Re: data query XML file

Hi Reinhard,

Where can I locate "spine" so that I can run it in verbose mode?
Does it come with Cacti installation or I have to download and
then compile?

FYI.  We are running RHEL 5.8 in i386.


Thanks.

Steven.


On 08/09/2013 08:02 AM, Gandalf wrote:
> Unfortunately, the tests differ to a specific extend:
>
> When accessing a device from the web-interface, the web server is using specific
> code to test SNMP accessability.
> Wheras spine has it's own code to perform the test.
> There are certain conditions, where specific devices react differently to those
> tests. Mainly, following reasons are known
>
> - some devices don't like snmpwalks, they work when using snmpget. This can be
> handled to a specific extend by changing the XML file accordingly
> - some devices don't like snmpbulkwalk either, but e.g. php performs this in the
> background, even when not asking for that. Setting the MAX OID parameter for the
> device unfortunately affects spine behavior only. For the rest, using SNMPV1
> _forces_ php not to use snmpbulkwalks
> - some devices act "specifically", when switching between SNMP V1 and SNMP V2c.
> Usually, the higher version is performing better - but under some circumstances
> you will only get data for SNMP V1
>
> You will get moreinformation when running spine in verbose mode for the device
> in question, e.g.
> spine --verbosity=5 <id> <id>
> where <id> is the device id of the device in Cacti
> Reinhard
>
> On 09.08.2013 06:29, Steven Lo wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I manage to modify one of the XML file (WxGoose-ext-temperature.xml) by
>> editing the
>> OID fields, copy it to /usr/local/cacti/resource/snmp_queries and name it
>> weather_goose_temperature_sensor.xml.  After that, Data Queries does not
>> complain
>> since it's able to locate the XML file.
>>
>> I then run "Verbose Query" and seems like it's able to find the value
>> with snmpwalk.
>>
>> Next, I create new graph for this host and seems like that is working as
>> well:
>>
>> -sh-3.2$ php -q add_perms.php --list-graphs --host-id=2
>> Known Host Graphs: (id, name, template)
>> 10    MiniGoose II - A - |query_temperatureSensorName|     ITWatchdogs -
>> Temperature Sensor
>> 11    MiniGoose II - A - |query_temperatureSensorName|     ITWatchdogs -
>> Temperature Sensor
>> 12    MiniGoose II - A - |query_temperatureSensorName|     ITWatchdogs -
>> Temperature Sensor
>> 13    MiniGoose II - A - |query_temperatureSensorName|     ITWatchdogs -
>> Temperature Sensor
>> 14    MiniGoose II - A - |query_temperatureSensorName|     ITWatchdogs -
>> Temperature Sensor
>> 15    MiniGoose II - A - |query_temperatureSensorName|     ITWatchdogs -
>> Temperature Sensor
>> 16    MiniGoose II - A - |query_temperatureSensorName|     ITWatchdogs -
>> Temperature Sensor
>> 17    MiniGoose II - A - |query_temperatureSensorName|     ITWatchdogs -
>> Temperature Sensor
>> 18    MiniGoose II - A - |query_AirFlowSensorName|      ITWatchdogs -
>> AirFlow Sensor
>>
>>
>> Now, the problem I'm running into is that the device status is "unknown"
>> and the device never
>> make it to the poller cache.  I did rebuild_poller_cache.php and
>> poller_reindex_hosts.php but
>> problem persist.
>>
>> What cause the device in "unknown" stage and how do we make it poll the
>> device??
>>
>>
>> When I do Console -> Device -> MiniGoose II - A, it's able to get the
>> system information (System Name,
>> Uptime, Hostname, etc) without any problem.  I did see the SNMP traffic
>> when I probe the network
>> interface.  So I guess it's not SNMP problem.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>>
>> Steven.
>>
>>
>> On 08/07/2013 11:46 PM, David RIBEIRO wrote:
>>> Hello Steven,
>>>
>>> The contributor forget to put in the tar.gz the 3 XML.
>>> The file in your zip file only import into cacti information about the
>>> graph, where and how get values.
>>>
>>> Sorry for you but your only solution is to build the 3 XML or found the
>>> coder ;)
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/8/8 Steven Lo<[email protected]>
>>>
>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>
>>>> On 08/07/2013 10:21 PM, Paul Gevers wrote:
>>>>> Hi Steven,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have no experience with templates such as the one you are describing,
>>>>> but...
>>>>>
>>>>>> /usr/local/cacti/resource/snmp_queries/ :
>>>>> Are you running Debian? This location does not seem like a regular cacti
>>>>> location, but indeed in Debian that would be the location that
>>>>> could/would be proposed.
>>>> We're running RHEL 5.  The RPM install Cacti in /var/www/cacti but we move
>>>> it to /usr/local/cacti since the partition has more disk space.
>>>>
>>>>>> Data Template
>>>>>> [success] ITWatchdogs - Builtin [new]
>>>>>> [success] ITWatchdogs - airFlowSensor [new]
>>>>>> [success] ITWatchdogs - TemperatureSensor [new]
>>>>> It looks like they were successfully created, but the question is,
>>>>> where? Or maybe it reported success when it failed...
>>>> Cacti does show all the templates except the XML files.  I did not
>>>> notice any
>>>> error message in the log file.
>>>>
>>>>> Can you please post the URL of where you found this contributed
>>>>> template, and I will try this at home.
>>>> I use wget to download the template:
>>>>
>>>> wget
>>>>
>>>> http://docs.cacti.net/_media/usertemplate:host:itwatchdogs:cacti_host_template_itwatchdogs_-_goose_series.xml.gz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for testing the template.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Steven.
>>>>
>>>>> Paul
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