softstates and retry check intervals

[Tedman Eng]

> define service{
>        use                             generic-service        
>        host_name                       Linux-PBX
>        service_description             PBX-Asterisk process
>        check_command                   check_snmp_process!asterisk
>        }

I don't see NRPE in your service config.
How can NRPE be timing out if it's not defined (here)?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tharanga [mailto:tharanga at roomsnet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:03 PM
> To: Danny Russell; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] softstates and retry check intervals
> 
> 
> Hello Danny,
> 
> Thxs for the immeidate reply. actualy i need to do this
> "In order to prevent false alarms, Nagios allows you to 
> define how many
> times a service or host check will be retried before the 
> service or host is
> considered to have a real problem."
> 
> but my one process went to NRPE time out..it gives critical 
> alert..but its a
> false alarm. if nagios can check that service 3 times..if all 
> three times
> fails..it should alert...
> this is my servises.cfg
> 
> 
> define service{
>        use                             generic-service        
>  ; Name of
> service template to use
> 
>        host_name                       Linux-PBX
>        service_description             PBX-Asterisk process
>        is_volatile                     0
>        check_period                    24x7
>        max_check_attempts              3
>        normal_check_interval           1
>        retry_check_interval            1
>        contact_groups                  linux-admins
>        notification_interval           240
>        notification_period             24x7
>        notification_options            w,u,c,r
>        check_command                   check_snmp_process!asterisk
>        }
> 
> thxs in advance
> Tharanga
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Danny Russell" <drussell at mpifix.com>
> To: "Tharanga" <tharanga at roomsnet.com>; 
> <nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:46 AM
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] softstates and retry check intervals
> 
> 
> Notifications are only sent out for HARD States. The retry check
> interval is how quickly should I start checking as soon as 
> this service
> is in an non-okay status. The maximum check attempts is how many
> consecutive checks must be the same before it is considered a hard
> state, up until then it was a soft state.
> 
> This can probably explain it better:
> http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/statetypes.html
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf 
> Of Tharanga
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:38 PM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] softstates and retry check intervals
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> My nagios system alerts as critical when the system gives CHECK_NRPE
> time
> out. so..i need to retry 3 attempts using retry intervals..then after
> this 3
> checks i want to send the critical alert. but theres a method called
> softstates in nagios.
> 
> can any one help me to configure this..
> thxs in advance
> Tharanga
> 
> 
> 
> 
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