Service as parent of a host?

[Andreas Ericsson]

David Gaston Rodriguez wrote:
> Hi list:
> How I can set the parent of "HOST B" to be a service of "HOST A"??
> I have a network map as this:
> 
> |------|
> |NAGIOS| --->  HOST A         HOST B
> |------|      ________       ________
>               | HTTP |       | HTTP |
>               | POP  |       | POP  |
>               | VPN  |-----> | STMP |
>               | SMTP |       | .... |
>               |______|       |______|
> 
> I want that "HOST B" appears in state UNREACHEABLE when service VPN of
> host "HOST A" is in state CRITICAL.
> I can do something like this?
> 

The simple way;

Add HOST C which has the VPN check as its only service, and also as its 
host check_command. Make HOST B the child of HOST C. When VPN goes down, 
B goes unreachable.

If possible, check the VPN IP of HOST A as the address of HOST C.

> 
> PD: Sorry for my english.
> 
> DGR
> 
> 
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