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False "device rebooted" message
by Stefano Lobrano 31 Mar '13

31 Mar '13

Hello List, I'm testing observium to monitor network devices in our datacenter, I've added a range of different devices and it seems all good, but today it has given me a false notice about a couple of nexus 5000 that are reported as "rebooted" while the switches are correctly reporting uptime of more than 600 days... All the other hosts are reported without errors, apparently. I've looked in the mailing list archive and I found similar issues, with server, but I understand that was something resolved. Where does observium takes the info about reboot? Observium is installed in a VM: Observium 0.13.3.3824 Apache 2.2.22 (Ubuntu) PHP 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6 MySQL 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 RRDtool 1.4.7 Thanks, Stefano

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IPMI issues
by List User 31 Mar '13

31 Mar '13

Hey guys, Its me, again. This time I'm wondering what's up with the IPMI feature? I gave my IPMI a hostname in /etc/hosts and set the proper username and password, and it's not showing any data like CPU temperatures.I have a feeling its not even polling anything from the IPMI. I have the Module called ipmi enabled on global and the device itself. The FAQ didn't seem to provide any info related to IPMI usage. Thanks.

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Re: [Observium] Observium png files
by Adam Armstrong 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

PNG files are created in /tmp Dean Kamali <dean.kamali(a)gmail.com> wrote: >_______________________________________________ >observium mailing list >observium(a)observium.org >http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium

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Observium png files
by Winston Shaw 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Hello, I can see that png files are being created in the /tmp directory. However the rrdtool graph command is trying to access non-existent png files. The result is no graphs being displayed. Is this related to the strgen function ? Is my system somehow converting the random names of the png files to another name.png ? non-programmer.

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Re: [Observium] Observium png files
by Adam Armstrong 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Nope. The file is deleted after it is accessed, so you never knew it was there. There is a bug which doesn't delete them sometimes, which is why you see them. You probably need to reinstall and follow the install guide properly on a supported platform. Adam. Winston Shaw <wvswinnie(a)excite.com> wrote: >Hello, > >I can see that png files are being created in the /tmp directory. However the >rrdtool graph command is trying to access non-existent png files. The result is >no graphs being displayed. Is this related to the strgen function ? Is my system >somehow converting the random names of the png files to another name.png ? > >non-programmer. > > > >_______________________________________________ >observium mailing list >observium(a)observium.org >http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium

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Re: [Observium] Traffic billing
by orznew orznew 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

I'm following the instructions listed in this website, http://www.observium.org/wiki/Billing#Configure_a_Bill. Is there anything that I"m actually missing? Thank you. On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 7:50 PM, Andreas Bergman <andreas(a)sea-ab.se> wrote: > We're successfully polling both switches and servers and getting the data > we need. > > Switches: Dell Powerconnects > Servers: Dellserver running Ubuntu 12.04 and snmpd. > > /Andreas > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Niclas Tollgård" <niclas.tollgard(a)apicasystem.com> > Sent 3/27/2013 12:46:15 PM > To: "Observium Network Observation System" <observium(a)observium.org> > Subject: Re: [Observium] Traffic billing > > I have the same problem....but not on all nodes. > > Where I poll switches or routers is works ok. When I poll servers (Debian Linux or VMWare) it doesn't work and my graphs looks the same as the attached picture. > > / Nic > > -----Original Message----- > From: observium-bounces(a)observium.org [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] On Behalf Of Tom Laermans > Sent: den 27 mars 2013 11:40 > To: observium(a)observium.org > Subject: Re: [Observium] Traffic billing > > Are you running the billing poller? > > On Wed, 2013-03-27 at 17:22 +0800, orznew orznew wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > > > I've configured the traffic billing for my observium and configured > > the bill to bill a port. But the statistics shows 0mbps used. I've > > configured it to monitor the 95th percentile. can I please get some > > help in this? I need to monitor how much I will have to pay my > > upstream for every month. > > > > > > Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > > observium mailing list > > observium(a)observium.org > > http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium > > > _______________________________________________ > observium mailing listobservium@observium.orghttp://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium > _______________________________________________ > observium mailing listobservium@observium.orghttp://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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Re: [Observium] IPMI issues
by Adam Armstrong 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Tom will know, but he'll be asleep now. He does the ipmi code. List User <list(a)redspeedservers.com> wrote: >Hey guys, > >Its me, again. This time I'm wondering what's up with the IPMI feature? >I gave my IPMI a hostname in /etc/hosts and set the proper username and >password, and it's not showing any data like CPU temperatures.I have a >feeling its not even polling anything from the IPMI. I have the Module >called ipmi enabled on global and the device itself. The FAQ didn't seem >to provide any info related to IPMI usage. > >Thanks. >_______________________________________________ >observium mailing list >observium(a)observium.org >http://postman.memetic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/observium

