How to explain active host checks to boss
mark.potter at academy.com
mark.potter at academy.com
Wed Feb 13 17:47:38 CET 2008
Background: Due to management requirements we are using NagiosQL as a
configuration manager for our Nagios install. NagiosQL defaults to active
checks enabled for hosts so this is how it's been done until now. We have
the alerts coming as we want them. We are adding more hosts and services
weekly. I know that active host checks are not a good thing to have going
forward as they are unnecessary. Please advise on the best way to explain
this to the boss who is, at this moment, convinced that if we turn off the
option in the config file then the host will never be checked even if a
service is down. I can't find a good place in the documentation to point
this out and would like to get these turned off in the near future so we
don't run into issues later on down the road. Any help in pointing me in
the right direction would be appreciated. Here is a sample host cfg from
our environment:
define host {
host_name plapwnd01
alias plapwnd01
address 10.1.254.253
parents 10.1.254-Parent
check_command check-host-alive
max_check_attempts 3
check_interval 15
active_checks_enabled 1
passive_checks_enabled 1
check_period 24x7
obsess_over_host 0
check_freshness 0
event_handler_enabled 1
flap_detection_enabled 1
process_perf_data 1
retain_status_information 1
retain_nonstatus_information 1
contact_groups sysalertstest
notification_interval 15
notification_period 24x7
notification_options d,u
notifications_enabled 1
register 1
}
Best Regards,
Mark L. Potter
Systems Engineer
Academy Sports & Outdoors
1800 N. Mason Rd
Katy, Texas 77449
Office: 281-646-5857
Cell: 281-734-6965
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