I do know that the bb1.9c code does compile on windows under cygwin.
My next check was to see if I could get the bbgen client compiled
using cygwin. Maybe see if the hobbit code can compile under cygwin.
Once compiled, you do not need the full cygwin resources, but the
cygwin dll. I have found the BB win client to be very lacking in some
regards. In my current environment I need to stay with BigBrother, and
am able not upgrade to Hobbit. So I am left with the test thresholds
configured on the client side. With the windows client, configuration
& thresholds are handled differently than the *nix clients. Also
windows client does not have the option to configure what color status
to alert on. Some of my servers need to alert on Yellow. Also, bb
windows client does not handle the full bb protocol, I have some
custom scripts that need to submit information via 'data'. So to me
having a windows client that is configured, and has all the same
options a *nix is very needful.
Of late I just have not had the time to dig into this, but figured I
would let you all know compiling under cygwin with the existing source
is possible.
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*From:* Norton, Peter [mailto:Peter.Norton (at) Manage5Nines.com]
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:10 AM
*To:* 'hobbit (at) hswn.dk'
*Subject:* RE: [hobbit] Feasibility of Windows Client
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Hi Etienne,
I’ve been playing around with getting the various bit of info,
such as disk usage, cpu, services, etc. using WMI scripts via
.vbs. I’ve attached the file.
I’ve not touched it for a month or so, but it might be of some
use. The [ps] section uses the Sysinternals tools plist.
My original idea was to output the data in the same format as the
linux client, so no further coding was required in the hobbit daemon.
Regards,
Peter
-----Original Message-----
*From:* Etienne Grignon [mailto:etienne.grignon (at) gmail.com]
*Sent:* 01 March 2006 12:53
*To:* hobbit (at) hswn.dk
*Subject:* Re: [hobbit] Feasibility of Windows Client
Hi all,
I wanted to make you the surprise but I think I have to announce
it today.
I'm thinking of an open source big brother hobbit client for
months and started to code it 2 month ago.
The client is coded in C++ using the platform SDK, the visual C++
toolkit (free edition of the compiler). I have written the program
with the idea: "I want to make it work without installing nothing
more than a default Windows 2000 installation".
It will work as a native service and it will not be a monolithic
program as the actual quest bbnt. We are in 2006, I think each
program should have been written to take part of the plug in
architecture. So, the service is actually an engine loading native
agent (dll). So, the service loads the agents and it schedules
their execution.
Of course, one of my agent is called externals.dll and will be
able to execute all existing scripts that every one are using with
the original bbnt. But, for the future, every one will be able to
develop native agents (using a small C++ api that I wrote).
So, at first, I'm working on externals agent and with important
agents as cpu, disk and memory (respectively: cpu.dll, disk.dll,
memory.dll). For events, I'm waiting to be able to implement the
same thing that Henrik is making for the unix agent.
About the configuration, it is done thanks to the registry only
for paths information, and the configuration of the service and
each agent is done with a nice XML configuration file.
About the installer, it will be a native MSI written using the wix
toolkit to be able to deploy the package very easily. I'm working
on it but for the moment, but my concentration for the moment is
really on the service and the agents.
Now, let's talk about the project name:
The software is called bbwin (project already created on bbwin) I
will try to post the source soon after the preview release. (For
the moment, I'm trying to find a nice way to publish posts from my
subversion repository to the cvs sourceforge repository :) )
There will be 2 executables:
Bbwin.Exe : build as a native service
Bbwincmd.exe : it is a simple command line client as bb.exe on
unix, it is compiled with my hobbit protocol C++ class
implementing 95 % of the protocol. I posted a preview on
sourceforge :
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=136450&package_id=149927&release_id=397674
<http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=136450&package_id=149927&release_id=397674>
About compatibility, it should work well on Windows XP, Windows
2000, Windows 2003 and also on Windows NT 4.0 SP 6. For 64 bits, I
have no hardware to test for the moment.
Also, Henrik, you told us that you knew someone working on it.
Would it be possible for you to make me in contact with him ? May
be we could work together. Even, if for the moment, I don't have
much of native agents, I think working together could be cool and
try to get the best of the 2 windows clients.
So please, wait some days, I'm preparing a first preview so, you
will be able to judge on it. I will post a new message on the list
on March 15^th .
Last thing, if you are going to renew your bbnt licence pack, I
think you should wait some time … : )
Etienne (aka sharpyy)
From Paris
2006/3/1, Rich Smrcina <rsmrcina (at) wi.rr.com
<mailto:rsmrcina (at) wi.rr.com>>:
Yes, the BB windows client does work just fine. Word is that there
is a
Hobbit windows client in development, which we are very eagerly
waiting for.
Ralph Mitchell wrote:
> I would expect the Windows BB client to be able to report to
Hobbit -
> after all, the other various BB tests I've tried seem to work just
> fine. I've never used the Windows client, so I don't know if there'd
> be much advantage in re-inventing it.
>
> Ralph Mitchell
>
>
> On 3/1/06, Camp, Neil D. (ManTech) CTR <neil.camp (at) deca.mil
<mailto:neil.camp (at) deca.mil>> wrote:
>> Question to all,
>>
>> What would be the feasibility of building a windows client?
>> Would you have to write it from scratch?
>> Could you potentially use cygwin dlls to assist?
>> Could you use the BB windows client?
>>
>> I am curious, and would like to pursue this. I am not a coder
especially
>> for windows, but I would be willing to give it a try. I just
need some
>> suggestions and input on what direction to go, and if there
would be any
>> interest in a windows client. Thanks!
>>
>> --neil
>>
>> ManTech
>> DeCA Operations Systems Administrator
>> (804) 734-8353
>> neil.camp (at) deca.mil <mailto:neil.camp (at) deca.mil>
>>
>>
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