Re: Which monitoring tool is best with Informix Online 7.12?

In article <6rc29j$nfp$1@news.xmission.com>, gregm@kew.starway.net.au (Greg McGregor) wrote: > > All, > > Am interested in exploring some monitoring tools for Informix Online = > 7.12 on HP-UX 9.04 (Soon to goto Online 7.23 & HP-UX 10.20). So far I = > have heard about BMC Patrol and db/cockpit. Which of these two is the = > prefered choice or are there others I should know about? > > db/cockpit problem > ---------------------------- > At the moment I am attempting to start db/cockpit which comes packaged = > with Online 7.12. > Running the onprobe daemon AOK. Have setup all the necessary links in = > /etc/services and sqlhosts. I am attempting to run this on a HP Xterm. > > This is the error I receive: > > COCKPIT STARTUP-FATAL mmi_eat_extra_options: -55352: unable to open = > display '<NULL>' You need to set your DISPLAY variable to your <id address>:0 This will get you round the first problem, the next one will probably not LD_LIBRARY_PATH set. Should be in the release notes but as lonmg as it includes $OPENWINHOME/lib you get away with it. Paul Watson # I don't suffer from WF Software Ltd. # stress, I'm just Tel. (+44) 1436 674729 # a carrier Fax. (+44) 1436 678693 #