<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> In response below, how do you add Nagios as a service check?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> R’s<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Lendra <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Message: 15<o:p></o:p> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:55:39 +0800<o:p></o:p> From: nagios@mm.quex.org<o:p></o:p> To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<o:p></o:p> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Host assumed to be up - status information<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 09:43:49AM +1000, Lendra Tanujaya wrote:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > Have you come across where the host status information appears with<o:p></o:p> > 'Host assumed to be up' rather than actual status of the host itself?<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > Some of the hosts that I configured for Nagios appears with the above<o:p></o:p> > status and some with the actual status. I have looked at the config and<o:p></o:p> > it all appears to be the same.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Nagios only performs host checks if a service check on the host<o:p></o:p> fails. If all service checks are okay, then Nagios will just assume<o:p></o:p> that the host is up and not check it. The hosts that report the<o:p></o:p> actual status either have or had one or more failed services.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If you want the data gathered by the host check command available<o:p></o:p> at all times, you'll need to make add it as a service check.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> Lendra Tanujaya<o:p></o:p> Enspire Australia Pty Ltd<o:p></o:p> <st1:address tabIndex="0" style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Suite</st1:Street> 504</st1:address>, Level 5, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address tabIndex="0" style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" w:st="on">530 Collins Street</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:place></st1:City> Vic 3000<o:p></o:p> Email: <a href="mailto:helpdesk@enspire.com.au">helpdesk@enspire.com.au</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sales: 1300 366 394 Support: 1300 366 392 Fax: (03) 8630 3799<o:p></o:p> <div style='border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none;padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'> This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain information that is confidential and is subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of Enspire <u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:endInsDate="2004-07-09T14:22:00Z" u2:endInsAuthor="Mark Eckert" u2:insDate="2004-07-09T14:22:00Z" u2:insAuthor="Mark Eckert"><u1:PLACE u2:endInsDate="2004-07-09T14:22:00Z" u2:endInsAuthor="Mark Eckert" u2:insDate="2004-07-09T14:22:00Z" u2:insAuthor="Mark Eckert"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region></u1:PLACE></u1:COUNTRY-REGION>. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects.<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>