hobbit, bb-host and bb-client

["Christopher T. Beers" <ctbeers (at) syr.edu>]

I am starting to setup a Hobbit install here at the University.  We are 
attempting to monitor our Windows and Unix/Linux machines (as well as 
Netware) from both a Network perspective (read BBNET and hobbit server) and 
local perspective (read bb-client checking df, cpu, error logs, etc).  So I 
have some questions regarding this and appreciate any help here.

1.  It appears there are some files that need to be synced on all machines 
(ie bb-hosts, bb-cputab, etc).  I am trying to get around this and have 
local files be only specific to the machines they are installed on.  What 
is required in the bb-hosts file on a client machine?  Safe to say the 
bb-[other] files need only definitions for the localhost machine?

2.  Just to be curious, how do people sync these files across their 
enterprise securely?

3.  Is it safe to assume that the bb-hosts file for the hobbit server is 
not compatable with bb-clients (ie subpage, include, distinclude, etc)?  If 
so, how do people create a sanitized file for syncing?

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Christopher T. Beers
Lead UNIX Architect - System Infrastructure Services (SIS)
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