Adding a CFG file for virtual machines

[Tim Palmer]

Michael Egan wrote:
>
> I would like to add a separate group within Nagios for my virtual 
> machines. I created a file called virtual.cfg and changed the HOST 
> GROUP DEFINITION to the following:
>
> Define hostgroup {
>
> hostgroup_name virtual-servers ; the name of the hostgroup
>
> alias Virtual Servers ; long name of the group
>
> }
>
> For each host definition, the ‘use’ statement is as follows:
>
> Use virtual-servers ; Inherit default values from a template
>
> In the nagios.cfg file, I have added the following statement:
>
> Cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/virtual.cfg
>
> When I verify the configuration files, I get the following error:
>
> Error: Template ‘virtual-servers’ specified in host definition could 
> not be not found (config file 
> ‘/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/virtual.cfg’. starting on line 39
>
> I think I am missing a step or two to include this new cfg file. Any 
> help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Egan
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Hi Mike,


Well, the obvious question of course is - have you defined a 
"virtual-servers" template anywhere in your "virtual" config file? When 
you define the "use" statement in a host definition, there must be a 
template of the same name (since thats what the "use" statement means). 
Check the Nagios docs on Object Inheritance (under Advanced Topics in 
2.x docs, or via links in the Object File configuration section).

tim

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