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syslog stops working
by John Klasa 11 May '16

11 May '16

Hi, we have syslog-ng configured and went through the documentation about how to get syslog into Observium. It works for a while(from 10mins to several hours) and then it stops to display or handle syslog. Restarting the syslog daemon generates a strange message in the logs. -0001-11-30 00:00:00 Alert (1) 1 : 1 It's very low volume. Maybe 100-1000 messages per day. We have tried rsyslog (default in RedHat) Version Information Observium 0.16.5.7833 (6th May 2016) OS Linux 2.6.32-431.29.2.el6.x86_64 [amd64] (RedHat 6.7) Apache 2.2.15 (Red Hat) PHP 5.6.21 Python 2.6.6 MySQL 5.1.73 (extension: mysqli 5.1.73) SNMP NET-SNMP 5.5 RRDtool 1.4.8 __________________________________________________ Regards John Klasa Managed Services, Itiviti John.Klasa(a)itiviti.com Kungsgatan 36 , P.O. Box 7742 10395 Stockholm , Sweden Homepage: itiviti.com »

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Re: [Observium] Could not resolve
by Claudionei Mendes 10 May '16

10 May '16

Your thoughts for Big Company and Big ISPs are small. Nobody wants to add thirty thousand devices in a hostname list, or with an nonsense script. They will choose a system that will be allowed to add devices by a subnet or network. That it means IP Address. Not hostname. We are not talking about servers hostnames, that are static, and won't change, even if the room is burned and the building is down. We are not talking about a BGP Router, or a Main router, that are always and forever there, if possible. We are talking about thousand of devices that are changing, at least, once a day. Ron, An DNS fail, doesn't mean I have one DNS server. With all your expertise, you should see other possibilities, other scenarios. Come on. It simply doesn't make sense to have a system that allow you to add a Device by IP address when it wants and later, it's not possible anymore. But you can try tomorrow, because tomorrow the system will accept the IP address. This is a bug for me. Joseph, The system works with IP Address. Whats is the diference to have an option to add devices by IP Address? Not even an option, because it already works, but just sometimes, if you are lucky. Another point, Sure I can make a script, but we are not talking about an expert user to be using the system. Can't this scenario be thought? We have "normal" people operating the system too. How do you think they will reach the Knowledge for this? They not even have access to the system console. You are closing your mind to main possibilities. I am talking about adding 3000 devices in a system, where these devices, does not need a hostname, it simply needs an IP address for eventual access. Because if we have a hostname like juliocesar.company.com, tomorrow, this device will be deactivated and activated for another customer with another name but the same IP address, and it's an infinite routine, because customers are not eternal, and IP addresses are not infinite. Can you imagine an system where we need advanced user only to use? Do you think Microsoft and Apple would be where they are with a software where only advanced user are able to use? Adam, What is an important device to you? Do you think that a customer side device isn't important to be monitored? How many devices have you ever seen in a network? Have you worked in an ISP? Do you have an Idea of what is to manage device hostnames for, until now, 7 cities? Em seg, 9 de mai de 2016 18:49, <observium-request(a)observium.org> escreveu: > Send observium mailing list submissions to > observium(a)observium.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > observium-request(a)observium.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > observium-owner(a)observium.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of observium digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Could not resolve (Ron Marosko) > 2. Re: Cannot add Device by IP Address but can by hostname > (Ivan Jukic) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 16:41:23 -0500 > From: "Ron Marosko" <ron(a)rjr-services.com> > To: "'Observium Network Observation System'" <observium(a)observium.org> > Subject: Re: [Observium] Could not resolve > Message-ID: <004901d1aa3b$888ba2e0$99a2e8a0$(a)rjr-services.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I just want to touch this one point below, and then I’m done. > > > > If you’re running your entire organization on a single DNS server, then > you shouldn’t even be working in this industry. > > > > There are certain fundamental components in any network infrastructure > that should be redundant. DNS, by far, is high on the list of those > components. You should *always* have multiple DNS servers redundant to > each other. Maybe even have redundant load balancers front-ending those DNS > servers. That’s even more true when you’re hosting/running authoritative > DNS servers for certain domains. Whatever NMS you choose to run, even that > isn’t as high a priority for redundancy. > > > > It all goes back to good network and server architecture and design. If > you don’t have a solid base for all that, then all the higher level stuff > is just going to fold like a house of cards. If you spend the extra time to > do things right and not half-assed, then you’ll have a solid network and > have good reporting on everything. Don’t be that half-ass guy. > > > > From: observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] On Behalf Of > Claudionei Mendes > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 11:37 AM > To: observium(a)observium.org > Subject: Re: [Observium] Could not resolve > > > > <excess stuff removed> > > > > What if my DNS server, that is a monitored server as well fails? > > > > <excess stuff removed> > >

