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device migration from SNMPv2 to SNMPv3
by Jan Horacek 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

Hi, I have a one question regarding migration devices in Observium from SNMPv2 to SNMPv3. I have in the Observium in this moment around 300 devices and want to use SNMPv3 instead of current SNMPv2c. Is here any procedure how I can do bulk change in Observium instead of removing and adding devices or do it manually? Thanks Jan

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How to trigger of checkpoint FW state in observium?
by Steve Costaras 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

We're running observium pro stable release 17.10.8930 and are monitoring several checkpoint firewalls with it. I'm trying to figure out how to generate an alert when the firewalls fail over or when a state change occurs. I see that it's being polled as it's displayed for the device header. as you can see attached. This comes from checkpoint from the 1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.5.6.0 OID: SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.2620.1.5.6.0 = STRING: "active" But I don't see any method to select that as an entity type? Anyone have any pointers?

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some temperature sensor values are missing
by Edvinas K 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

Hello, Could you tell me why some FEXes temperature thresholds are missing ? Thanks [image: Inline image 2]

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unable to display openvpn graphs
by Vikas Kumar 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Hi all i have recently added my openvpn server to observium server for openvpn application monitoring. i have installed {{ xinetd and copied the openvpn script to }}/usr/lib/observium_agent/local/openvpn path. I have opened the openvpn server management port by adding 1st line as "management 10.100.115.220 49000 /etc/openvpn/pass.txt and then restarted openvpn and xinetd. When i checked using netstat on openvpn server the server is listening on tcp port 49000.{{}} i can access the management console of openvpn when i run the following command from my observium server "telnet 10.100.115.220 49000" followed by a password. But i cannot see the graphs of load and users connected in the Web GUI. I have checked RRD folder also of the device there is no rrd file named openvpn.rrd or so. The unix agent is already added to observium server and when i do "telnet 10.100.115.220 36602 | grep openvpn" then i get the following output : (nobody,223056,32312,0.2) /usr/sbin/openvpn --config vpn-routing.conf --daemon vpn-routing (nobody,195680,15056,2.3) /usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon --writepid /var/run/openvpn/vpn-bridge.pid --cd /etc/openvpn/ --config vpn-bridge.conf But i cannot see the graphs in web gui someone please help. Thanks -- <http://moodi.org/> *Vikas Kumar | ** Hospitality & PR Coordinator* *Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay* *+91-9694532954 | mailvikasnow(a)gmail.com <mailvikasnow(a)gmail.com>* [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/vikas.cse.iitb> ‌ <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailtrack-for-gmail-inbox/ndnaehg…>

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Unable to add Aruba Access points
by Vikas Kumar 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

i am using observium CE. i am unable to add Wireless access points from Aruba. They only talk to controller via snmp is it proprietary? thanks -- <http://moodi.org/> *Vikas Kumar | ** Hospitality & PR Coordinator* *Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay* *+91-9694532954 | mailvikasnow(a)gmail.com <mailvikasnow(a)gmail.com>* [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/vikas.cse.iitb> ‌ <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailtrack-for-gmail-inbox/ndnaehg…>

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Port Realtime function not work
by Nurbek Suleimanov 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Hi, On one server running Realtime, on the second server an error is issued: "Your browser does not support SVG! You need to either use Firefox, or Chrome, or download the Adobe SVG plugin. "

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apache monitor Hits/s confusion
by Satish Patel 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

I am using apache monitor and has confusion in stats : http://docs.observium.org/apps/ It is showing Hits/s where this numbers coming from? I looked at agent script but didn't get any value calculating Hits/s

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Extreme Networks Syslog Configuration
by FE1009 FE-DDIS.dk 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Hi I having problem configure Extreme Networks Syslog format to match observium filter, logs from linux and Cisco are working config from ExtremeXOS version 15.6.1.4 v1561b4 configure syslog add 192.168.x.y:514 vr VR-Default local6 enable log target syslog 192.168.x.y:514 vr VR-Default local6 configure log target syslog 192.168.x.y:514 vr VR-Default local6 filter DefaultFilter severity Debug-Data configure log target syslog 192.168.x.y:514 vr VR-Default local6 match Any configure log target syslog 192.168.x.y:514 vr VR-Default local7 format timestamp seconds date yyyy-mm-dd event-name none priority tag-name /Kennet

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Distributed poller question
by Vlad Kratsberg 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

Hi Everyone, Is there a way to associate a device with a particular poller ?

