Hi Jannis,
Thanks so much for the prompt answer to my question. Great news this is
available in 1.7 and even better that its just around the corner. I will
see if I can get some time to do a dev vm runup and try 1.7 in the mean
time to provide testing feedback.
Kind regards
Adam
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> From: Adam Mende <mende.a...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [icinga-users] Calling custom variables in icinga web
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> Hi Icinga users,
>
> Please point me in the right direction if replying to the digest is not the
> way to ask my question. It relates to icinga-web and creation of additional
> columns in the host and service status tabs.
>
> I have successfully created the new columns by following instructions on
> adding a new field to the xml templates for hosts and services per the
> official documentation.
>
> What I have also done in my host definitions is create a custom varible
> that contains an article number (numerical string eg 123) for a Kwok
> information server that relates to the host. The custom variable begins
> with and underscore as required by the core. When I call the vustom
> variable in the xml template {_kwok} to generate a url to click in the new
> column it does not return the value. If I call a standard variable eg
> {host_name} it returns the variable in the url just fine.
>
> The question I guess is as to whether calling custom variables in the xml
> templates in icinga web is supported by the api's and if so how can I call
> them correctly so the value is returned? Does it have anything to do with
> the datasource tag in the xml field definition or prepending the custom
> variable with a particular prefix?
>
> I am running icinga web 1.6.1 on a Ubuntu 11.10 server, and pnp4nagios is
> integrated and funtioning. I use nagiosql for my config files but am
> comfortable with modifying them by hand also. I have verified the custom
> variables are being written to the host and service definitions correctly
> by nagiosql.
>
> Any assistance greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers
> Adam
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> From: Jannis Mo?hammer <jannis.mossham...@netways.de>
> Subject: Re: [icinga-users] Calling custom variables in icinga web
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> Hi Adam,
>
> in 1.6.1, this isn't possible, but this will be possible in 1.7.0 (which
> will be released in two weeks), where you can display arbitrary (even
> non-icinga) data in your grids:
>
> https://wiki.icinga.org/display/Dev/Using+templates+to+write+your+own+grid+based+views
>
> You could try out the current master from our git repository and help us
> testing.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jannis
>
>
> Am 26.04.2012 um 14:25 schrieb Adam Mende:
>
> > Hi Icinga users,
> >
> > Please point me in the right direction if replying to the digest is not
> the way to ask my question. It relates to icinga-web and creation of
> additional columns in the host and service status tabs.
> >
> > I have successfully created the new columns by following instructions on
> adding a new field to the xml templates for hosts and services per the
> official documentation.
> >
> > What I have also done in my host definitions is create a custom varible
> that contains an article number (numerical string eg 123) for a Kwok
> information server that relates to the host. The custom variable begins
> with and underscore as required by the core. When I call the vustom
> variable in the xml template {_kwok} to generate a url to click in the new
> column it does not return the value. If I call a standard variable eg
> {host_name} it returns the variable in the url just fine.
> >
> > The question I guess is as to whether calling custom variables in the
> xml templates in icinga web is supported by the api's and if so how can I
> call them correctly so the value is returned? Does it have anything to do
> with the datasource tag in the xml field definition or prepending the
> custom variable with a particular prefix?
> >
> > I am running icinga web 1.6.1 on a Ubuntu 11.10 server, and pnp4nagios
> is integrated and funtioning. I use nagiosql for my config files but am
> comfortable with modifying them by hand also. I have verified the custom
> variables are being written to the host and service definitions correctly
> by nagiosql.
> >
> > Any assistance greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Adam
> >
> > On Apr 20, 2012 6:47 PM, <icinga-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net>
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> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:07:35 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Leto Tokarev <l...@irisz.hu>
> Subject: [icinga-users] new cronk / username?
> To: icinga-users@lists.sourceforge.net
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> Hi!
>
>
> I'm trying to hack together a demo cronk for Icinga Web.
> How do I get the actual logged in username?