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I can only apply billings over ports ?
by Francisco José Sánchez Iruela 10 May '16

10 May '16

Hi, Before we used NFSEN for Billing on CISCO , now we have changed to Huawei and we need to know how to synchronize with Netstream . C an only be applied billing on ports? C ould we implement billing on groups / networks / VLAN ... ? Thanks in advance, Francisco José Sánchez IruelaDepartamento de redes <http://www.cartagon.com/> *Tel.* 902 998 398 – (+34) 91 020 11 32 - *Extensión 1105* *Fax.* 902 998 374 – (+34) 91 362 46 46 *E-mail.* fjsanchez(a)cartagon.com <acastellano(a)cartagon.com> Calle Urano 50, 28760, Tres Cantos. Madrid *Web.* www.cartagon.com <https://www.linkedin.com/company/cartagon> <https://twitter.com/cartagon>

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VRF / Arista
by John Klasa 10 May '16

10 May '16

Hi, we have two Arista 7150S-64 switches where we use several VRF's. I have enabled VRF in config.php but they are not showing up in the GUI? Any ideas? Have I forgotten to enable something? Regards -John

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Observium: Full Page World Map
by Nate Mellendorf 10 May '16

10 May '16

Observium team, I was playing around with this myself, but my understanding of PHP is quite limited. I hacked something together myself but it doesn't scale well. Would be possible to add a feature to view the Observium world map in full screen mode? I understand that one could easily argue how this feature wouldn't bring much benefit. They wouldn't be wrong. That said, it would still be a nice to have Observium hanging in the NOC on a TV with a full screen map. I think that's originally what you were going for by having a map on the main landing page. I'm just thinking one step further. Just a suggestion. (Please feel free to tell me if I'm just doing it wrong~) Thank you. Nate Mellendorf | Network Engineer | Netgain CCNA Route Switch - Citrix Certified Professional - Network 720 West Saint Germain Street | St. Cloud | MN | 56301 Phone: 320.251.4700 x183 | 877.797.4700 x183 www.NetgainHosting.com<http://www.netgainhosting.com/> [cid:image002.png@01D1AA60.3D35BF90] ________________________________ The information contained in this email message is for the designated recipient only and may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any information contained within is strictly prohibited.

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I want to see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the observium Archives.
by Francisco José Sánchez Iruela 10 May '16

10 May '16

Hello team, Could I see the collection of prior postings to the list ? I click over http://postman.memetic.org/pipermail/observium/ (observium Archives) and I can't acces. I would like to see the other threads that have already been discussed. Thanks in advance, Francisco José Sánchez IruelaDepartamento de redes <http://www.cartagon.com/> *Tel.* 902 998 398 – (+34) 91 020 11 32 - *Extensión 1105* *Fax.* 902 998 374 – (+34) 91 362 46 46 *E-mail.* fjsanchez(a)cartagon.com <acastellano(a)cartagon.com> Calle Urano 50, 28760, Tres Cantos. Madrid *Web.* www.cartagon.com <https://www.linkedin.com/company/cartagon> <https://twitter.com/cartagon>

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Frontpage: Eventlog filter
by Wiethoff, Helge 10 May '16

10 May '16

Hi everyone, right now it is possible to filter syslog messages on the frontpage with a statement in config.php: $config['frontpage']['syslog']['priority'] = array('emerg','alert'); // for example I think it would be nice to have something similar for the eventlog. For example to filter interfaces going up/down and interface-throughput: $config['frontpage']['eventlog']['filter'] = array('ifSpeed','ifOperStatus'); Maybe this feature is already implemented and i am not able to find it?! Thanks for reading :-) Version: Observium Professional 0.16.5.7838 Cheers, Helge

