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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I personally like using the hostname first, then the service.
Something like this for example:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> adams : RAM is in a CRITICAL state!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It makes it easier for me to sort alerts in Outlook that way (I
have a rule sending all alerts to a separate folder), so I can see everything
going on with a particular server, for example. Or to view how long a
certain alert has been going on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I also changed the default output to HTML for easier reading
(because I send alerts both to Instant Messenger and also email).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Not sure if this will come out nicely (still in HTML format)
through the mailing list, but here is a sample:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>PROBLEM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Hostname </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://nagios.mycompany.com/cgi-bin/status.cgi?host=adams">adams</a> (Database
Server)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Address </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>912.267.822.2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Service </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://nagios.mycompany.com/pnp/index.php?host=adams&srv=RAM">RAM</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>State </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>CRITICAL<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thu May 6 11:17:27 EDT 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>RAM CRITICAL - 3% (7 of 196 MB) free<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Inventory </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://myinventory.mycompany.com/inventory/view?hostname=adams">View
Host</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>RT </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://myrtserver.mycompany.com/Search/Results.html?ClearRestrictions=1&Query=Status%20!%3D%20%22resolved%22%20AND%20Content%20LIKE%20%22adams%22">Tickets</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It is hyperlinked to Nagios (host view, then service view), as
well as to this host in the inventory system and to the ticketing system (see
all touble tickets related to this host).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>That’s just what works for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Brent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Kumar, Ashish [mailto:xml.devel@gmail.com]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 07, 2010 1:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nagios-users ML<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nagios-users] Meaningful subject lines in e-mail alert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Greetings, <br>
<br>
We are sending e-mail alerts on host/service state change. I was just
wondering what do you guys use as subject lines; just looking around for ideas.<br>
<br>
Thank you in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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