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# count DOWN servers by first excluding the key, frontends, and any servers that aren't "up"
# if DOWN servers exist, email the admin

wet:~# DOWN=$(./proxyctl "show stat" |egrep -v '^#|no check|FRONTEND|UP'); if [ ${#DOWN} -gt 0 ]; then echo $DOWN |mail -s "oh snap" admin@mysite.com; fi

# add it to the cron for every 5 minutes

wet:~# crontab -e
no crontab for root - using an empty one
crontab: installing new crontab
wet:~# 
wet:~# 
wet:~# 
wet:~# crontab -l
# m h  dom mon dow   command
*/5 *  *   *   *     DOWN=$(./proxyctl "show stat" |egrep -v '^#|no check|FRONTEND|UP'); if [ ${#DOWN} -gt 0 ]; then echo $DOWN |mail -s "oh snap" admin@mysite.com; fi