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HOBBITD_HOSTDATA(8)					      System Manager's Manual					       HOBBITD_HOSTDATA(8)

NAME

       hobbitd_hostdata - hobbitd worker module for storing historical client data

SYNOPSIS

       hobbitd_channel --channel=clichg hobbitd_hostdata

DESCRIPTION

       hobbitd_hostdata  is a worker module for hobbitd, and as such it is normally run via the hobbitd_channel(8) program. Whenever a status col-
       umn in Xymon changes to an alert state (usually red, yellow or purple), this module receives a copy of the latest Xymon client data sent by
       the host, and stores it on disk. This allows you to review all of the data collected by the Xymon client on the server around the time that
       a problem occurred.  This can make troubleshooting incidents easier by providing a snapshot of the host status  shortly	before	a  problem
       became apparent.

       Note: This module requires that hobbitd(8) is launched with the "--store-clientlogs" option enabled.

FILES

       All of the host data are stored in the $CLIENTLOGS directory, by default this is the $BBVAR/hostdata/ directory.

SEE ALSO

       hobbitd(8), hobbitd_channel(8), xymon(7)

Xymon							    Version 4.2.3:  4 Feb 2009					       HOBBITD_HOSTDATA(8)

HOBBITD_HISTORY(8)					      System Manager's Manual						HOBBITD_HISTORY(8)

NAME

       hobbitd_history - hobbitd worker module for logging status changes

SYNOPSIS

       hobbitd_channel --channel=stachg hobbitd_history [options]

DESCRIPTION

       hobbitd_history is a worker module for hobbitd, and as such it is normally run via the hobbitd_channel(8) program. It receives hobbitd sta-
       tus-change messages from the "stachg" channel via stdin, and uses these to update the history logfiles in a manner that is compatible  with
       the standard Big Brother daemon, bbd.

OPTIONS

       --histdir=DIRECTORY
	      The directory for the history files. If not specified, the directory given by the BBHIST environment is used.

       --histlogdir=DIRECTORY
	      The directory for the historical status-logs. If not specified, the directory given by the BBHISTLOGS environment is used.

       --debug
	      Enable debugging output.

ENVIRONMENT

       BBALLHISTLOG
	      This  environment  variable  controls if the $BBHIST/allevents logfile is updated. This file is used by the event-log display on the
	      BB2 html page. If you do not use this, you can disable it by setting BBALLHISTLOGS=FALSE.

       BBHOSTHISTLOG
	      This environment variable controls if the $BBHIST/HOSTNAME logfile is updated. This file holds a list of all status changes seen for
	      a  single  host,	but is not used by any of the standard Xymon tools. If you do not want to save this, you can disable it by setting
	      BBHOSTHISTLOG=FALSE.

       SAVESTATUSLOG
	      This environment variable controls if the historical status-logs are saved whenever a  status  change  occurs.  These  logfiles  are
	      stored  in the $BBHISTLOGS directory, and are used for the detailed log-display of a status from the Xymon "History" page. If you do
	      not want to save these, you can disable it by setting SAVESTATUSLOG=FALSE.

FILES

       This module does not rely on any configuration files.

SEE ALSO

       hobbitd_channel(8), hobbitd(8), xymon(7)

Xymon							    Version 4.2.3:  4 Feb 2009						HOBBITD_HISTORY(8)