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ASR-9000 PSU Status / Alarms
by Robert Williams 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

Hi all, Just noticed a strange problem with reporting alarms on the ASR9001 (XR5.3.4). A lab router was reloaded and when it came back up there is a "Major" chassis alarm as one of the two PSUs has failed. However, neither the PSU failure nor the 'MAJ' alarm status are detected by Observium. Even after a full discovery and polling, it is all green and happy on Observium it seems. In fact, it shows only 1 PSU now, even though two are installed and one is in a failed state: (All other 9001 have 2 x "ASR-9001 AC Power Supply" entries here) Console output confirms the fault and the presence of the major alarm, as well as a few different things (like N+1 resilience lost and 'Capacity') which could be used to detect this issue (if they are in Cisco-SNMP-land that is). #show env power R/S/I Modules Capacity Status (W) 0/PS0/M0/* host PM 750 Ok 0/PS0/M1/* host PM 0 Failed <<<<<<<< #show env power <snip> N+1 Supply Protected Capacity Available: Not Protected <<<<<<<< #show environment leds R/S/I Modules LED Status 0/RSP0/* host Critical-Alarm Off host Major-Alarm On <<<<<<<< host Minor-Alarm Off RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:RTR-123(admin)#show env power states Wed Nov 15 16:59:15.135 GMT R/S/I State MaxPower Time Count (1-ON/2-OFF) (W) (YY:WK:DD:HH:MIN:SS) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0/PS0/M0/* 1 750 00:00:00:00:59:27 1 2 0 00:00:00:00:00:00 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0/PS0/M1/* 1 0 00:00:00:00:00:00 0 2 0 00:00:00:00:59:27 1 <<<<<< '2 = Off' so......Can anything be done to tune-up the detection of such issues? In this case it was pure chance I noticed the fault after the reload as I had to be physically in front of it to patch something in. Otherwise I'd not have known. Any ideas? Cheers! Robert Williams Custodian Data Centres https://www.CustodianDC.com

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Specify network interface for SNMP queries
by Wiethoff, Helge 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

Hi all, is it possible to configure the outgoing interface (eth0 for example) in Observium for all SNMP queries? Cheers! Helge

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Re: [Observium] Juniper SRX4200 and transceivers sensors
by Youssef BENGELLOUN - ZAHR 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

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Re: [Observium] Cisco Cat6500/7600 CPU/Memory stats changed?
by Ron Marosko 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

OK, confirmed it broke between r8930 and r8945. Rolled back to 8930 (well, 8929) and it all came back. ..Ron From: Ron Marosko [mailto:ron@rjr-services.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 6:27 PM To: observium(a)observium.org Subject: Cisco Cat6500/7600 CPU/Memory stats changed? Howdy Adam, et al., So I just noticed that my Cat6509 and Cat7609 aren't showing per-module CPU and memory statistics any more. I now have a single "Processor" entry/graph for the entire chassis. Image being worth 1000 words, one is attached. This specific chassis is full of linecards with DFC modules, and those were being graphed previously. I verified this is across the board on several different devices, not just one. Going to start playing with rolling back revisions to see if I can find where it broke. ..Ron -- Ron Marosko, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCIE No. 4526 (R/S), NN5DX Senior Network Engineer RJR Services, Inc. 1108 West Dickinson Blvd, Suite A Fort Stockton, TX 79735 USA o: +1 432 336 5600 x115 c: +1 432 290 6344 e: <mailto:ron@rjr-services.com> ron(a)rjr-services.com pgp pubkey: <http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x778B3B0258AB8B5C> 0x58AB8B5C "To know me is to fly with me."

