[smokeping-users] Master/Slave Configuration Help Please!

[Chris Hawkinson]

Hi Everyone,

I'm a newbie to Smokeping, but it looks like an great tool, and should 
be perfect for my application.

Unfortunately, I'm having trouble getting a Master/Slave configuration 
to start up.

Every time I try to start the slave with the command ...

./smokeping --cache-dir=/opt/smokeping/data 
--master-url=http://smokepingmaster/smokeping/smokeping.cgi 
--shared-secret=/opt/smokeping/etc/smokeping_secrets

... I get the error message ...

"WARNING Master said 500 read timeout
ERROR: we did not get config from the master. Maybe we are not 
configured as a slave for any of the targets on the master ?"

My configuration is as follows...
On the MASTER...

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/opt/smokeping/etc/config looks like ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

*** General ***

owner    = CENIC
contact  = chawkinson at cenic.org
mailhost = my.mail.host
sendmail = /usr/sbin/sendmail
# NOTE: do not put the Image Cache below cgi-bin
# since all files under cgi-bin will be executed ... this is not
# good for images.
imgcache = /var/www/html/smokeping/img
imgurl   = http://www.how2centos.com/smokeping/img
datadir  = /opt/smokeping/data
piddir  = /opt/smokeping/var
cgiurl   = http://www.how2centos.com/smokeping/smokeping.cgi
smokemail = /opt/smokeping/etc/smokemail
tmail = /opt/smokeping/etc/tmail

# specify this to get syslog logging
syslogfacility = local0

# each probe is now run in its own process
# disable this to revert to the old behaviour
# concurrentprobes = no

*** Alerts ***
to = alertee at address.somewhere
from = smokealert at company.xy

+someloss
type = loss
# in percent
pattern = >0%,*12*,>0%,*12*,>0%
comment = loss 3 times  in a row

*** Database ***

step     = 300
pings    = 20

# consfn mrhb steps total

AVERAGE  0.5   1  1008
AVERAGE  0.5  12  4320
     MIN  0.5  12  4320
     MAX  0.5  12  4320
AVERAGE  0.5 144   720
     MAX  0.5 144   720
     MIN  0.5 144   720

*** Presentation ***

template = /opt/smokeping/etc/basepage.html

+ charts

menu = Charts
title = The most interesting destinations

++ stddev
sorter = StdDev(entries=>4)
title = Top Standard Deviation
menu = Std Deviation
format = Standard Deviation %f

++ max
sorter = Max(entries=>5)
title = Top Max Roundtrip Time
menu = by Max
format = Max Roundtrip Time %f seconds

++ loss
sorter = Loss(entries=>5)
title = Top Packet Loss
menu = Loss
format = Packets Lost %f

++ median
sorter = Median(entries=>5)
title = Top Median Roundtrip Time
menu = by Median
format = Median RTT %f seconds

+ overview

width = 600
height = 50
range = 10h

+ detail

width = 600
height = 200
unison_tolerance = 2

"Last 3 Hours"    3h
"Last 30 Hours"   30h
"Last 10 Days"    10d
"Last 400 Days"   400d

#+ hierarchies
#++ owner
#title = Host Owner
#++ location
#title = Location

*** Probes ***

+ FPing

binary = /usr/sbin/fping

*** Targets ***
slaves = pipes-la-1

menuextra = <a target='_blank' href='/smokeping/tr.html{HOST}' 
class='{CLASS}' \
onclick="window.open(this.href,this.target, \
'width=800,height=500,toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,scrollbars=no'); \
return false;">(TR)</a>

probe = FPing

menu = Top
title = Network Latency Grapher
remark = Welcome to the SmokePing website of xxx Company. \
          Here you will learn all about the latency of our network.

+ hosts
menu= Targets

++ How2CentOS

menu = How2CentOS.com
title = How2CentOS.com
alerts = someloss
host = www.how2centos.com

++ CentOS

menu = CentOS.org
title = CentOS.org
alerts = someloss
host = www.centos.org

*** Slaves ***
secrets=/opt/smokeping/etc/slavesecrets.conf

+pipes-la-1
display_name=pipes-la-1
location=LAX
color=ff0000

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/opt/smokeping/etc/slavesecrets.conf contains ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

pipes-la-1:test1234

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Permissions/Ownership of slavesecrets.conf is...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

-rw-r----- 1 apache root 51 Jan 24 10:28 slavesecrets.conf

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ON THE SLAVE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
hostname is ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[root at pipes-la-1 bin]# hostname
pipes-la-1

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
smokeping_secrets contains ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

test1234

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Permissions/Ownership od smokeping_secrets is...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

-rw------- 1 root root 14 Jan 19 10:21 smokeping_secrets


Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Chris