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Re: [Observium] Issues with port alerts.
by Adam Armstrong 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Hehe. They wanted it as a 6 month stop-gap before their final solution was in place. I suppose they got the final solution in first! They were going to pay 2k. I though that was a little expensive, but it was what they offered :-) Adam. List User <list(a)redspeedservers.com> wrote: >I don't know. I mean you could live without if you have the Ports page >on auto-refresh, but after about 10 ports, it won't fit on the page. I >mean the amount depends on the person doing it and how much he thinks >his/her time is worth. Then there is also the fact, if Peer1 dropped it, >it must of been an extreme toll on their budget... > >. >. > >On 3/27/2013 5:24 PM, Adam Armstrong wrote: >> >> How much is it worth? :) >> >> adam. >> >> >> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:50:47 -0400, List User <list(a)redspeedservers.com> >> wrote: >>> How much would it cost to sponsor its addition? >>> >>> On 3/27/2013 5:38 PM, Adam Armstrong wrote: >>>> Peer1 were going to sponsor its addition, but changed their mind. >>>> >>>> :) >>>> >>>> List User <list(a)redspeedservers.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is there anyway to get his added or anyone who can do it? >>>>> It would be a very headache saving feature for us. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> On 3/27/2013 2:48 AM, Adam Armstrong wrote: >>>>>> There is, but not per-port. >>>>>> >>>>>> adam. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:45:17 +0100, Tom Laermans >>>>>> <tom.laermans(a)powersource.cx> wrote: >>>>>>> Are you sure there's no code in place for a % threshold in the >> poller >>>>>>> code? I thought there was... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tom >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 27/03/2013 7:42, Adam Armstrong wrote: >>>>>>>> These UI elements don't function. They were only there as >>>>>>>> placeholders. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've removed them for now :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> adam. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:09:39 -0400, List User >>>>>> <list(a)redspeedservers.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am a new user to Observium and seem to be having an issue with >> the >>>>>>>>> options for "Ports" on a device. I currently have 2 devices hooked >>>>>>>>> up, >>>>>>>>> working fine. The problem is when I edit the device and go to edit >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> Threshold and PPS settings, they never save. I tried both the Save >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> Save changes button. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I used this guide to install Observium >>>>>>>>> (http://www.observium.org/wiki/Ubuntu_SVN_Installation). The only >> I >>>>>>>>> changed was instead of doing addhost in the command line, I did it >>>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>>> the website instead. Other then that, I didn't touch anything >> else. >>>>>> The >>>>>>>>> server is dedicated to Observium and is running Ubuntu 12.10 >>>>>>>>> (32bit). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I noticed the FAQ had an entry which seemed related >>>>>>>>> >> (http://www.observium.org/wiki/FAQ#When_submitting_large_forms_such_as_port_…) >>>>>>>>> but I didn't find that error in my PHP error logs. Can anyone >> point >>>>>>>>> me >>>>>>>>> in the right direction? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> PS. Sorry if this was brought up before, I also checked via >> Google, >>>>>> but >>>>>>>>> it didn't show any relevant results. >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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Re: [Observium] Issues with port alerts.
by Adam Armstrong 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Peer1 were going to sponsor its addition, but changed their mind. :) List User <list(a)redspeedservers.com> wrote: >Is there anyway to get his added or anyone who can do it? >It would be a very headache saving feature for us. > >Thank you. > >On 3/27/2013 2:48 AM, Adam Armstrong wrote: >> There is, but not per-port. >> >> adam. >> >> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:45:17 +0100, Tom Laermans >> <tom.laermans(a)powersource.cx> wrote: >>> Are you sure there's no code in place for a % threshold in the poller >>> code? I thought there was... >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> On 27/03/2013 7:42, Adam Armstrong wrote: >>>> These UI elements don't function. They were only there as placeholders. >>>> >>>> I've removed them for now :) >>>> >>>> adam. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:09:39 -0400, List User >> <list(a)redspeedservers.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi there, >>>>> >>>>> I am a new user to Observium and seem to be having an issue with the >>>>> options for "Ports" on a device. I currently have 2 devices hooked up, >>>>> working fine. The problem is when I edit the device and go to edit the >>>>> Threshold and PPS settings, they never save. I tried both the Save and >>>>> Save changes button. >>>>> >>>>> I used this guide to install Observium >>>>> (http://www.observium.org/wiki/Ubuntu_SVN_Installation). The only I >>>>> changed was instead of doing addhost in the command line, I did it on >>>>> the website instead. Other then that, I didn't touch anything else. >> The >>>>> server is dedicated to Observium and is running Ubuntu 12.10 (32bit). >>>>> >>>>> I noticed the FAQ had an entry which seemed related >>>>> >> (http://www.observium.org/wiki/FAQ#When_submitting_large_forms_such_as_port_…) >>>>> but I didn't find that error in my PHP error logs. Can anyone point me >>>>> in the right direction? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> PS. Sorry if this was brought up before, I also checked via Google, >> but >>>>> it didn't show any relevant results. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Re: [Observium] New install of Observium; fails to add device
by Michael Sweikata 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Sorry for the formatting issue, I had my mailing list set to bulk distributions, which I've changed, so I'm not replying to the latest messages. Okay, I'm not sure what the hell, but once I loaded up the net-snmp-utils it worked fine. So I'm assuming that some of the packages didn't load correctly. I'll re-install all of them just to see what happens. Thanks for the quick response Adam and Dean!

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