> -----Original Message----- > From: Marc Powell [mailto:m...@ena.com] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 1:20 PM > To: nagios-users Mailinglist > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Hosts report 'DOWN, HARD' after first attempt. > > > On Jan 16, 2009, at 12:40 PM, Patrick Morris wrote: > > > The max_check_attempts only applies to active checks, not the passive > > ones you're sending the central server (at least I assume when you > > said > > max_retry_interval you meant max_check_attempts) -- and you may note > > that SOFT and HARD are only relative to the server doing the checking; > > they probably aren't passed as part of the passive check submission > > process. > > Correct, all passive host checks are assumed to be HARD states. Note > that this is addressed in nagios-3 -- > > http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/configmain.html#passive_host_chec ks > _are_soft > > -- > Marc >
If they're all assumed to be SOFT, then a host failure would never trigger a notification? Another potential option, if you're not using NSCA (like those using the OCP_daemon) is to have the slave servers send out the notification emails instead of the central one. The slaves would be active monitors and would honor the host's max_check_attempts variable. This of course introduces other problems if the slave is behind a restrictive firewall. Jonathan This email message is intended for the use of the person to whom it has been sent, and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, you are not authorized to copy, distribute, or otherwise use this message or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Verio, Inc. makes no warranty that this email is error or virus free. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null