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Cisco Cat6500/7600 CPU/Memory stats changed?
by Ron Marosko 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

Howdy Adam, et al., So I just noticed that my Cat6509 and Cat7609 aren't showing per-module CPU and memory statistics any more. I now have a single "Processor" entry/graph for the entire chassis. Image being worth 1000 words, one is attached. This specific chassis is full of linecards with DFC modules, and those were being graphed previously. I verified this is across the board on several different devices, not just one. Going to start playing with rolling back revisions to see if I can find where it broke. ..Ron -- Ron Marosko, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCIE No. 4526 (R/S), NN5DX Senior Network Engineer RJR Services, Inc. 1108 West Dickinson Blvd, Suite A Fort Stockton, TX 79735 USA o: +1 432 336 5600 x115 c: +1 432 290 6344 e: <mailto:ron@rjr-services.com> ron(a)rjr-services.com pgp pubkey: <http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x778B3B0258AB8B5C> 0x58AB8B5C "To know me is to fly with me." -- This message has been scanned by E.F.A. Project and is believed to be clean.

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No RRD since update to 17.11.8945
by Alex Fossa | amatis Networks 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Hi All, Since the update to r8945 on Friday we are seeing no RRDs being updated. The error we are seeing is : [root@observium observium]# /opt/observium/poller-wrapper.py -d Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/observium/poller-wrapper.py", line 276, in <module> remote_rrd = config['rrd']['no_local'] KeyError: 'no_local' [root@observium observium]# Any ideas? Thanks, Alex [Amatis Networks] Alex Fossa | CTO T: 01183219944 E: alex.fossa(a)amatisnetworks.com | M: 07766548740

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observations on link flapping
by Edvinas K 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Hello, Observium did a very good job providing such a good application for monitoring network state. I'm very thankful for that. But ofcourse some pieces are missing. For example monitoring of interfaces flap. I wanted to ask - what is you solution to monitor a link flaps ? Do you do SYSLOG monitoring for that ? Or some kind of separate SNMP-TRAP software ? can you give any recommendation ? Thanks

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monitoring power supply (PSU) count on each device
by Edvinas K 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Hello, I think observium can, but not sure how to monitor a Power Supply count on each device. For example every device have 2 PSU's. Even the observium graphs are showing that count. So, how it's possible to add the PSU count as the alert checker ? I think im lost in entities world.. Thanks

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Syslog alerting
by Tero Kykkänen 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Hi, We have Observium Version 17.11.8943 installed on a Linux 4.4.0-98-generic [amd64] (Ubuntu 16.04) server. We made syslog integration with syslog-ng and tried to do syslog alerting but we can't get it to work, for some reason it says "No logging alert entries found!". We do see those alerts in the syslog tab but not on the alert tab. [cid:image001.png@01D358A4.9932F210] [cid:image002.png@01D358A4.9932F210] I will happily give more information if needed. SUUPOHJAN SEUTUPALVELUKESKUS OY Kykkänen Tero ICT-tukihenkilö / ICT-Support tero.kykkanen(a)seutupalvelukeskus.fi<mailto:tero.kykkanen@seutupalvelukeskus.fi>

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automating svn update
by Edvinas K 12 Nov '17

12 Nov '17

Hello, How to automate SVN update ? In crontab im adding this: #svn update 5 5 * * * root "cd /opt/observium/;svn update >> /dev/null 2>&1" #after svn upadte 5 9 * * * root /opt/observium/discovery.php -u >> /dev/null 2>&1 but seems like first line doesn't work. Any help?

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IPSec Tunnel Status alerting - Cisco - Need Solution
by Chandramouleeswaran NV 12 Nov '17

12 Nov '17

How can we setup Cisco ASA IPSec Tunnel Status check alerting in Observium. -- - Thanks Moulee M : +91 97 86 795794

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svn update version and version in /opt/observium/discovery.php -u is different
by Edvinas K 11 Nov '17

11 Nov '17

Hello, Is it everything Ok, that the version got in: svn update Updating '.': At revision *8944*. and then after the discovery.php -u run observium Professional 17.10.*8930* is different numbers at the end ? Thanks

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snmp V3 & context
by Jean-Michel Beuken 10 Nov '17

