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Fw: Re[2]: Fw: Re[2]: Example alert checkers, and background information
by Adam Armstrong 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

stupid mail client! :O ------ Forwarded Message ------ From: "Adam Armstrong" <adama(a)memetic.org> To: "Tristan Rhodes" <tristanrhodes(a)weber.edu> Sent: 1/1/2015 11:33:35 PM Subject: Re[2]: [Observium] Fw: Re[2]: Example alert checkers, and background information Apparently I have to add the accounts, too :) adam. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Tristan Rhodes" <tristanrhodes(a)weber.edu> To: "Adam Armstrong" <adama(a)memetic.org>; "Observium Network Observation System" <observium(a)observium.org> Sent: 1/1/2015 10:25:02 PM Subject: Re: [Observium] Fw: Re[2]: Example alert checkers, and background information >Was anyone else able to successfully request a wiki account? I am >still getting the permission error when I go the page that Adam >provided. > >Thanks, > >Tristan > >Tristan Rhodes >Network Engineer >Weber State University >801.626.8549 > > >On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Tristan Rhodes ><tristanrhodes(a)weber.edu> wrote: >>I tried that link, but I get this error: >> >>Permissions errors >>You do not have permission to create this user account, for the >>following reason: >> >>The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: >>Administrators. >> >> >>Tristan Rhodes >>Network Engineer >>Weber State University >>801.626.8549 >> >> >>On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Adam Armstrong <adama(a)memetic.org> >>wrote: >>> >>> >>>------ Forwarded Message ------ >>>From: "Adam Armstrong" <adama(a)memetic.org> >>>To: "Tristan Rhodes" <tristanrhodes(a)weber.edu> >>>Sent: 12/16/2014 11:39:46 AM >>>Subject: Re[2]: [Observium] Example alert checkers, and background >>>information >>> >>>We disabled public wiki write access a few years ago when we started >>>to get bot attacks. >>> >>>You create an account here : >>> >>>http://www.observium.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup >>> >>>and then I have to manually enable it. >>> >>>adam. >>> >>>------ Original Message ------ >>>From: "Tristan Rhodes" <tristanrhodes(a)weber.edu> >>>To: "Adam Armstrong" <adama(a)memetic.org>; "Observium Network >>>Observation System" <observium(a)observium.org> >>>Sent: 12/16/2014 10:52:44 AM >>>Subject: Re: [Observium] Example alert checkers, and background >>>information >>> >>>>Adam, >>>> >>>>I am sure that several people want to give back to Observium by >>>>improving the documentation. What is the process for this? I don't >>>>see a way to get a wiki account? >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>>Tristan >>>> >>>>Tristan Rhodes >>>>Network Engineer >>>>Weber State University >>>>801.626.8549 >>>> >>>> >>>>On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Adam Armstrong <adama(a)memetic.org> >>>>wrote: >>>>>Why don't you get a wiki account and put it there? :> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>------ Original Message ------ >>>>>From: "Moerman, Maarten" <mmoerman(a)ebay.com> >>>>>To: "Observium Network Observation System" >>>>><observium(a)observium.org> >>>>>Sent: 12/12/2014 7:39:01 AM >>>>>Subject: [Observium] Example alert checkers, and background >>>>>information >>>>> >>>>>>Hey Guys, >>>>>> >>>>>>I had some spare time, and decided to write up some more >>>>>>documentation on >>>>>>alert-checkers for observium, and provide a whole bunch of example >>>>>>alerts >>>>>>which could be adapted for your use: >>>>>> >>>>>>Document: http://www.maartenmoerman.nl/?p=612 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>I have provided examples for: >>>>>> - Device down >>>>>> - Processor usage is above 80% >>>>>> - Memory usage is above 70% >>>>>> - State sensor is in ALERT state! >>>>>> - Fanspeed is above or under treshold >>>>>> - Traffic exceeds 85% >>>>>> - BGP Session down >>>>>> - Storage exceeds 85% of disk capacity >>>>>> - Port has encountered errors or discards >>>>>> - Port is enabled, but operationally down >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Let me know if this is helpful and what you'd like to see >>>>>>added/improved. >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks, >>>>>>Maarten >>>>>>-- >>>>>>Maarten Moerman | Mgr, Network Engineering | eBay Classifieds | >>>>>>+31-655122247 | mmoerman(a)ebay.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>observium mailing list >>>>>>observium(a)observium.org >>>>>>http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>observium mailing list >>>>>observium(a)observium.org >>>>>http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>observium mailing list >>>observium(a)observium.org >>>http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium >>> >

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Fw: Re[2]: Example alert checkers, and background information
by Adam Armstrong 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

