Host checks without service check

[Marc Powell]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Stephen J. Scheck
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:03 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] Host checks without service check
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Is there a way to have Nagios execute a host check (e.g. a simple
> check-host-alive ping) without having any service checks defined for
> that host? Whenever I configure hosts without configuring service
checks
> for them, nagios gives me configuration file warnings, and then the
host
> checks remain in "pending" state.

No. Nagios is designed to be a service monitor primarily. Every host
must have at least one service defined for it. Nagios 2.0 adds the
ability to have regularly scheduled host checks but they are highly
discouraged for normal operation.
 
> I have some devices that I only need to monitor for ping-ability. I
> solved the problem by also adding a service check which also just does
a
> ping, but I'm wondering if I missed something and there is a simpler
way
> to do it.

That's what I and many others are doing as needed.

--
Marc


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