Service checks when host is down

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Hari Sekhon wrote:
> Indeed, that would be ok too, since then you can disable the host 
> check and rely entirely on service checks so you get all the service 
> checks.
>
> Almost as good. Of course it won't say host down, but it will say ping 
> failed so you can tell from that.
>
> Another down side is that it will pollute your web interface with 
> loads of trivial services, whereas it nice at the moment when all you 
> see is the intended service.
>
> It would kind of spoil the web interface in my opinion.
>
> I think I will just wait for this to be done at the developer side, so 
> that it is part of the normal configuration options.
You may also find that it will blow out your service check execution 
times if you use a ping (service) check of, say, 5 packets @ 1 second 
apart. It doesnt sound like much but if you have a large number of hosts 
it *might* cause you problems.
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