10 Nov '17

Hi, I try to monitor printers with snmp V3 ( for ex : RICOH MP 2554 or LaserJet 500 color M551 ) the snmpwalk works but I must specify a context name ( -n option ) How can I put this parameter in observium ( CE ) ? in the snmp "Authentication Configuration” form, there is no field for context value. thanks, jmb [UCL] [UCL] Jean-Michel Beuken Computer Scientist Software Engineer for ABINIT.ORG<http://ABINIT.ORG> and ETSF.EU pole NAPS / IMCN / SST Rue des Etoiles, 8 boite L7.03.01 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve ---------------------------------------------------------- Tel. +32 (010) 47 35 70 web site<http://www.uclouvain.be/jean-michel.beuken>

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Problem with PoE status indicator on a HPE 5130 switch
by Thomas Stather 10 Nov '17

10 Nov '17

Hi I am having a problem with a PoE status indicator on a switch which is used in our datacenter: Observium: Observium Professional 8930 (stable) Switch: HPE 5130 48G PoE+ 4SFP+ 1-slot HI Switch JH326A This is a switch cluster containing 2 switches via IRF. Initially, PoE was only enabled on the first one but approx. 1 month ago it was enables on the second switch as well. However, the sensor "PoE group 7" (which is used for the second cluster member) shows the status as "off" with a value of 2 (whereas "PoE group 4 " is showing "on" with a value of 1 as it should be). Is this an error maybe and how can i fix this false-positive? Thanks in advance! Best, Thomas -- Thomas Stather IT Services VCP4, VCP6-DCV Tel: +49 6221-486 628 Fax: +49 6221-486 561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (MPImF) Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg Germany

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Observium Installscript
by Markus Klock 10 Nov '17

10 Nov '17

Hi guys, I got tired of doing the Observium setup everytime when I installed a lot of VMs so I wrote an automatic installscript for installing Observium It works for Ubuntu 14/16 and Debian 8/9 and it also gives you an option to install the unix-agent and have it monitor itself with the Apache and MySQL-app. I would love to have it tested in more environments so if you are about to install an Observium somewhere, please give the script a try. You find the script here: https://github.com/ZerxXxes/observium_installscript (please don't read the code, its a ugly mess) /Markus

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Geolocation parsing problem
by Tomasz Karczewski 10 Nov '17

10 Nov '17

Hi, Observium doesn't parse openstreetmap geolocation. At mysql device_locations table i have location_status: Geocoding ENABLED, try detect device coordinates: by PARSING sysLocation (API: OPENSTREETMAP) - NOT FOUND Tomasz Karczewski Administrator Sieci tkarczewski(a)man.olsztyn.pl http://www.man.olsztyn.pl http://www.uwm.edu.pl tel. (89) 523 45 55 fax. (89) 523 43 47 Ośrodek Eksploatacji i Zarządzania Miejską Siecią Komputerową OLMAN w Olsztynie Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie

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generation of false alarm ?
by Edvinas K 10 Nov '17

10 Nov '17

Hello, What could be the reason of the generation of false alarm: *ALERT* Modify <http://10.13.40.217/device/device=382/tab=alert/alert_entry=7751/> *Alert* *MoreThan80PortUtilization* *Entity* *Ethernet1/51 <http://10.13.40.217/device/device=382/tab=port/port=1694030/>* *Descr* NXOS1-ITXx2 *Conditions* ifOutOctets_perc ge 80 (395649) *Metrics* ifInOctets_perc = 11 * ifOutOctets_perc = 395649* *Duration* 10m 8s (2017-11-08 02:18:10) As you coud notice the *ifOutOctets_perc = 395649 * shows some irregular value, which's not on the graphs itself, but the alarm is generated. During migration the migration period from old observium server to new one, at same time we have two observiums running, so older one have the same alerts configured - but that (older one) haven't generated any false alarm. So - waht could be the reason ? Thanks!

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1000 nodes monitoring using snmp
by Satish Patel 09 Nov '17

09 Nov '17

We have currently 100 network gear we are monitoring but now we have 1000 HP servers and i want to monitor its health using HP ILO snmp poll. I want i get alerted when system hardware failed or FAN or powersupply whatever. so i have two option: 1. snmp polling - method 2. snmp trap - method How big machine i need to poll data from 1000 HP ILO snmp data? looking for good advice here.

