[Fwd: SNMP status : alarm if value is lower than treshold for 5 minutes.]

[Andreas Ericsson]

massctrl wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm completely new to Nagios, and I haven't installed it yet so bear 
> with me.  I want to be sure it's 100% suited for my needs before I 
> install and go any further.
> I have this temperature device which I can poll the Temperature using 
> snmp.   I have found all the info concerning this, so this is not the 
> issue.
> 
> I'm wondering if it's possible to configure nagios to send a message 
> (mail, sms, whatever) if  the temperature is  > 21° for 5 minutes and 
> longer.
> It's the possibility to put the timeframe for this condition that 
> interests me.  In other words if the temperature peaks above >21° for 2 
> minutes or so  drops back to 15°  I don't want to
> receive a warning.
> Only if the temperature is >21° for 5 minutes and longer.
> 
> Is this possible?
> 

This is what nagios does. It's basically a cron with dynamic rules for 
when to run the configured commands.

> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
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