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export billing to pdf
by Simon Smith 05 Jan '15

05 Jan '15

Hi All, is the any plans of exporting the Billing to PDFs or a module somebodies written? currently if i go File -> Print, it just prints horrible! missing text, no color, just horrible! I have to copy the graphs to a Word Doc and then save to PDF Regards Simon

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Fwd: Help me please
by Phạm Mạnh Hùng 05 Jan '15

05 Jan '15

Dear observium developer/suppoter! I've new install Observium in Ubuntu 12.04 server. It had monitoring some device run snmp services. But now I want Observium monitor some software like: apache/mysql. I have done following instruction http://www.observium.org/wiki/Application/Apache but it not success. Can you instruction me more detail. Thank you very much. -- Thanks & Best regards Phạm Mạnh Hùng Công ty Cổ phần tập đoàn đầu tư công nghệ Intech ADD: No1 Đình Thôn Mỹ Đình Từ Liêm Hà Nội Website: http://www.sieuthisua.com; http://www.Intech.com.vn <http://www.intech.com.vn/> Email: Phammanhhung(a)gmail.com <phammanhhung(a)gmail.com>; Real_time_pro(a)yahoo.com <real_time_pro(a)yahoo.com> Phone: 0904216677

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Re: [Observium] Custom SNMP OID
by lom＠digitelitalia.com 04 Jan '15

04 Jan '15

I have the same issue. We are running a bunch of DSLAM (Zhone and Keymile) and we want to monitor the numebr of calls, the temperature and so on (no more than 10 SNMP OID checks). How can I ask to add this kind of support? Can I write my own check files for this hardware and (if it's working fine) pull up on the main release? Where to start writing a custom check? Regards

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add specific OID to a host to monitor.graph
by John Brown 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

Hi, I'm working towards building some additional OS and device definitions for Observium. At first, I would like to know if there is a way to add a specific OID to a device to be monitored. Other words, I have a device and the standard mibs are being monitored / graph'd. I'd like to add a specific OID to also be monitored / graphed. thanks

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Re: [Observium] Many false positives
by John Brown 02 Jan '15

02 Jan '15

I'm following back up to the list, in hopes that others will find this and it will help them. Part of figuring this out was to track server (the host observium is running on) utilization in terms of Disk IO, CPU, Network IO, swaps, etc. In general we had to upgrade our server to handle a higher compute load / cpu load. We had been running Cacti on the same hardware platform with about 3x the devices, polling every 1 minute and no issues. When running Cacti we also used the C based poller environment (spine). Observium requires more CPU. We also increased our SNMP time out value in the config file. This helped mitigate the issue, but at the end of the day, more CPU fixed the issue. Now the SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) has reduced and alerts / data from Observium is considered reflective of the devices status. Once we stabilize and goto production, I'll post our hardware / os configuration along with other relevant data for others to reference. cheers and thanks to those that provided on-list and off-list usable feedback. On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 6:06 AM, John Brown <john(a)citylinkfiber.com> wrote: > what command line options do you send to fping ? > how do you call fping from within the code? > and what are you parsing on from fping's output to determine up or down ? > > thanks > > On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Adam Armstrong <adama(a)memetic.org> > wrote: >> >> In my previous testing (which was on a mikrotik, but I didn't find out >> if it was the end device or an intermediate device), the issue occured >> because the device stopped replying to pings for 10 seconds every few >> minutes. >> >> This will produce frequent false alerts with even 1 second timeouts and >> multiple retries not ignoring. >> >> Personally, I think we're quite justified in marking a device down if it >> doesn't reply to ping after 5 seconds :) >> >> adam. >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "John Brown" <john(a)citylinkfiber.com> >> To: "Observium Network Observation System" <observium(a)observium.org> >> Sent: 12/22/2014 5:12:18 PM >> Subject: Re: [Observium] Many false positives >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> I did crank the timeout and retires up to 1000ms and 5 retries, prior to >> my original post. >> That didn't seem to help much. >> >> I now have the debug value set and will watch the debug log for any hints. >> >> Thanks >> >> On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Tom Laermans < >> tom.laermans(a)powersource.cx> wrote: >> >>> There is no time frame to report; it didn't return a ping (in time) at >>> the exact moment the message is logged. >>> >>> These are the default ping config settings: >>> #$config['ping']['retries'] = 3; // How many times to retry ping (1 - >>> 10) >>> #$config['ping']['timeout'] = 500; // Timeout in milliseconds (50 - >>> 2000) >>> >>> So, 3 missed-or->500ms pings, it would seem. >>> >>> There are currently no device-specific ping settings, this is on my >>> to-do somewhere. >>> >>> You can try to enable this: >>> $config['ping']['debug'] = TRUE; // If TRUE store ping errors >>> into logs/debug.log file >>> >>> and check the debug log. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> On 22/12/2014 23:55, John Brown wrote: >>> >>> Yes, I see the "Device Status changed to Down (PING)" in the log. >>> >>> The conflict I have with this that it doesn't provide any more detailed >>> information. >>> How many pings failed, time frame, etc >>> >>> I am running TCPDUMP on a monitor/span port that the ONOS is connected >>> to and I see ICMP packets going out to devices and I see their reply >>> packets come back. >>> >>> Over a 15 minute period of time a host will be reported as DOWN, yet the >>> ICMP packet flow shows echo_request / echo_reply pairs without undo delay. >>> >>> Other machines on the same LAN subnet as the ONOS host also show no >>> dropped ICMP packets. >>> >>> Hence why I'm asking about additional debugging tools within ONOS.. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> observium mailing list >> observium(a)observium.org >> http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium >> >>