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Multi-Site
by Ben Filippelli 09 Nov '17

09 Nov '17

Has anyone looked at setting up a multi-site with Observium or do you just setup at different locations? We have about 40 locations many are not connected via VPN because of business need. We were looking at Zenoss because it has a master/slave but really prefer observium setup and simplicity.

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Delete an associated Device from an Custom OID
by Oberreiter Andreas 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Hi, according to http://docs.observium.org/customoid/ there should be a delete button next to associated devices in the Custom OID List. This is not the case on my system. Am I missing something? Is there another way to delete an association? My Observium Version 17.10.8930 Kind regards Andreas Oberreiter

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A new field "Note"
by Krenek Milan DiS. 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Hi, Is possible implement for all devices a new field call "Note" for write notes and additional marks like in VmWare? Thanks BR Milan

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Re: [Observium] Support for Aruba IAP (model: 335 fw:6.5.1.5)
by Thomas Stather 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Hi It would be really great if you could consider adding at least some basic support for these devices so that the graphs "Number of APs" and "Wireless Clients" are populated. If i can help anything in this matter just let me know. Best, Thomas Am 26.09.2017 um 03:57 schrieb Adam Armstrong: > Hi, > > We currently have no specific support for Aruba IAP devices. > > Thanks, > adam. >> >> On 2017-09-25 12:42:09, Thomas Stather >> <thomas.stather(a)mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de> wrote: >> >> Hi Adam >> >> Can you say something regarding this topic? >> I already posted to the list but got no response yet. >> >> This gets kind of important for us now. >> >> >> Best, >> Thomas >> >> Am 01.08.2017 um 09:26 schrieb Thomas Stather: >>> Hi >>> >>> No idea why its not working or when itll be implemented? >>> >>> Best, >>> Thomas >>> >>> Am 25.07.2017 um 12:00 schrieb Thomas Stather: >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> We are running some Instant APs from Aruba (Model: IAP-335 with >>>> firmware 6.5.1.5-4.3.1.4) and i was wondering if you can implement >>>> support for these models? >>>> >>>> The MIBs are fw-related and for every AP in Observium, the graphs >>>> "Number of APs", "Wireless Clients" show no data. >>>> >>>> Attached are the MIBs for this firmware release >>>> >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Thomas >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> observium mailing list >>>> observium(a)observium.org >>>> http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium >>> >>> -- >>> Thomas Stather >>> IT Services >>> >>> VCP4, VCP6-DCV >>> >>> Tel: +49 6221-486 628 >>> Fax: +49 6221-486 561 >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (MPImF) >>> Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg >>> Germany >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> observium mailing list >>> observium(a)observium.org >>> http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium >> >> -- >> Thomas Stather >> IT Services >> >> VCP4, VCP6-DCV >> >> Tel: +49 6221-486 628 >> Fax: +49 6221-486 561 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (MPImF) >> Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg >> Germany -- Thomas Stather IT Services VCP4, VCP6-DCV Tel: +49 6221-486 628 Fax: +49 6221-486 561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (MPImF) Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg Germany

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resetting sensors doesn't work (Observium 17.5.8580)
by Thomas Stather 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Hi I just noticed that one of our switches produces false positive errors because of incorrectly (auto) set thresholds for its sensors. I then activated "reset sensors" on the sensors page of the device (there were no values for "min" and "max" set, the current temperature of the sensor is 44 degrees). In the log i see: 5m 42s swhp58-04 <https://observium.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de/device/device=22/tab=logs/section…> SubCard0 <https://observium.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de/device/device=22/tab=health/metri…> Sensor updated (custom): temperature hh3c-entity-ext-mib 2535 SubCard0 [L: Array][Lw: Array][Hw: Array][H: Array] (by user: tstather) 5m 42s swhp58-04 <https://observium.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de/device/device=22/tab=logs/section…> SubCard0 <https://observium.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de/device/device=22/tab=health/metri…> Sensor updated (custom): temperature hh3c-entity-ext-mib 2534 SubCard0 [L: Array][Lw: Array][Hw: Array][H: Array] (by user: tstather) 5m 42s swhp58-04 <https://observium.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de/device/device=22/tab=logs/section…> Board <https://observium.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de/device/device=22/tab=health/metri…> Sensor updated (custom): temperature hh3c-entity-ext-mib 2533 Board [L: Array][Lw: Array][Hw: Array][H: Array] (by user: tstather) 5m 42s swhp58-04 <https://observium.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de/device/device=22/tab=logs/section…> Board <https://observium.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de/device/device=22/tab=health/metri…> Sensor updated (custom): temperature hh3c-entity-ext-mib 2532 Board [L: Array][Lw: Array][Hw: Array][H: Array] (by user: tstather) but the warnings are fired again. There is still no value for "min" or "max" for those sensors. Attached is a screenshot. What am i doing wrong here? Thanks in advance! Best, Thomas -- Thomas Stather IT Services VCP4, VCP6-DCV Tel: +49 6221-486 628 Fax: +49 6221-486 561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (MPImF) Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg Germany

