Nagios Reboot Notification

[Curtis LaMasters]

I use an uptime script on Windows with NSClient++. I don't know the
second it goes down but I'll know when it comes back up.

Curtis LaMasters
http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
http://www.builtnetworks.com



On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Kevin Mitnikc<teckadmin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I'm new to the boards, so this topic might already be covered.  But I'm not
> exactly sure how to fully search the boards.
>
> Issue at hand:
>
> I have successfully setup Nagios 3 on Ubuntu 8.10.  I have a few test
> servers being monitored, but what I can't get working properly are when the
> servers reboot.  I'm looking for a way to monitor when a server reboots or
> has an unexpected shutdown.
>
> I've tried the host-is-alive and also the ping, but the server comes up to
> fast.  I've also tried just monitoring a service, such as the NSClient++ but
> Nagios doesn't notify me right away once the server reboots.
>
> How is everybody monitoring server reboots.  I've used Whats Up Gold in the
> past, and it would notify me right away.  There has to be a way to monitor
> reboots and get a notification of that reboot.  Many people have suggested I
> use scripts, but I don't know how to write scripts.
>
> Any help or direction would be much appreciated!
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kevin M.
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