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Re: xAP Ping



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I was thinking of BSC as that way OPN-MAX would be able to trigger events
based on a Ping endpoint state (OPN-MAX is currently BSC only). I run
Floorplan as well so it's no big problem to push the scripting/triggering
into that instead.
Max

2009/4/21 James <james.traynor@xxxxxxx>

>
>
> Hi,
> yes it's a displaymessage and an email if that is setup. I can
certainly
> add other schemas but I'm not sure if BSC would be the best. If I did
use
> bsc then it would mean every xAP device being doubled up as a bsc
endpoint.
> Maybe thats ok but it would mean more traffic for no big benefit. I
was
> thinking about the xap.log messages ( they are a bit like
syslog/windows
> events), Floorplan already supports them so would log them and it
would be
> easy to script/trigger things from them. I presume you want to action
> certain things if certain apps/devices fail?
> Either way is do-able but BSC support is a much bigger job than the
log
> messages!
>
> James
>
> On 20 Apr 2009, at 21:03, max barker wrote:
>
>
>
> That runs fine now.
> As far as xAP monitoring goes, is it just display messages when an
apps
> heartbeat is lost? Would it be much work to make them configurable BSC
> endpoints like the other ping targets?
>
> Max
>
> 2009/4/19 James <james.traynor@xxxxxxx>
>
>>
>>
>> Hi,Figured the issue, I think.  Can you re-dowload the zip.  The
exe is
>> the same but i've included the latest intranet ocx that it was
built
>> against. the ocx should replace your one in system32.  run :
>> regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\xap_intranet.ocx
>> to register it.  Should be good to go once done.
>> James
>>
>> On 17 Apr 2009, at 15:15, max barker wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm getting the same result here. Installed from ping_3_beta4 then
dropped
>> then new .exe in place.
>>
>> Max
>>
>> 2009/4/17 Graham Kiff <graham.kiff@xxxxxxx>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi James
>>>
>>> I tried the new Ping3.exe, but can't seem to get it to even
startup -
>>> doesn't even appear as a running process.  I'm testing just by
running it
>>> rather than as a service.  I've noticed also that it appears
to be nearly
>>> double the size of the previous version.  The website I'm
trying is a
>>> private one on the LAN.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Graham
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* xap_automation@xxxxxxx [xap_automation@xxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of James [james.traynor@xxxxxxx]
>>> *Sent:* 16 April 2009 20:22
>>> *To:* xap_automation@xxxxxxx
>>> *Subject:* Re: [xap_automation] xAP Ping
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Max,Got the update running, you can grab the exe here:   (
there was a
>>> reference issue and it was calling the wrong dll and crashing,
simple to fix
>>> once found!)
>>> http://www.mi4.biz/files/xapping3/ping3_beta_5.zip
>>> You'll need to go to the main settings page and turn on
"monitor xap
>>> heartbeats"
>>> Hopefully it should work fine.
>>>
>>> Graham,
>>> Could you give the above update a try too, it may well help.
