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only show alerted ports that are not toggled alerts=no in settings?
by Steffie Morris 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Hi, how can i show a list of ports in observium that only show the alerted ports that are not toggled alerts=no in the device port settings page? in ports dropdown menu item the total number of alerted ports is correct, but if i open the page i see all the alerted ports. including the ports that have been toggeld not to generate an alert in the settings. Can i create a view filter somewhere to only show the relevant ports?

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RRDTool Output: ERROR only on overview graph.
by Arno Mooreeleme 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

We just added a host to observium for which the overview graph does not work. It is an cisco firewall (ASA) running in context mode, the context itself has just 2 interfaces. Both these interfaces are graphed just fine when we look at the ports. However the combined graph on the overview page just shows an 'error drawing graph'. The problem seems to be that the RRD graph is generated without any path's to the existing RRD files. As you can see in the output below there is just an empty space for where the RRD path should be. Any idea where to start troubleshooting this? Note that this is the only host, all other work just fine. Performance & Output RRDTool Output: ERROR: String ends after the = sign on 'CDEF:inB=' Total time: 0.013 | RRDtool time: 0.011s RRDTool Command rrdtool graph /tmp/ddZYHLrHrQRbsOtM.png -g -Y --alt-autoscale --rigid --start 1452850542 --end 1452936942 --width 1152 --height 300 -c BACK#EEEEEE00 -c SHADEA#EEEEEE00 -c SHADEB#EEEEEE00 -c FONT#000000 -c CANVAS#FFFFFF00 -c GRID#a5a5a5 -c MGRID#FF9999 -c FRAME#5e5e5e -c ARROW#5e5e5e -R normal --font LEGEND:8:'DroidSansMono,DejaVuSansMono' --font AXIS:7:'DroidSansMono,DejaVuSansMono' --font-render-mode normal -E CDEF:inB= CDEF:outB= CDEF:octets=inB,outB,+ CDEF:doutB=outB,-1,* CDEF:inbits=inB,8,* CDEF:outbits=outB,8,* CDEF:bits=inbits,outbits,+ CDEF:doutbits=doutB,8,* VDEF:95thin=inbits,95,PERCENT VDEF:95thout=outbits,95,PERCENT CDEF:pout_tmp=doutbits,-1,* VDEF:dpout_tmp=pout_tmp,95,PERCENT CDEF:dpout_tmp2=doutbits,doutbits,-,dpout_tmp,-1,*,+ VDEF:d95thout=dpout_tmp2,FIRST VDEF:totin=inB,TOTAL VDEF:avein=inbits,AVERAGE VDEF:totout=outB,TOTAL VDEF:aveout=outbits,AVERAGE VDEF:tot=octets,TOTAL COMMENT:' \l' HRULE:999999999999999#FFFFFF:'Total Rx' GPRINT:inbits:LAST:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:inbits:AVERAGE:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:inbits:MIN:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:inbits:MAX:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:totin:%6.2lf%sB COMMENT:'\l' HRULE:999999999999999#FFFFFF:' Tx' GPRINT:outbits:LAST:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:outbits:AVERAGE:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:outbits:MIN:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:outbits:MAX:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:totout:%6.2lf%sB COMMENT:'\l' HRULE:999999999999999#FFFFFF:' Agg' GPRINT:bits:LAST:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:bits:AVERAGE:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:bits:MIN:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:bits:MAX:%6.2lf%s GPRINT:tot:%6.2lf%sB COMMENT:'\l' HRULE:0#999999

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Website Alerting
by Matt Zillmann 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Hello everyone, I am investigating whether monitoring/alerting a website's status is possible with Observium. Has anyone done this before? It would be a basic alert (UP/DOWN) Thank you.

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Network mounts
by Franks Andy (IT Technical Architecture Manager) 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Hi all, If I change ignore_mount_network=>0, should it show up cifsd based shares? I have a host reporting some back, but nothing in observium. I can't pick up windows mount points, and wondered if I could map read only via cifsd in order just to report the space free and alert. Professional version if it makes any difference. Thanks Andy.