>
> Sorry for the beginner question & TIA,
>
>
> Leto
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:38:36 +0200
> From: Michael Friedrich <michael.friedr...@univie.ac.at>
> Subject: [icinga-users] upcoming changes in icinga 1.7 - help test
> To: icinga-de...@lists.sourceforge.net,
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> dear fellow icinga users and devs,
>
> as you all might know, we are currently fighting with the epel upstream
> bug to bring icinga into epel repositories (when finding a sponsor then)
> https://dev.icinga.org/issues/1666
> this includes *a lot* of rework on the actual icinga.spec file. some
> changes happened already within 1.6 release.
>
> one of those "breaking changes" include *idomod.o* - the history is full
> of it (solaris does not like .o suffix, packagers dislike idomod.o in
> /usr/bin, everything is just a wholy mess. especially for me doing the
> rpm packaging for icinga myself as well).
>
> therefore, release 1.7 will introduce CHANGES - see Changelog section.
>
> * idomod.o is now idomod.so (same goes for helloworld.o)
> * idomod.so will be installed to $libdir instead of $bindir
>
> requires an upgrade of either
>
> * broker_module in icinga.cfg
> or
> * module definition in idoutils.cfg
>
> Make sure to follow the Changelog in r1.7 release branch here
>
> https://git.icinga.org/?p=icinga-core.git;a=tree;h=refs/heads/r1.7;hb=refs/heads/r1.7
>
> since 1.6 we've been extensively adding functional & behavioural CHANGES
> to that section in Changelog. it's worth a shot (even if a long one) -
> see [0]
>
> @addon-devs
> especially check the cgi updates, if you use those (e.g. anag, nagstamon)
>
> @packagers
> those will help you as well. if unsure, follow the Changelog in icinga.spec
>
> https://git.icinga.org/?p=icinga-core.git;a=blob;f=icinga.spec;hb=refs/heads/r1.7#l348
>
> @all
> please help us test these changes for upcoming 1.7
>
> https://git.icinga.org/?p=icinga-core.git;a=tree;h=refs/heads/r1.7;hb=refs/heads/r1.7
> (upgrade sql scripts are already in place, so just follow normal upgrade
> operations)
>
> pick an issue, check the tests, comment on the issue
> https://dev.icinga.org/projects/icinga-development/versions/72
>
>
> .. and apply for an icinga padawan in testing & qa :-)
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michael
>
> PS: Web will be a seperate package as usual.
>
>
> [0] current CHANGES in core.git 1.7, feature freeze yesterday
>
> CHANGES
> * neb api: move creation of notification contact list AFTER event broker
> callback NEBTYPE_NOTIFICATION_START #2110
> ** allows neb modules to cancel/override notification list
> creation on notification start
>
> * debug: set debug_verbosity=2 by default
> * configure: --enable-libtap=yes by default for builtin 'make test-tap'
>
> * install: --with-temp-file=<filepath> #2121
> ** sets path to an Icinga exclusive update temp file i.e.
> /tmp/icinga.tmp
>
> * install: --with-plugin-dir=<path> #2344
> ** sets path to plugins directory path i.e. $prefix/libexec
>
> * install: change default target location of idomod.so from $bindir to
> $libdir #2346
> * install: change idomod extension from .o to .so, make .so the default
> extension for modules #2354
> ** make sure to UPDATE the location in your CONFIG !!!
>
> * install: introduce "lib/" in default prefix install for modules #2347
>
> * install: --with-eventhandler-dir=<path> #2352
> ** sets path to eventhandler directory path i.e.
