Re: [hobbit] multiple apache instance trending question

[Charles Jones <jonescr (at) cisco.com>]

steve.e.mcconnell (at) gsk.com wrote:
> I have a new hobbit installation which is collecting and trending the 
> apache status data correctly.
>
> For various reasons, I have about 7 separate apache instances on each 
> server that I would like to trend individually as well.
>
> To accomplish this, I think that I would have to do the following in 
> order to get hobbit (4.2.0)  to trend this data:
>
> edit ~/bbnet/bbtest-net.c and copy the apache section (lines 601-637) 
> the requisite number of times changing the subsequent apache 
> references to something like 2apache, then 3apache, etc.
> Modify the  ~/hobbitd/rrd/do_apache.c file basically copying the 
> entire thing starting at line 13 (int do_apache_rrd(char *hostname, 
> char *testname, char *msg, time_t tstamp) but changing each instance 
> of apache to 2apache, then 3apache, etc. Then recompile and redeploy.
>
> After redeploying, I would also need to modify hobbitgraph.cfg copying 
> the apache section and modifying with 2apache, 3apache, etc for the 
> name of the graph as well as the rrd files.
>
> At this point, I think I should point out that I don't program in C 
> (many would say in any other language either.)
>
> Is there anything else that I am missing? and am I making this too hard?
I assume all of the apache instances are not running out of the same 
directory, so why not track the processes by their full path in  
hobbit-clients.cfg:

PROC /usr/local/apache1/bin/httpd TRACK=apache1
PROC /usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd TRACK=apache2
...

-Charles