organizing config files with templates

[Simon Kainz]

Thank you for your suggestions. I'll take a closer look into this.

Regards,
mail at catsnest.co.uk wrote:
> 
>     >>
>     >> Sounds a lot like what I use... I also use host-templates for
>     example:
>     >>
>     >> define host{
>     >>                 use               solaris,dns,an-other-app
>     >>                 address...
>     >> }
>     >>
>     >> the solaris host-template applies standard checks like disk, cpu,
>     SMF.
>     >> the solaris-10-global template applies checks such as zone-checks
>     >
>     > Hmm, could you eventually explain how the "solaris host-template
>     applies
>     > standard checks (which seem to me like services) ? How do you do
>     this ?
>     >
> 
> 
> Yes checks = services
> 
> Sorry i should be more careful with my terminology 
> 
> ...
> 
> 
> 
>     I think he is doing this:
> 
>     define service{
>            use                            
>     server-1-hour-retry-emailonly-noticket
>            hostgroup_name                  windows
>            service_description             cpu
>            check_command                   check_nrpe_win_cpu!80!90
>            }
> 
>     define service{
>            use                             server-servicehours
>            hostgroup_name                  windows
>            service_description             commit charge
>            check_command                  
>     check_nrpe_win_memory_page!90%!95%
>            }
> 
>     define service{
>            use                             server
>            hostgroup_name                  windows
>            service_description             uptime
>            servicegroups                   uptime
>            check_command                   check_nrpe_win_uptime!1h
>            retry_check_interval            70
>            }
> 
>     So, all hosts in the windows host_group will get the uptime,cpu, and
>     commit charge services.
> 
> 
> Thats right, linking the services to hostgroups
> and just using a host-template to add the host to a host_group
> 
> eg, using the above example a (simplified) host-template would look like
> 
> define host{
>          name                  windows
>          hostgroup        +windows
>          register             0
> }
> 
> 
> I actually then 'use' another host-template in the above, to set default
> options such as check_command.
> 
> Ritchie
> 
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