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Re: [Devmon] problem getting devmon to work
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From: Dan V. M. <bi...@gm...> - 2006-03-02 14:29:49
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Yes, I think you should explain the purpose of the hosts.db file, and mention that devmon --readbbhosts's only purpose is to keep this file up to date. That way, not only will us sysadmins not only have a better understanding of the fundamentals, there will also be a place the the docs explaining what bbreadhosts does. Thanks Dan On 3/2/06, Schwimmer, Eric E *HS <EE...@hs...> wrote: > > The documentation could be at fault. I don't think I really mention > anywhere that the --readbbhosts flag causes Devmon to exit after > reading in the bb-hosts file. Comments? > > -Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dev...@li... > > [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf > > Of Dan Vande More > > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:37 PM > > To: dev...@li... > > Subject: Re: [Devmon] problem getting devmon to work > > > > Holy cow, that was the problem. I can't believe I misinterpreted that. > > Everything seems to be working now, thanks. > > > > -Dan > > > > On 3/1/06, Schwimmer, Eric E *HS > > <EE...@hs...> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Dan, > > > > > > I *think* the problem that you are having is that you are > > > running devmon with the --readbbhosts flag; this flag tells > > > devmon to read the bbhosts file into the database and then quit, > > > which I what I think is happening here. > > > > > > Try running it like this: > > > ./devmon -vv -p > > > (the -p flag implies -f as welli, I should probably document that :) > > > > > > If you've previously run devmon with the --readbbhosts flag, and > > > devmon has created the hosts.db file in the devmon > > directory, then it > > > should read in from that file, poll your hosts, do the > > logic, and spit > > > out your message. > > > > > > The design reasoning behind the --readbbhosts flag, and why I didnt > > > just make devmon read the bbhosts file every poll cycle, is twofold > > > (you can probably skip reading this, I just like typing): > > > > > > 1) The fact that running a multi-node cluster, you probably > > dont want > > > to run the devmon process on your display machine, but want > > to farm it > > > out to dedicated devmon polling servers. The readbbhosts flag makes > > > it so that you can import your bb-hosts file into the > > cluster database, > > > without having to actually run devmon on the display machine. > > > > > > 2) Reading the bb-hosts file and querying the hosts takes a > > little while, > > > since devmon queries every host in the bb-hosts file, every > > time (making > > > no assumptions as to whether hosts that were there during the last > > > auto-discovery are the same hosts that are there on this > > one; people > > > have been known to swap out devices with different > > vendor/models and not > > > change the bb-hosts ip or hostname). So I didnt want this > > auto-discovery > > > phase to interfere with polling times. > > > > > > -Eric > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dev...@li... on behalf > > of Dan Vande More > > > Sent: Wed 3/1/2006 4:18 PM > > > To: dev...@li... > > > Subject: [Devmon] problem getting devmon to work > > > > > > My devmon is close, but still not working. Here's what I've done: > > > > > > Made a new template for a cisco 7609, just changed the > > spec, is about > > > all - it's just like a 6509. > > > > > > Put devmon next to the appropriate line in bb-hosts, like this: > > > > > > <ip> gsr-east.domain # ssh !telnet DEVMON > > > > > > Configured my devmon.cfg: > > > > > > MULTINODE=3DNO > > > BBHOSTS=3D/home/monitor/server/etc/bb-hosts > > > BBTAG=3DDEVMON > > > SNMPCIDS=3Dmycid,public,private > > > NODENAME=3DHOSTNAME > > > PIDFILE=3D/var/run/devmon/devmon.pid > > > LOGFILE=3D/var/log/hobbit/devmon.log > > > DBHOST=3Dlocalhost > > > DBNAME=3Ddevmon > > > DBUSER=3Ddevmon > > > DBPASS=3Ddevmon > > > BBTYPE=3Dhobbit > > > DISPSERV=3Dlocalhost > > > DISPPORT=3D1984 > > > MSGSIZE=3D8096 > > > MSGSLEEP=3D10 > > > CYCLETIME=3D60 > > > DEADTIME=3D180 > > > CLEARTIME=3D180 > > > NUMFORKS=3D10 > > > MAXPOLLTIME=3D30 > > > SNMPTIMEOUT=3D2 > > > SNMPTRIES=3D5 > > > > > > And run this: > > > > > > $ sudo -u monitor ./devmon -vvvvv -p -f --readbbhosts > > > [06-03-01@15:15:32] SNMP querying all hosts in bb-hosts > > file, please wait... > > > [06-03-01@15:15:32] Querying pre-existing hosts > > > [06-03-01@15:15:32] Discovered gsr-east.domain as a cisco 7609 > > > > > > And that's all I get. I thought I'd be getting the same > > messages it's > > > sending hobbit, but i'm not seeing them. > > > > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking > > scripting language > > > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend > > the live webcast > > > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new > > coding territory! > > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=3Dk&kid=110944&bid$1720&dat=12164= 2 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Devmon-support mailing list > > > Dev...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devmon-support > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking > > scripting language > > that extends applications into web and mobile media. 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