How to explain active host checks to boss

[mark.potter at academy.com]

Background: Due to management requirements we are using NagiosQL as a 
configuration manager for our Nagios install. NagiosQL defaults to active 
checks enabled for hosts so this is how it's been done until now. We have 
the alerts coming as we want them. We are adding more hosts and services 
weekly. I know that active host checks are not a good thing to have going 
forward as they are unnecessary. Please advise on the best way to explain 
this to the boss who is, at this moment, convinced that if we turn off the 
option in the config file then the host will never be checked even if a 
service is down. I can't find a good place in the documentation to point 
this out and would like to get these turned off in the near future so we 
don't run into issues later on down the road. Any help in pointing me in 
the right direction would be appreciated. Here is a sample host cfg from 
our environment:

define  host {
        host_name                       plapwnd01
        alias                           plapwnd01
        address                         10.1.254.253
        parents                         10.1.254-Parent
        check_command                   check-host-alive
        max_check_attempts              3
        check_interval                  15
        active_checks_enabled           1
        passive_checks_enabled          1
        check_period                    24x7
        obsess_over_host                0
        check_freshness                 0
        event_handler_enabled           1
        flap_detection_enabled          1
        process_perf_data               1
        retain_status_information       1
        retain_nonstatus_information    1
        contact_groups                  sysalertstest
        notification_interval           15
        notification_period             24x7
        notification_options            d,u
        notifications_enabled           1
        register                        1
        }

Best Regards,

Mark L. Potter
Systems Engineer
Academy Sports & Outdoors
1800 N. Mason Rd
Katy, Texas 77449
Office: 281-646-5857
Cell: 281-734-6965
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