PATCH: Zabbix 1.4.4 AIX agent patch

[hoyt]

This patch adds the following items on AIX 5.X systems:

system.cpu.util[]
system.cpu.util[]
system.uptime
net.if.in[]
net.if.out[]
system.cpu.switches
system.cpu.intr
system.cpu.load[]
system.cpu.runque
system.cpu.swpque
vm.memory.size[free]
vm.memory.size[inuse]
vm.memory.size[numperm]
vm.memory.size[process]
vm.memory.size[system]
vm.memory.size[total]
vm.memory.size[totalvm]
vm.memory.size[user]

I am not sure if this patch will work on AIX 4.X systems, don't have any to test on.

Work still do be done is adding disk I/O items.

--John

[richlv]

i just wanted to express huge interest in seeing this patch in 1.4 branch, if possible

[tighep]

Maybe I'm just a complete newb at using patch, oh wait I am. Why oh why does patch say "Hmm... I can't seem to find a patch in there anywhere.
"

[hoyt]

Maybe I'm just a complete newb at using patch, oh wait I am. Why oh why does patch say "Hmm... I can't seem to find a patch in there anywhere.
"

What was the command that you used??

Should be something like:

% cd <zabbix_src>
% patch -p1 < <path_to_patch_file>/aix.patch

--John

[tighep]

Oddly it appears to be an AIX patch issue, I moved the source to linux, ran the patch, and moved the source back. However, I still get a not supported with trying to use system.cpu.load. This is AIX 5.2 TL8 CSP.

[hoyt]

What do your items look like? Are any of the other new items working?

Here is what my load item keys look like:

system.cpu.load[,avg1]
system.cpu.load[,avg5]
system.cpu.load[,avg15]

--John

[tighep]

spd07: /usr/opt/zabbix/sbin > ./zabbix_agentd -t system.cpu.load[,avg1]
system.cpu.load[,avg1] [m|ZBX_NOTSUPPORTED]
spd07: /usr/opt/zabbix/sbin > ./zabbix_agentd -t system.cpu.swpque
system.cpu.swpque [m|ZBX_NOTSUPPORTED]


I wonder if maybe the patch didn't take correctly, or if it's an AIX 5.3 fix. I will also try and apply to patch to my 5.3 build and report back a result.

[hoyt]

Durning the run of configure look for the following:

checking for perfstat_cpu_total in -lperfstat... yes

If it says 'no', then you don't have the Perfstat library. I am not
sure when it showed up in AIX. It could be an optional package.

Here is a link to the IBM docs:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.basetechref/doc/basetrf1/perfstat_cputot.htm

I only have 5.3 system to test on.

--John

[tighep]

I don't see
checking for perfstat_cpu_total in -lperfstat... yes
at all in my config.log or the screen output. Is there an option I need to add to the configure lines? My command looks like this:

./configure --enable-agent --disable-server --without-jabber --without-ucd-snmp --without-net-snmp --without-pgsql --without-mysql --prefix=/usr/opt/zabbix --enable-static

Is there a manual way to verify the patch has been installed into the source files?

[hoyt]

Take a look at zabbix/src/include/config.h.in , You should find the following
if the patch was applied correctly:

/* Define to 1 if you have the `perfstat' library (-lperfstat). */
#undef HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT

--John

[tighep]

Somehow the patch didn't apply, a second run with the patch command provided the needed additions. Now I am getting data, thank you very much for the patch and the help.

[hoyt]

Does this patch work with your AIX 5.2 system??

--John

[tighep]

Yes, this patch works on both my AIX 5.2 and 5.3 systems. I currently don't monitor an AIX 4 box, but I do still have one. I'll see if it has a compiler available and test it.

[thiago.info]

I'm trying to compile the zabbix-1.4.4 agentd in my AIX 5.3. I applied the patch with no problem, but when I run the:

./configure --enable-agent --disable-server --without-jabber --without-ucd-snmp --without-net-snmp --without-pgsql --without-mysql --prefix=/usr/opt/zabbix --enable-static

I get these warnings about pthread:

checking sys/resource.h presence... yes
checking for sys/resource.h... yes
checking pthread.h usability... no
checking pthread.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: pthread.h:     check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: pthread.h:     section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
checking for pthread.h... yes
checking windows.h usability... no
checking windows.h presence... no
checking for windows.h... no

If i try to do a make install:

make install
Making install in create
Making install in schema
Target "install-exec-am" is up to date.
Target "install-data-am" is up to date.
Target "install" is up to date.
Target "install-exec-am" is up to date.
Target "install-data-am" is up to date.
Target "install" is up to date.
Making install in misc
Target "install-exec-am" is up to date.
Target "install-data-am" is up to date.
Target "install" is up to date.
Making install in src
Making install in libs
Making install in zbxcrypto
        if gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../../include      -g -O2  -MT md5.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/md5.Tpo" -c -o md5.o md5.c;  then mv -f ".deps/md5.Tpo" ".deps/md5.Po"; else rm -f ".deps/md5.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
In file included from ../../../include/sysinc.h:198,
                 from ../../../include/common.h:23,
                 from md5.c:54:
/usr/include/pthread.h:582: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:585: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:589: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:592: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:595: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:598: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:601: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:604: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:607: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:611: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:614: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:625: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:629: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:652: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:655: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:658: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:661: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:664: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:672: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:675: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:678: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:681: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:689: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:693: error: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/pthread.h:696: error: parse error before '*' token
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


Stop.
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


Stop.
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


Stop.
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


Stop.

I really don't know what to do! help please!!!


Thiago

[hoyt]

What version of gcc are you using? I had this problem on AIX systems that had a *really* old version of gcc installed (v2.9).
You can get a newer gcc from:

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/os/aix/linux/toolbox/ezinstall.html#app-dev

--John