Service definition with * and host-templates

[Lori Adams]

The notification looks right to me.  

A template can be valid hosts or services according to nagios, as long
as all required values for a host config are present in the template
config.  If they are not all there, then the config is allowed as long
as it has a register = 0.  

Your template called router has all required values.  To make it so that
"router" does not send a PING notification, you would remove "router" as
the host_name for your router host template.  (see below)

-Lori



> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Kai Reese
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:19 AM
> To: Nagios Users Mailing List
> Subject: [Nagios-users] Service definition with * and host-templates
> 
> Hey list.
> 
> I'm having a slight problem with understanding templates, it seems.
> 
> I use a service definition:
> ## PING
> define service{
>         host_name               *,!sv-proxy
>         use                     PING
> }
> 
> where PING is:
> ## PING Template
> define service{
>         host_name               PING
>         name                    PING
>         service_description     PING
>         use                     generic
>         check_command           check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
>         register                0
> }
> 
> and generic is:
> define service{
>         host_name               GENERIC
>         name                    generic
>         service_description     generic
>         is_volatile             0
>         check_period            24x7
>         max_check_attempts      3
>         normal_check_interval   5
>         retry_check_interval    1
>         contact_groups          admin
>         notification_interval   120
>         notification_period     workhours
>         notification_options    c,r
>         register                0
> }
> 
> 
> And have host definitions using templates as well.
> 
> ## generic template
> define host{
>         host_name               generic
>         alias                   GenericTemplate
>         contact_groups          admin
>         check_command           check-host-alive
>         max_check_attempts      5
>         notification_options    d,u,r
>         notification_interval   24x7
>         name                    generic
>         register                0
> }
> 
> ## router template
> define host{
>         use             generic
=====> remove the host_name here.  
>         host_name       router
>         alias           Template: Router
>         name            router
>         register        0
> }
> 
> 
> And now I keep getting mail notifications telling me:
> ***** Nagios  *****
> 
> Notification Type: PROBLEM
> 
> Service: PING
> Host: Template: Router
> Address: <IP>
> State: CRITICAL
> 
> Date/Time: Mon Feb 6 09:44:32 CET 2006
> 
> Additional Info:
> 
> CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 seconds
> 
> 
> 
> I wonder, if the name is just wrong in the notification email, because
> the ip is one of the routers I use, or if I really receive a
> notification about a >register 0< template.
> 
> Anyone ?
> Thanks, Kai
> 
> 
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