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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Hi All
,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Need help on the Following
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Clarifications:<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">1) What’s the
difference between Notification Alerts and Escalations and how to configure
escalations and how to test it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">2) Iam using the template of
local-service while defining services in
locahost.cfg<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">define
service{<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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use local-service ; Name of service template
to use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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host_name localhost<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">
service_description Total Processes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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check_command
check_local_procs!250!400!RSZDT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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}<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">When I see the template definition
for local-service<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"># Local service definition template
- This is NOT a real service, just a template!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">define
service{<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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name local-service ; The name of this
service template<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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use generic-service ; Inherit default values
from the generic-service definition<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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max_check_attempts 4 ; Re-check the service
up to 4 times in order to determine its final<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> (hard)
state<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> normal_check_interval
5 ; Check the service every 5 minutes under normal
conditions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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retry_check_interval 1 ; Re-check the service
every minute until a hard state can be determ<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">ined<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> register
0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A
REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">PLATE!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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}<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">There is no
notification enabled/mentioned, iam surprised then how iam getting the Email
Notifications when this specific service is down as the template specific to
this service<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Doesn’t have
notifications enabled.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">***** Nagios
*****<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">Notification Type:
PROBLEM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">Service: Total
Processes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">Host:
localhost<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">Address:
127.0.0.1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">State:
CRITICAL<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">Date/Time: Thu Aug 7
16:15:32 IST 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">Additional
Info:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">CRITICAL - Plugin timed out
after 10 seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">3)How to limit the
Notification Alerts only to specific Services.</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> pls reply asap ..... :-( <br></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><br><br>Thanks and Regards,<br>Pavan R<br /><hr />Searching for weekend getaways? Try Live.com <a href='http://www.live.com/?scope=video&form=MICOAL' target='_new'>Try it!</a></body>
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