Fwd: Multiple host in hosts.cfg

[Giles Coochey]

Firstly, and I've seen this a couple of times in the last few days with
different users - simply re-posting the same question just a few hours
after the original post isn't likely to get you results. And it is
generally considered bad netiquette.

I seldom complain, but having had this feeling of deja-vu the second
time round in the last few days I thought I'd mention it. My guess is
that many people on the mailing list increasingly ignore people who
double post questions when they don't get a reply.

 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> can i have multiple host(for exa: 192.168.10.0/24 or 192.168.10.1-
> 192.168.10.255) in address field in hosts.cfg file ?
> 
> my hosts.cfg file is as per below
> 
> define host{
>         use                     generic-host            ; 
> Name of host 
> template to use
> 
>         host_name               LAN
>         contact_groups          GNFC-Admin
>         alias                   Workstation
>         address                 
> 192.168.10.63,192.168.10.71,192.168.10.92
>         check_command           check-host-alive
>         max_check_attempts      10
>         notification_interval   120
>         notification_period     24x7
>         notification_options    d,u,r
>         }
> 
> but it giving error like "1163068098] SERVICE ALERT: 
> LAN;SMTP;UNKNOWN;HARD;1;check_smtp: Invalid hostname/address 
> - 192.168.10.63,192.168.10.71,192.168.10.92"
> 

"Invalid hostname/address" is the clue here... Oh and look, it
references your comma separated address entry... Surely that means...

Seems to me that Nagios is giving you a straight answer to your
question. The syntax is not correct, you must have a single IP address
defined for a host. A host is a container for a single host (I believe
there are plugins available to define a second IP for the same host, but
that isn't what you are looking for).

> or is their any facility in nagios to auto-detect new 
> inserted devices ?
> 

Not built in, but www.nagiosexchange.org is your friend.

I came across this after thirty seconds of searching (considerably
shorter than it took me to write this reply):

http://www.nagiosexchange.org/Configuration.20.0.html?&tx_netnagext_pi1[
p_view]=277

It might be what you're looking for.


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