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Re: [Observium] observium Digest, Vol 70, Issue 45
by Claudionei Mendes 10 May '16

10 May '16

Joseph, The customer premisses equipment (CPE) are managed and accessed internally for monitoring and maintenance of customer internet connection. Customers are not eternal. Can you imagine to a system administrator expends all the day adding hostnames in a DNS Server for at least 10 CPE per day that can be changed 2 days after or a weekend after? Or even adding hostnames in the /etc/hosts for five devices that will be removed after 6 hours? We have system that only needs a screw to be adjusted, and people with the screwdriver in the hand. Are you asking me to search for a screwdriver and reach the screw to be adjusted? All the service providers I know, does not control CPE units with hostnames. They use hostnames for servers, main routers, main switches, and other devices that are usually in the Data Center. Em seg, 9 de mai de 2016 às 16:47, <observium-request(a)observium.org> escreveu: > Send observium mailing list submissions to > observium(a)observium.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > observium-request(a)observium.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > observium-owner(a)observium.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of observium digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: observium Digest, Vol 70, Issue 42 (Joseph Zancocchio) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 15:47:13 -0400 > From: Joseph Zancocchio <joseph(a)nyi.net> > To: observium(a)observium.org > Subject: Re: [Observium] observium Digest, Vol 70, Issue 42 > Message-ID: <5730E941.9010400(a)nyi.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > It is one time, unless your organization's public IP allocations are > regularly changing.... (I am asusming, of course, that you would take > care of all your RFC 1918 subnets at one time, but if more come into > use, you could add still add them without any effort at all) > > If these "CPE" devices are using a public IP address that your > organization doesn't control, then yes, you would have to add internal > hosts entries for any such IP(s) that you care about. > > But again, a script can do this in a split second, and could easily be > written to take a CIDR-syntaxed subnet argument... > > This sort of "limitation" should never halt an ISP in its tracks. I > mean, Observium is open source.... there is nothing stopping you from > patching it directly to do what you want, and maintaining said patch, so > if that scenario fits your use case (temporarily monitoring equipment > living on public IPs of other organizations), then it sure would make > sense to customize your Observium setup to work with it, if maintaining > a DNS server or hosts file is too much work for you. > > See the license snippet: > > |4. You may make modifications to the Software. The following > restrictions apply to modifications: a. Modifications must not alter > or remove any copyright or identifying notices in the Software. b. > You may not distribute modifications in any form except to submit > your changes to the copyright holders for inclusion in the Software.| > > > On 05/09/2016 02:03 PM, Claudionei Mendes wrote: > > That's the problem. It's not once. It's not one time in life. > > It's not advanced users that only uses the system. > > > > Can you think on this scenario? > > > > Who uses the information, and who uses the system? > > > > Is it necessary to be an system administrator or a network Engineering > > to uses the system? Or my Help Desk team will be able to add an CPE > > for monitoring too? > > > > You are developing a system for big ISP and big companys, but thinking > > small. > > > > > > Em seg, 9 de mai de 2016 às 14:26, <observium-request(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium-request@observium.org>> escreveu: > > > > Send observium mailing list submissions to > > observium(a)observium.org <mailto:observium@observium.org> > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > observium-request(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium-request@observium.org> > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > observium-owner(a)observium.org <mailto:observium-owner@observium.org> > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of observium digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Could not resolve (Spencer Ryan) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 13:25:46 -0400 > > From: Spencer Ryan <sryan(a)arbor.net <mailto:sryan@arbor.net>> > > To: Observium Network Observation System <observium(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium@observium.org>> > > Subject: Re: [Observium] Could not resolve > > Message-ID: > > > > <CA+HzidTFxhKcf16-=xXJZsZNKNyC-MHYX4w=2xSkjUAwcT5K4w(a)mail.gmail.com > <mailto:2xSkjUAwcT5K4w@mail.gmail.com>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > 10 minutes, one script to add all the names to /etc/hosts > > > > You've spent more time explaining why you don't want to do it than > you > > could have just doing it. > > > > > > *Spencer Ryan* | Senior Systems Administrator | sryan(a)arbor.net > > <mailto:sryan@arbor.net> > > *Arbor Networks* > > +1.734.794.5033 (d) | +1.734.846.2053 (m) > > www.arbornetworks.com <http://www.arbornetworks.com> > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Claudionei Mendes < > > claudionei.mendes(a)gmail.com <mailto:claudionei.mendes@gmail.com>> > > wrote: > > > > > I don't think it's my personal option. It's a use case that many > > Service > > > Providers as us, have. > > > > > > You have two Scenarios that are not that simple as it looks. > > > > > > We have important devices. Ok. We need host names, but and for > > temporary > > > devices, as an CPE. > > > > > > Can you imagine the work you are giving to us? Or to any ISP > > that cares > > > about the customer? > > > > > > It's impossible that only us, as ISP serve temporary events. > > Don't you > > > think? > > > > > > In my opinion, and it's not hard to implement, you should think > > in this > > > scenarios. It won't cost nothing to have both options, IP and > > Host name. > > > > > > Every monitoring system you search, won't have this limitation. > > > > > > Adam. It's not my problem. It's what you said. It's a different > > scenario > > > that is not implemented in the system. > > > > > > Can't you see how many people are complaining about this issue? > > > > > > Observium is a great software as I could see until now. > > Congratulations, > > > > > > But, please, think about this situation. In three days there are > > three > > > people having this difficult. How many people, do you think, > > simply have > > > given up thinking it's a bug on the software, just because, > > sometimes it > > > add devices by IP and sometimes it cannot solve the host name? > > > > > > Many customers do not complain, they simply turn around and go > away. > > > Does that complain, it's because really like your work, and wants > it > > > better. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Em seg, 9 de mai de 2016 às 13:50, > > <observium-request(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium-request@observium.org>> > > > escreveu: > > > > > >> Send observium mailing list submissions to > > >> observium(a)observium.org <mailto:observium@observium.org> > > >> > > >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > >> http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium > > >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > >> observium-request(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium-request@observium.org> > > >> > > >> You can reach the person managing the list at > > >> observium-owner(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium-owner@observium.org> > > >> > > >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > specific > > >> than "Re: Contents of observium digest..." > > >> > > >> > > >> Today's Topics: > > >> > > >> 1. Re: Could not resolve (Adam Armstrong) > > >> 2. Re: Could not resolve (Jason Vanlandingham) > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >> Message: 1 > > >> Date: Mon, 09 May 2016 17:46:01 +0100 > > >> From: Adam Armstrong <adama(a)memetic.org <mailto:adama@memetic.org > >> > > >> To: Observium Network Observation System > > <observium(a)observium.org <mailto:observium@observium.org>> > > >> Cc: Observium Network Observation System > > <observium(a)observium.org <mailto:observium@observium.org>> > > >> Subject: Re: [Observium] Could not resolve > > >> Message-ID: <4cb3a4d0-90e5-46d8-be2d-b8f84bfd0b47(a)typeapp.com > > <mailto:4cb3a4d0-90e5-46d8-be2d-b8f84bfd0b47@typeapp.com>> > > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > >> > > >> You're trying very hard to come up with scenarios that people have > > >> already given you solutions for. > > >> > > >> Observium's target market is primarily service providers and > > enterprise > > >> with large networks. > > >> > > >> Many of our SP customers like the features we have which > > enforce good > > >> operational practice. > > >> > > >> If Observium works for you and you're not in that segment, > > that's fine. > > >> > > >> However, we can't and won't compromise SP-centric design decisions > > >> because users outside of our target market don't like them. > > >> > > >> Write a script which takes an Ip, puts a dummy entry in to > > /etc/hosts and > > >> adds the dummy entry. 