I tried this, but it only disables further notifications of the DOWN state. It does not change it to handled.
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Opsview-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.opsview.org/lists/listinfo/opsview-users
