new service directive: hard_check_interval

[David Quattlebaum]

Simple. I want another interval used when the state is hard and the service is NOT OK.

I want 3 different check_intervals:

1) When the service is running just fine (normal_check_interval)

2) When the service has failed once (Critical or Warning) and up to  max_check_attempt times (retry_check_interval)

3) When the service goes to a non-OK hard state (hard_check_interval)

Maybe hard_check_interval isn't the proper wording for what I want. It is the first thing I thought of.

I want a non-OK service checked more often than an OK service. I'd like to
know more accurately when the service came back up.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Russell Scibetti [mailto:russell at quadrix.com]
Sent:	Fri 6/13/2003 3:59 PM
To:	David Quattlebaum
Cc:	nagios-devel at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject:	Re: [Nagios-devel] new service directive: hard_check_interval
I've gotta ask...why?

The normal_check_interval IS the number of time units to wait between 
checks when a service is in a hard state.  When a service is in a soft 
state, the retry_interval is used until max_attempts is reached, at 
which point it goes into a hard state and back to the normal_check_interval.

What are you trying to do that normal_check_interval doesn't already 
give you?

Russell

David Quattlebaum wrote:

>I want to implement a new service definition directive:
>
>   hard_check_interval #
>
>If present, this specifies the number of "time units" to wait before scheduling the next check for the service when the service is in the HARD_STATE. If this directive is not given, normal_check_interval will be used for its setting.
>
>When a service is in the HARD state, I want it to be checked more often.
>
>Has anyone done this? Recommended this?
>
>I've started making changes to the source code (nagios-1.1) to see if I can get this to work. It's to the point where the config directive is recognized in the config files. When I choose "View Config" from the left pane of the nagios web page and choose the "Services" object type, it shows the "hard check time" column filled in correctly.
>
>I just can't figure out where to change the code to make it work. The files I've changed so far are:
>
>base/nagios.c       - at line 1542, I check for HARD_STATE and used hard_interval
>                      instead of normal_check_interval. I thought this would make it
>                      work, but was wrong.
>
>cgi/config.c        - show hard_check_interval on web page
>
>common/objects.c    - added hard_interval to add_service(). use normal_interval if
>                      hard_interval < 0
>
>common/objects.h    - added hard_interval to add_service() proto.
>
>xdata/xodtemplate.h - added hard_check_interval (and have_hard_check_interval) to
>                      xodtemplate_service
>
>xdata/xodtemplate.c - process hard_check_interval
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>--
>David Quattlebaum <sasdrq at sas.com>                              <IXOYE><
>
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