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webhooks documentation on creating contacts
by Daughenbaugh, Glenn 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Would like to get more information on how to use the webhooks option under creating new contacts. Examples would be great. Thanks. Glenn [cid:37e35183-11a3-40c7-b8d5-92ecc22896d6] _______________________________________________________________ GLENN DAUGHENBAUGH | SENIOR APPLICATION ENGINEER | MSS :SRE/DOC-TECHNICAL LIASON | AMPT: AUDIENCE DATA & ANALYTIC PLATFORMS O. 404-827-2180 | C. 770-540-1087 | GLENN.DAUGHENBAUGH(a)TURNER.COM TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. | ONE CNN CENTER. ATLANTA, GA 30303

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Re: [Observium] Network mounts
by Franks Andy (IT Technical Architecture Manager) 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Never mind, forgot to run the discovery php code. Can see the mounts ok now. Cheers Andy From: observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] On Behalf Of Franks Andy (IT Technical Architecture Manager) Sent: 19 January 2016 21:41 To: observium(a)observium.org Subject: [Observium] Network mounts Hi all, If I change ignore_mount_network=>0, should it show up cifsd based shares? I have a host reporting some back, but nothing in observium. I can't pick up windows mount points, and wondered if I could map read only via cifsd in order just to report the space free and alert. Professional version if it makes any difference. Thanks Andy.

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Postfix configuration for alerts
by Matt Zillmann 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Hello everyone, I am trying to set up email alerting for Observium. I have hit a roadblock. I am not sure what I need to configure on postfix in order to send only outbound email alerts to our internal exchange server IT email recipients. Does anyone have documentation or an idea on how to do this? Thank you in advance!

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observium svn changes
by Simon Smith 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Hi All. laptop broke and my rss client crashed and lost all my rss feeds :( I remember adam had to remove the mailing list for the svn changes for one reason or another does anybody have the link at all? I’m using Reeder for OS X now :) Simon

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Re: [Observium] Website Alerting
by Henrik Cednert (Filmlance) 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

I*m interested in the same. From what the boys said at IRC this is not possible with Observium. Sadly. =( But if someone finds a way, please let me know. =) Also interested in FTP-tests for test of actual upload/download to see if Ftp is up. =) Cheers -- Henrik Cednert cto | td | compositor Filmlance International Direct + 46 (0)704 71 89 54 From: observium <observium-bounces(a)observium.org<mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org>> on behalf of Matt Zillmann <mzillmann(a)testoil.com<mailto:mzillmann@testoil.com>> Reply-To: Observium Network Observation System <observium(a)observium.org<mailto:observium@observium.org>> Date: Tuesday 19 January 2016 at 14:53 To: Observium Network Observation System <observium(a)observium.org<mailto:observium@observium.org>> Subject: [Observium] Website Alerting Hello everyone, I am investigating whether monitoring/alerting a website’s status is possible with Observium. Has anyone done this before? It would be a basic alert (UP/DOWN) Thank you.

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Map / Neighbours on cisco 6500 ports menu.
by Svensson Fredrik A 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Hi there! On our cisco catalyst 6509 I cant see Map and Neighbours under the Ports information, any Idea why? I really like this feature, my hope is that I can be able to have a total network-map with all my switches one day, is there any plan to develope this further? Regards Fredrik

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Enable autodiscovery via VMware
by Tibor Marchyn 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Hi all, Not sure if it was asked before, but in current version of Observium 0.16.1.7504 in global settings is option called "Enable autodiscovery via Vmware". How does it works? As I very like observium, documentation looks as totally out of date and not usable. Thanks Tibor

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Please suggest best configuration for rrdcached daemon in Observium..................!
by Chaman Rathee 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

We are monitoring 200 devices. Please suggest best rrdcached configuration and also find my rrdcached file configuration below:---------> root@observe:~# cat /etc/default/rrdcached # /etc/default/rrdcached # 0: start rrdcached on boot, 1: do not start rrdcached on boot # default: 0 DISABLE=0 # options to be passed to rrdcached # (do not specify -p <pidfile> - this is handled by the init script) # default: see /etc/init.d/rrdcached OPTS="-w 1800 -z 1800 -f 3600 -s www-data -l unix:/var/run/rrdcached.sock -j /var/lib/rrdcached/journal/ -F -b /mnt/ramdisk/ -B" # number of seconds to wait for rrdcached to shut down # (writing the data to disk may take some time; # tune this according to your setup) # default: 30 MAXWAIT=30 # 0: do not enable core-files, 1: enable core-files ... if rrdcached crashes # default: 0 ENABLE_COREFILES=0 root@observe:~# root@observe:~# [Fabrikam] Privileged or confidential information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), please delete this message and kindly notify the sender by an emailed reply. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of Progression and its associate entities shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by them.

