configuring the statusmap (not icon-related!)

[Andreas Ericsson]

Daniel maher wrote:
> Regarding the layout of the status map; am I correct in assuming that
> the whole "parent" structure expects to be defined in relation to the
> (somewhat nebulous) "Nagios Process"?
>  Right now, my status map is
> accurate, with the exception that the "Nagios Process" icon is
> positioned in front of my router - which is clearly inaccurate.
> Should I go about re-configuring the parent structure, placing the
> machine running the nagios process at the "centre" of the map, and
> letting it draw out from there?

Yes. The 'parent' relations also fill the purpose of determining network 
outages, so misconfiguring them on purpose will land you with all sorts 
of problems the day you actually get a network outage. The status map 
also helps you see the route the network packets nagios sends (in a 
manner of speaking) has to take, which is very helpful if you want to 
configure your firewalls and such.

>  Alternatively, is there a way to
> define a specific machine as being the Nagios process host (instead
> of the process being its own icon), and placing it accurately within
> the map?
> 

No, but you can (if you've got a lot of spare time) specify 2d_coords in 
the hostextinfo object for each host. That way you can have correct 
parent/child relations and still get the network map drawn the way you 
like (except that all connecting lines are the same size, and all lines 
are drawn straight).

-- 
Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
OP5 AB                             www.op5.se
Lead Developer


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