[Xymon] Non host based custom test

[Michael Baydoun]

Interesting, it does show up in ghost clients, with the correct name
from hosts.cfg
{code}
0.0.0.0         Mail # noconn
{code}
from ghost report
{code}

127.0.0.1       reported host Mail

{code}



On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Root, Paul <Paul.Root at centurylink.com>wrote:

>  Does it show up in ghost clients?****
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> Have you used tcpdump to confirm that the message is getting to your
> server?****
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> Paul Root    - Senior Engineer****
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> Managed Services Systems - CenturyLink****
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> *From:* xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael Baydoun
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:38 AM
> *To:* xymon at xymon.com
> *Subject:* [Xymon] Non host based custom test****
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> We wrote a custom test that monitors the results of all our email servers
> reputations.****
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> We don't want to break the test apart by individual mail server, but
> rather, have one dot in xymon for the combined reputation of all our mail
> servers.****
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> Is it possible to create a "row" to send this status message to?****
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> Added the following to hosts.cfg****
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> {code}****
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> page Mail Mail****
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> 0.0.0.0         Mail # noconn****
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> {code}****
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> Which created the Page but not a host (row)****
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> Sent the following status****
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> {code}****
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> echo  /usr/lib64/xymon/server/bin/bb localhost "status Mail.Reputation
> yellow `/bin/date`****
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> ${msg}****
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> "****
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> {code}****
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> but still don't no host/row appears****
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> Suggestions?****
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