESSAGE SYNTAX
>
> This section lists the most commonly used messages in the Xymon protocol.
>
> Each message must begin with one of the Xymon commands. Where a
> HOSTNAME is specified, it must have any dots in the hostname changed
> to commas if the Xymon FQDN setting is enabled (which is the default).
> So the host "www.foo.com <http://www.foo.com>", for example, would
> report as "www,foo,com".
>
> status[+LIFETIME][/group:GROUP] HOSTNAME.TESTNAME COLOR <additional text>
>     This sends in a status message for a single test (column) on a
>     single host. TESTNAME is the name of the column where this test
>     will show up; any name is valid except that using dots in the
>     testname will not work. COLOR must be one of the valid colors:
>     "green", "yellow", "red" or "clear". The colors "blue" and
>     "purple" - although valid colors - should not be sent in a status
>     message, as these are handled specially by the Xymon server. As a
>     special case (for supporting older clients), "client" can be used
>     as the name of the color. This causes the status message to be
>     handled by Xymon as a "client" data message, and the TESTNAME
>     parameter is used as the "collector id".
>     The "additional text" normally includes a local timestamp and a
>     summary of the test result on the first line. Any lines following
>     the first one are free-form, and can include any information that
>     may be useful to diagnose the problem being reported.
>     The LIFETIME defines how long this status is valid after being
>     received by the Xymon server. The default is 30 minutes, but you
>     can set any period you like. E.g. for a custom test that runs once
>     an hour, you will want to set this to at least 60 minutes -
>     otherwise the status will go purple after 30 minutes. It is a good
>     idea to set the LIFETIME to slightly longer than the interval
>     between your tests, to allow for variations in the time it takes
>     your test to complete. The LIFETIME is in minutes, unless you add
>     an "h" (hours), "d" (days) or "w" (weeks) immediately after the
>     number, e.g. "status+5h" for a status that is valid for 5 hours.
>     The GROUP option is used to direct alerts from the status to a
>     specific group. It is currently used for status generated from the
>     Xymon clients' data, e.g. to direct alerts for a "procs" status to
>     different people, depending on exactly which process is down.
>
>
-- 
David Baldwin - IT Unit
Australian Sports Commission          www.ausport.gov.au
Tel 02 62147830 Fax 02 62141830       PO Box 176 Belconnen ACT 2616
david.baldwin at ausport.gov.au          Leverrier Street Bruce ACT 2617


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