Host check clarification

[Israel Brewster]

I need some clarification as to how exactly the host check determines  
if a host is down. In the default configuration, the check-host-alive  
command sends a single ping, which can be considered (obviously)  
either ok, warning, or critical. The host then has a  
max_check_attempts setting of three, which if I understand things  
correctly means it will try this check twice more, in rapid  
succession, before putting the host into a hard state. My question is  
what is the logic if one of these three checks returns a different  
state than the other two? Say, for example, the first ping never makes  
it back, therefore returning a critical state, but the second and  
third come back, giving OK states? is the host then considered up or  
down? Thanks!

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Israel Brewster
Computer Support Technician
Frontier Flying Service Inc.
5245 Airport Industrial Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99709
(907) 450-7250 x293
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