check_cluster service - what's the correct "host"?

[Karl DeBisschop]

On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 14:25, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> I implemented a simple DNS cluster check this morning.  My services file
> defines a variant of my dns-service:
> 
>     define service{
>             use                    dns-service
> 
>             name                   dns-cluster-service
>             service_description    DNSC
>             is_volatile            0
>             max_check_attempts     3
>             normal_check_interval  5
>             retry_check_interval   1
>             notification_interval  120
>             check_command          check_service_cluster!2!3!/Users/nagios/etc/dnscluster.cfg
> 
>             register               0
>             }
> 
>     define service{
>             use                    dns-cluster-service
>             host_name              ns
>             contact_groups         skip
>             notification_period    red
>             }
> 
> and my dnscluster.cfg file identifies the elements of the cluster:
> 
>     ns;DNS Service
>     drjimmy;DNS Service
>     iris;DNS Service
>     relay;DNS Service
> 
> This seems to work fine, but it just doesn't seem right that I need to
> associate it with a real host.  Is there some way to define a virtual host
> which really doesn't exist (is never checked for being up) which could be
> associated with cluster services?

difine your virtual host - call it what ever you want. Use check_dummy
if you cannot or do not want to run any checks.

--
Karl




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