monitoring hundreds of network switches

[Flyinvap]

Le Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:28:34 -0600,
Marc Powell <marc at ena.com> a écrit :

> 
> Next, you'll need to create a host{} definition for each of your
> switches. Your script-fu powers should come in handy here (i.e. a

I agree. Use scripts to create config files are finally the best way.
Keep your scripts, you can use their to modify configs in the future.

> 
> define host{
> 	host_name	cool_switch
> 	alias		Freezer Switch
> 	address		192.168.1.2
> 	hostgroups	switches
> 	check_command	check_fping ;(or whatever it's called)
> 	check_period	24x7 ; (or whatever your schedule is)
> 	check_interval	5 ; (or whatever your schedule is)
> 	retry_interval	1 ; (or whatever your schedule is)
> 	other required parameters   ...
> }

I like to use template.

define host{
	name		switch-template
	register        0
	hostgroups	switches
	check_command	check_fping ;(or whatever it's called)
	check_period	24x7 ; (or whatever your schedule is)
	check_interval	5 ; (or whatever your schedule is)
	retry_interval	1 ; (or whatever your schedule is)
	other required parameters   ...
}

define host{
	host_name	cool_switch
	alias		Freezer Switch
	address		192.168.1.2
	use		switch-template
}

I you want to change a value for all your switches, you just have to
modify the template. If you just want to modify one switch, you can
overwrite a parameter, you change it in the switch config file. Object
inheritance is useful [1].

For example :

define host{
	host_name	other_switch
	alias		Another Switch
	address		192.168.1.3
	use		switch-template
	retry_interval	3 ; change from template
	...
}

[1] http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/objectinheritance.html

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