<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Deborah Martin <BR><B>Sent:</B> 14 November 2005 17:25<BR><B>To:</B> 'nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Using service dependencies <BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>Hi, </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>I'm trying to use service dependencies as part of my nagios config. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>Basically, I want to do 2 checks, the primary check connects to a database. The secondary check is for RAM usage. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>However, if the primary check fails I don't want nagios to try and attempt the secondary check as there is no point if </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>a system is down. I still want to see Nagios alert via the web front-end but not be notified via email when the primary check </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>is in a Unknown or Critical state. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>(The plugins on their own all work fine thru nagios as do they via the command-line. )</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>I've defined below what I understand to be the way to configure dependencies but i'm not convinced its right even though </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>it works fine. Could someone take a look and just sanity check this for me and let me know if i'm doing the right/wrong thing ? </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>thx</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>deborah </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>PS All of the lines below currently sit in my services.cfg until I know it works and then i'll split the dependency to a different cfg file. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005>Its easier to make changes that way! </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=002051717-14112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2># device1 Primary check<BR>define service{<BR> use generic-service ; Name of host template to use</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> host_name ngcp4<BR> service_description device1 DB Check<BR> is_volatile 0<BR> check_period 24x7<BR> max_check_attempts 3<BR> normal_check_interval 5<BR> retry_check_interval 1<BR> contact_groups linux-admins<BR> notification_interval 20<BR> notification_period 24x7<BR> notification_options u,c,r<BR> check_command check_wx2_conn!dummy$!device1<BR> }</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2># device1 Secondary check<BR>define service{<BR> use generic-service<BR> host_name ngcp4<BR> service_description DB RAM checks for device1<BR> is_volatile 0<BR> check_period 24x7<BR> max_check_attempts 3<BR> normal_check_interval 5<BR> retry_check_interval 1<BR> contact_groups linux-admins<BR> notification_interval 5<BR> notification_period 24x7<BR> notification_options u,w,c,r<BR> check_command check_wx2_ram!$HOSTALIAS$<BR> }</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2># device1 dependency checks<BR>define servicedependency{<BR> host_name ngcp4<BR> service_description DB RAM checks for device1<BR> dependent_host_name ngcp4<BR> dependent_service_description device1 DB Check<BR> execution_failure_criteria u,c<BR> notification_failure_criteria u,c<BR> }</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Deborah</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';FONT-SIZE:8pt;">************************************************************************ </SPAN> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';FONT-SIZE:8pt;">This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and </SPAN> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';FONT-SIZE:8pt;">intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they </SPAN> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';FONT-SIZE:8pt;">are addressed. 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