>>> when using http if you click on the red/green/grey globe next
to the
>>> device name you will go to a page that should list and show
the data return
>>> by the check.  It may be an authentication issue.  Ping looks
for a http 200
>>> response and if there is an authentication issue it would be a
403.1.  If
>>> the website in question is pblic then if you let me know the
address i can
>>> try it here
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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I was thinking of BSC as that way OPN-MAX would be able to trigger events
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ased on a Ping endpoint state (OPN-MAX is currently BSC only). I run
Floorp=
lan as well so it&#39;s no big problem to push the scripting/triggering
int=
o that instead.<div>
<br></div><div>Max<br><br><div
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Hi,<div><br></div><div>yes it&#39;s a
displaymessage and an email if that i=
s setup. I can certainly add other schemas but I&#39;m not sure if BSC
woul=
d be the best. If I did use bsc then it would mean every xAP device being
d=
oubled up as a bsc endpoint. Maybe thats ok but it would mean more traffic
=
for no big benefit. I was thinking about the xap.log messages ( they are a
=
bit like syslog/windows events), Floorplan already supports them so would
l=
og them and it would be easy to script/trigger things from them. I presume
=
you want to action certain things if certain apps/devices fail?</div>
<div>Either way is do-able but BSC support is a much bigger job than
the lo=
g messages!</div><div><br></div><font
color=3D"#888888"><div>James</div></f=
ont><div><div></div><div
class=3D"h5"><div><br><div><div>On 20
Apr 2009, at=
21:03, max barker wrote:</div>
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255)">
<div style=3D"width:655px;font-size:13px;font-family:arial,
helvetica, clea=
n, sans-serif"><div
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rgin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:25px;padding-=
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<div
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ght:1.22em"><br style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><p
style=3D"line-height:1.22em=
;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0px">That
ru=
ns fine now.</p>
<div style=3D"line-height:1.22em">As far as xAP monitoring
goes, is it just=
display messages when an apps heartbeat is lost? Would it be much work to =
make them configurable BSC endpoints like the other ping
targets?</div><div=
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">
<br style=3D"line-height:1.22em"></div><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Ma=
x<br style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">2009/4/19
James<span>=A0</s=
pan><span dir=3D"ltr"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ja=
mes.traynor@xxxxxxx" style=3D"line-height:1.22em;color:rgb(30,
102, 174)"=
target=3D"_blank">james.traynor@xxxxxxx</a>&gt;</span><br
style=3D"line-=
height:1.22em">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"
style=3D"border-left-width:1px;border-lef=
t-color:rgb(204, 204,
204);border-left-style:solid;margin-top:0px;margin-ri=
ght:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:4px;line-height:1.22em"><div
style=3D=
"line-height:1.22em">
<br style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Hi,<div s=
tyle=3D"line-height:1.22em">Figured the issue, I think. =A0Can
you re-dowlo=
ad the zip. =A0The exe is the same but i&#39;ve included the latest
intrane=
t ocx that it was built against. the ocx should replace your one in
system3=
2. =A0run :</div>
<div style=3D"line-height:1.22em">regsvr32
c:\windows\system32\xap_intranet=
.ocx</div><div style=3D"line-height:1.22em">to
register it. =A0Should be go=
od to go once done.</div><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">James<div style=
=3D"line-height:1.22em">
<div style=3D"line-height:1.22em"></div><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><=
br style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><div styl=
e=3D"line-height:1.22em">On 17 Apr 2009, at 15:15, max barker
wrote:</div><=
br style=3D"line-height:1.22em">
<blockquote type=3D"cite"
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ottom:0px;margin-left:4px;line-height:1.22em"><span
style=3D"border-collaps=
e:separate;color:rgb(0, 0,
0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-sty=
le:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text=
-indent:0px;line-height:1.22em"><div
style=3D"background-color:rgb(255, 255=
, 255);line-height:1.22em">
<div style=3D"font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean,
sans-seri=
f;line-height:1.22em"><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><div style=3D"font-=
family:Georgia;line-height:1.22em"><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><br sty=
le=3D"line-height:1.22em">
<p
style=3D"line-height:1.22em;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-botto=
m:1em;margin-left:0px">I&#39;m getting the same result here.
