you can use host groups in service definitions
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Terry Carmen <te...@cnysupport.com> wrote: > Quoting Jonathan Angliss <j...@netdork.net>: > > > >> That's not to say you won't see it defined in a service, but less likely >> than a command. What made you think $HOSTNAME$ was valid there? If it >> was valid, what value should it take? What are you trying to achieve? > > I would like to define it in the "define host" section as below, and have it > expanded in the "define service" section right below it (in the same file). > > It seems inefficient to be required to define an explicit hostname in each > section of an object definition. > > define host{ > host_name mymachine > hostgroups MyGroup > alias mymachine > address 10.1.2.100 > max_check_attempts 5 > contact_groups admins > check_command check-host-alive > } > define service{ > use generic-service > host_name %HOSTNAME% > ^^^^^^^^ should expand to mymachine > > service_description PING > check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60% > } > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! > Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its > next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran > developers boost performance applications - including clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran developers boost performance applications - including clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ 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