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Empty alert email
by Philippe Hurtubise 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Hi, I still receive empty alert email like below each morning between 5:00 and 5:15. I already updated to latest stable version, but still have empty email. Thanks From: Observium.SNMP(a)autolog.int [mailto:Observium.SNMP@autolog.int] Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 5:05 AM To: Philippe Hurtubise <philippe.hurtubise(a)autolog.com> Subject: Modify Alert Metrics Duration Device Device Hardware Operating System Location Uptime E-mail sent to: philippe.hurtubise(a)autolog.com<mailto:philippe.hurtubise@autolog.com> E-mail sent at: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:05:19 -0500 -- Observium Professional 17.10.8930<http://www.observium.org>

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custom oid doesn't work after update
by Laszlo Nemeth 06 Nov '17

06 Nov '17

Hi I updated from an older Observium (85xx) to the latest 8943. I used two devices with 2-2 custom oids. After the upgrade the custom oids not associated to the devices. I tried to re-add it, but when i select the devices in the custom oid setup i got a red message: "ERROR: Unable to add OID association" I found a similar bug that is closed already: http://jira.observium.org/browse/OBS-2445 but looks like it is closed. Which command output is needed for the debug? Thanks Laszlo

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question about Observium alert grouping
by Edvinas K 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

hello, We're using Observium subscriber edition. I have some devices on which the alerts should be enabled, and on some others don't. Im thinking of creating groups - So for example, is it possible to enable alerts only on selected group ? But no all devices, thanks.

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Juniper port polling problems
by Andrey 03 Nov '17

03 Nov '17

Hi, I have observium 0.16.1.7533. It has problems with two machines: Juniper mx240 with JunOS 15.1R2 and Juniper EX4550-32F with JunOS 12.3R12.4. This devices very slow polling ports information. Here I found the same problem: http://jira.observium.org/browse/OBSERVIUM-1695 <http://jira.observium.org/browse/OBSERVIUM-1695> But there it is written that "junipers have functionally broken SNMP stacks". Is there any solution to this issue? Are there any special settings or modules for JunOS ? Thanks.

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Optic dbm alert checker and interface status
by Milton Ngan 03 Nov '17

03 Nov '17

Hi, Is there a way to only trigger the dbm sensor alert if the corresponding interface is up? I thought I could get away with just testing if the sensor values fall outside the sensor limits. But when ports are down (even when unplugged) I get spiky readings which will trigger the alert. So it would be nice to check if the interface is up as part of the alert check. I suspect this isn't possible as things are right now. It seems sensors have no relationship to another entity (e.g a port on a router). Ideally, I would like to say something like this: Port Checker Condition ifOperStatus eq up sensors.dbm.juniper-dom-rx.sensor_value < @sensors.dbm.juniper-dom-rx.sensor_limit_low Port Checker Entity Match ifAdminStatus eq up dbm in sensor_classes juniper-dom-rx in sensor_types So only ports that are admin up and have an associated sensor type of the appropriate type would get added to the checker. This will ensure the condition will be able to refer to the appropriate sensor. This would imply there is some mapping/relationship between sensors and other entities. This is probably very MIB specific and very platform specific. But it would make for a very useful checker.

