[Xymon] Plan for XYMON and SNMP
Jeremy Laidman
jeremy at laidman.org
Fri May 17 07:49:53 CEST 2019
Also, a xymond_client process needs to be fired up to parse the data coming
from the SNMP collector:
[clientdata-snmp]
ENVFILE /usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg
NEEDS xymond
CMD xymond_channel --channel=client
--log=$XYMONSERVERLOGS/clientdata-snmp.log xymond_client
--collectors=snmpcollect
On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 15:45, Jeremy Laidman <jeremy at laidman.org> wrote:
> Not sure what that will give you. The OIDs are extracted from the file
> snmpmibs.conf, and I expect you'll have to populate that with anything you
> want to monitor.
>
> One thing I forgot to mention is that you need to create a task to run the
> xymon-snmpcollect program every 5 minutes. I created a
> tasks.d/xymon-snmpcollect.cfg file containing the following:
>
> [snmpcollect]
> ENVFILE $XYMONHOME/etc/xymonserver.cfg
> CMD $XYMONHOME/ext/xymon-snmpcollect --debug
> LOGFILE $XYMONSERVERLOGS/xymon-snmpcollect.log
> INTERVAL 5m
>
> Obviously the --debug flag can be removed.
>
> On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 15:26, Bruce Ferrell <bferrell at baywinds.org> wrote:
>
>> Just thinking aloud... Since the build uses net-snmp, it should use the
>> same mibs net-snmp uses... So xymon will know about my SmartUPS and
>> poweredge.
>>
>> I'm gonna have to study the code some more
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/16/19 10:08 PM, Jeremy Laidman wrote:
>> > Right you are. DOSNMP is set to "yes" as a result of SNMP being set to
>> 1 (and the Net-SNMP tools being found).
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 14:42, Bruce Ferrell <bferrell at baywinds.org
>> <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> > On 5/16/19 9:10 PM, Jeremy Laidman wrote:
>> > > On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 13:36, Bruce Ferrell <
>> bferrell at baywinds.org <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org> <mailto:
>> bferrell at baywinds.org <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org>>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Yes, I did Jeremy. My apologies.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > No problem.
>> > >
>> > > I did figure out I have to export SNMP=1 then configure and
>> rebuild
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Ah, I didn't know that. Or I forgot that.
>> > >
>> > > Just looking at the code now - are you sure this isn't "DOSNMP=1"?
>> >
>> >
>> > The Makefile tests for if $SNMP=1... At least in 4.3.28
>> >
>> >
>> > > What is the tag in the hosts file (if any)?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Nothing. The hostnames are found by xymon-snmpcollect in the
>> snmphosts.cfg. You still need the hosts to be in hosts.cfg, but not tags
>> are required.
>> >
>> > > Jeremy
>> >
>> > Thanks again!
>> >
>> >
>> > > On 5/16/19 6:41 PM, Jeremy Laidman wrote:
>> > > > If you meant to say, "Hey Jeremy" then the answer is, that
>> it's all stuff for Xymon.
>> > > >
>> > > > On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 11:15, Bruce Ferrell <
>> bferrell at baywinds.org <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org> <mailto:
>> bferrell at baywinds.org <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org>>
>> > <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org>
>> <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org <mailto:bferrell at baywinds.org>>>> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Hey Josh, I saw that before. Is that stuff that devmon
>> looks at or stuff for xymon.
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm not at all clear
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks in advance
>> > > >
>> > > > On 5/16/19 6:00 PM, Jeremy Laidman wrote:
>> > > >> Xymon already has code for SNMP that works, but isn't
>> documented. I have it working for me, but it required a fair bit or digging
>> to find the right
>> > configuration. I've
>> > > >> posted on this previously; might help:
>> https://lists.xymon.com/archive/2019-March/046191.html
>> > > >>
>> > > >> J
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On Thu, 16 May 2019 at 19:26, Bruno Manzoni <
>> bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch>
>> <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch
>> > <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch>> <mailto:
>> bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch>
>> > > <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch <mailto:
>> bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Thanks you Josh,
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Yes I know about devmon (I put my own devmon
>> version which is a try to be a consolidate version)
>> > > >>
>> > > >> In fact, I just would like to know if there was
>> another SNMP development (but it seems not as you say it will be merged)
>> inside Xymon . (I am thinking a way to
>> > > integrate
>> > > >> SNMP v3, but it do not uses the current
>> SNMP_session perl lib as it is not supported within this lib)?
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Regards
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Bruno Manzoni
>> > > >> (Bonomani)
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Le 14.05.2019 à 15:20, Josh Luthman a écrit :
>> > > >>> You can just use Devmon these days.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> I've seen nothing to suggest the projects will be
>> merged.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> Josh Luthman
>> > > >>> Office: 937-552-2340
>> > > >>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>> > > >>> 1100 Wayne St
>> > > >>> Suite 1337
>> > > >>> Troy, OH 45373
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 12:33 PM Bruno Manzoni <
>> bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch>
>> <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch
>> > <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch>> <mailto:
>> bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch>
>> > > <mailto:bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch <mailto:
>> bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> Hello,
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> Is there any plan to have SNMP include with a
>> new version of xymon? If
>> > > >>> yes, what is the current state?
>> >
>>
>>
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