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MarkTomm: /* Changelog */

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MarkTomm: /* Changelog */

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	13.02.2015 Disabled Discovery and related Actions. Inconvenient and buggy		13.02.2015 Disabled Discovery and related Actions. Inconvenient and buggy
	16.02.2015 Enabled Discovery and related actions, but added additional action step to remove discovered host from Discovered hosts group, which seems to solve some problems.		16.02.2015 Enabled Discovery and related actions, but added additional action step to remove discovered host from Discovered hosts group, which seems to solve some problems.
			17.02.2015 Disabled discovery and related Actions.
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MarkTomm: /* Changelog */

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MarkTomm: /* Changelog */

2015-02-16T13:38:16Z

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	13.02.2015 Disabled Discovery and related Actions. Inconvenient and buggy		13.02.2015 Disabled Discovery and related Actions. Inconvenient and buggy
			16.02.2015 Enabled Discovery and related actions, but added additional action step to remove discovered host from Discovered hosts group, which seems to solve some problems.
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	[[Kasutaja:MarkTomm\|MarkTomm]] 13. veebruar 2015, kell 15:23 (EET)		[[Kasutaja:MarkTomm\|MarkTomm]] 13. veebruar 2015, kell 15:23 (EET)

MarkTomm at 13:23, 13 February 2015

2015-02-13T13:23:36Z

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	Linux zabbix 3.2.0-63-generic #95-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 15 23:05:57 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux		Linux zabbix 3.2.0-63-generic #95-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 15 23:05:57 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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			== Zabbix server info ==

	=== Changelog ===		=== Changelog ===
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MarkTomm at 07:19, 13 February 2015

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	Using WMware Player + WMware VIX utilities as suggested in most tutorials gave an error, because of misconfigurations in some conf file. It seemed like the latest versions were buggy at that time.		Using WMware Player + WMware VIX utilities as suggested in most tutorials gave an error, because of misconfigurations in some conf file. It seemed like the latest versions were buggy at that time.

	==== General Info ====		=== General Info ===

	IP: 10.0.0.177		IP: 10.0.0.177
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	==== Changelog ====		=== Changelog ===

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MarkTomm at 07:17, 13 February 2015

2015-02-13T07:17:19Z

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	== Intro ==		== Intro ==

	There is a Zabbix server PC located in the "server room" (near the fridge). Zabbix software itself is run in a VMware virtual machine on that PC in the background. It is started a system boot from /etc/rc.local by the line.		There is a Zabbix server PC located in the "server room" (near the fridge). Zabbix software itself is run in a VMware virtual machine on that PC in the background. It is started at system boot from /etc/rc.local by the line.

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	Note that for some reason running that line in text mode (no gui) (f.ex. Ctrl + Alt + F1) ~~wont~~ work. The process will be seen in the background. but the vm won't respond (You will be unable to ping 10.0.0.177 - static ip assigned to the virtual machine).		Note that for some reason running that line in text mode (no gui) (f.ex. Ctrl + Alt + F1) won't work. The process will be seen in the background. but the vm won't respond (You will be unable to ping 10.0.0.177 - static ip assigned to the virtual machine).

	== Zabbix server info ==		== Zabbix server info ==
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	vnc port: 5901		vnc port: 5901

	This machine has 2x2TB HDD in RAID1+0 w/ far fetched layout with LVM.		This machine has 2x2TB HDD in RAID1+0 far fetched layout with LVM.

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	At first the ~~ide~~ was to migrate zabbix from its virtual machine to this PC so the root /home /var and /tmp logical volumes were made with their sepicific sizes. Later it was decided that zabbix will run in its virtual machine, so ~~I made a~~ 200GB /zabbix logical volume and ~~put~~ everything related to the vm there.		At first the idea was to migrate zabbix from its virtual machine to this PC so the root /home /var and /tmp logical volumes were made with their sepicific sizes. Later it was decided that zabbix will run in its virtual machine, so 200GB /zabbix logical volume was made and everything related to the vm is stored there.

	=== General Info ===		=== General Info ===
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	=== Known issues ===		=== Known issues ===

	Right after the installation ~~the~~ update was run, which successfully updated the kernel version from 3.2.0.75 to 3.2.0.76 and as usual grub boot loader was updated accordingly (3.2.0.76 as default and 3.2.0.75 was moved to the previous versions subcategory). After that the system stopped booting giving a black screen with no ~~error codes~~. After manually booting to		Right after the installation update command was run, which successfully updated the kernel version from 3.2.0.75 to 3.2.0.76 and as usual grub boot loader was updated accordingly (3.2.0.76 as default and 3.2.0.75 was moved to the previous versions subcategory). After that the system stopped booting giving a black screen with no errors. After manually booting to
	the old kernel version I modified /boot/grub/grub.cfg file and set the default boot option from 0 (the first one on the list) to "2>0", which means first option in the third item (a subcategory in our case). This means that the older version is being loaded at the moment. Such modification isn't dynamic, as soon as some one updates to a newer kernel, the not working 3.2.0.76 will be as the first option in the third item and the system might not boot again.		the old kernel version I modified /boot/grub/grub.cfg file and set the default boot option from 0 (the first one on the list) to "2>0", which means first option in the third item (a subcategory in our case). This means that the older version is being loaded at the moment. Such modification isn't dynamic, as soon as some one updates to a newer kernel, the not working 3.2.0.76 will be as the first option in the third item and the system might not boot again.

