<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I setup a separate Nagios install for testing and verified (through the object pre-cache) that two "used" objects do not result in a union of the contact_groups, even if they both contain the "+" character.<div><br></div><div>Any chance on having this feature added?</div><div><br></div><div>It seems I need a way to use an object by itself (such as "use oracle"), or in conjunction with other objects like, "use production,oracle." This would be better than having to create separate objects for each case: [dev/test/qa/production] * [oracle/websphere/host] * [cpu_load/memory/swap/process/filesystem].</div><div><div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>Caylan</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span> </div><br><div><html>On Mar 21, 2008, at 12:55 PM, Caylan Van Larson wrote:</html><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Howdy,<div><br></div><div>I'm trying to design a multiple-inheritance structure for a new Nagios 3 setup. Consider the following:</div><div><br></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"><div>define service{</div><div> name oracle</div><div> use fast,default</div><div> service_description Oracle Server</div><div> contact_groups +oracle_dba</div><div><div> check_command check_nrpe!check_oracle</div></div><div> register 0</div><div>}</div><div><br></div><div>define service{</div><div> name fast</div><div> retry_check_interval 2</div><div> normal_check_interval 5</div><div> register 0</div><div>}</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier">define service{</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"> name production</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"> use default</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"> contact_groups prod_responders</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"> register 0</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier">}</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"><div><div>define service{</div><div> name filesystem</div><div> use slow,default</div><div> contact_groups<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> +storage_admins</div><div> register 0</div><div>}</div></div><div><br></div><div>define service{</div><div> name slow</div><div> normal_check_interval 30</div><div> register 0</div><div>}</div></font></div></span></div><div><br></div></font></div><div>In this scenario "default" contains the default definitions, this is sometimes written as "generic-service."</div><div><br></div><div>Now, for some examples: <b>Production Oracle</b></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Courier; "><div>define service{</div><div> use<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> oracle,production</div><div></div><div> host_name<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> lnx50</div><div>}</div></span></div><div> </div><div>I expect by using production that prod_responders replaces the default contact_group. Next, the additive (+) inheritance of oracle_dba should create a <i>union</i> between the two contact_groups. Will this declaration work as expected?</div><div><br></div><div>Next... an <b>Production Oracle Filesystem</b></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Courier; "><div>define service{</div><div> use<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> filesystem,oracle,production</div><div><div> service_description Filesystem: /oradata</div></div><div></div><div> host_name<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> lnx50</div><div><div><div> check_command check_nrpe!check_oradata</div></div></div><div>}</div></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I only partially understand the precedence at work here. I understand that it will operate with a "slow" check interval, but what about the contact_groups? Since "filesystem" brings in the default early (with it's own default contact groups), then does it ever add the contact_group oracle_dba, or does it all get replaced by production_responders?</div><div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div><div><br></div></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>Caylan</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span> </div><br></div></div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft<br>Defy all challenges. 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