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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have a group of hosts that are <span class=SpellE>webservers</span>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I want to run the <span class=SpellE>check_http</span>
command against multiple hosts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is an example from the documentation of multiple <span
class=GramE>hosts</span> service entry:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span
class=GramE>define</span> <i><span style='font-style:italic'>service</span></i>{<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span></span></font><span
class=SpellE><font color=red><span style='color:red'>host_name</span></font></span><font
color=red><span style='color:red'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>HOST1<span class=GramE>,HOST2,HOST3</span>,...,HOSTN</span></i></span></font><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span></span></font><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font color=red><span style='color:red'>service_description</span></font></span></span><font
color=red><span style='color:red'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>SOMESERVICE</span></i></span></font><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span><span
class=GramE><i><span style='font-style:italic'>other</span></i></span><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> service directives</span></i> ...<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>}<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Many commands like <span class=SpellE>check_http</span> have
a $HOSTADDRESS$ variable.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Is that
somehow pulled from the host definition entry?<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If so then the example below will
work.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If not then I have to make a
service entry for every host because <span class=SpellE>hostaddress</span> is
different for every host.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span
class=GramE>define</span> <i><span style='font-style:italic'>service</span></i>{<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span></span></font><span
class=SpellE><font color=red><span style='color:red'>host_name</span></font></span><font
color=red><span style='color:red'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>HOST1<span class=GramE>,HOST2,HOST3</span>,...,HOSTN</span></i></span></font><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span></span></font><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font color=red><span style='color:red'>service_description</span></font></span></span><font
color=red><span style='color:red'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>HTTP<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=red face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span><span
class=SpellE>check_command</span><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span><span
class=SpellE>check_http</span></span></font><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font size=2
color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span><span
class=GramE><i><span style='font-style:italic'>other</span></i></span><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> service directives</span></i> ...<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>}<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Do I have to make a different service definition for each
host because the <span class=SpellE>hostaddress</span> is different?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>--<span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>aaron</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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