Installed from=
ping_3_beta4 then dropped then new .exe in place.=A0</p><div
style=3D"line=
-height:1.22em">
<br style=3D"line-height:1.22em"></div><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Ma=
x<br style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">2009/4/17 Graham Kiff<span =
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">=A0</span><span
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-heig=
ht:1.22em">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:graham.kiff@xxxxxxx";
style=3D"line-h=
eight:1.22em;color:rgb(30, 102, 174)"
target=3D"_blank">graham.kiff@wisehom=
es.com</a>&gt;</span><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"
style=3D"border-left-width:1px;border-lef=
t-color:rgb(204, 204,
204);border-left-style:solid;margin-top:0px;margin-ri=
ght:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:4px;line-height:1.22em"><div
style=3D=
"line-height:1.22em">
<br style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><font
face=3D"Tahoma" color=3D"#00000=
0" size=3D"2" style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Hi
James</font></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.22em">
<font face=3D"tahoma" size=3D"2"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"></font>=A0</d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><font
face=3D"tahoma" size=
=3D"2" style=3D"line-height:1.22em">I tried the new
Ping3.exe, but can&#39;=
t seem to get=A0it to even startup - doesn&#39;t even appear as a
running p=
rocess.=A0 I&#39;m testing just by running it rather than as a
service.=A0 =
I&#39;ve noticed also that it appears to be nearly double the size of
the p=
revious version.=A0 The website I&#39;m trying is a private one on the
LAN.=
</font></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><font
face=3D"tahoma" size=3D=
"2"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"></font>=A0</div><div
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"=
line-height:1.22em"><font face=3D"tahoma"
size=3D"2" style=3D"line-height:1=
.22em">Cheers</font></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><font
face=3D"tahoma" size=3D=
"2"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Graham</font></div><div
dir=3D"ltr" style=
=3D"line-height:1.22em"><font face=3D"tahoma"
size=3D"2" style=3D"line-heig=
ht:1.22em"></font>=A0</div>
<div style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.22em"><hr
style=3D"line-height:1.=
22em"><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2"
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><b styl=
e=3D"line-height:1.22em">From:</b><span
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">=A0</s=
pan><a href=3D"mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx";
style=3D"line-height:=
1.22em;color:rgb(30, 102, 174)"
target=3D"_blank">xap_automation@yahoogroup=
s.com</a><span
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">=A0</span>[<a
href=3D"mailto:xa=
p_automation@xxxxxxx" style=3D"line-height:1.22em;color:rgb(30,
102=
, 174)"
target=3D"_blank">xap_automation@xxxxxxx</a>] On Behalf
Of =
James [<a href=3D"mailto:james.traynor@xxxxxxx";
style=3D"line-height:1.22=
em;color:rgb(30, 102, 174)"
target=3D"_blank">james.traynor@xxxxxxx</a>]<=
br style=3D"line-height:1.22em">
<b style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Sent:</b><span
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"=
>=A0</span>16 April 2009 20:22<br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><b style=3D"=
line-height:1.22em">To:</b><span
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">=A0</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx";
style=3D"line-height:1.22em;=
color:rgb(30, 102, 174)"
target=3D"_blank">xap_automation@xxxxxxx</=
a><br style=3D"line-height:1.22em">
<b style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Subject:</b><span
style=3D"line-height:1.22=
em">=A0</span>Re: [xap_automation] xAP Ping<br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"=
></font><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"></div><div
style=3D"line-height:1.=
22em"><div style=3D"line-height:1.22em">
</div><div style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><b=
r style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Max,<div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Got th=
e update running, you can grab the exe here: =A0 ( there was a reference
is=
sue and it was calling the wrong dll and crashing, simple to fix once
found=
!)</div>
<div style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><a href=3D"http://www.mi4.biz/files/xappi=
ng3/ping3_beta_5.zip" style=3D"line-height:1.22em;color:rgb(30,
102, 174)" =
target=3D"_blank">http://www.mi4.biz/files/xapping3/ping3_beta_5.zip</a></d=
iv><div style=3D"line-height:1.22em">
You&#39;ll need to go to the main settings page and turn on
&quot;monitor x=
ap heartbeats&quot;</div><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Hopefully it sho=
uld work fine.</div><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><br style=3D"line-hei=
ght:1.22em">
</div><div
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">Graham,</div><div
style=3D"line-hei=
ght:1.22em">Could you give the above update a try too, it may well
help.</d=
iv><div style=3D"line-height:1.22em">when using http if
you click on the re=
d/green/grey globe next to the device name you will go to a page that
shoul=
d list and show the data return by the check. =A0It may be an
authenticatio=
n issue. =A0Ping looks for a http 200 response and if there is an
authentic=
ation issue it would be a 403.1. =A0If the website in question is pblic
the=
n if you let me know the address i can try it here</div>
<div style=3D"line-height:1.22em"><br
style=3D"line-height:1.22em"></div><d=
iv
style=3D"line-height:1.22em">James</div></div><br
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.22em"><br
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2em"><div width=3D"1"
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