5 seconds, done. > > >> > > >> It's you who need to solve the problem of your unusual use > > case, not us > > >> who need to accommodate it. > > >> > > >> There is actually a way to trick Observium in to allowing you > > to add by > > >> IP. I use it for temporary devices, and it most definitely > > involves DNS. ;) > > >> > > >> Adam. > > >> > > >> Sent from BlueMail > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On May 9, 2016, 17:37, at 17:37, Claudionei Mendes < > > >> claudionei.mendes(a)gmail.com > > <mailto:claudionei.mendes@gmail.com>> wrote: > > >> >Hello Everybody, > > >> > > > >> >I would like to give an example, and I want, mainly the > > developers of > > >> >observium to think well on this situation. > > >> > > > >> >We often serve temporary events arround, and we need to add this > > >> >devices > > >> >for monitoring in somewhere. > > >> > > > >> >Now imagine, every weekend, add to host files, IP address to > > temporary > > >> >devices. Ok, use always the same IP. Right. > > >> > > > >> >In one event we use 5 devices, in another 8. > > >> > > > >> >And what if we have 2 or more events at the same time? > > >> > > > >> >What if my DNS server, that is a monitored server as well fails? > > >> > > > >> >All my monitoring will stop? > > >> > > > >> >IP address is faster and more reliable than Hostnames. > > >> > > > >> >I would like you to think about adding devices just by > > hostname. We > > >> >have > > >> >3000 devices on the network that we would like to add. But > > none of them > > >> >need registered hostname. For this we have SNMP. They are end > > devices. > > >> >They > > >> >need to be monitored to order history and reports, but do not > > need DNS > > >> >Names. > > >> > > > >> >Important devices have the hostname on the DNS, but any > monitoring > > >> >services > > >> >we used before, we added the devices by hostname. IP is faster. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >Em sáb, 7 de mai de 2016 às 21:31, > > <observium-request(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium-request@observium.org>> > > >> >escreveu: > > >> > > > >> >> Send observium mailing list submissions to > > >> >> observium(a)observium.org <mailto:observium@observium.org> > > >> >> > > >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > >> >> http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium > > >> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > >> >> observium-request(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium-request@observium.org> > > >> >> > > >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at > > >> >> observium-owner(a)observium.org > > <mailto:observium-owner@observium.org> > > >> >> > > >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > > specific > > >> >> than "Re: Contents of observium digest..." > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> Today's Topics: > > >> >> > > >> >> 1. Could not resolve (Nurbek Suleimanov) > > >> >> 2. Re: Could not resolve (ron(a)rjr-services.com > > <mailto:ron@rjr-services.com>) > > >> >> 3. Re: Could not resolve (Nurbek Suleimanov) > > >> >> 4. Monitor and bill for VM's in VMWare (Anthony Polselli) > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> >> > > >> >> Message: 1 > > >> >> Date: Sat, 07 May 2016 19:01:38 +0300 > > >> >> From: Nurbek Suleimanov <nurbek(a)suleimanov.org > > <mailto:nurbek@suleimanov.org>> > > >> >> To: observium(a)observium.org <mailto:observium@observium.org> > > >> >> Subject: [Observium] Could not resolve > > >> >> Message-ID: <1462636898.127896886(a)f371.i.mail.ru > > <mailto:1462636898.127896886@f371.i.mail.ru>> > > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> Hi, > > >> >> I want to add the host , and Oservium said Could not resolve > > >> >10.30.1.1 > > >> >> I check fping & snmp as writed your side. > > >> >> > > >> >> http://www.observium.org/docs/add_device/#troubleshooting > > >> >> > > >> >> It all work, w hat could be the reason > > >> >> > > >> >> Thanks > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> Best regard, Suleimanov Nurbek > > >> >> > > >> >>

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stop the madness re: dns
by Rob VanHooren 10 May '16

10 May '16

to save the list the continuing pain, I think I can sum up: "if you're not using DNS properly, then YOU are doing it wrong" (and, quite frankly, we don't want to hear about it anymore) R. > On May 9, 2016, at 11:51 PM, Claudio wrote: > {blather}

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Discard out error rate check
by Laszlo Nemeth 10 May '16

10 May '16

Hello, On the 7793 we try to create a check that alert if the interface discards TX errors on our Nexus switch more than 0 per sec. This error is real, we see it on Observium graphs (Device->Port->Error->Discards TX ) and on the switch’s CLI too. We created this check but looks like it doesn’t work: ifOutDiscards_rate notequals 0 We tried it with “gt 1” instead of "notequals 0” without result. :( In an another check the ”ifInErrors_rate” is working, but the ifOutDiscards_rate not. Picture is attached. What we did wrong? BR Laszlo

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