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Device names in Eventlog and Syslog Alerts.
by Peter Derissen 06 Dec '17

06 Dec '17

Hi, I noticed that some (longer) device names aren't showing complete in the eventlog and syslog alerts. Can i fix this some how? Also, is there a possibility to add colors (red,green) to the syslog alerts? Some screen shots. [cid:image003.png@01D36DEA.45D66650] [cid:image004.png@01D36DEA.45D66650] Regards, Met vriendelijke groet, Peter Derissen Eurofiber Nederland Network Engineer Safariweg 25-31 +31 (0)6 11587110 3605 MA Maarssen [EF-logo_rood_RGB -handtekening]<http://www.eurofiber.nl/> Volg ons op Twitter<https://twitter.com/Eurofiber> | Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurofiber> | Youtube<https://www.youtube.com/user/Eurofibergroup> [cid:image002.png@01D225FF.7ECDA420]<http://bit.ly/2eaBgRh> ******** IMPORTANT NOTICE ******** This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure and it is intended only for the addressees. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any copying, distribution or other use of information contained in this e-mail (and its attachments) is not allowed. If you have received this e-mail in error, kindly notify us immediately by telephone or e-mail and delete the message (including any attachments) from your system. Please note that e-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be subject of unauthorized interception or other interference without the knowledge of sender or recipient. Eurofiber only sends and receives e-mails on the basis that Eurofiber is not responsible for any such computer viruses, corruption or other interference or any consequences thereof. Eurofiber Nederland B.V. is registered in the Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam with number 34134377, VAT number NL 8088.51.524 B01.

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Ekinops pre/post FEC Error counters
by Jay Hanke 05 Dec '17

05 Dec '17

Is anyone using Observium to monitor Ekinops DWDM error counters? Jay

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Aggregate vs individual port graph maximum value & 95th % on bits graph
by Sean Pedersen 04 Dec '17

04 Dec '17

I have two graph questions that I haven't been able to get an answer on via IRC, so I thought this might be easier since I can include more information up front: 1st Question: A 2-port aggregate graph (agg_bits.png) shows a maximum value based on :AVERAGE while individual port graphs (port1_bits.png, port2_bits.png) for the ports that make up the aggregate show a maximum value based on :MAX. Is this intentional? If not, would it be possible to remove or toggle graphing average vs. maximum data on individual port graphs? I think both data points are useful, but in general when providing graphs the 5-minute average the only data we'd want to show them. More data below. 2nd Question: The "bits_old" graph includes 95th % both graphed and in the legend. Would it be possible to get the same for the other bits graphs, or at minimum, just bits? I did some digging and didn't find a means to use options via graphs.php to generate it myself. Question 1 data: An aggregate graph (bits) takes the :AVERAGE inbound and outbound of the two ports, using that data to create the graph and populate the legend (min/max/avg, etc.): DEF:in0=/opt/observium/rrd/dce01.01.mmr01/port-10.rrd:INOCTETS:AVERAGE DEF:out0=/opt/observium/rrd/dce01.01.mmr01/port-10.rrd:OUTOCTETS:AVERAGE DEF:in1=/opt/observium/rrd/dce02.01.mmr02/port-10.rrd:INOCTETS:AVERAGE DEF:out1=/opt/observium/rrd/dce02.01.mmr02/port-10.rrd:OUTOCTETS:AVERAGE The individual ports use both :AVERAGE and :MAX. DEF:outoctets=/opt/observium/rrd/dce01.01.mmr02/port-10.rrd:OUTOCTETS:AVERAG E DEF:inoctets=/opt/observium/rrd/dce01.01.mmr02/port-10.rrd:INOCTETS:AVERAGE DEF:outoctets_max=/opt/observium/rrd/dce01.01.mmr02/port-10.rrd:OUTOCTETS:MA X DEF:inoctets_max=/opt/observium/rrd/dce01.01.mmr02/port-10.rrd:INOCTETS:MAX (I didn't include all the CDEFs, AREAS, HRULES, etc. for brevity, but I have copies of each RRD command for reference, if needed.) The "Max" value in the legend reflects the :AVERAGE-based maximum on the aggregate graph and the :MAX-based maximum on the individual graph. Because of this, when compared side-by-side, the values do not match. Aggregate Max: p1_in: 118.25Mb p1_out: 31.95Mb p2_in: 40.15Mb p2_out: 2.61Mb Port 1 Max: p1_in: 304.39Mb p1_out: 98.77Mb Port 2 Max: p2_in: 90.94Mb p2_out: 14.05Mb -- Thanks, skpio

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Seeing this because these two printers are talking to each other? (see pic)
by Kelley, Ronald E. 04 Dec '17

04 Dec '17

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Observium Hardware requirements
by Juan Camilo 04 Dec '17

