Usage

Help

cbd prints all flags it accepts with the -h (or –help) flag.

$> cbd -h
[1376468351] info:    USAGE: ./cbd [-c] [-d] [-D] [-h] [-v] [<configfile>]
[1376468351] info:      -c  Check configuration file.
[1376468351] info:      -d  Enable debug mode.
[1376468351] info:      -D  Generate a diagnostic file.
[1376468351] info:      -h  Print this help.
[1376468351] info:      -v  Print Centreon Broker version.
[1376468351] info:    Centreon Broker 3.0.0
[1376468351] info:    Copyright 2009-2015 Centreon
[1376468351] info:    License ASL 2.0 <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>

Version

cbd accepts the -v (or –version) flag that prints the Centreon Broker version.

$> cbd -v
[1376466956] info:    Centreon Broker 3.0.0

Debug

The debug mode can be enabled on cbd to print all available log messages to the standard output. This option is mostly useful when troubleshooting issues with the configuration file. The flag is -d (or –debug).

$> cbd -d centreon-broker.xml
[1376467933] debug:   module applier: no directory defined
[1376467933] config:  endpoint applier: loading configuration
[1376467933] debug:   endpoint applier: 0 inputs and 0 outputs to apply
[1376467933] debug:   endpoint applier: 0 inputs to create, 0 outputs to create
[1376467933] info:    Centreon Broker 3.0.0
[1376467933] info:    Copyright 2009-2015 Centreon
[1376467933] info:    License ASL 2.0 <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>
[1376467933] info:    PID: 21105
[1376467933] info:    Qt compilation version 4.8.4
[1376467933] info:    Qt runtime version 4.8.4
[1376467933] info:      Build Key: x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config
[1376467933] info:      Licensee: Open Source
[1376467933] info:      Licensed Products: OpenSource
[1376467933] config:  log applier: applying 2 logging objects
[1376467933] config:  log applier: creating new logger
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/stats/05-stats.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/stats/05-stats.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/stats/05-stats.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/stats/05-stats.so'
[1376467933] config:  stats: invalid stats configuration, stats engine is NOT loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/stats/05-stats.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/neb/10-neb.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/neb/10-neb.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/neb/10-neb.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/neb/10-neb.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/neb/10-neb.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/correlation/20-correlation.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/correlation/20-correlation.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/correlation/20-correlation.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/correlation/20-correlation.so'
[1376467933] config:  correlation: invalid correlation configuration, correlation engine is NOT loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/correlation/20-correlation.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/storage/20-storage.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/storage/20-storage.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/storage/20-storage.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/storage/20-storage.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/storage/20-storage.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/file/50-file.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/file/50-file.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/file/50-file.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/file/50-file.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/file/50-file.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/local/50-local.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/local/50-local.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/local/50-local.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/local/50-local.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/local/50-local.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tcp/50-tcp.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tcp/50-tcp.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tcp/50-tcp.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tcp/50-tcp.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tcp/50-tcp.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/compression/60-compression.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/compression/60-compression.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/compression/60-compression.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/compression/60-compression.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/compression/60-compression.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tls/60-tls.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tls/60-tls.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tls/60-tls.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tls/60-tls.so'
[1376467933] info:    TLS: loading GNU TLS version 2.12.23
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/tls/60-tls.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/rrd/70-rrd.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/rrd/70-rrd.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/rrd/70-rrd.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/rrd/70-rrd.so'
[1376467933] info:    RRD: using rrdtool 1.4.7
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/rrd/70-rrd.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/bbdo/80-bbdo.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/bbdo/80-bbdo.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/bbdo/80-bbdo.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/bbdo/80-bbdo.so'
[1376467933] info:    BBDO: using protocol version 1.0.0
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/bbdo/80-bbdo.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/ndo/80-ndo.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/ndo/80-ndo.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/ndo/80-ndo.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/ndo/80-ndo.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/ndo/80-ndo.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] config:  module applier: loading module '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/sql/80-sql.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: loading library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/sql/80-sql.so'
[1376467933] info:    modules: library '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/sql/80-sql.so' loaded
[1376467933] debug:   modules: searching initialization routine (symbol broker_module_init) in '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/sql/80-sql.so'
[1376467933] debug:   modules: initialization routine of '/home/ganoze/work/centreon-broker/build/sql/80-sql.so' successfully completed
[1376467933] debug:   module applier: no directory defined
[1376467933] config:  applier: 13 modules loaded
[1376467933] config:  endpoint applier: loading configuration
[1376467933] debug:   endpoint applier: 0 inputs and 1 outputs to apply
[1376467933] debug:   endpoint applier: 0 inputs to create, 1 outputs to create
[1376467933] config:  endpoint applier: creating new endpoint 'SQLOutput'
[1376467933] debug:   multiplexing: 1 subscribers are registered after insertion
[1376467933] info:    multiplexing: start with 0 in queue and the recovery temporary file is disable
[1376467933] debug:   endpoint applier: output thread 0x15fdea0 is registered and ready to run
[1376467933] debug:   multiplexing: starting
[1376467933] info:    failover: SQLOutput is starting
[1376467933] debug:   failover: SQLOutput is launching loop
[1376467933] debug:   failover: SQLOutput is opening its endpoint
[1376467933] error:   SQL: could not open SQL database: Unknown database 'centreon_storage' QMYSQL: Unable to connect
...

Diagnostic

The diagnostic feature is used when addressing an issue to Centreon’ support center. The -D flag (or –diagnose) generates a file called cbd-diag.tar.gz containing relevant information about your system and your Centreon Broker setup. Please provide it for all Broker-related issues.

To generate a proper diagnostic file you should execute the following steps :

  • run the Centreon Broker instance with an issue

  • let the issue happen

  • run the diagnostic on the configuration file while Centreon Broker is running

If you don’t know which instance of Centreon Broker is causing the issue, please run the above procedure on every Centreon Broker instance (including the cbmod instance). Backup every cbd-diag.tar.gz after the diagnostic to avoid them being overriden and provide them all to the support center.

$> cbd -D centreon-broker.xml
[1376469278] config:  log applier: applying 2 logging objects
[1376469278] info:    diagnostic: Centreon Broker 3.0.0
[1376469278] info:    diagnostic: using Qt 4.8.4 x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config (compiled with 4.8.4)
[1376469278] info:    diagnostic: getting disk usage
[1376469278] info:    diagnostic: getting LSB information
[1376469278] info:    diagnostic: getting system name
[1376469278] info:    diagnostic: getting kernel information
[1376469279] info:    diagnostic: getting network connections information
[1376469279] info:    diagnostic: getting processes information
[1376469279] info:    diagnostic: getting packages information
[1376469279] info:    diagnostic: getting SELinux status
[1376469279] info:    diagnostic: getting configuration file
[1376469279] info:    diagnostic: getting modules information
[1376469279] info:    diagnostic: getting log files
[1376469279] info:    diagnostic: creating tarball 'cbd-diag.tar.gz'