Re: {bb} Alert Configuration Question

[Philip Clark <pcclark@tiscali.co.uk>]

On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 17:02, Paul Stewart wrote:

> Running a test copy of BB on a redhat 9 box... really love the software! 
> ;)
> 
> Anyways, I'd like to configure the alerts to only send ONE alert when a 
> device goes down instead of every 5 minutes.  Then receive one alert when 
> the device comes back up.
> 
> Can anyone give me a quick rundown on how to do this? 

You have options, as you might have expected :)

Option 1. The "standard" way to do this is to just set a large page
delay wherever you need. A week should be long enough for most
situations. The on-line manual has the details on syntax. Also, set
the "pagerecovered" value to TRUE in etc/bbwarnsetup.cfg.

Option 2. You can go the "custom" route and craft a paging script
to give you the logic that you need. I'd hold off on that idea
until you are confident about the way that BB handles paging, but
it does give you a bucket load of flexibility. You can flash the
machine room lights, set off warning bells, trigger the coffee
machine to produce stronger coffee. It might take a bit of work
with a soldering iron, but you would never have a dull moment :)

Option 3. Using the source (only recommended for masochists). With
a bit of digging you might be able to add this type of functionality
to the source. Your not going to make much of a gain over option 2
though and you'll need to merge your changes whenever you upgrade.
I would only advise doing this if you're going to enjoy the journey.

Cheers, Phil.


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