Re: [xymon] Multiple regex on PAGE line of hobbit-alerts.cfg?

[Steve Holmes <sholmes42 (at) mac.com>]

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Cade Robinson <cade.robinson (at) gmail.com>wrote:

> Is it possible to use multiple regex on a PAGE= line of hobbit-alerts.cfg?
>
> EG bb-hosts
>
> page prodlinux Linux Servers
>        ...
>        subpage criticalprodlinux Critical Prod Linux Servers
>        ...
>        subpage noncriticalprodlinux Non-Critical Prod Linux Servers
>        ...
> page prodwin Windows Servers
>        ...
>        subpage criticalprodwin Critical Prod Windows Servers
>        ...
>        subpage noncriticalprodwin Non-Critical Prod Windows Servers
>        ...
>
>
> So what I have is my "prod" servers and then a subpage of critical ones
> that
> I want to get sms text pages on and then non-critical prod servers that I
> don't really need a page at 3am on.
>
> In my hobbit-alerts.cfg I want an email if any prodlinux or prodwin goes
> yellow and a page if the critical ones go red
>
> So in hobbit-alerts something like this:
>
> PAGE=%prodlinux/.*,%prodwin/.*,someotherpage
>        ...
>        COLOR=yellow
>        ...
>
> PAGE=prodlinux/criticalprodlinux,prodwin/criticalprodwin,someotherpage
>        ...
>        COLOR=red
>        ...
>
> The red part works but the yellow doesn't.
> Presumably because I am trying to do two regex in the PAGE line?
>
> Thanks
> Cade
>
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Since you are using the pcre on the first one, replace the commas with '|'
(or).

e.g.:

PAGE=%prodlinux/.*|prodwin/.*|someotherpage

Note you only need the % at the beginning of the string.

Steve

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