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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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Re: [Observium] Alert by sms
by Welisson Tomé 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

Hi Justin, Tks for replay, but i would need of some feature sending sms directly without use sms email gateway like it, so, do you know if will be add in new release of Observium? I think the tool very good but without this alert i can't change to Observium, what i would like so much. -- Welisson Tomé br.linkedin.com/in/welissontome/

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Observium - net-snmp process unresponsive
by Laurent Dumont 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

Hi gents, I have a CentOS 6.6 install with net-snmp running. I'm using SNMPv3 Auth and Encryption with Observium polling devices every five minutes. On one of my Centos server, the net-snmp process will die after 24-36 hours of running. It seems to be hitting my system maximum file open limit which is set to 1024. > > [root@mail net-snmp-5.7]# ulimit -n > > 1024 > > [root@mail ~]# lsof -p 26907 | wc -l > > 1071 > > [root@mail net-snmp-5.7]# lsof -p 26907 > > snmpd 26907 root 166r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 167r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 168r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 169r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 170r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 171r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 172r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 173r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 174r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 175r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 176r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 177r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 178r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > > snmpd 26907 root 179r REG 0,3 0 4026532160 > > /proc/26907/net/sctp/snmp > #tail /var/log/snmpd.log > > cannot open /proc/net/dev ... > > /proc/partitions: Too many open files > > /proc/stat: Too many open files > > /proc/partitions: Too many open files > > /proc/stat: Too many open files > > could not create socket > > /proc/partitions: Too many open files > > /proc/stat: Too many open files > > cannot open /proc/net/dev ... > > /proc/partitions: Too many open files > > /proc/stat: Too many open files > > /proc/partitions: Too many open files > > /proc/stat: Too many open files That number will keep increasing till it trips the 1024 limit. It seems that CentOS is frozen to net-snmp 5.5 and I'm don't really want to use anything that I can't easily manage with "yum". The weird thing is that I have another server with the same config/CentOS version/Net-Snmp version and I have no issues with the snmp process on that server. Anything else I could try to troubleshoot the issue? Thanks!

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Pwr consumption on JunOS
by Gavin Henry 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

Hi all, What is everyone doing to pick up power usage for Juniper routers and switches other than via their PDU stats? Thanks. -- Kind Regards, Gavin Henry.