------ Forwarded Message ------ From: "Adam Armstrong" <adama(a)memetic.org> To: "Tristan Rhodes" <tristanrhodes(a)weber.edu> Sent: 12/16/2014 11:39:46 AM Subject: Re[2]: [Observium] Example alert checkers, and background information We disabled public wiki write access a few years ago when we started to get bot attacks. You create an account here : http://www.observium.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup and then I have to manually enable it. adam. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Tristan Rhodes" <tristanrhodes(a)weber.edu> To: "Adam Armstrong" <adama(a)memetic.org>; "Observium Network Observation System" <observium(a)observium.org> Sent: 12/16/2014 10:52:44 AM Subject: Re: [Observium] Example alert checkers, and background information >Adam, > >I am sure that several people want to give back to Observium by >improving the documentation. What is the process for this? I don't >see a way to get a wiki account? > >Thanks, > >Tristan > >Tristan Rhodes >Network Engineer >Weber State University >801.626.8549 > > >On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Adam Armstrong <adama(a)memetic.org> >wrote: >>Why don't you get a wiki account and put it there? :> >> >> >>------ Original Message ------ >>From: "Moerman, Maarten" <mmoerman(a)ebay.com> >>To: "Observium Network Observation System" <observium(a)observium.org> >>Sent: 12/12/2014 7:39:01 AM >>Subject: [Observium] Example alert checkers, and background >>information >> >>>Hey Guys, >>> >>>I had some spare time, and decided to write up some more >>>documentation on >>>alert-checkers for observium, and provide a whole bunch of example >>>alerts >>>which could be adapted for your use: >>> >>>Document: http://www.maartenmoerman.nl/?p=612 >>> >>> >>>I have provided examples for: >>> - Device down >>> - Processor usage is above 80% >>> - Memory usage is above 70% >>> - State sensor is in ALERT state! >>> - Fanspeed is above or under treshold >>> - Traffic exceeds 85% >>> - BGP Session down >>> - Storage exceeds 85% of disk capacity >>> - Port has encountered errors or discards >>> - Port is enabled, but operationally down >>> >>> >>>Let me know if this is helpful and what you'd like to see >>>added/improved. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Maarten >>>-- >>>Maarten Moerman | Mgr, Network Engineering | eBay Classifieds | >>>+31-655122247 | mmoerman(a)ebay.com >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>observium mailing list >>>observium(a)observium.org >>>http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium >> >>_______________________________________________ >>observium mailing list >>observium(a)observium.org >>http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium

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Fw: RE: Custom SNMP OID
by Adam Armstrong 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

What's with the annoying mail clients which keep sending mails directly to mailing list members *AND* the list causing replies not to go the mailing list? BLEH. adam. ------ Forwarded Message ------ From: "Adam Armstrong" <adama(a)memetic.org> To: "Anthony Polselli" <Anthony(a)naturalnetworks.com> Sent: 12/31/2014 7:38:27 PM Subject: RE: [Observium] Custom SNMP OID Ok, so the solution here is to write a "graph" poller module, add the relevant MIB to the list of supported MIBs for that OS type and write graph definition arrays for the relevant graphs. It's a little more complex if the OS is detected as Linux, since we don't have the ability to selectively add MIBs at the moment, we'd have to add that. The basic design ethos of Observium is that everything should be automatically discovered except where automation is realistically impossible. It's a long standing and quite strict policy which is responsible for basically every difference between Observium and Cacti. If someone can write a Cacti-esque template to graph something they want, why would that not just be added as a poller module? Because it's harder? But one means only 15 people use it, the other means all 10,000 observium users get it. I've long hated the cacti method of doing things, forcing the users to either write support for themselves or find some ancient badly written templates on a forum. This just means that half a dozen people write exactly the same support, and only half of the people who need it get access to it. It's way better to spend twice as much time writing some code which can be included in the release and automatically delivered to everyone. We've a few other internal design policies that people might not be aware of, but they're not so relevant here :) adam. On 2014-12-30 18:55, Anthony Polselli wrote: >I think there is some confusion here; I’m not trying to hide anything, >just didn’t feel it needed a paragraph to explain since we are both >technical. But, as you requested, here is more detail… > >We have an Acme Packet Session Boarder Controller 3820 running >SCX6.4.0 and would like to add the OID’s to monitor number of >concurrent sessions (1.3.6.1.4.1.9148.3.2.1.1.5.0) and percent of >licensed sessions in-use (1.3.6.1.4.1.9148.3.2.1.1.10.0). Observium >is already monitoring the health (processor, memory, etc) and ports >(M00, eth0, eth1, etc). But the function of an SBC is call handling >and we would like to graph things relative to its function; starting >with the two above OID’s. > >What is your design ethos? > >FROM: observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] ON BEHALF OF >Adam Armstrong >SENT: Saturday, December 27, 2014 9:35 PM >TO: Observium Network Observation System >SUBJECT: Re: [Observium] Custom SNMP OID > >We don't have the ability to add arbitrary OIDs, by design. If we did, >we'd be just as annoying as Cacti. > >If you explained what you actually wanted to do, perhaps there might >be some scope for adding support for those OIDs. > >This goes for everyone asking a question of this type (of which there >have been quite a few, recently). Don't hide the information and ask >for instructions on how to perform what you believe the solution is to >the problem you refuse to explain. No one is going to do that. Explain >exactly what the issue is or what problem you are trying to solve, and >someone may already have a solution or be willing to create a proper >solution. > >Observium is the wrong place to expect to do these kinds of labour >intensive manual bodges, it's absolutely contra to our design ethos. > >adam. > >------ Original Message ------ > >From: "Anthony Polselli" <Anthony(a)naturalnetworks.com> > >To: "observium(a)observium.org" <observium(a)observium.org> > >Sent: 12/24/2014 12:31:05 PM > >Subject: [Observium] Custom SNMP OID > >Hi all, > >I have a device (Linux based Session Boarder Controller) that Observium >is monitoring fine, but I would like to add 2 specific OID’s to this >device for Observium to poll and graph. Any “how-to” help here would be >great. > >Thanks, > >__________________________________________ > >Anthony Polselli, Chief Technology Officer > >Natural Networks, Inc. > >10225 Barnes Canyon Rd. Suite A105 > >San Diego, CA 92121 > >anthony(a)naturalnetworks.com > >http://www.naturalnetworks.com [1] > >(619) 222-3232 office > >(858) 202-0301 fax > > >Links: >------ >[1] http://www.naturalnetworks.com/

