[Nagiosplug-help] Host monitoring

[Grant Lowe]

Hi Andy,

Here's the contact info for me in Nagios:

define contact{
        contact_name                    nagiosadmin                     ; Short name of user
        use                             generic-contact         ; Inherit default values from generic-contact template (defined above)
        alias                           Nagios Admin            ; Full name of user

        email                           glowe at sbcglobal.net      ; <<***** CHANGE THIS TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ******
        }





----- Original Message ----
From: Andy Shellam <andy-lists at networkmail.eu>
To: Grant Lowe <glowe at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:09:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Nagiosplug-help] Host monitoring

Hi Grant,

What is your definition of the _contact_ glowe?  That definition should 
have a service/host notification command attached to it, please send 
those command's command_line definitions.

Thanks,

Andy

Grant Lowe wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> Here's my host definition:
>
> define host {
> host_name                         myhost
> alias                             myhost
> display_name                      My Host
> address                           172.20.8.215
> hostgroups                        solaris-servers
> check_command                     check-host-alive
> initial_state                     o
> max_check_attempts                5
> check_interval                    3
> retry_interval                    3600
> active_checks_enabled             0
> passive_checks_enabled            1
> check_period                      24x7
> obsess_over_host                  0
> check_freshness                   0
> event_handler_enabled             0
> flap_detection_enabled            0
> flap_detection_options            o,d,u
> process_perf_data                 1
> retain_status_information         1
> retain_nonstatus_information      0
> contacts                          glowe
> notification_interval             300
> notification_period               24x7
> notification_options              d,u,r,f,s
> notifications_enabled             1
> stalking_options
> }
>
>
> Here's my service definition:
>
> define service{
> host_name                       blarney
> hostgroup_name                  solaris-servers
> service_description             Ping
> check_command                   check_ping!200.0,20%!600.0,60%
> max_check_attempts              5
> notification_interval           60
> check_period                    24x7
> }
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Andy Shellam <andy-lists at networkmail.eu>
> To: Grant Lowe <glowe at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:44:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nagiosplug-help] Host monitoring
>
> Hi Grant,
>
> Have a look at your contact definition, at the service and host 
> notification commands - look those up in your commands.cfg (or whatever 
> your command file is) and that should point to a command_line that sends 
> the e-mail (using /bin/mail or similar.)  It may even be a shell 
> script.  Either way, we'd need to see your command definition to try and 
> work out what's going on here.
>
> Andy
>
> Grant Lowe wrote:
>  
>> Hi Andy,
>>
>> I'm looking at all the command definitions and nothing is in there that I can see about retaining PROBLEM data.  I do have the notifications set to 60 minutes and that's when I receive the email.  But it always says PROBLEM in the email I receive.  Maybe that's the problem?  Is there a way to set it to a different string?  Or is that opening up a can of worms?
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Andy Shellam <andy-lists at networkmail.eu>
>> To: Grant Lowe <glowe at sbcglobal.net>
>> Cc: nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net
>> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 11:34:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nagiosplug-help] Host monitoring
>>
>> Hi Grant,
>>
>> What are your notification options for the host, and your notification 
>> command?  It's possible that the host/s in question has gone down and 
>> Nagios is reporting it has returned to an UP state, but your 
>> notification command is hard-coded to say PROBLEM.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> Grant Lowe wrote:
>>  
>>    
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Another question for you all.  On some hosts, I keep on getting a notification that reads:
>>>
>>> ** PROBLEM Host Alert: myserver is UP **
>>>
>>> I'm trying to figure out why Nagios is generating these errors, when the host is obviously up.  Thanks!
>>>
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