[Xymon] Setting up a Xymon proxy server

[Root, Paul]

Yes, they need to be in the hosts.cfg file on the main server, otherwise, they would be ghosts.

Put the noconn directive in the  servers hosts.cfg file after the # for the proxied machines.


Paul Root    - Engineer III
Managed Services Systems - CenturyLink


From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Ward, Martin
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 11:55 AM
To: 'xymon at xymon.com'
Subject: [Xymon] Setting up a Xymon proxy server

Hi all,

I am unable to find any documentation on the configuration of the hosts files when using xymonproxy, can you help?

I have a number of clients client that have the Xymon proxy server configured as their Xymon server in the xymonclient.cfg file:
XYMSRV="10.5.1.205"

So they will send their status messages to the proxy server.

The proxy server only has the [xymond], [xymondproxy], [xymonclient] and [combostatus] sections configured (do I need xymonnet and xymonnetagain?), this seems sensible to me.

The proxy server also has the clients configured in its hosts.cfg file since it needs to know who to poll for.

The question is, how do I then configure these clients in the main Xymon server? Do I have them in the hosts.cfg file there as well? If so how do I stop the main Xymon server from pinging them?
Also, given that these clients are in a group, how do I get them displayed as a group in the Xymon web pages?

I have gone through the xymonproxy and hosts.cfg man pages but to no avail, so am turning to you all.

|\/|artin
[Colt Disclaimer] The message is intended for the named addressee only and may not be disclosed to or used by anyone else, nor may it be copied in any way. The contents of this message and its attachments are confidential and may also be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the named addressee and/or have received this message in error, please advise us by e-mailing abuse at colt.net<mailto:abuse at colt.net> and delete the message and any attachments without retaining any copies. Internet communications are not secure and Colt does not accept responsibility for this message, its contents nor responsibility for any viruses. No contracts can be created or varied on behalf of Colt Technology Services, its subsidiaries, group companies or affiliates ("Colt") and any other party by email communications unless expressly agreed in writing with such other party. Please note that incoming emails will be automatically scanned to eliminate potential viruses and unsolicited promotional emails. For more information refer to www.colt.net<http://www.colt.net> or contact us on +44(0)20 7390 3900

________________________________
This communication is the property of CenturyLink and may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly
prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication
in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy
all copies of the communication and any attachments.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.xymon.com/pipermail/xymon/attachments/20120104/0e9425b7/attachment.html>