[Xymon] Hosts with multiple names - separate page for all names?

[John Horne]

Hello,

The subject line isn't quite accurate, but I couldn't quite think how to to
describe the issue in a few words. From a long time ago I have given our Linux
servers colloquial names, but the servers also have more strict names from when
they are created. As an example, our 'bb' server (so called because it ran the
Big Brother software) is more correctly known as 'cent-8-023'.

I cannot remember the strict names for servers, but can the colloquial ones. So
our Xymon (4.3.30) hosts.cfg file lists the hosts with their colloquial name,
and a CLIENT: option with the strict name and a DESCR: option with the server
strict name and its IP address. E.g:
10.11.12.13 bb # CLIENT:cent-8-023 DESCR:"Server: cent-8-023 - 10.11.12.13"

All this means that on the Main view page I see the colloquial name, but if I
hold the mouse over the host name I then see the description. Great :-)

However, other people are always using the servers strict names when reporting
things to me, and that means I have to perform some form of lookup of what
strict name corresponds to what colloquial name. I could do that simply by
running the mouse over all the host names on the Main view page - not very
good; takes too long. I could simply keep a text list of server names - a bit
too old school even for me!

So the question is, is there some way to configure Xymon such that perhaps
there is a sub-page of all the same hosts but with their strict and colloquial
names being shown?
The host entry for the sub-page might then be:
10.11.12.13 bb-cent-8-023 # CLIENT:cent-8-023...

The sub-page would only really be used to see both of the servers names
(colloquial and strict). I would rather that the host entries did not appear on
the Main view status page since that in effect would double the number of hosts
being shown.

I could do this for the Main view status page as it is at the moment, but it
contains enough information already and expanding the host names further I
think would make it look a bit cluttered and not what I really want to do.



Thanks,

John.

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John Horne | Senior Operations Analyst | Technology and Information Services
University of Plymouth | Drake Circus | Plymouth | Devon | PL4 8AA | UK
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