If a host i down in known time period ,than create a new time period for that host to be monitored and exclude it from the 24x7 default time definition.
you can also put your hosts in scheduled downtime - this will still show as faults on the CGI , but for reporting it will not have any impact as it is " deliberate downtime" On 29/07/12 09:51, Marc Haber wrote: > Hi, > > I have a number of hosts that are not always turned on, such as my > Notebook, my home server (which sleeps if not used) and a number of > test VMs. To get a reasonable volume of checks in my test installation > of Nagios, I would like to have those machines monitored by it. > > Obviously, I have notifications for those hosts turned off. This, > however, leads to non-zero numbers in the critical, warning and > unknown fields in the CGI, which gives a wrong impression of my health > status since it is normal and expected that those hosts/services are > down. > > Is there any solution for this dilemma? Can I have Nagios monitor > hosts without reporting them as down when they are down? > > I know this may sound strange, but I would like to have statistics > about how long the machines have been up and when. > > Greetings > Marc > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