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Merry Christmas
by Simon Schmitz 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

✨。 🌟。 ✨ 。 🎄 。。 ✨ 🎄🎄。。 ✨ ✨ 🎄🐻🎄 ✨。。 🎄🐻🎀🎄 。✨ 。 🎄🎀🎄🐻🎄。。 ✨ 🎄🎄🎀🎄。。。🎄🎄🐻🎄🎄。 ✨ 🎄🎄🎀🎄🐻🎄 🎄🐻🎄🎄🎀🎄🎄 ✨ 🎄🎀🎄🎄🐻🎄✨ 🎄🎄🐻🎄🎄🎀🎄 🎄🐻🎄🎀🐻🎄🎄🎄 MERRY ✨CHRISTMAS ✨ 🎁🎁2014🎁🎁

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Syslog-ng no log after upgrade
by chott＠praha1.net 27 Dec '14

27 Dec '14

Hello, today i check some Syslog and after upgrade i dont have any Remote Syslog messages. Is there some change in CE build 6000 ? Tomas

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Need to create sensors and better support for Ubiquiti radio devices
by John Brown 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

I'm looking for help to improve the support of Ubiquiti microwave radio support in Observium. Mainly focused on the AirFiber 24 and AirFiber 5 products, along with the Rocket series. Would need the ability to alarm on RF Signal level changes (out side of acceptable range, etc). Same with receive Ether CRC on the radio's ether interface. Anyone interested in helping. There would some $$ avail.

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Enable / Disable RANCID on a per device basis
by Nate Mellendorf 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

Hello everyone, I've implemented the RANCID integration feature, which has been working quite well over the past week. I'm very excited to have config diffs on the same page as the health of each device. It's little features like this that are allowing us to leverage Observium over other monitoring platforms. That said, I was curious about a related Observium feature request. Would it be possible to configure a RANCID on/off switch on the device settings page? Please allow me to clarify this further. When I run generate-rancid.php, It's going to generate a router.db for all of the devices listed within observium. While this is amazing and extremely useful, not all devices within Observium need to be added to this list. My idea is to add a switch that determines whether the device will be added to the router.db. That way, when our CRON job runs each night to update router.db, it only does so for the devices we know RANCID can log into. Again, this is just an idea I wanted to share. If you feel there is something I could do to get around this, please let me know. As of right now, I generate the new router.db myself and manually remove each device I know shouldn't be listed. Thanks in advance, 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/> [cid:image002.png@01D02109.328DCB00] ________________________________ 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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Many false positives
by John Brown 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

Hi I'm trying to troubleshoot the many false positives we are receiving from OB. The system will report a host as down, yet our legacy Nagios and out-of-band Pingdom do not show the host as down. It doesn't appear that OB records in the log what specifically is making OB think the host is down. I've increased the SNMP time out value to 3 seconds (which seems very long) and that has helped with some hosts, mostly Mikrotiks. But I doubt that our Juniper MX480's (which are lightly loaded) should need such long time frame to respond. How can I get OB to report what is the actual trigger for its "Host Down" alerts ?? Are there tweaks for performance monitoring / testing ?? Thank you in advance..

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Trango Radios, wish list, support in Observium, $$
by John Brown 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

Hi, We are using lots of Trango microwave radios and would like to see better support for them in Observium. I'm willing to put a few $$ towards that integration and support....

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set device for customer
by Simon Smith 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

Hi All, I have a feeling is more of a daft / random question, but ill ask it anyways Is it possible to set a list of devices for a customer in the customer view under the Ports menu? I can’t change the description of every single interface like described in here http://www.observium.org/wiki/Interface_Description_Parsing I would rather have a customer view of all there devices I understand i could create a user for the customer and assign those devices to that user, but thats not a view for myself as Admin the other issue i have is the Devices are assigned all over the place and not in one location either ? Regards Simon

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