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how to disable port error alarms
by John Brown 01 Jan '15

01 Jan '15

Hi, On certain wireless links we get "port errors". I'd like to disable these alerts on a device/port basis. Didn't see anything obvious on how to disable those. thanks

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php security
by Rob VanHooren 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

http://m.slashdot.org/story/211725 fyi Typogaphical errors courtesy of iPad

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Alert by sms
by Welisson Tomé 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

> Hi, > > I've been searching on mailing list about this subject and not successfull, so, i would like know if Observium can send alert using sms like nagios, Is it possible? > > Tks > > -- > Welisson Tomé > br.linkedin.com/in/welissontome/

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Custom SNMP OID
by Anthony Polselli 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

Hi all, I have a device (Linux based Session Boarder Controller) that Observium is monitoring fine, but I would like to add 2 specific OID's to this device for Observium to poll and graph. Any "how-to" help here would be great. Thanks, [cid:image001.jpg@01D01F64.B8F44030] __________________________________________ Anthony Polselli, Chief Technology Officer Natural Networks, Inc. 10225 Barnes Canyon Rd. Suite A105 San Diego, CA 92121 anthony(a)naturalnetworks.com<mailto:anthony@naturalnetworks.com> http://www.naturalnetworks.com<http://www.naturalnetworks.com/> (619) 222-3232 office (858) 202-0301 fax

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Subscriptions in the EU
by Adam Armstrong 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Hi Guys, If you're in the EU and you've had (or have in the future) your PayPal payment profile canceled, it's because of the EU VAT issues I posted about last week. After the 31st of December we will no longer be able to sell to customers in the EU (except the UK) and any payments from within the EU after that date will be refused. It's not clear when or if the EU will rectify these regulations, and the workarounds I've investigated so far won't work for us. If you're due for renewal in Jan/Feb/Mar or so and want to retain your sub, I recommend you do it before the 31st. Thanks, adam.

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Alerts Not Sending or False Positives Received
by Jacob Chavez 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Hello, I've configured config.php for device down alerts. However, they're not being sent when a devices is down or they're sent out when a device is not down. Could someone confirm if my parameters are correct and/or any other files that needs to be configured to enable this critical functionality? [image: Inline image 1] Thank you!! -- *Jacob Chavez - IT Support Technician Traffic Management, Inc. * *Toll Free: *800-763-3999 *Direct: *562-264-2275 *Mobile: *562-537-6205 *Fax: *562-424-0266 www.trafficmanagement.com California - Great Lakes - San Jose California License # 785804, Class C31 - Traffic Control Services - Sales and Rentals - Permits and Consulting - Engineering - Training

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Re: [Observium] Need to create sensors and better support for Ubiquiti radio devices
by Ron Marosko, Jr. 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

Until UBNT give us a better SNMP stack on the AF24s, I think we're hosed. Just walking an AF24 vs a NSM, we get crap off the AF24. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID John Brown <john(a)citylinkfiber.com> wrote: >_______________________________________________ >observium mailing list >observium(a)observium.org >http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium

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