Hi there, On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, Mersberger, Robert wrote:
> I am new with Unix and have recently been given the responsibility > for these Unix applications. I would like to upgrade Smokeping fro > version 2.0.9 to 2.4.0 ... I'm guessing that there's a reason you want to upgrade to 2.4.0, and not the more recent 2.4.2. > would like to find a good document that would explain how this > can be done in a fool proof manner. Every time somebody comes out with a better 'foolproof' something, along comes a better fool. The documentation that comes with the Smokeping package should be easy enough to follow. I think 2.0.9 uses an older configuration layout but it's pretty straightforward to follow the changes if you take your time. You should read all you can get your hands on about Apache, Perl, speedycgi, mod_perl Linux administration and networking, vi (or some other editor you have available on your system), > Is there an RPM out there that does this? There are RPMs. You didn't mention what distribution you are using. You could find out, and ask the people who provide it. And as always, Google is your friend. > I also need to know what the Hardware requirements are if I am > polling 1600 devices every 120 seconds with 10 ping per site for > each cycle. It's difficult to give firm recommendations with such vague questions. You'll probably be needing ethernet cables and switches for example. If a ping is the minimum 64 bytes then 1600 * 10 * 64 * 8 / 120 = 68kbit/s which doesn't sound like you'd be causing much trouble on the network. Storage isn't likely to be a problem. Take a look at the mailing list archives to see if there's any helpful information about what other people are using on networks of that sort of size - there are a few. Try to formulate a question somebody can answer. > I am currently seeing the warning for Smokeping taking longer that > 120 seconds and this happens 1 or twice per day. man top > Will I have to also update all the supporting products before I do > the upgrade to 2.4.0 what I mean is things like Perl or rrdtools > Linux That depends on what versions you are running right now. Since you mostly haven't told us, we don't know. Generally I would discourage upgrading things that don't need to be upgraded - if it ain't broke, don't fix it - but examples of things needing to be upgraded would include those having serious security issues. > here is my current description: Linux smokeping2 > 2.6.11.4-21.15-bigsmp #1 SMP Tue Nov 28 13:39:58 UTC 2006 i686 i686 > i386 GNU/Linux That's just the kernel. It doesn't mean very much other than it's very old, and you should upgrade that before you do anything else. I hope there's a firewall between that machine and the Internet. -- 73, Ged. _______________________________________________ smokeping-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.oetiker.ch/cgi-bin/listinfo/smokeping-users