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Email alerts
by Matt Zillmann 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Hello everyone, I am trying to figure out the best way to have email alerts sent from Observium to our exchange server ( IT email accounts on exchange server). What method is best? Does anyone have a recommendation and documentation on how to configure? I am new to setting up email on a Linux host. Thank you, Matt

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FW: Custom OID alerting
by Franks Andy (IT Technical Architecture Manager) 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Hi all, Like the custom oid addition, it's nice to be able to add support for some each oids if necessary. One thing I've never been able to find out how to do was get mount point support in windows for space percentages used - I can now do this, but wondered whether I could do a custom oid alert? We tend to not have the time to proactively check graphs, so an alert would be ideal. Thanks Andy

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reporting and billing
by Anthony Parker 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Hi I am running a couple of installs of the community edition and I like it very much. I would like to expand into suggesting Observium to our customers as a reporting and billing tool and I am wondering Is it possible to get a demonstration copy of the subscription edition of observium to show clients the reporting they can expect? Is it possible to convert an installation to/from the subscription edition or does one simply create a new installation? Thanks Anthony Anthony Parker M9 (IT) Ltd. Red Lion Buildings, 12 Cock Lane, London, EC1A 9BU United Kingdom (UK) Tel: +442036678200 DISCLAIMER: This email contains proprietary information, some or all of which may be legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by replying to this email. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email. Registered in England. Company registration number: 04343900. VAT No. 202 2531 70

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Re: [Observium] NaN on Graphs
by Edward Weir 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

No, I have 30GB free on my / (root). ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:09:50 -0500 From: "Edward Weir" <edward.weir(a)gmail.com> To: <observium(a)observium.org> Subject: [Observium] NaN on Graphs Message-ID: <046e01d15152$42167070$c6435150$(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, I've been trying to get my graphs to work but I'm still getting NaN on 'some' of my them. I have a Cisco c891fw router and interfaces g2 and g3 graph fine but the other interfaces g0, g3, g4, g5 do not graph and I get a NaN but keep in mind that I do see their traffic transfer rates. I do not get a 'draw error', just a blank graph. I'm running the following: Ubuntu 15.10 Observium CD 0.15.6.6430 NET-SNMP version: 5.7.3 RRDtool 1.4.3 I have updated to the latest RRDtool version 1.5.5 but then I get the draw errors. Is there anything you can provide to help. Thanks, ejw

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NaN on Graphs
by Edward Weir 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

Hi, I've been trying to get my graphs to work but I'm still getting NaN on 'some' of my them. I have a Cisco c891fw router and interfaces g2 and g3 graph fine but the other interfaces g0, g3, g4, g5 do not graph and I get a NaN but keep in mind that I do see their traffic transfer rates. I do not get a 'draw error', just a blank graph. I'm running the following: Ubuntu 15.10 Observium CD 0.15.6.6430 NET-SNMP version: 5.7.3 RRDtool 1.4.3 I have updated to the latest RRDtool version 1.5.5 but then I get the draw errors. Is there anything you can provide to help. Thanks, ejw

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Still get alerts on deleted interfaces / vinterfaces
by Pirmin Sidler - Computerline 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

Dear Observium members, Monitored interfaces went down on our brocade devices, then we deleted the interfaces (because we didn't use them anymore). We are now facing a bug where alerts are still up and still send Email notifications, even if Observium sees the interfaces as deleted. I have seen there is a "ignore until OK" button in the interface monitoring options but I want it out of alerts. Question: is this a bug? If yes, has it been fixed? (long not upgraded the files). Thanks! Best regards, Pirmin Sidler

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fresh install, dbquery errors mad
by Simon Smith 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

