[Xymon] Client install gone wrong

Wed Dec 18 00:56:28 CET 2013

The documents are actually pretty good.  

You would run ./configure.client and one the questions asked is:

Server side client configuration, or client side [server] ?

Accept the default of server to allow configuration to be performed in one place on the server, or choose 'client' to 
manage the configuration on each individual client.

Now, slow down, go read up on hosts, alerts, etc and enjoy :)

Tim

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From: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor) [David.Diep at dc.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:47 PM
To: Tim McCloskey
Cc: 'xymon at xymon.com'
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong

Thanks Tim,

Not making excuses, but I’ve only heard about xymon for a couple days, the documentation isn't very clear, so I apologize for any frustrating questions. Your explanation is pretty good... so let me understand this:

[root at vipservd xymon-4.3.12]# ls

build    configure         CREDITS   include   README.CLIENT  xymond

Changes  configure.client  debian    lib       RELEASENOTES   xymongen

client   configure.server  demotool  Makefile  rpm            xymonnet

common   COPYING           docs      README    web            xymonproxy

·         “configure” is this local? Or do you have to specify “./configure --server” or “./configure --client” or “./configure”

·         “configure.server” allows for client configurations as well as server configuration all on one machine

·         “configure.client” this does not work very well

I did “./configure --server” on two machines. I see now that I only needed it on one machine and one machine only. All I need to do is update hosts.cfg, alerts.cfg, etc…

Right?

David Diep

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From: Tim McCloskey [mailto:tm at freedom.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:31 PM
To: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor)
Cc: 'xymon at xymon.com'
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong

David,

The server and client are delivered in the same tarball.  When you build the client you have a choice of where the configuration is done for that client.  Local, or server.  If you choose local, then you have to configure each client machine individually.  If you choose server, then you configure your clients settings in one place on the server.  There are reasons for either method, you'll figure out how you want to do this after you've worked with it for a while.

Ryan already said this, I'm just trying to clarify it a bit for you.

Regards,

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From: Xymon [xymon-bounces at xymon.com] on behalf of Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor) [David.Diep at dc.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:17 PM

To: Novosielski, Ryan; 'jlaidman at rebel-it.com.au'

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Subject: Re: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong

Ryan,

Sorry, I was confused with what you were asking. I only downloaded xymon-4.3.12.tar.gz

I did not bother with the xymon-client_4.3.12_amd64.deb… I assumed that it was meant for an amd 64 chip?  I didn’t even think to give it a try.

David Diep

From: Novosielski, Ryan [mailto:novosirj at ca.rutgers.edu]

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You are still confused.

There is the server build, you only need one. Then there are two client builds. Our theory is the only client that builds is server side. You do NOT need to run a server on every client.

Might be time to RTFM, where it's explained pretty well (or at least made sense to me).

From: Diep, David (OCTO-Contractor) [mailto:David.Diep at dc.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 06:07 PM

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Subject: RE: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong

I configured it as a server, I wanted to try the “client side config”, but I just didn’t have any time today.

Maybe I’ll give it a try on another machine when I came up for air.

David Diep

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Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:05 PM

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Did you configure it as a server or did you turn off "client side config"?

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Subject: RE: [Xymon] Client install gone wrong

I’m not sure if that’s what I did, but I configured my second machine as a server. I then went to the first machine and changed the hosts.cfg and added both machines there.

It looks good… I can see both machines.  Good start… I’ll start playing with the other functions now.

Thanks for all your help!

David Diep

From: Jeremy Laidman [mailto:jlaidman at rebel-it.com.au]

Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:55 PM

To: Novosielski, Ryan

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On 18 December 2013 01:12, Novosielski, Ryan <novosirj at ca.rutgers.edu<mailto:novosirj at ca.rutgers.edu<mailto:novosirj at ca.rutgers.edu%3cmailto:novosirj at ca.rutgers.edu>>> wrote:

This new way has been the default and preferred for some time. I don't think the client-side ought to be offered and broken, but I've heard it may be.

I think the only thing that is broken is the build process (makefiles, etc).  If you make a client with server-side configuration (central mode) and then install it, you can still change it over to client-side configuration, and vice versa.

J

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