servicegroups???

[bru1n at comcast.net]

I can't specifically answer your question as to why.  You are correct in that members are not required in the servicegroup def if you put them in the service def. The docs could/should be a little clearer.

There are two ways to do it, one way, my setup example below, is to put the servicegroup in the service def making the field unneccesary. If you choose to specify members in the servicegroup.cfg, it seemed like a lot more work, and not as flexible, but then the docs are correct.

Also, reading the Member description in the Directive Descriptions http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/xodtemplate.html#servicegroup  it say that either way is acceptable.

nagios @ miata: uname -a
SunOS miata 5.10 Generic sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V210

nagios @ miata: ./nagios -v

Nagios 2.0b3
Copyright (c) 1999-2005 Ethan Galstad (www.nagios.org)
Last Modified: 04-03-2005
License: GPL

# services.cfg
define service{
        host_name                       dbserver1
        service_description             check-stagedb
        servicegroups                   db-proc
        is_volatile                     0
        check_period                    24x7
        max_check_attempts              4
        normal_check_interval           5
        retry_check_interval            1
        contact_groups                  dba-admins
        notification_interval           960
        notification_period             24x7
        check_command                   check_oracle_db!orastage
        }

define service{
        host_name                       dbserver2
        service_description             oracle-devdb
        servicegroups                   db-proc
        is_volatile                     0
        check_period                    24x7
        max_check_attempts              4
        normal_check_interval           5
        retry_check_interval            1
        contact_groups                  dba-admins
        notification_interval           960
        notification_period             24x7
        check_command                   check_oracle_db!oradev
        }


# servicegroups.cfg
define servicegroup{
        servicegroup_name       db-proc
        alias                   DB PMON Process
        }

# checkcommands.cfg
# 'check_oracle_db' command definition
define command{
        command_name    check_oracle_db
        command_line    $USER1$/check_by_ssh -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -S 18 -C "$USER1$/check_oracle --db $ARG1$"
        }


> Hi
> 
> I was just playing around with servicegroups and I notificied that
> members are marked as required (red) in the documentation.. Nagios2b3
> doesn't insist on it being there though.. I couldn't see any reason
> why you should not be able to define a servicegroup without members
> (or define the members on the individial services)?
> 
> So I figured i must be an error in the documentation... 
> 
> I wanted to correct this, so I opened the cvs version of
> xodtemplate.html but the servicegroup section is  gone!
> 
> Can anybody tell me why this is?
> 
> Regards,
> Christian Theil Have
> 
> 
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