I'm pretty sure Deborah is confused on this point, mistaking "Service Templates" for "Service Profiles". If I were you I would start looking at Monarch (or similar).
On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 09:39 -0500, Terry wrote: > Please point me to these service profiles in the documentation, having > trouble finding them. > > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Deborah Martin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > They are available as part of the standard config. I've used them since > > 2005. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > *************************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > > Any unauthorised distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. > > > > Whilst Kognitio Limited takes steps to prevent the transmission of viruses > > via e-mail, we can not guarantee that any email or attachment is free from > > computer viruses and you are strongly advised to undertake your own > > anti-virus > > precautions. > > > > Kognitio grants no warranties regarding performance, use or quality of any > > e-mail or attachment and undertakes no liability for loss or damage, > > howsoever caused. > > > > Kognitio Limited > > Registered in England: 0212 7833 > > Registered Address: 3a Waterside Park > > Cookham Road > > Bracknell > > Berks > > RG12 1RB > > VAT number: 864 4378 92 > > *************************************************************************** > > > > > > > > From: Aaron M. Segura [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 06 May 2008 15:34 > > To: Terry > > Cc: Nagios Users mailinglist > > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] service templates > > > > > > > > > > What you're talking about sounds like Service Profiles, which, I > > believe, are not available via regular nagios configs, but rather via a > > third party GUI configuration tool like Monarch (amongst others, > > probably). > > > > On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 09:30 -0500, Terry wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply. I do this already. This just cuts down on the > > > number of lines in a service check. It doesn't allow me to glob a set > > > of services into a single service or host definition though, which is > > > what I want (i think). > > > > > > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Deborah Martin > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Terry, > > > > You can do exactly that : > > > > > > > > In the main services.cfg, define your template > > > > > > > > define service{ > > > > name my-service ; The 'name' of this service > > > > template, referenced in other service definitions > > > > active_checks_enabled 1 ; Active service checks > > are > > > > enabled > > > > passive_checks_enabled 1 ; Passive service > > checks > > are > > > > enabled/accepted > > > > parallelize_check 1 ; Active service checks > > > > should be parallelized (disabling this can lead to major performance > > > > problems) > > > > obsess_over_service 1 ; We should obsess over > > this > > > > service (if necessary) > > > > check_freshness 0 ; Default is to NOT > > check > > > > service 'freshness' > > > > notifications_enabled 1 ; Service notifications > > are > > > > enabled > > > > event_handler_enabled 1 ; Service event handler > > is > > > > enabled > > > > flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is > > enabled > > > > process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance > > data > > > > retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status > > information > > > > across program restarts > > > > retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status > > > > information across program restarts > > > > > > > > register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS > > > > DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE! > > > > } > > > > > > > > You need to change / add whatever else you want in there. > > > > > > > > Then for the service definition specific to a host : > > > > > > > > define service{ > > > > use my-service ; this will load the > > service > > > > template my-service > > > > host_name yourhostname > > > > service_description yourdescription > > > > contact_groups yourcontactgroups > > > > servicegroups yourservicegroups > > > > max_check_attempts 1 > > > > normal_check_interval 5 > > > > retry_check_interval 1 > > > > notifications_enabled 1 ; Service notifications are > > enabled > > > > notification_interval 240 > > > > notification_period 24x7 > > > > notification_options c,r ; Notifications are sent out > > on > > > > CRITICAL or RECOVERY > > > > check_period 24x7 > > > > check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60% > > > > } > > > > > > > > You can do lots of stuff with this. I use the above for checking > > databases, > > > > but each database is slightly different > > > > so I use a template for the base, then define only the differences in > > the > > > > individual service definitions. Also, > > > > if you define the check_command in the template, but want to change > > the > > > > check_command slightly like the parameters passed to it, anything you > > put in > > > > the service definition overrides the template definition. Very useful > > if you > > > > want to test a plugin on a live system but don't want to change for > > > > everything until you're happy with it. > > > > > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > > > > > regards, > > > > deborah > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Terry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 06 May 2008 15:11 > > > > To: Nagios Users mailinglist > > > > Subject: [Nagios-users] service templates > > > > > > > > > > > > I am figuring this is pretty obvious but the coffee hasn't kicked in > > > > yet or something. I want to set up service templates of some sorts. > > > > I see there are service groups but this isn't it exactly because you > > > > have to define the host with each service. For example, a template > > > > would contain all of our base windows service that we monitor and then > > > > one of our level 1 or 2 guys can go in and 'use windows-base' to > > > > simply include that set of services for a host. 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