HI All, decided to do a fresh install of observium and DB I’m getting dbquery errors in db.log with add_user.php, add_device.php, discovery.php and poller.php http://pastebin.com/w13kXT6H - full db.log just a few lines i managed to find out [2016/01/15 14:46:43 +0000] adduser.php(26168): Failed dbQuery (#1366 - Incorrect integer value: 'NULL' for column 'device_id' at row 1), Query: INSERT INTO `eventlog` (`device_id`,`entity_id`,`entity_type`,`timestamp`,`severity`,`message`) VALUES ('NULL',NULL,NULL,NOW(),'6','Observium updated: -> 7497') [2016/01/15 14:47:59 +0000] add_device.php(26237): Failed dbQuery (#1292 - Incorrect datetime value: 'NULL' for column 'last_discovered' at row 1), Query: UPDATE `devices` set `last_discovered` ='NULL' WHERE `device_id` = '2' [2016/01/15 14:48:27 +0000] discovery.php(26358): Failed dbQuery (#1364 - Field 'sensor_status' doesn't have a default value), Query: INSERT INTO `sensors-state` (`sensor_id`,`sensor_value`,`sensor_polled`) VALUES ('5','23','NOW()’) [2016/01/15 14:49:21 +0000] poller.php(26843): Failed dbQuery (#1364 - Field 'location_country' doesn't have a default value), Query: INSERT INTO `devices_locations` (`location`,`location_geoapi`,`location_lat`,`location_lon`,`location_updated`,`device_id`) VALUES ('L24 9PB [53.352382, -2.858778]','yahoo','53.352382','-2.858778','2016-01-15 14:48:52','1') [2016/01/15 14:51:12 +0000] poller.php(26843): Failed dbQuery (#1366 - Incorrect integer value: '' for column 'sensor_last_change' at row 1), Query: INSERT INTO `sensors-state` (`sensor_id`,`sensor_value`,`sensor_event`,`sensor_status`,`sensor_last_change`,`sensor_polled`) VALUES ('7','24.1','ok','','','1452869472') [2016/01/15 14:51:28 +0000] poller.php(26843): Failed dbQuery (#1364 - Field 'ifInUcastPkts_delta' doesn't have a default value), Query: INSERT INTO `ports-state` (`poll_time`,`poll_period`,`ifInOctets`,`ifOutOctets`,`ifInErrors`,`ifOutErrors`,`ifInUcastPkts`,`ifOutUcastPkts`,`ifInOctets_perc`,`ifOutOctets_perc`,`ifOctets_rate`,`ifUcastPkts_rate`,`ifErrors_rate`,`port_id`) VALUES ('1452869487','1452869487','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','152') however I’m seeing the ' insert into ports-state ' every time i poll my switches ive only added 3 switches for test reasons regards Simon

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Observium: Pre-auth and security questions
by Nate Mellendorf 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

Good evening everyone, I've been trying to configure Observium with a forms based SSO solution. My reasoning for this, is that I'd like to minimize the attack surface for Observium when published to the Internet. As Observium supports groups, I thought it would be extremely beneficial for clients to view their throughput at anytime from anywhere. I was curious if anyone in the community is using pre-authentication, or if you're publishing Observium directly to the Internet. I'm not as familiar with Apache and PHP, so hardening the service through pre-auth seemed like a good first step. Unfortunately, I can't quite get pre-auth to work. Observium uses forms based authentication, which is hard to capture on the platform I'm using. Here's a link, if you're curious on how I'm trying to capture it: http://fritsesblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/link-to-netscaler-form-sso-kb.html If I could get Observium to use basic authentication, I think I could get it to work. Do we know if this is possible? A better question, is pre-auth even necessary here? Aside from HTTPS, iptables, firewalling, and locking down SSH/root, what other steps do you take to secure your Observium server? Do you think that allowing Internet access is unwise at this time? Thank you for any input on insight into this. This is a concern of mine that I'm trying to address. Your suggestions and opinions are very much appreciated. Regards, - NM

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wiki typo
by Joey Stanford 16 Jan '16

16 Jan '16

Hi, I found a wiki typo. Housekeeping Cron job - /opt/observium/housekeeping.php -rptb the “b” should probably be a “y”

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Strange issue with BGP sessions on Juniper MX104
by Duncan Mossop 16 Jan '16

