# 'check_ping' command definition define command{ command_name check_ping command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ -p 5 } And here is my service definition: service_description PING is_volatile 0 check_period 24x7 max_check_attempts 3 normal_check_interval 5 retry_check_interval 1 contact_groups nagiosadmin notification_interval 120 notification_period 24x7 notification_options c,r check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60% } Is there a more optimal setting? <div>On 8/15/06, Marc Powell <<a href="mailto:marc@ena.com">marc@ena.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> > -----Original Message----- > From: <a href="mailto:nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net">nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:nagios-users-">nagios-users-</a> > <a href="mailto:bounces@lists.sourceforge.net">bounces@lists.sourceforge.net</a>] On Behalf Of Justin Craig > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:05 AM > To: Nagios Users Mailinglist > Subject: [Nagios-users] Alert History - what's this mean specifically. > > What is the trigger for these events? Is it a response time threshold or > is it a % increase in RTA or something else? > > > > [08-15-2006 07:37:52] SERVICE ALERT: > > <a href="http://dallas-swe-3568-1.cpa.state.tx.us">dallas-swe-3568-1.cpa.state.tx.us</a>;PING;WARNING;SOFT;1;PING WARNING - > Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 107.07 ms Look at your command{} definition for this service. As I guess I'd say you have the warning RTA threshold set at 100. That would be a hard threshold. Nagios doesn't compare the difference between successive checks. -- Marc ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo <a href="http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642">http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642</a> _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net">Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users </a> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null </blockquote></div> -- - Justin