Thanks Carl, the Hostgroup Summary is exactly what I was looking for; I'm not sure how I missed it.
One more question, what config file do I use to add custom Hostgroups? I tried in the windows.cfg, but that didn't work. I will be adding custom hostgroups for both Windows servers and Linux servers. I've looked for documentation on how to create custom hostgroups, but haven't found any yet. Thanks again, --Hank -----Original Message----- From: Carl R. Friend [mailto:crfri...@rcn.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:12 PM To: icinga-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [icinga-users] How to display groups of servers in a single line On Wed, 11 Jul 2012, Hank Lambert wrote: > My question is how can I display the overall health of a group of > servers with a single display entry? For instance, I have a > transcoding farm with 4 servers. Is there a way to display the overall > health of all 4 servers in a single line? Hostgroups are one way of doing this, and then using the "Hostgroup Summary" (in the "classic CGIs") as your "dashboard". This will put the status of the entire hostgroup on one line, but will display the "worst-case" status of every host in the group. This is useful, but does not reflect precisely what you may be looking for is you have hosts that can "cover for one another". Another alternative would be servicegroups and the use of the "Servicegroup Summary" page, but that, too, suffers from displaying the worst-case status in each group. If showing the worst-case status is OK for you, then either of the above will work; if not, then you may need to look at things like check_multi or various types of "business objects" that can be told to look at aggregate statuses on many hosts. If you have a large display in a room where lots of folks will see it, especially non-technical types, you may want to contemplate something like "Nagvis" for the "Big Board". Cheers! +------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ | Carl Richard Friend (UNIX Sysadmin) | West Boylston | | Minicomputer Collector / Enthusiast | Massachusetts, USA | | mailto:crfri...@rcn.com +---------------------+ | http://users.rcn.com/crfriend/museum | ICBM: 42:22N 71:47W | +------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ icinga-users mailing list icinga-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/icinga-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ icinga-users mailing list icinga-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/icinga-users
