setting a schedule on check

[Richard Luys]

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 01:48:00 -0500, Neil 
<neil-on-nagios at restricted.dyndns.org> wrote:

> Hey guys, I would like to setup a check that should only be executed 
> between 12:45am and 1:00am, daily. How can I do this? Thanks. Neil
>
Create an entry in 'timeperiods.cfg' specific for this task. Use the 
'check_period' directive with the name of the defined timeperiod as 
parameter in the host or service check you like to execute in that 
specific timeperiod.

This should work if Nagios is running smoothly without great delays. If 
Nagios is too busy during that timeperiod to run the scheduled checks, 
it's possible that the check is delayed or not run at all...

Other option: Use a cron-job to schedule the check, and let it send it's 
result to Nagios as a passive check. See the Nagios documentation for 
details on Passive Checks.

Hope this answers your question, or at least gives you some hints on how 
to proceed...

---
Richard Luys
Unix Specialist
Vanderlet B.V.
The Netherlands


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