[Xymon] sending data without running a client

[Ralph Mitchell]

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:10 AM, oliver <ohemming at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Jones, Elizabeth <Ejones at egov.com> wrote:
> > Is it possible to send data directly to the xymon server from another
> server
> > without having a xymon client sending it? We have some production servers
> > where I am not comfortable installing the client because it wants
> packages
> > that are not already installed on those servers. Can I have my own
> scripts
> > send data directly?
>
> It would probably be easier to use 'external' scripts on the server to
> go and grab the data via ssh.  That way, you're only maintaining one
> set of scripts


Yep, done it that way too.  Put ssh keys out on all the clients, then pipe
the script over ssh.  Catch the output and deliver to xymon.  You'll want a
non-expiring password on the clients.  If it expires, ssh may not get in,
even with keys.

Ralph Mitchell
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