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<DIV><FONT size=2>You should take a look at the max_concurrent_checks value in
your Nagios config. The output below recommends some values to use. After making
the change and restarting Nagios, give it some time to run some checks and have
a look at your performance info again. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Also, have a look at the following docs:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/configmain.html#max_concurrent_checks">http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/configmain.html#max_concurrent_checks</A></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/checkscheduling.html">http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/checkscheduling.html</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>HTH</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>-g</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>-----Original Message----- <BR><B>From:</B> Neil
[mailto:neil-on-nagios@restricted.dyndns.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 7/28/2004
2:38 PM <BR><B>To:</B> Cook, Garry <BR><B>Cc:</B>
nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net <BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Is my nagios in
good shape?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi Garry,
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>This is the
result:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> SERVICE SCHEDULING
INFORMATION</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>
-------------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Total
services:
276</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Total
hosts:
115 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Command check
interval: 5 sec</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Check reaper
interval: 10 sec </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Inter-check delay
method: SMART</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Average check
interval: 319.130 sec</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Inter-check
delay: 1.156 sec
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Interleave factor
method: SMART</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Average services per
host: 2.400</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Service interleave
factor: 3 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Initial service
check scheduling info:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>
--------------------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> First
scheduled check: 1091047230 -> Wed Jul 28
13:40:30 2004</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Last scheduled
check: 1091047548 -> Wed Jul 28
13:45:48 2004 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Rough guidelines for
max_concurrent_checks value:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>
-------------------------------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Absolute minimum
value: 9</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Recommend
value: 27
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>So what are the
changes I need to make? </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks :)
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Cook, Garry writes:
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>>
nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Hey guys,
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>
Here is the output of our production nagios' performance info. Is my</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> box
ok? </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Program-Wide Performance Information</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Active Checks:
Time Frame Checks Completed</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> <= 1 minute: 71 (25.7%)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> <= 5
minutes: 220 (79.7%)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> <= 15 minutes: 262 (94.9%)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> <= 1 hour:
276 (100.0%)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Since program start: 276 (100.0%)
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>>
Metric Min. Max. Average</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Check Execution Time: < 1 sec 16
sec 2.192 sec</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Check Latency: 70 sec 130 sec 97.312 sec</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Percent
State Change: 0.00% 8.95% 0.17%</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> It doesn't appear to be in 'bad' shape, although
your checks appear to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> be running a little behind.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Run /<path to
nagios>/bin/nagios -s /<path to nagios>/etc/nagios.cfg to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> see what Nagios
thinks about your check latency, and this will also</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> suggest some
config changes for improvement. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Thanks, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Neil</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Garry
W. Cook, CCNA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Network Infrastructure Manager</FONT>
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