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Configuring Big Brother Tests for Miscellaneous Processes


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On the machine running the process you wish to test for, create a script in the $BBHOME/ext 
directory following the example script below.  Change the `PROC_1` variable to reflect the process
you will `grep` for and the `BBPROG` variable to reflect the name of the script, and change the 
`TEST` variable to reflect the name of the test as it will be displayed on the main BB html page.  

the following example is to test for the SNMP daemon, `snmpdx`


#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh

# bb-snmptest.sh
#
# BIG BROTHER - MISC EXTERNAL SCRIPT
# Kyle Reynolds
#
# THIS SCRIPT TESTS FOR A PROCESS.  IT CHECKS HOW MANY INSTANCES OF THE
# PROCESS IS RUNNING AND COMPARES IT TO THE PANIC LEVEL
# GREEN IS THE DEFAULT COLOR LEVEL
#

BBPROG=bb-snmptest.sh; export BBPROG

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CHANGE THE FOLLOWING FIELDS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TEST="snmp"                                     # NAME OF THE FILE DISPLAYED ON THE 
                                                # BBDISPLAY AND SET IN bb-hosts.sh
BBHOME=/u01/app/bb/bbc BBHOME                   # BIG BROTHER HOME

PANIC_1="1"                                     # SET THE NUMBER OF PROCESSES REQUIRED
PROC_1="snmpdx"                                 # NAME OF THE PROCESS TO GREP FOR

MACHINE="blojszp1"                              # HAS TO BE IN A,B,C FORM NOTE THE COMMAS

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#       check basic environment setup
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if test "$BBHOME" = ""
then
       echo "BBHOME is not set... exiting"
       exit 1
fi

if test ! "$BBTMP"                      # GET DEFINITIONS IF NEEDED
then
        # echo "*** LOADING BBDEF ***"
       . $BBHOME/etc/bbdef.sh          # INCLUDE STANDARD DEFINITIONS
fi

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#       force green and clear tmp file
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LINE=""
COLOR="green"
`rm $BBTMP/$TEST`

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#       start the program
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PROC_1_CURRENT=`ps -ef| grep -v grep| grep $PROC_1| wc -l| cut -c8`
   if [ "$PROC_1_CURRENT" = "$PANIC_1" ]
   then
echo "<TR><TD>$PROC_1 - $PROC_1_CURRENT instances running<TD><TD>" >> $BBTMP/$TEST
echo "<IMG SRC=\"../gifs/green.gif\" ALT=\"${PROC_1} :green\" HEIGHT=16 \
      WIDTH=16 BORDER=0><A><TD><TR>" >> $BBTMP/$TEST
   else
       LINE="$LINE
WARNING! $PROC_1 NOT OK - $PROC_1_CURRENT instances are running"; export LINE
       COLOR="red" ; export COLOR
echo "<TR><TD>$PROC_1<TD><TD>" >> $BBTMP/$TEST
echo "<IMG SRC=\"../gifs/$COLOR.gif\" ALT=\"${PROC_1} :$COLOR\" HEIGHT=16 \
      WIDTH=16 BORDER=0><A><TD><TR>" >> $BBTMP/$TEST
   fi

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# format it for BB
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LINE="status $MACHINE.$TEST $COLOR `date`
$LINE
`cat $BBTMP/$TEST`"

# NOW USE THE BB COMMAND TO SEND THE DATA ACROSS

$BB $BBDISP "$LINE"                     # SEND IT TO BBDISPLAY
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



add the following line (for the SNMP example) to etc/bb-bbexttab

`localhost :  : bb-snmptest.sh`

restart BB on the client and after about 5-10 minutes, the new test should show
up on the BB server display.

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