04 Dec '17

Hi Friends, My company has a PRO Subscription and we plan to implement Observium horizontally: - Dedicated MySQL DB - Dedicated RRD and web interface - Main Poller - Maybe Poller #2 We need your advice about hardware requirements to poll ~2500 devices and ~100.000 ports. Thanks, Juan Camilo Villamil B. Ingeniero Innovación Y Desarrollo Tic juan.villamil <mailto:juan.villamil@sti.com.co> @sti.com.co (+57 1) 7429797 Ext: 60181 Carrera 13 A No. 89-38 oficina 337 <http://www.stisas.com.co/> http://www.stisas.com.co

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Ciena SAOS thresholds using incorrect OIDs
by Erik Muller 03 Dec '17

03 Dec '17

We recently added some Ciena 3942s and 3904s to our monitoring, and found that Observium (CE 17.9.8859) is picking up the wrong OID for some sensors. It seems that the same OID was reused for a couple of checks where they should have been the next in sequence, causing optics Tx power and voltage to not be properly checked. The below change syncs the checks with the correct MIB values, and fixed the false alarms it was generating for us. thanks, -e admin@nms:~$ diff -ub /opt/observium/includes/discovery/sensors/wwp-leos-port-xcvr-mib.inc.php.orig /opt/observium/includes/discovery/sensors/wwp-leos-port-xcvr-mib.inc.php --- /opt/observium/includes/discovery/sensors/wwp-leos-port-xcvr-mib.inc.php.orig 2017-02-01 11:31:13.983653739 -0500 +++ /opt/observium/includes/discovery/sensors/wwp-leos-port-xcvr-mib.inc.php 2017-02-01 15:39:05.687844414 -0500 @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ foreach ($oids as $index => $entry) { $entry['descr'] = dbFetchCell("SELECT `ifDescr` FROM `ports` WHERE `device_id` = ? AND `ifName` = ?", array($device['device_id'], $index)) . " Tx power"; - $entry['oid'] = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.60.4.1.1.1.1.105." . $index; + $entry['oid'] = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.60.4.1.1.1.1.106." . $index; $entry['current'] = $entry['wwpLeosPortXcvrTxDbmPower']; $options = array('limit_high' => $entry['wwpLeosPortXcvrHighTxDbmPwAlarmThreshold'] * $scale, 'limit_low' => $entry['wwpLeosPortXcvrLowTxDbmPwAlarmThreshold'] * $scale, @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ foreach ($oids as $index => $entry) { $entry['descr'] = dbFetchCell("SELECT ifDescr FROM `ports` WHERE `device_id` = ? AND `ifName` = ?", array($device['device_id'], $index)) . " Volts"; - $entry['oid'] = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.60.4.1.1.1.1.16.".$index; + $entry['oid'] = ".1.3.6.1.4.1.6141.2.60.4.1.1.1.1.17.".$index; $entry['current'] = $entry['wwpLeosPortXcvrVcc']; $options = array('limit_high' => $entry['wwpLeosPortXcvrHighVccAlarmThreshold'], 'limit_low' => $entry['wwpLeosPortXcvrLowVccAlarmThreshold'],

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Distributed-remote poĺlers (again)
by Edvinas K 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

Hello, I would like to know if there any plans or solutions to make Observium run in distributed poller setup ? Thanks

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Alerts for an APC UPS
by Tim Vaughan 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

I want to generate alerts from our APC UPS. Mostly I want to be alerted it if goes onto battery backup power or if the battery needs replacing. Are these alertable? If so, does anyone have any example alert checkers they could share? Cheers, Tim

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Grouping both ends of Core P2P links into single Graph
by Andrew Lemin 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

Hi, We are evaluating Observium at the moment, and we have many point-to-point links in our WAN as everyone should ;) Each end of the same p2p link is labeled to be identical; interface Te1/1/1 description CORE:DeviceA=DeviceB This results in two graphs in Observium. One for DeviceA (labelled "CORE:DeviceA=DeviceB") and one for DeviceB (labelled "CORE:DeviceA=DeviceB"). However as they are connected back-to-back to each other they show the exact same information (just "in" and "out" reversed obviously). Is it possible to merge these two ports/graphs into a single logical Core link? This would significantly save on screen real estate (halving the Core page at the least) and make tracing paths through the network much more logical. Similar to how the Customer graphs aggregate multiple ports with the same description together. But I guess throwing away one side of the link maybe? Details for each end could still be seen on the specific device's page to view locally significant things like port errors etc Thanks, Andy.

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link dlink - hp lldp
by Raimundas Šlepikas 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

Hello 'Observium', why this link is not working, can you help me ? :) DGS-3120 to HP2610 -- Best regards, Raimundas mailto:raimis@kis.lt

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