27 Jan
2005
27 Jan
'05
3:09 p.m.
One feature nagios has that I really like is the ability to nominate dependent devices.
ie. server1 has a depends on cisco1. If cisco1 fails, don't worry about sending alerts for server1, since you can assume it is not visible.
Info on Host Dependency - nagios style http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/xodtemplate.html#hostdependency http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/dependencies.html
Info on flapping - nagios style http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/flapping.html
Another cool thing is parents - used to map out the network.
Nagios also uses the "group" concept a lot. Put hosts/services in a group and only work with groups.
Thanks
Craig