Service Definitions [RESOLVED]

[Ryan Wilcox]

w00t... thanks marc

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
>> admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Marc Powell
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:47 AM
>> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [Nagios-users] RE: Service Definitions
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Ryan Wilcox [mailto:rwilcox at mobitrac.com]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:29 AM
>> > To: Marc Powell; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>> > Subject: Service Definitions
>> >
>> > running 2.0 stable... i notice in the documentation "host_name" is
a
>> > required directive, yet the below config seems to be working in our
>> > environment.
>> >
>> > my objective is to define a service for multiple groups
>> (hostgroup_name)
>> > rather than individual hosts. is this the right approach?
>> >
>> >
>> > define service {
>> > 	service_description 	PING
>> > 	is_volatile 		0
>> > 	check_command 		check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
>> > 	max_check_attempts 	3
>> > 	normal_check_interval 	5
>> > 	retry_check_interval 	1
>> > 	check_period 		24x7
>> > 	notification_interval 	24
>> > 	notification_period 	24x7
>> > 	hostgroup_name 		NetworkDevices
>> > 	notification_options 	w,c,r
>> > 	contact_groups 		Admins
>> > }
>> 
>> Yes, it's listed as a 'template trick' --
>> 
>> http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/templatetricks.html#service
>> 
>> "All Hosts: If you want to create identical services that are
assigned
>> to all hosts that are defined in your configuration files, you can
use a
>> wildcard in the host_name directive as follows:
>> 
>> 	define service{
>> 		host_name		*
>> 		service_description	SOMESERVICE
>> 		other service directives ...
>> 		}
>> 
>> The definition above would create a service called SOMESERVICE on all
>> hosts that are defined in your configuration files. All the instances
of
>> the SOMESERVICE service would be identical (i.e. have the same check
>> command, max check attempts, notification period, etc.)."
>> 
>> --
>> Marc
>> 
>> p.s. While it may sometimes seem like it, I'm not dedicated to nagios
>> support. Sending to the list instead of directly to me is preferable.
>> 
>> --
>> Marc
>> 
>> 
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