[smokeping-users] Overview Graphs for hierarchical structures

[Tobias Oetiker]

Hi Marc,

Today Marc Haber wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have the following hierarchy defined in my configuration:
>
> + mh-servers
>
> menu = mh-servers
> title = mh-servers
>
> ++ cucaracha_zugschlus_de
>
> menu = cucaracha.zugschlus.de
> title = cucaracha.zugschlus.de
>
> +++ cucaracha_zugschlus_de_87_106_166_24
>
> probe = FPing
> menu = cucaracha.zugschlus.de 87.106.166.24
> title = cucaracha.zugschlus.de 87.106.166.24
> host = 87.106.166.24
>
> +++ cucaracha_zugschlus_de_2001_8d8_81_20c0__2460_1
>
> probe = FPing6
> menu = cucaracha.zugschlus.de 2001:8d8:81:20c0::2460:1
> title = cucaracha.zugschlus.de 2001:8d8:81:20c0::2460:1
> host = 2001:8d8:81:20c0::2460:1
>
> The idea is to have both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses (and, in the future,
> monitored services) under an hierarchy per server.
>
> This results in the web interface not showing any graphs when one
> clicks on "mh-servers" in the menu (see
> http://q.bofh.de/~mh/stuff/20120916-smokeping1.png). The overview
> graphs only show when I click on the host name (see
> http://q.bofh.de/~mh/stuff/20120916-smokeping2.png).
>
> Is it possible to have the overview graphs show in higher hierarchy
> levels, for example, that overview graphs for all hosts defined under
> mh-servers show when I click on the "mh-servers"?
>
> Overview graphs show fine when I don't configure the intermediate,
> "host name" level:
>
> + mh-servers
>
> menu = mh-servers
> title = mh-servers
>
> ++ cucaracha_zugschlus_de_87_106_166_24
>
> probe = FPing
> menu = cucaracha.zugschlus.de 87.106.166.24
> title = cucaracha.zugschlus.de 87.106.166.24
> host = 87.106.166.24
>
> ++ cucaracha_zugschlus_de_2001_8d8_81_20c0__2460_1
>
> probe = FPing6
> menu = cucaracha.zugschlus.de 2001:8d8:81:20c0::2460:1
> title = cucaracha.zugschlus.de 2001:8d8:81:20c0::2460:1
> host = 2001:8d8:81:20c0::2460:1
>
> but that will eventually lead to a very long list of
> hostname/IP/services. I'd really love to keep the more structured way
> of configuration/presentation while still having overview about what
> is happening. Is this possible?

at present the presentation configuration options in smokeping are
fairly limited ... I am still planning to migrate the whole thing
over to be using extopus for the presentation layer ... this should
provide more flexibility in this respect ...

just have not yet found spare time of financial incentive :-)

cheers
tobi

>
> Greetings
> Marc
>
>

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