[Xymon] Feature request: add description in hosts.cfg for conn multiple IP entry

[Deiss, Mark]

Thanks I will play around with that. I have already written an external server-side script that I am testing out now.

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From: White, Bruce [mailto:bewhite at fellowes.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:49 AM
To: Deiss, Mark; xymon
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Feature request: add description in hosts.cfg for conn multiple IP entry

Use the COMMENT keyword in your hosts.cfg entry and it will display on the web page.


 
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-----Original Message-----
From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Deiss, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:46 AM
To: xymon
Subject: [Xymon] Feature request: add description in hosts.cfg for conn multiple IP entry

Maybe this is supported(?) or someone has a hack available: Would like to see support for a displayed description field for the hosts.cfg conn declaration for cases where there are multiple IPs.

When there are a multiple IPs being tested on a given host, it can be a bit confusing figuring out what a particular failing IP is associated with. Ideally the description would show up in the status report to help identify the IP's purpose. 

For example in the hosts.cfg file:

1.2.3.1 main-host1 # conn=worst,1.2.4.10 (ILO address), 1.2.5.20 (PA-RISC Console port), 1.2.3.2 (Web Server Business Portal), 1.2.3.3 (Web Server https Business Portal), 1.2.3.4 (Oracle Listener/databases connections)......

In web status page:

1.2.3.1 is alive (1ms) 		
1.2.4.10 is alive (3 ms) 	ILO address
1.2.5.20 is alive (3 ms) 	PA-RISC Console port
1.2.3.2 is alive (1 ms) 	Web Server Business Portal
1.2.3.3 is  unreachable 	Web Server https Business Portal
1.2.3.4 is alive (1 ms) 	Oracle Listener/databases connections

The secondary IPs can be declared as separate entries in the hosts.cfg but that can lead to display "bloat". Even using the separate entries, there is still no user-friendly detail in the status messages on what is being tested.

group-compress <B>Operations</B>
1.2.3.1	main-host1 # conn ....
...

Group-compress <B>ILO ports</B>
1.2.4.10	main-host1 # conn
....

Group-compress <B>Console ports</B>
1.2.5.20	main-host1 # conn
....

Group-compress <B>Web Servers ports</B>
1.2.3.2	main-host1 # conn=worst,1.2.3.3		(so if the .3 address ip
is unreachable, you don't know what the business impact is from just
looking at the web status display)	
....




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