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Request: Add a device proactively
by Nate Mellendorf 20 Oct '15

20 Oct '15

Observium team, I just finished pre-deploying a few routers for a new client, and I'm adding each one to our monitoring platforms in advance. As they're offline, I'll be unable to add them to Observium until they respond to SNMP / ICMP. Is there a way I could add these proactively, and work around the error that Observium pushes our by default? Ideally, I'd like to add them all now, disable their alerts, and enable them when they're deployed and connectivity is in place. I see you have a Ignore RRD checkbox on the add device page. I wonder if we could have another that says, "Add even though device is offline"? As always, thank you for your feedback and time on this. Regards, Nate Mellendorf | Network Analyst | Netgain 720 West Saint Germain Street | St. Cloud | MN | 56301 Phone: 320.251.4700 x183 | 877.797.4700 x183 <http://www.netgainhosting.com/> www.NetgainHosting.com _____ 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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Asterisk DAHDI monitoring
by Pieter De Wit 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Hi Guys, Can we please add DAHDI monitoring to the asterisk agent ? As per http://jira.observium.org/browse/OBSERVIUM-655?focusedCommentId=12588&page=… [1] I will gladly supply a patch to the agent file, if someone can "extend" the view of Asterisk to include dahdichannels and dahdiactive Thanks, Pieter Links: ------ [1] http://jira.observium.org/browse/OBSERVIUM-655?focusedCommentId=12588&p…

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Alert on missing CDP/LLDP neighbor
by Spencer Ryan 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Is is possible to alert on a specific CDP/LLDP neighbor going away? *Spencer Ryan* | Senior Systems Administrator | sryan(a)arbor.net *Arbor Networks* +1.734.794.5033 (d) | +1.734.846.2053 (m) www.arbornetworks.com

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Re: [Observium] Request: Add a device proactively
by Nate Mellendorf 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

I was going to do something simular, but thought I'd request a feature add. When I deploy my devices, I deploy them with a script that's been standardized / approved. Setting up DHCP would be possible, but it adds additional steps (prone to user error) and may not be possible for all Observium users. I can see why you may not want to add it, but I feel it would be a really nice time saver for future deployments. You configured Observium to say no, I wont poll you if I can't find you. I think this is a little bit of a grey area, where we know it'll be there eventually. Just my two cents. Thanks again Adam for the consideration. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:27:26 -0700 From: Robbie Wright <robbie(a)siuslawbroadband.com> To: Observium Network Observation System <observium(a)observium.org> Subject: Re: [Observium] Request: Add a device proactively Message-ID: <CADTKZWZ8kbo7ZU8KAnbANzvh+udkEAaC9Bg05zm+V2AxqZZYmg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The way we currently handle this, since all of the devices require dns, is to pre-provision the device on a dhcp network and set dns to the temporary dhcp address. We can do the full config on the on the device, ship it, and when it is in its new location (or while it is being shipped) update dns to the new static IP you pre-provisioned and then when it is plugged in, all should be good with the world. In theory. Most of the time. Robbie Wright Siuslaw Broadband <https://siuslawbroadband.com> 541-902-5101 On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 8:14 AM, Matt Ladewig <matt(a)univoip.com> wrote: > I?m in favor of having an offline device add option. We would be able > to add the device to Observium as part of the normal provisioning > workflow, instead of post activation. > > > > *From:* observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] *On Behalf > Of *Adam Armstrong > *Sent:* Monday, October 19, 2015 8:10 AM > *To:* observium(a)observium.org > *Subject:* Re: [Observium] Request: Add a device proactively > > > > Hmm... I'm not sure about this. What do other people think? > > > > adam. > > On 19/10/2015 16:07:40, Nate Mellendorf < > nate.mellendorf(a)netgainhosting.com> wrote: > > Observium team, > > > > I just finished pre-deploying a few routers for a new client, and I?m > adding each one to our monitoring platforms in advance. > > As they?re offline, I?ll be unable to add them to Observium until they > respond to SNMP / ICMP. > > > > Is there a way I could add these proactively, and work around the > error that Observium pushes our by default? > > Ideally, I?d like to add them all now, disable their alerts, and > enable them when they?re deployed and connectivity is in place. > > > > I see you have a Ignore RRD checkbox on the add device page. I wonder > if we could have another that says, ?Add even though device is offline?? > > > > As always, thank you for your feedback and time on this. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > *Nate Mellendorf **|* *Network Analyst **|* *Netgain* > 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/> > > > ------------------------------ > > 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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > observium mailing list > observium(a)observium.org > http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium > >

