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<p class=MsoNormal>From the documentation it seems that entering a contact or
contact group is required for every service I define. From a practical perspective
of writing a .cfg file, however, this seems to severely complicate the purpose
of assigning a single service to multiple hosts, as a host tends to be the
basis for alerts rather than a specific service. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Quick example(non-relevant definitions omitted):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Define host{<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Host_name server1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Hostgroups datacenterservers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> }<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Define host{<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Host_name server2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Hostgroups datacenterservers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Contacts +SQLAdmin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> }<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Define service{<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Hostgroup_name datasenterservers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Service_Description CPU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Contacts (stuck
here?)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> }<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Now we have the problem. I want to monitor CPU usage
on all boxes, but I want the SQL admin to get notified when the appropriate
server that he is also responsible for gets a service check violation.
Because I have to define contacts for services I end up having to define _<i>two</i>_
services. Whats more annoying, is I have to be extra careful in assigning
them in a way that doesn’t overlap or Ill get a duplicate name issue.
This usually ends up making me create more hostgroups than I necessarily need.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>As it stands, a service assigned to a host will already
treat the host status as a parent and go into unknown status, so there’s
some kind of parent/child relationship at play here … so is the way to
make the service simply inherit the contact list of the host? If this was
a one-off scenario it could be minor, but with 5 or 6 departments that need to
be notified depending on the box that makes 10 services into 60. More
service templates ease the coding a bit, but the very notion that you can
define and assign a service check to multiple hosts implies that this should be
doable … or am I dreaming?<o:p></o:p></p>
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