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My Stuff: Configuring multiple Zenoss collectors

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Configuring multiple Zenoss collectors

This post discusses how to configure multiple Zenoss collectors for centralized monitoring
and alerting. These instructions are inspired by
http://www.zenoss.com/Members/fdeckert/how-to-install-distributed-collectors/. Many of
the tasks below reference $ZENHOME, which can be found by logging in as the zenoss user,
but the tasks may need to be run as root.
Install zenoss on ServerB, but do not start it
Ensure DNS is setup with FQDN for both servers
Task

ServerA

ServerB

Install snmpd on both

systems

apt-get install snmp snmpd

Configure snmpd

Snmpconf

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Select to create snmpd.conf

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Select Access Control Setup

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Choose SNMPv1/SNMPv2c read-only access community name

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Enter the read-only community name, enter, enter

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Finished, Finished, Quit

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mv snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
Enable remote snmp
access

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Edit /etc/default/snmpd

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Change the line: SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux

-p /var/run/snmpd.pid 127.0.0.1'
To: SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p
/var/run/snmpd.pid'

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Synchronizing ZenPacks across multiple
collectors

Restart snmpd

Configuring multiple Zenoss collectors

Verify snmp is
working

snmpwalk -v 2c -c public snmpwalk -v 2c -c

ServerB .1.3
public ServerA .1.3

Configure Zenoss
services

Create two files in

$ZENHOME/etc named
DAEMONS_TXT_ONLY and
daemons.txt

Create two files in

$ZENHOME/etc named
DAEMONS_TXT_ONLY and
daemons.txt

Enter the below into

daemons.txt and save:

Enter the below into

daemons.txt and save:

Creating a ZenPack in Zenoss

zeoctl

zenping

M onitoring Brocade switches with

ZenOss

zopectl

zensyslog

zenhub

zenstatus

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zenping

zenactions

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zensyslog

zentrap

zenstatus

zenmodeler

zenactions

zenrender

zentrap

zenperfsnmp

zenmodeler

zencommand

zenrender

zenprocess

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zenperfsnmp

zenwin

zencommand

zeneventlog

zenprocess
zenwin
zeneventlog
Configure ServerB to
use local monitors,
but use the hub on
ServerA

In $ZENHOME/etc, edit the

following files:
zenactions.conf,
zencommand.conf,
zendisc.conf,
zeneventlog.conf,
zenmodeler.conf,
zenperfsnmp.conf,
zenping.conf,
zenprocess.conf,
zenrender.conf,
zenstatus.conf, zensyslog.conf
zentrap.conf, zenwin.conf,
zenwinmodeler.conf
Enter the following 2 lines in
all files:
monitor ServerB
hubhost ServerA

Configure ServerB to
use the zope engine
on ServerA

In $ZENHOME/etc, edit
zope.conf
Find the zeoclient section
About Me

Change the line: server

localhost:8100
To: server ServerA:8100
Add the remote
collector

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In the Web Interface, browse to

Management | Collectors | Add
Monitor
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in this gadget

Monitoring Servers

Enter the name ServerB

Change Render URL from:
/zport/RenderServer

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To:
http://ServerA:8090/ServerB
Copy ZenPacks and
Plugins

Scp -r $ZENHOME/ZenPacks
ServerB:$ZENHOME/ZenPacks

Make sure any other

alterations (symlinks,
packages, etc) are
duplicated

Ensure files are

owned by zenoss

chown R zenoss.zenoss
$ZENHOME/ZenPacks

chown R zenoss.zenoss
$ZENHOME/ZenPacks

Start Zenoss

/etc/init.d/zenoss-stack /etc/init.d/zenossrestart
stack start

Begin moving devices

In the Web Interface, browse to

Management | Collectors |
localhost

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Select several devices and click

Devices | Set Perf Monitor

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3 comments:
David Riepl said...
Hi!
I have some troubles implementing distributed collectors in zennos core.
What is the Point "Create two files in $ZENHOM E/etc named DAEM ONS_TXT_ONLY
and daemons.txt" exactly for?

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M y Problem is i cant render the rrd file collected from the B Server. Can u explain a
bit more about the render URL?
greets David
5:52 AM

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7:37 PM

Hemraj said...
The performance Graphs doesn't seem to work in the distributed collector model.
Zenoss is not able to render the rrd files collected from the B server. Can u pls help
to resolve this.
11:50 PM
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