[Xymon] What tests are coming from a client?

[Jeremy Laidman]

David

Those tests that are showing are server-side "probe" tests.  They can work
even if the target host is not running a Xymon client, and they involve the
Xymon server (specifically xymonnet) sending ping packets and attempting
TCP socket connections.

The other tests you want (CPU, memory, iostat) require the Xymon client to
be running on the host.  If you have that installed and running, it might
not be sending the client-side messages to the server, and you should try
to find out why.  Start by checking your ghost client report.

Cheers
Jeremy



On 20 February 2013 09:49, Mills, David (IS) <David.Mills at ngc.com> wrote:

>  Hi, all…
>
> My boss just walked up and asked me “why all the tests aren’t available
> for this host on Xymon?” I had to confess I didn’t know the answer and am
> hoping you can help.
>
> The entry for the host in hosts.cfg is:
>
> <ip> <hostname> # ssh ntp
> TRENDS:*,zonestat:zonestatcpu|zonestatmem|zonestatnproc|zonestatsize|zonersssize
>
> What shows on the screen is just the results from ntp, ssh, info and
> trends.
>
> For the life of me, I can’t get it to display cpu, memory, mem2, iostat,
> or any of the other usual column “tests”. I’ve tried using the following
> configuration variations in hosts.cfg, all with the same results:
>
>         <ip> <hostname> #
>    and
>         <ip> <hostname> # cpu disk iostat iostat2 mem memory ntp ssh
> TRENDS:*,zonestat:zonestatcpu|zonestatmem|zonestatnproc|zonestatsize|zonersssize
>
> but I can’t get more than the original four columns mentioned above to
> populate.
>
> It is painfully obvious to me at this point that I do not fully understand
> the rules at work as to what causes columns to appear / disappear.
>
> Help? / Thanks!
>
> david
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> *David Mills*
> Systems Administrator
> *Northrop Grumman*
> 512-595-1238
> david.mills at ngc.com
>
>
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