Jim Avery <jim <at> jimavery.me.uk> writes: > > > You'll find useful help on that here: > > http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/nagioscore/3/en/objecttricks.html > > > Can't I use comma separated ip address and hosts like this > > > > define host{ > > use > linux-server ; Name of host template to use > > ; This host definition will inherit all variables that > are defined > > ; in (or inherited by) the linux-server host template definition. > > host_name node1,node2 > > alias node1 > > address 192.168.122.167,192.168.122.218 > > } > > No. You do need separate host definitions, but you can add each host > to the same hostgroup for example by adding a directive like this to > the host definition: > > hostgroup_name linux-group > > (in fact you can add that to the host template instead if you like). > > You will need to define this new hostgroup: > > define hostgroup{ > hostgroup_name linux-group > alias linux-group hostgroup containing all > monitored linux servers > } > > > > > define service{ > > use > local-service ; Name of service template to use > > host_name node1,node2 > > service_description Current Users > > check_command check_nrpe!check_users > > } > > In that example, you can now use the hostgroup like so: > > define service{ > use local-service ; Name > of service template to use > hostgroup_name linux-group > service_description Current Users > check_command check_nrpe!check_users > } > > I hope that helps a little.
Thanks Jim . That really helped . I am now able to remove the duplicate entries for each services by having a single entry for every hosts for a single service. The following entry I created as per your suggestion ==== define hostgroup{ hostgroup_name linuxservers ; The name of the hostgroup alias linux Servers ; Long name of the group members node1,node2 ; Comma separated list of hosts that ; belong to this group } define service{ use local-service ; Name of service template to use hostgroup_name linuxservers service_description Current Users check_command check_nrpe!check_users } But I am still confused with the host definition. I am having a single host entry for each of the hosts like this define host{ use linux-server host_name node1 alias node1 address 192.168.122.167 } define host{ use linux-server host_name node2 alias node2 address 192.168.122.218 } Is it possible any way to maintain a single entry for all the servers like we did for the service object . Any suggestions.. Thanks Zman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev _______________________________________________ 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