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Syslog alerts empty email
by Philippe Hurtubise 03 Nov '17

03 Nov '17

Hi, I updated to latest SVN yesterday and still receiving empty email. See below. Thanks From: Observium.SNMP(a)autolog.int [mailto:Observium.SNMP@autolog.int] Sent: Friday, November 3, 2017 6:05 AM To: Philippe Hurtubise <philippe.hurtubise(a)autolog.com> Subject: Modify Alert Metrics Duration Device Device Hardware Operating System Location Uptime E-mail sent to: philippe.hurtubise(a)autolog.com<mailto:philippe.hurtubise@autolog.com> E-mail sent at: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 06:05:16 -0400 -- Observium Professional 17.10.8930<http://www.observium.org>

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some devices takes very long to complete /opt/observium/poller.php process
by Edvinas K 03 Nov '17

03 Nov '17

Hello, Some devices takes very long to complete /opt/observium/poller.php process. For example i took one of them and run: /opt/observium/poller-wrapper.py --host hk2net01a -d /opt/observium/poller-wrapper.py:568: Warning: Data truncated for column 'process_name' at row 1 cursor.execute(p_query, (pid,ppid,processname,uid,command,s_time)) INFO: starting the poller at 2017/11/02 17:10:50 with 16 threads WARNING: DEBUG enabled, each device poller store output to /tmp/observium_poller_id.debug (where id is device_id) /usr/bin/env php /opt/observium/poller.php -d -h 320 >> /tmp/observium_poller_320.debug 2>&1 INFO: starting alerter.php for 320 INFO: finished alerter.php for 320 WARNING: worker Thread-1 finished device 320 in 405 seconds INFO: poller-wrapper.py poller --host hk2net01a processed 1 devices in 405.53 seconds with 16 threads, load average (5min) 1.67 WARNING: the process took more than 5 minutes to finish, you need faster hardware or more threads INFO: in sequential style processing the elapsed time would have been: 405 seconds WARNING: device 320 is taking too long: 405 seconds ERROR: Some devices are taking more than 300 seconds, the script cannot recommend you what to do. Number of rows updated: 1 DEBUG: /usr/bin/rrdtool update /opt/observium/rrd/poller-wrapper.rrd N:1:405.531:16 DEBUG: /usr/bin/rrdtool update /opt/observium/rrd/poller-wrapper_count.rrd N:1 The debug txt shows that it freezes for about 4mins on this line: "SQL RUNTIME[0.00020313s] o Caching Oids Used full table ifEntry/ifXEntry snmpwalk. ifEntry CMD[/usr/bin/snmpbulkwalk -v2c -c *** -Pu -OQUs -m IF-MIB -M /opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp 'udp':'hk2net01a':'161' ifEntry] ...................." and almost after 5mins it resumes. What could be the reason ? Thanks.

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Empty email
by Philippe Hurtubise 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

Hi, Since I enabled syslog alerting, I receive empty email like this. Thanks From: Observium.SNMP(a)autolog.int [mailto:Observium.SNMP@autolog.int] Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 6:15 AM To: Philippe Hurtubise <philippe.hurtubise(a)autolog.com> Subject: Modify Alert Metrics Duration Device Device Hardware Operating System Location Uptime E-mail sent to: philippe.hurtubise(a)autolog.com<mailto:philippe.hurtubise@autolog.com> E-mail sent at: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 06:15:18 -0400 -- Observium Professional 17.9.8841<http://www.observium.org>

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Hot Backup of Observium database possible?
by Vikas Kumar 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

Hi all, Is it possible to take hot backup of observium database? Also if the observium server crashes unexpectedly will we be able to recover it? Thanks -- <http://moodi.org/> *Vikas Kumar | ** Hospitality & PR Coordinator* *Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay* *+91-9694532954 | mailvikasnow(a)gmail.com <mailvikasnow(a)gmail.com>* [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/vikas.cse.iitb> <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailtrack-for-gmail-inbox/ndnaehg…>

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Juniper SRX1500 firewall questionable CPU OIDs used
by aas029 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

