[mrtg] Can't add any devices with cfgmaker

[Lyle Giese]

Mike Gideon wrote:
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> Thanks Lyle,
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> I did  "cfgmaker --output /var/www/mrtg/192.191.191.21.cfg 
> public at 192.191.191.21 <mailto:public at 192.191.191.21>"  and got the cfg
> file.  When I run indexmaker on it "indexmaker
> /var/www/mrtg/192.191.191.21.cfg > /var/www/mrtg/index2.html"
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> I get a page, but that has problems. It looks like it tried to create
> a graph for each interface it found. It looks as if it tried to create
> a page /var/www/mrtg/192.191.191.21_3.html, and  192.191.191.21_6.html
> etc etc, but there aren't any 192.191.191.21_#.html files anywhere.
> The hyperlink looks right http://myserver/mrtg/
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> 192.191.191.21_3.html. 
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> Does it appear like I still don't have the cfgmaker right or is it
> something with indexmaker?
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Are there # symbols at the front of those lines in the config files?
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> What is a good way to organize many devices?  I was thinking of
> building a cfg directory under the mrtg. It looks like each device
> will have many associated html files and that could get complicated. 
> Then perhaps one master page with a link to all the individual pages
> I've made with indexmaker.  What did you do?
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No, use rrdtool and Routers2.cgi and stop rebuilding those .png files
every 5 minutes.  Huge waste of CPU cycles and severely limits the
number of devices you can monitor using mrtg.

Lyle

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> *Subject:* Re: [mrtg] Can't add any devices with cfgmaker
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> Mike Gideon wrote:
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> I just installed MRTG on Ubuntu. 
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> It seems to be working fine.  I added my local linux with
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> Cfgmaker public at localhost > /etc/mrtg.cfg
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> That is running just fine, updating every 5 minutes like it is
> supposed to.  I want to add more devices now but I get an error.  I try
>
> Cfgmaker public at 192.191.191.21 <mailto:public at 192.191.191.21> >
> /etc/mrtgtry2.cfg
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> It runs a bit then tells me
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> --base: Get Device Info on public@/etc/mrtgtry2.cfg:
> <mailto:public@/etc/mrtgtry2.cfg:>
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> Error:
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>   can't resolve "/etc/mrtgtry2.cfg" to IP address
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>  at /usr/share/perl5/SNMP_util.pm line 426
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> SNMPWALK Problem for public@/etc/mrtgtry2.cfg::::::v4only
> <mailto:public@/etc/mrtgtry2.cfg::::::v4only>
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>  at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 861
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> WARNING: Skipping public@/etc/mrtgtry2.cfg:
> <mailto:public@/etc/mrtgtry2.cfg:> as no info could be retrieved
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> I can run snmpwalk and get info back:
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> snmpwalk -Os -c public -v 1 192.191.191.21 system
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> sysDescr.0 = STRING: ProCurve J4899A Switch 2650, revision H.10.83,
> ROM H.08.02 (/sw/code/build/fish(mkfs))
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> sysObjectID.0 = OID: enterprises.11.2.3.7.11.29
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> sysUpTime.0 = Timeticks: (1094649276) 126 days, 16:41:32.76
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> sysContact.0 = STRING:
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> sysName.0 = STRING: ProCurve 2650
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> sysLocation.0 = STRING: Server Room
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> sysServices.0 = INTEGER: 74
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> Cfgmaker seems to want to replace the IP addr of the device with the
> --output. 
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> Am I doing something simple wrong?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Try:
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> cfgmaker public at 192.191.191.21 <mailto:public at 192.191.191.21>
> -output=/etc/mrtgtry2.cfg
>
> cfgmaker thinks the second part is a second device to poll.
>
> Lyle Giese
> LCR Computer Services, Inc.
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