16 Jan '16

Hello, We are running Observium professional 0.16.1.7407 and we have an issue with BGP session discovery on a Juniper MX104 (dual RE), running discovery against the device displays the fact there are numerous bgp sessions but not a single session appears under the device in the Observium WebUI. This is the output from Discovery: ##### Module Start: bgp-peers ##### o Local AS AS198313 o Caching BGP4-MIB BGP4-V2-MIB-JUNIPER o Try discovering host 91.233.128.253 through BGP o Try discovering host 91.233.128.254 through BGP +------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+--------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | Local IP | Peer: AS | IP | Family | rDNS | Remote Device | +------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+--------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 91.233.128.244 | 198313 | 91.233.128.253 | ipv4.unicast | lo0-core4.lancs-ycr.systemhost.co. | core4.lancs-ycr.systemhost.uk | | | | | | uk | | | 91.233.128.244 | 198313 | 91.233.128.254 | ipv4.unicast | lo0-edge1.lancs-ycr.systemhost.co. | edge1.car1.systemhost.co.uk | | | | | | uk | | | 149.6.147.122 | 174 | 149.6.147.121 | ipv4.unicast | gi0-0-0-6.nr11.b015668-1.lon01.atl | ... | | | | | | as.cogentco.com | | | 195.66.226.239 | 6939 | 195.66.224.21 | ipv4.unicast | 40ge1-3.core1.lon2.he.net | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 32787 | 195.66.224.31 | ipv4.unicast | blackhole.prolexic.com | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 20940 | 195.66.224.168 | ipv4.unicast | linxnap.netarch.akamai.com | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 5459 | 195.66.224.254 | ipv4.unicast | ge0-0.pr1.linx.net | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 45014 | 195.66.225.55 | ipv4.unicast | ge-0-2.gw4.rtr.thn.lon.as45014.net | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 29611 | 195.66.225.78 | ipv4.unicast | linx.a.elite.net.uk | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 8714 | 195.66.225.230 | ipv4.unicast | rs1.rbs.linx.net | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 42344 | 195.66.226.71 | ipv4.unicast | linx1.conceptcoders.com | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 20940 | 195.66.226.81 | ipv4.unicast | | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 20940 | 195.66.226.167 | ipv4.unicast | | ... | | 195.66.226.239 | 58226 | 195.66.226.197 | ipv4.unicast | | ... | | 217.68.244.122 | 29611 | 217.68.244.123 | ipv4.unicast | ae0.1129.core.a.thm.elite.net.uk | ... | | 2001:07f8:0004:0000:0000:0003:06a9 | 6939 | 2001:07f8:0004:0000:0000:0000:1b1b | ipv6.unicast | 40ge1-3.core1.lon2.he.net | ... | | :0001 | | :0001 | | | | | 2001:07f8:0004:0000:0000:0003:06a9 | 8714 | 2001:07f8:0004:0000:0000:0000:220a | | | ... | | :0001 | | :0001 | | | | | 2001:07f8:0004:0000:0000:0003:06a9 | 45014 | 2001:07f8:0004:0000:0000:0000:afd6 | ipv6.unicast | ge-0-2.gw4.rtr.thn.lon.as45014.net | ... | | :0001 | | :0001 | | | | | 2001:07f8:0004:0000:0000:0003:06a9 | 58226 | 2001:07f8:0004:0000:0000:0000:e372 | ipv6.unicast | | ... | | :0001 | | :0001 | | | | +------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+--------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ o Changes 2 updated, 17 unchanged o Duration 3.5349s This issue seems to have appeared since fully enabling chassis Graceful Restart / Switchover. I have removed and re-added the device from Observium to no effect. Regards, Duncan Mossop • Operations Manager, SystemHOST Ltd ________________________________ dmossop(a)systemhost.co.uk [cid:image30bc94.PNG@047b1488.498f55d8] 01524 737414 systemhost.co.uk<http://www.systemhost.co.uk> [Twitter]<https://twitter.com/systemhost> Follow us on Twitter ________________________________ SystemHOST Ltd Registered office: Holmere Hall, Yealand Conyers, Carnforth, Lancs, LA5 9SN Registered in England No.05028996 VAT No. 927386490 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. By opening this email or its attachments, you accept liability for any damage that may be caused to your computer hardware, software or data. ________________________________

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[ALERT-CHECKER] Alert to pick up on physical failure of disk.
by Henrik Cednert (Filmlance) 16 Jan '16

16 Jan '16

Hi there Have gotten some hints at IRC but can't really wrap my head around on how to set it up. Yeah, I know I'm probably stupid. But I can't find a complete list of all commands available and it doesn't complain if I feed it something invalid. So it's really a guessing game. =/ So the checker needs to do something like: if status of physical_class('storage' or 'hrDeviceDiskStorage') != 1 send alert Possible? Please give detailed instructions if possible. Would be sweet if all different possible combinations of alert checkers was added to the demo instance so once can look there for guidance. =) Cheers and thanks -- Henrik Cednert cto | td | compositor Filmlance International Direct + 46 (0)704 71 89 54

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Monitor DHCP pools
by Anders Alavik 16 Jan '16

16 Jan '16

Is there any may to monitor DHCP pools in observium? Best Med Vänliga Hälsningar Anders Alavik anders(a)bogalnet.se <mailto:anders@bogalnet.se> / 0322 - 64 24 71 BogalNet AB Alvhemsgatan 3 447 30 Vårgårda http://www.bogalnet.se <http://www.bogalnet.se/>

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r7497
by Eduardo Schoedler 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Big chances in r7497, huh? :) -- Eduardo Schoedler

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