Hello, I have Juniper SRX1500 firewalls for which Observium is sending false positive CPU alerts (example included below) based on feedback from Juniper. More specifically, I was told that the OIDs used by Observium to collect CPU information are not the correct ones for this devices in particular. Here are the OIDs that I was told should be used to monitor the data plane CPU usage (instead of the standard OIDs that poll the kernel):.1.3.6.1.4.1.2636.3.39.1.12.1.1.1 Or more specifically for forwarding plane flow (SPU) only: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2636.3.39.1.12.1.1.1.3" Here is an Observium alert example: Alert Juniper Firewall CPU Usage is over 40%! Entity FPC: FEB @0/*/* Conditions processor_usage gt 40 (49) Metrics processor_usage = 49 Duration 4m 19s (2017-10-22 17:22:53) Device Device host.mine Hardware SRX1500 Operating System Juniper JunOS 15.1X49-D50.3 Internet Router Location lab Uptime 27 days, 12h 3m 4s The above alert is seen several times a day per device. I'm currently running version 17.10.8921 (Linux 2.6.32-642.13.1.el6.x86_64 [amd64]) but have seen this with different frequencies on all other versions I had. Appreciate any information on potential fix or workaround or feedback on the Juniper response. Thanks,Al.

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Vpn specific graphs not showing after installing Unix agent
by Vikas Kumar 31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17

Hi I have installed observium Unix agent into my von server and enables the openvpn script at server but still no graph like "no of users active on vpn" is showing up in observium web interface? Please help. Thanks

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deleting device with "delete RRD" options - doesnt delete RRD files itself
by Edvinas K 31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17

Hello, We're using subscriber edition Observium 17.10.8930 (stable) <http://www.observium.org/> When i Delete the device with RRD tick ON, the RRD files is still left in RRD dir. Is it a bug? Thanks

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Observium RRD Size cleanup error
by Vikas Kumar 31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17

Hi i am trying to run php rrd.inc.php but i am getting following error please help PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function age_to_unixtime() in /opt/observium/includes/housekeeping/rrd.inc.php:16 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /opt/observium/includes/housekeeping/rrd.inc.php on line 16 -- <http://moodi.org/> *Vikas Kumar | ** Hospitality & PR Coordinator* *Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay* *+91-9694532954 | mailvikasnow(a)gmail.com <mailvikasnow(a)gmail.com>* [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/vikas.cse.iitb> ‌ <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailtrack-for-gmail-inbox/ndnaehg…>

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Dashboard recent events - 0s
by Fadly Tabrani 31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17

Hi Everyone, Just checking if everyone else experiencing the same thing. All the recent events on my default page shows 0s. I might have misunderstood what the column means; Is it supposed to indicate how long ago the event occured? [image: Inline image 1] Cheers, FT

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Alert check for load averages
by H Box 31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17

Hi Devs, On 02-02-2017 i send a request to add the option for creating alerts for load averages into observium. The anwer we get back from Tom was: Hi H, > This is currently not possible, as the load average is not linked to a > specific entity and as such not a metric to alert on (yet) ... > Tom When this function will be implemented into observium? Thanks a lot for your information. With kind regards, Remco

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Syslog
by Philippe Hurtubise 30 Oct '17

30 Oct '17

Hi, How can I empty or delete Syslog showing up. I leaves all category during my tests and I have 45k logs during the week end. I tried a maintenance but it didn't delete anything. Thanks Philippe Hurtubise Administrateur réseau / Network administrator [Autolog logo Signature] T: 450.434.8389 ext. 354 F: 450.434.8395 1240 Michèle-Bohec, Blainville, QC, Canada J7C 5S4 www.autolog.com<http://www.autolog.com/> [9501_logo_30ans_Signature]

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VM or Iron
by Vlad Kratsberg 30 Oct '17

30 Oct '17

Hi Everyone, We have been running a VM on Iron box for a few years and now have been noticing slowdowns in performance ( longer poll times, choppy graphs ). We are thinking of moving observium to VM. In your experience, what do you think is better way to run observium on a VM or Iron ? What are the pros and cons ? Thank you for your responses.

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VMs view?
by Ben Filippelli 30 Oct '17

30 Oct '17

Hi all, just curious do I need the pro version in order to see vms on esx servers? I see in the log for the esx host its collecting vm-agent data or at least showing it, but there is nowhere I can 'see' the vms that I can find. Im wondering if its just a matter of upgrading to the pro ... Thanks

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