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Observium CE, housekeeping.php parameters
by Massimo.Sala＠asl.bergamo.it 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Hi ! Reading http://www.observium.org/docs/housekeeping/ -b Cleans up stale entries in the database. Sometimes entries get left behind when devices are removed, this will clean them up. It seems the switch is missing : /opt/observium/housekeeping.php Observium CE 0.15.6.6430 HouseKeeping USAGE: housekeeping.php [-Vyaserptd] [-A <age>] I don't know if the web page is outdated, or I have to update our installation. Please help ! best regards, Sala

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Re: [Observium] Request: Add a device proactively
by Massimo.Sala＠asl.bergamo.it 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Also for me it is useful to add a device even if "dead". If you prefer, add a switch to add_device.php --no-snmp don't check device online So only the wise guys will force it. best regards, Massimo

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Re: [Observium] observium Digest, Vol 63, Issue 65
by Dudu Handelman 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

I think it's a solid idea. With other systems i made it in the past. its very useful while you are building a new rack you know that all is up at the end or even during the install. Sent from my Samsung device -------- Original message -------- From: observium-request(a)observium.org Date: 19/10/2015 18:15 (GMT+02:00) To: observium(a)observium.org Subject: observium Digest, Vol 63, Issue 65 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: Request: Add a device proactively (Adam Armstrong) 2. Re: Request: Add a device proactively (Matt Ladewig) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:09:45 +0100 From: "Adam Armstrong" <adama(a)memetic.org> To: "" <observium(a)observium.org> Subject: Re: [Observium] Request: Add a device proactively Message-ID: <ba9da84a-386c-4c21-86a7-fdc71ba98e44(a)getmailbird.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hmm... I'm not sure about this. What do other people think? adam. On 19/10/2015 16:07:40, Nate Mellendorf <nate.mellendorf(a)netgainhosting.com> wrote: Observium team, ? I just finished pre-deploying a few routers for a new client, and I?m adding each one to our monitoring platforms in advance. As they?re offline, I?ll be unable to add them to Observium until they respond to SNMP / ICMP. ? Is there a way I could add these proactively, and work around the error that Observium pushes our by default? Ideally, I?d like to add them all now, disable their alerts, and enable them when they?re deployed and connectivity is in place. ? I see you have a Ignore RRD checkbox on the add device page. I wonder if we could have another that says, ?Add even though device is offline?? ? As always, thank you for your feedback and time on this. ? ? Regards, ? Nate Mellendorf | Network Analyst | Netgain 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/] 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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DB Errors
by Eduardo Schoedler 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Hi, I have upgraded now to 6655 and I saw an db error. Updated to revision 6655. Observium 0.15.7.6655 Discovery -- Updating database/file schema 203 -> 204 ... (db) done (1 errors). -- Done Looking the logs/db.log file: [2015/07/09 21:46:19 -0300] poller.php(1595): Failed dbQuery (#1062 - Duplicate entry '73-4006-001exxxxxxxx' for key 'dev_vlan_mac'), Query: INSERT INTO `vlans_fdb` (`device_id`,`vlan_id`,`port_id`,`mac_address`,`fdb_status`) VALUES ('73','4006','17112','001exxxxxxxx','learned') [2015/07/09 21:46:19 -0300] poller.php(1595): Failed dbQuery (#1062 - Duplicate entry '73-4006-0022yyyyyyd3' for key 'dev_vlan_mac'), Query: INSERT INTO `vlans_fdb` (`device_id`,`vlan_id`,`port_id`,`mac_address`,`fdb_status`) VALUES ('73','4006','17112','0022yyyyyyd3','learned') ... [2015/07/15 11:49:52 -0300] discovery.php(12686): Failed dbQuery (#1071 - Specified key was too long; max key length is 1000 bytes), Query: ALTER TABLE `slas` DROP INDEX `unique_key`, ADD UNIQUE `unique_key` (`device_id`, `sla_mib`, `sla_index`, `sla_owner`); Can you verify, please? Thanks. -- Eduardo Schoedler

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Cannot see ospf or bgp related graphs on Nexus 9000 and MX 480
by George Philip 18 Oct '15

18 Oct '15

Hi,I have installed Observium and have ospf and bgp related polling ,discovery parameters in the config.php file. However, I am unable to see the routing protocol related graph in the web page. Is there anything else that I need to do as I have these protocols running on the Nexus 9000 and MX480 router. Thanks,George

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Juniper QFX 10G ports discovered as 4.29G
by Aaron Finney 18 Oct '15

18 Oct '15

Just FYI, the 10G ports on a QFX 5100 running latest JunOS are being reported with a speed of 4.29Gbps, which I assume is likely the actual returned value being constrained by a 32-bit container? Not a critical thing for us to fix - I was actually disabling polling for all of our Juniper vcp stacks in Observium (most of them take > 300s to complete a polling cycle) but noticed this as I was going through them and figured I'd pass it along. Cheers, Aaron

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