removing the template is not necessary unless you with to use the hostgroup name yourself. if you don't assign hosts to the group it will have not impact ( except for an empty group in the cgi) .
As for the file name - I use the same naming conventions for my nagios config - it is easy to understand what the file purpose is and will also be good for the next person to be taking over . As for the service definitions , once you defined the host group "Datacenter" and assigned the hosts to the group , then the service definition you gave will be correct . Assaf Shane Killian wrote: > > Thanks guys, > > So for example I have the windows.cfg file. > > I should define all windows servers here? > > That file contains the following portion: > > # Define a hostgroup for Windows machines > > # All hosts that use the windows-server template will automatically be > a member of this group > > define hostgroup{ > > hostgroup_name & nbsp; windows-servers ; The name of the hostgroup > > alias Windows Servers ; Long name of the group > > } > > Do I need to remove this? > > Then, define each host group in the hostgroup.cfg file (I mean > literally, a file called hostgroup.cfg file – I know that’s a stupid > question but I need to ask!). > > Define the members in this file also. > > Then in the windows.cfg file, under each process or service define > each host group that the check should be run against e.g. > > define service{ > > use & nbsp; generic-service > > hostgroup_name Datacenter > > service_description NSClient++ Version > > check_co mmand check_nt!CLIENTVERSION > > } > > Correct? > > Kind Regards, > > Shane > -- Never,Ever Cut A Deal With a Dragon Next year I will be doing the London to Paris bike ride to raise money for the DogTrust (www.dogtrust.co.uk) . Please Sponsor me at http://www.justgiving.com/Assaf-Flatto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ 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