> $prefix/libexec/eventhandlers
>
> * install: make install-eventhandlers #2352
> ** install sample eventhandlers to defined location
>
> * install: --enable-cgi-log #2364
> ** enables cgi logging (EXPERIMENTAL)
>
> * install: --with-http-auth-file #2533
> ** sets location/name of htpasswd.users
>
> * config: $sysconfdir/conf.d #2360
>
> * install: --enable-libtap is now deprecated, new libtap does not
> require configure anymore #1192
>
> * tests: you can now test with pleasure: $ make distclean ; ./configure
> ; make test #2369 #1192
>
> * core: add trigger_time to downtimes #2537
> ** downtimes in status.dat/retention.dat now holding trigger_time
> ** nebstruct and event broker api now passing trigger_time and
> is_in_effect
> * core: nebcallback for downtime start now happens *after* setting "in
> effect" attributes #2539
> ** needed to pass is_in_effect and trigger_time to neb modules
>
> * classic ui: Added option for max log entries displayed in showlog.cgi
> #2145
> ** added new config option "default_num_displayed_log_entries"
> ** added new input field to redefine amount of displayed log
> entries
> ** added "switch" to show/hide filters in showlog.cgi
>
> * classic ui: status.cgi
> ** added new config option "display_status_totals"
> ** you can define more then one object to display
> ** host=hostA&host=hostB&host=...
> ** same with hostgroups and servicegroups
> ** nostatusheader is still available as URL param
> ** hostgroup=all now only shows hosts which are in a host groups
> ** host sorting is working now
> ** added 2 new cgi vars
> ** sortobject = determine if to sort host or service list
> (host_service_view)
> ** allunhandledproblems = to display ALL unhanded problems
> ** fixed and reorganized the links in status totals
> ** searching returns more then one hostgroup/servicegroup if
> group name matches
> ** combined Host/Service view now properly supported
> ** dropped "ALT" and "TITLE" tag from action url image in host
> and service status list
> ** status totals are now split into "displayed/all" for filtering
> ** filtering host/services/hostgroups/servicegroups is now
> possible via status totals
>
> * classic ui: add javascript to refresh page/pause easier #2119
> ** DO A FULL PAGE RELOAD AFTER UPGRADING
> ** no reload necessary to pause refresh
> ** selecting item in status.cgi/extinfo.cgi resets' refresh counter
> ** added cgi config option "refresh_type" to choose between
> http header refresh and javascript refresh
>
> * classic ui: Added statusmap resizing with exclude/include button #2186
> ** now statusmap get's displayed much better (thanks to Mat)
>
> * classic ui: Added Select hosts or services by clicking on line instead
> of box #2118
> ** selecting a host/service/downtime/comment checkbox now works
> also by clicking the row
>
> * classic ui: fixed reset forms on return after submitting command #2117
> ** forms getting reset on page load
> ** fixed problem with downtime checkbox selection
> ** changed all forms to POST request
>
> * classic ui: fixed json output for comments and downtimes in
> extinfo.cgi sometimes invalid #2343
> ** changes array names in json output of extinfo.cgi
> ** comments -> host_comments / service_comments
> ** downtimes -> host_downtimes / service_downtimes
>
> * classic ui: fixed Commit commands with more then 500 multiple pairs of
> hosts and services #2373
> ** now it's possible to submit ~990 commands at the same time
>
> * classic ui: outages.cgi
> ** added missing comment tool tip box
> ** fixed truncating of outages list
>
> * classic ui: Added Scheduling queue filter for specific host or service
> #2421
> ** now everyone who is authorized for can see hosts/services in
> scheduling queue
> ** added links to host/service extinfo
>
> * classic ui: Added readonly cgi.cfg view into the config section #1776
> ** New Option in config.cgi to view all cgi config options and
> their current values
>
> * classic ui: statuswml.cgi and statuswrl.cgi are DEPRECATED now !!!!!!!!!
> ** both will be removed in Icinga 1.8 !!!!!!
>
> * classic ui: cmd.cgi now accepts change commands with attr command #2474
> ** CHANGE_HOST_MODATTR, CHANGE_SVC_MODATTR
> ** but ONLY 0 = reset, other values will trigger an error
>
> * idoutils: limit long_output and perfdata database storage in mysql to
> 32k #2342
>
> * idoutils: enlarge field "FAILURE_PREDICTION_OPTIONS" in table hosts
> from 64 to 128 Bytes #2479
>
> * idoutils: Oracle only->change method retrieving lastid, introduce
> individual sequence caching sizes #2510
>
> * idoutils: fix pgsql unix_timestamp cannot handle timstamp with
> timezone #2203
>
> * idoutils change varchar(255) to TEXT in mysql # 2181
>
> --
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>
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