If I follow you correctly you should be able to accomplish this just by acknowledge the secondary interface as being down which will move it to handled. The only down side of this is that you have to acknowledge it any time the interface is used and then the primary fixed.
Simon On Thu, 2010-02-11 at 12:19 -0500, A.J. Farmer wrote: > Well, I thought about that, but then wouldn't it show as OK when it is > down and DOWN when it is up? > > I guess what I'm looking for is the "DOWN" notice for the backup link > to be listed under "handled" or otherwise absent from the status > pages. Right now it is under "unhandled" and sticks out as if it > needs to be addressed. > > Thanks! > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:52 AM, James Whittington > <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you create it as a service check there is an option to invert plugin > > results, I've never tried to use it but it sounds like what you are looking > > to do.. > > > > > > James Whittington > > VC3, Inc. > > > > 803-978-2723 direct line > > 803-978-1160 main office > > 800-422-5941 toll free help desk > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of A.J. Farmer > > Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:34 AM > > To: opsview-users > > Subject: [opsview-users] How to monitor a "normally down" system > > > > OpsView 3.5.2 > > > > I have a site with dual WAN. OpsView shows the primary link "OK" and > > the backup link "DOWN". This is expected. The backup stays down > > until the primary fails. > > > > What is the best way to configure this? Seeing the "Unhandled - DOWN" > > every time I look at OpsView is a distraction. > > > > I can't use scheduled downtime, because I need a notification when the > > primary fails and also a notification that the backup has successfully > > come online. > > > > If this situation has been documented somewhere, please point me in > > the right direction. I searched but was not able to find it. > > > > Thanks! > > > > A.J. Farmer > > _______________________________________________ > > Opsview-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.opsview.org/lists/listinfo/opsview-users > > _______________________________________________ > > Opsview-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.opsview.org/lists/listinfo/opsview-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Opsview-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.opsview.org/lists/listinfo/opsview-users _______________________________________________ Opsview-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.opsview.org/lists/listinfo/opsview-users
