<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" 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 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"> <div class="WordSection1"> Hi,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have had this problem previously and posted here but not go nowhere with it.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Ill have another bash…..<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Basically my nagios machine is checking too frequently and firing out alerts too quickly<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Its ignoring the retry_interval value, the max_check_attempts value and ingoring the notification_interval value in the escalations.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have check interval of 5 minutes in OK state<o:p></o:p> Retry interval of 3 minutes when in problem state<o:p></o:p> Notification interval of 3 minutes <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I believe that below is the problem and multiple service checks in problem state at the same time is casuing this.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Ive just seen this on 1 of my hosts:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It appears its accumulating the service checks (even though they are different checks) into a final HARD state.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Prior to 17:18 all was fine on this host!!!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Then at 17:18 a SQL check went to warning state and to SOFT 1<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Checked again at 17:21 which is the 3 minute interval I have told it too when in problem and its still warning so onto SOFT2<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Then a different service check on that host goes critical – but for the first time<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 17:22 memory usage and it puts this to HARD 3 – even though this actual check for memory should be SOFT1<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> An alert then got sent straight out for the Memory check even though it was actually only check 1/3 on that particular service<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Here is the copy and past from the History of the host<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [01-15-2013 17:18:24] <o:p></o:p> SERVICE ALERT: SERVER;SQL LOCK TIMEOUTS;WARNING;SOFT;1;WARNING - 2.3067 lock timeouts / sec for _Total, 2.0667 lock timeouts / sec for Key, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for RID, 0.2400 lock timeouts / sec for Page, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Object, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Metadata, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for HoBT, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for File, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Extent, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Database, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Application, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for AllocUnit <o:p></o:p> [01-15-2013 17:21:24] <o:p></o:p> SERVICE ALERT: SERVER;SQL LOCK TIMEOUTS;WARNING;SOFT;2;WARNING - 1.3056 lock timeouts / sec for _Total, 1.1833 lock timeouts / sec for Key, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for RID, 0.1222 lock timeouts / sec for Page, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Object, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Metadata, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for HoBT, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for File, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Extent, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Database, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Application, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for AllocUnit<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [01-15-2013 17:22:04] <o:p></o:p> SERVICE ALERT: SERVER;MEMORY USAGE;CRITICAL;HARD;3;CRITICAL: physical memory: Total: 10G - Used: 9.81G (98%) - Free: 192M (2%) > critical<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Does anybody please have any idea why my server is checking too frequently and alerting too frequently and why its totting up different service checks?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This machine has done nothing but not work right since it was loaded a couple months ago.<o:p></o:p> Im using the come config files on it as I did on the previous box I had – only difference was that was running 3.3.1 – I had none of these problems on that install.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This is a Nagios 3.4.1 install on a Ubuntu 12.04 desktop 32 bit OS<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks in advance<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>