[hobbit] client ext script example

Lee J. Imber toaster at imber.com
Wed Aug 10 16:27:09 CEST 2005


Thanks Al,

I get that part :)

It's the actual script that sits in the ext directory I am looking for.
A simple template that sets the column name, alerts and runs a few  
commands then sends the output to hobbit server.

Lee

On Aug 10, 2005, at 10:16 AM, Jeffcoat, Al wrote:

> Lee,
>
> Here's how you do it.
>
> Put the script in the $HOBBITCLIENT/ext directory, make sure it is
> executable and owned by hobbit.
>
> Then, in the $HOBBITCLIENT/etc/clientlaunch.cfg file, add a stanza for
> your script, like so:
>
> [bb-iostat]
>         ENVFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/hobbitclient.cfg
>         CMD $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/ext/bb-iostat.sh
>         LOGFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/bb-iostat.sh
>         INTERVAL 5m
>
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Al Jeffcoat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee J. Imber [mailto:toaster at imber.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:06 AM
> To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> Subject: [hobbit] client ext script example
>
> Hi,
>
> Been trying to get a external script running with a hobbit client and
> a hobbit server.
>
> The script runs on the client and I just want it to take the data it
> gets from the script and
> create a new column on the server with the output in that alert.
>
> The script only needs to be run for this one application on the
> hobbit client, can't be run on the server.
>
> Does anyone have a short howto or a very simple client side script
> that they can post so I have
> a working model to tweak?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee
>
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