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 +=== StandaRD Knowledge Base Settings ===
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 +The following settings are global and affect the behaviour of sentinel3G. Ensure you restart the Host Manager after changing any of these settings.
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 +!bgcolor="#cccccc" |Setting
 +!bgcolor="#cccccc" |Description
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 +|Debug
 +|Whether Host Monitor debugging is enabled. By default this is set to '''no'''.
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 +|EventHost
 +|The host that this Host Monitor sends events to.
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 +|HostmonAccess
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 +|-
 +|NotifyList
 +|
 +|-
 +|NotifyMessage
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 +|-
 +|NotifySMS
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 +|-
 +|NotifySeverity
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 +|-
 +|NotifySites
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 +|-
 +|NotifySubject
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Revision as of 01:08, 18 July 2006

Contents

Overview

The primary aim of the Standard knowledge base in Sentinel3G is to provide for some basic connectivity monioring. This document describes the general content of the Standard knowledge base, and the discrepancies between them on different platforms.


Standard Knowledge Base Version

Version Availability Date Min Sentinel
Version
1.1 1st Feb, 2006 4.4


StandaRD Knowledge Base Settings

The following settings are global and affect the behaviour of sentinel3G. Ensure you restart the Host Manager after changing any of these settings.

Setting Description
Debug Whether Host Monitor debugging is enabled. By default this is set to no.
EventHost The host that this Host Monitor sends events to.
HostmonAccess
NotifyList
NotifyMessage
NotifySMS
NotifySeverity
NotifySites
NotifySubject


Standard Knowledge Base

Connectivity Class

Sentry AIX HPUX Linux SCO Solaris Tru64 Windows
Connectivity¹
InternetConnectivity²

¹ The Connectivity sentry is switched off by default.
² Unless the global settings RefSitesOptions and RefSites are configured this sentry is disabled.


Sentinel Class

Sentry AIX HPUX Linux SCO Solaris Tru64 Windows
Scheduler¹

¹ The Scheduler sentry is switched off by default.


Sentry Details

Overview

Sentry Class Agent Poll Time States Logging
Connectivity¹ Connectivity Ping 300s
InternetConnectivity² Connectivity PortPing 30s
Scheduler¹ Sentinel Clock n/a

¹ The Connectivity and Scheduler sentries are switched off by default.
² Unless the global settings RefSitesOptions and RefSites are configured this sentry is disabled.


Sentry State Details

Connectivity Sentry

Availability
AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64, Windows

States

State Severity Condition Escalation
PROBLEM info $response_time == -1 && $PrevState != "DOWN" warning after 60s, DOWN after 90s
DOWN severe $response_time == -1
UP normal


InternetConnectivity Sentry

Availability
AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64, Windows

States

State Severity Condition Escalation
TEST_BYPASS¹ disabled "$SETTING(RefSitesOptions)" == "Always Up"
NO_IPS_DEFINED alarm $connect_status == "no IP addresses defined in settings"
NO_HOSTNAMES_DEFINED alarm $response_status == "no hostnames defined in settings"
NET_CONNECTIVITY_DOWN info $connectivity == 0 alarm after 60s
NAME_RESOLUTION_DOWN info $response == 0 alarm after 60s
UP normal

¹ Unless the global settings RefSitesOptions and RefSites are configured this sentry is disabled.


Scheduler Sentry

Availability
AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64, Windows

States

State Severity Condition Escalation
IDLE normal