[Xymon] EXTIME/TIME syntax

[Andy Smith]

On 07/06/18 16:12, Lynn Osburn wrote:
> Attempting to prevent “false” cpu alarms during overnight processing, I 
> have included a line in analysis.cfg thus:
> 
>      LOAD 4.0 6.0 HOST=blueteam EXTIME=W:2200:0400
> 
> However, alarms continue to be generated during the “excluded” hours.
> 
> Has anyone else had any difficulty with either TIME or EXTIME entries?
> 
> Thanks!
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I always use the DOWNTIME tag in hosts.cfg which not only disables 
alerts, but ”blues out” the page giving you a nice marker in the event 
log report.  I have both styles is use eg :-


"DOWNTIME=*:*:2345:0105:Backup Window" \
"DOWNTIME=files,http,msgs:*:0030:0600:Application Optimisation" \

-- 
Andy