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	Install binary should be located at /home/roland		Install binary should be located at /home/roland

	Using WMware Player + WMware VIX utilities as suggested in most tutorials gave an error, because of ~~some~~ misconfigurations in some conf file. It seemed like the latest versions were buggy at that time.		Using WMware Player + WMware VIX utilities as suggested in most tutorials gave an error, because of misconfigurations in some conf file. It seemed like the latest versions were buggy at that time.

	==== General Info ====		==== General Info ====
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	[[Kasutaja:MarkTomm\|MarkTomm]] 12. veebruar 2015, kell 16:22 (EET)		==== Changelog ====

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			13.02.2015 Disabled Discovery and related Actions. Inconvenient and buggy
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MarkTomm at 14:23, 12 February 2015

2015-02-12T14:23:35Z

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	At first the ide was to migrate zabbix from its virtual machine to this PC so the root /home /var and /tmp logical volumes were made with their sepicific sizes. Later it was decided that zabbix will run in its virtual machine, so I made a 200GB /zabbix logical volume and put everything related to the vm there.		At first the ide was to migrate zabbix from its virtual machine to this PC so the root /home /var and /tmp logical volumes were made with their sepicific sizes. Later it was decided that zabbix will run in its virtual machine, so I made a 200GB /zabbix logical volume and put everything related to the vm there.

	==== General Info ====		=== General Info ===

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MarkTomm at 14:22, 12 February 2015

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	== Known issues ==		=== Known issues ===

	Right after the installation the update was run, which successfully updated the kernel version from 3.2.0.75 to 3.2.0.76 and as usual grub boot loader was updated accordingly (3.2.0.76 as default and 3.2.0.75 was moved to the previous versions subcategory). After that the system stopped booting giving a black screen with no error codes. After manually booting to		Right after the installation the update was run, which successfully updated the kernel version from 3.2.0.75 to 3.2.0.76 and as usual grub boot loader was updated accordingly (3.2.0.76 as default and 3.2.0.75 was moved to the previous versions subcategory). After that the system stopped booting giving a black screen with no error codes. After manually booting to

MarkTomm at 14:22, 12 February 2015

2015-02-12T14:22:03Z

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	== Intro ==		== Intro ==

	There is a Zabbix server PC located in the "server room" (near the fridge). Zabbix software itself is run in a ~~vmware~~ virtual machine on that PC in the background. It is started a system boot from /etc/rc.local by the line		There is a Zabbix server PC located in the "server room" (near the fridge). Zabbix software itself is run in a VMware virtual machine on that PC in the background. It is started a system boot from /etc/rc.local by the line.

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	</pre>		</pre>

	Note that for some reason running that line in text mode (no gui) (f.ex. Ctrl + Alt + F1) wont work. The process will be ~~seeen~~ in the background. but the vm won't respond (You will be unable to ping 10.0.0.177 - static ip assigned to the virtual machine).		Note that for some reason running that line in text mode (no gui) (f.ex. Ctrl + Alt + F1) wont work. The process will be seen in the background. but the vm won't respond (You will be unable to ping 10.0.0.177 - static ip assigned to the virtual machine).

	== Zabbix server info ==		== Zabbix server info ==
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	IP: 10.0.0.159		IP: 10.0.0.159

	Has tightvnc installed which is run at system boot. ~~script~~ location: /etc/init/vncserver		Has tightvnc installed which is run at system boot. Script location: /etc/init/vncserver

	vnc port: 5901		vnc port: 5901

	This machine has 2x2TB HDD in RAID1+0 w/ far fetched layout with LVM ~~over them~~		This machine has 2x2TB HDD in RAID1+0 w/ far fetched layout with LVM.

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	Linux zabbixsrv 3.2.0-75-generic #110-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 16 19:11:55 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux		Linux zabbixsrv 3.2.0-75-generic #110-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 16 19:11:55 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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			== Known issues ==

			Right after the installation the update was run, which successfully updated the kernel version from 3.2.0.75 to 3.2.0.76 and as usual grub boot loader was updated accordingly (3.2.0.76 as default and 3.2.0.75 was moved to the previous versions subcategory). After that the system stopped booting giving a black screen with no error codes. After manually booting to
			the old kernel version I modified /boot/grub/grub.cfg file and set the default boot option from 0 (the first one on the list) to "2>0", which means first option in the third item (a subcategory in our case). This means that the older version is being loaded at the moment. Such modification isn't dynamic, as soon as some one updates to a newer kernel, the not working 3.2.0.76 will be as the first option in the third item and the system might not boot again.

	== Zabbix virtual machine info ==		== Zabbix virtual machine info ==
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