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NAME

       bbcombotest - Xymon combination test tool

SYNOPSIS

       bbcombotest --help
       bbcombotest --version
       bbcombotest [--debug] [--quiet]

DESCRIPTION

       bbcombotest is a Xymon extension script that runs on the BBDISPLAY server.  It combines the results of one or more of the normal Xymon test
       results into a combined test result, using standard arithmetic og logical operators.

       The resulting tests are sent to the Xymon display server as any normal test - so all of the standard Xymon functions  (history,	statistics
       etc.) are available for the combined tests.

       The  tool  was born from the need to monitor systems with built-in redundancy and automatic failover - e.g. load-balanced web servers.  But
       other uses are possible.

OPTIONS

       --quiet
	      Normally, the test status sent by bbcombotest includes information about the underlying test results used to determine  the  current
	      value of the combined test. "--quiet" eliminates this information from the test status page.

       --debug
	      Provide debugging output for use in troubleshooting problems with bbcombotest.

       --no-update
	      Dont send any status messages - instead, the result of the combotests is simply dumped to stdout. Useful for debugging.

FILES

       $BBHOME/etc/bbcombotest.cfg
	      Configuration file for bbcombotest, where the combined tests are defined

       $BBHOME/etc/hobbitlaunch.cfg
	      Configuration file controlling when bbcombotest is run.

SEE ALSO

       bbcombotest.cfg(5), bb-hosts(5), hobbitserver.cfg(5), hobbitlaunch.cfg(5)

Xymon							    Version 4.2.3:  4 Feb 2009						    BBCOMBOTEST(1)