Comments on: Nagios – Check Host without Ping http://www.htmlgraphic.com/nagios-check-host-without-ping/ In Development Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:59:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: SirCompo http://www.htmlgraphic.com/nagios-check-host-without-ping/comment-page-1/#comment-376 SirCompo Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:59:12 +0000 http://www.htmlgraphic.com/?p=1181#comment-376 Thanks for this - very useful. NB. In Icinga, the check_command line needs to be changed :- check_command check_tcp!80 Thanks for this – very useful.

NB. In Icinga, the check_command line needs to be changed :-

check_command check_tcp!80

]]> By: loyd http://www.htmlgraphic.com/nagios-check-host-without-ping/comment-page-1/#comment-60 loyd Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:48:05 +0000 http://www.htmlgraphic.com/?p=1181#comment-60 That only updates the status once. This template lets you define a host that only uses the web check to determine if the host is alive. # Generic host definition template - This is NOT a real host, just a template! define host{ name generic-noping-webhost ; The name of this host template notifications_enabled 1 ; Host notifications are enabled event_handler_enabled 1 ; Host event handler is enabled flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled failure_prediction_enabled 1 ; Failure prediction is enabled process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information across program restarts retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status information across program restarts check_command 'check_tcp -p 80' max_check_attempts 10 notification_interval 0 notification_period 24x7 notification_options d,u,r contact_groups admins register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE! } That only updates the status once. This template lets you define a host that only uses the web check to determine if the host is alive.
# Generic host definition template – This is NOT a real host, just a template!

define host{
name generic-noping-webhost ; The name of this host template
notifications_enabled 1 ; Host notifications are enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Host event handler is enabled
flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled
failure_prediction_enabled 1 ; Failure prediction is enabled
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information across program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status information across program restarts
check_command ‘check_tcp -p 80′
max_check_attempts 10
notification_interval 0
notification_period 24×7
notification_options d,u,r
contact_groups admins
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION – ITS NOT A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}

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