[Xymon] BBWin client not appearing in server

[Kris Springer]

I would suggest the Powershell client instead of the BBWin client, but 
it's up to you.

Here's my instructions for the BBWin client.
*

  *

    Install the BB-Xymon client

http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwin/

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    Configure the client’s config

      o

        BBWin server address

          +

            servername.yourdomain.com

      o

        Hostname

          +

            PC-123 (must match the Hostname in the server hosts.cfg file)

      o

        Mode

          +

            local

      o

        Services

          +

            Add the services you want to monitor

      o

        Processes

          +

            Add the processes you want to monitor

      o

        XML File tab

          +

            Save

  *

    Start the BBwin service manually the first time

  *

    Configure the firewall to allow port 1984

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    If you edit the config, restart the service

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    Give it about 30 minutes to clear the red messages that will pop up

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    You can manually edit the BBWin.cfg file and make all ‘msgs’ green

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Also, if using the BBWin client I always use the GUI tool.  It just 
works easier to add/remove services and processes to the config.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwingui/ 
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwingui/files/>


If you want to use the Powershell client instead,
https://www.krisspringer.com/posts/xymon-ps-client.php

Kris Springer


On 5/21/19 12:00 PM, Root, Paul T wrote:
>
> It is telling you the issue:
>
> *can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The 
> system cannot find the file specified.***
>
> Seems like a strange place for a config file.
>
> *From:*Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole at cairodurham.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:50 PM
> *To:* xymon at xymon.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Xymon] BBWin client not appearing in server
>
> I have some additional information.  I changed the logging level from 
> 3 to 4, restarted the service, and the logs now show the following.
>
> 2019/05/21 13:45:47 [INFO]: bbwin is started - using central configuration
> 2019/05/21 13:45:47 [DEBUG]: [cpu]: cpu review started
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [cpu]: cpu review ended
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string C:\
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string D:\
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string E:\
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string F:\
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [filesystem]: start 
> AgentFileSystem::InitCentralMode
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [filesystem]: checking file C:\Program 
> Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [INFO]: [filesystem]: can't open C:\Program Files 
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file 
> specified.
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [msgs]: start AgentMsgs::InitCentralMode
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [msgs]: checking file C:\Program Files 
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [INFO]: [msgs]: can't open C:\Program Files 
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file 
> specified.
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: start AgentSvcs::InitCentralMode
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: checking file C:\Program Files 
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [INFO]: [svcs]: can't open C:\Program Files 
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file 
> specified.
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service BFE
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service Dnscache
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service mpssvc
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service 
> SecurityHealthService
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WdNisSvc
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WinDefend
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service 
> WinHttpAutoProxySvc
>
> Any tips are greatly appreciated.
>
>
> 	
>
> 	
>
> *Jaime Kikpole*
>
> *Director of Technology & Innovations*
> *Cairo-Durham Central School District*
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> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 1:26 PM Jaime Kikpole via Xymon 
> <xymon at xymon.com <mailto:xymon at xymon.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>     From: Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole at cairodurham.org
>     <mailto:jkikpole at cairodurham.org>>
>     To: xymon at xymon.com <mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
>     Cc:
>     Bcc:
>     Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 13:18:56 -0400
>     Subject: BBWin client not appearing in server
>
>     I just learned of BBWin last night and have been trying to get it
>     to work with my Xymon system.  I've got it installed and started,
>     added the system to hosts.cfg on the server, and I can now see it
>     on conn, info, and trends, but nothing else.  I only changed
>     BBWin.cfg enough to set the "mode" to "central".
>
>     The C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\logs\BBWin.log file shows these
>     messages every 5 minutes:
>
>     [filesystem]: can't open C:\Program Files
>     (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file
>     specified.
>
>     [msgs]: can't open C:\Program Files
>     (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file
>     specified.
>
>     [svcs]: can't open C:\Program Files
>     (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file
>     specified.
>
>     I've also found the following error when I restart the BBWin service:
>
>     [filesystem]: failed to load logfetch status C:\Program Files
>     (x86)\BBWin\tmp\logfetch.status : The system cannot find the file
>     specified.
>
>     I confirmed that these files are missing, but the "tmp" folder exists.
>
>     Any thoughts on what I've missed?
>
>
>
>     	
>
>     	
>
>     *Jaime Kikpole*
>
>     *Director of Technology & Innovations*
>     *Cairo-Durham Central School District*
>     (518) 622-8543, x59500
>     cairodurham.org <http://www.cairodurham.org>
>
>     *Technical Support:*
>     help at cairodurham.org <mailto:help at cairodurham.org>
>     go.cairodurham.org/techtips <http://go.cairodurham.org/techtips>
>
>     Google Certified Educator, Level 1 Google Certified Educator, Level 2
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>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>     From: Jaime Kikpole via Xymon <xymon at xymon.com
>     <mailto:xymon at xymon.com>>
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>     Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 13:18:56 -0400
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