RE: [hobbit] HPUX Hobbit Client Issue

["Tim Rotunda" <trotunda (at) opushealthcare.com>]

Anatoli,

Hobbit Central is a good alternative to a "client".  It runs on a local
server and reaches out to the remote servers collecting data and then
reporting back to the hobbit server.  The only problem is that it was
created for Big Brother and not Hobbit.  The solution, or so I thought,
was to port it, but that didn't work out for me so I wrote my own script
called hobcen, but it doesn't work well for a large number of remote
hosts, so I am rewriting it to support a large number of remote hosts
and I am writing it in C and not shell script for efficiency and sanity
reasons.

 

I am working on this now and I had hoped to have it out already, but
life has suddenly gotten in the way.   I should have something to
release in the next couple of weeks and will announce that when I am
ready.  Keep in mind, however, that there are security concerns with
using hobcen as is relies on a shared public key to make an ssh
connection so anyone that can get onto your hobbit server can get on
anywhere.  To some a minor concern, others a major one.

 

Tim

 

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From: cits.bogajewski (at) daimlerchrysler.com
[mailto:cits.bogajewski (at) daimlerchrysler.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:29 AM
To: hobbit (at) hswn.dk
Subject: [hobbit] HPUX Hobbit Client Issue

 


Hello there... 

while looking out for a good infrastructure monitoring solution i
noticed the new hobbit. It seems to be a good approach for that what i
am needs. 

However, as far as i am noticed, there is no client software, except
those found at sourceforge, but i cant compile this stuff on my HPUX
machines. Is there probably a way known by someone? Any tips? If not, is
there a plan to develop client software for another platforms such HPUX
or WINTEL?  I have to use BB clients at the moment, but i would prefer
to use some kind of GPL software.. 

Greetings, 

Anatoli Bogajewski