[Xymon] Tricky one for log file monitoring

[kconnell at ryerson.ca]

I do something similar to what your asking to check one of our DHCP servers to see about "low dhcp pools" and update Xymon.  

I wanted to:
Run swatch on the dhcp server and watch for messages in the log that indicate "low dhcp pool", then execute a script that updates xymon. This would be ideal and real time, but... 

Because of issues, I did:
Periodically ssh to the dhcp server (from my xymon server), grab logs from the last "x" minutes, grep out dhcp pool info, then update xymon based on what I found. 


   
Ken Connell
Intermediate Network Engineer
Computer & Communication Services
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St
RM AB50
Toronto, Ont
M5B 2K3
416-979-5000 x6709


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From: Neil Simmonds <Neil.Simmonds at express-gifts.co.uk>
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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:41:09 
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Subject: [Xymon] Tricky one for log file monitoring

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