[Xymon] Plan for XYMON and SNMP
Japheth Cleaver
cleaver at terabithia.org
Fri May 17 09:59:00 CEST 2019
Other than documentation (obviously), would that be the primary feature
set that helps makes this a reasonable thing to integrate in officially?
-jc
On 5/16/2019 11:08 PM, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
> I just figured out there has to be a task... At first I wondered how
> xymonnet launched xymon-snmpcollector, then I started running it by
> hand and running tcpdump to see what was being polled
>
> What it looks like what we don't get is mib variable manipulation ala
> devmon... calculated load percentages etc.
>
> Still I think a move in the right direction and it directly supports
> snmp v3
>
>
>
>
> On 5/16/19 10:45 PM, Jeremy Laidman 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
>> <mailto: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>
>> <mailto: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>>
>> <mailto: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>>>
>> > <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
>> <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>>>
>> <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
>> <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>>>
>> <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
>> <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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