[Check_mk (english)] Define Contact Group for Specific Host ?

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Hello,

Can anyone help me here, I want to add a contact to a specific host being checked, and get notification on any host/service down for that host definition.

If the host is defined as:

all_hosts = [ ‘van-blackberry|win’]

To get custom notification, I would do:

host_contactgroups = [

( ‘ntfy_grp1’, van-blackberry,),

]

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, van-blackberry, [""] ),

]

Then in my Nagios configuration, I would have a “ntfy_grp1” contact group with the contacts I want in it.

Would this be the correct way to define it?

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service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, [“van-blackberry”], ALL_HOSTS, ALL_SERVICES),

]

Do do one group of services, - say just disk (fs) it would be something like:

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, [“van-blackberry”], ALL_HOSTS, [‘fs_*’]),

]

Note, also, that usually you would want the syntax service_contactgroups += [

And all_hosts += [

Note the + - this makes it an append, rather than a replace….

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From: checkmk-en-bounces@lists.mathias-kettner.de [mailto:checkmk-en-bounces@lists.mathias-kettner.de]
On Behalf Of Mirza Dedic
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:13 PM
To: ‘checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de’
Subject: [Check_mk (english)] Define Contact Group for Specific Host ?

Hello,

Can anyone help me here, I want to add a contact to a specific host being checked, and get notification on any host/service down for that host definition.

If the host is defined as:

all_hosts = [ ‘van-blackberry|win’]

To get custom notification, I would do:

host_contactgroups = [

( ‘ntfy_grp1’, van-blackberry,),

]

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, van-blackberry, [""] ),

]

Then in my Nagios configuration, I would have a “ntfy_grp1” contact group with the contacts I want in it.

Would this be the correct way to define it?

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Hi Scott,

So the “van-blackberry” below is treated as a tag that I add to the hosts that need the contact group?

So I would want something like…

service_contactgroups += [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, [“edi”], ALL_HOSTS, ALL_SERVICES),

]

This would append the the ntfy_grp1 to all the “edi” host tags, as per your instructions?

Thanks.

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From: Lander, Scott [mailto:slander@hearstsc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:25 AM
To: Mirza Dedic; ‘checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de’
Subject: RE: Define Contact Group for Specific Host ?

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, [“van-blackberry”], ALL_HOSTS, ALL_SERVICES),

]

Do do one group of services, - say just disk (fs) it would be something like:

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, [“van-blackberry”], ALL_HOSTS, [‘fs_*’]),

]

Note, also, that usually you would want the syntax service_contactgroups += [

And all_hosts += [

Note the + - this makes it an append, rather than a replace….

From:
checkmk-en-bounces@lists.mathias-kettner.de
[mailto:checkmk-en-bounces@lists.mathias-kettner.de]
On Behalf Of Mirza Dedic
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:13 PM
To: ‘checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de’
Subject: [Check_mk (english)] Define Contact Group for Specific Host ?

Hello,

Can anyone help me here, I want to add a contact to a specific host being checked, and get notification on any host/service down for that host definition.

If the host is defined as:

all_hosts = [ ‘van-blackberry|win’]

To get custom notification, I would do:

host_contactgroups = [

( ‘ntfy_grp1’, van-blackberry,),

]

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, van-blackberry, [""] ),

]

Then in my Nagios configuration, I would have a “ntfy_grp1” contact group with the contacts I want in it.

Would this be the correct way to define it?

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That is correct.

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From: Mirza Dedic [mailto:mirde@oppy.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 2:01 PM
To: Lander, Scott; ‘checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de’
Subject: RE: Define Contact Group for Specific Host ?

Hi Scott,

So the “van-blackberry” below is treated as a tag that I add to the hosts that need the contact group?

So I would want something like…

service_contactgroups += [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, [“edi”], ALL_HOSTS, ALL_SERVICES),

]

This would append the the ntfy_grp1 to all the “edi” host tags, as per your instructions?

Thanks.

From: Lander, Scott [mailto:slander@hearstsc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:25 AM
To: Mirza Dedic; ‘checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de’
Subject: RE: Define Contact Group for Specific Host ?

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, [“van-blackberry”], ALL_HOSTS, ALL_SERVICES),

]

Do do one group of services, - say just disk (fs) it would be something like:

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, [“van-blackberry”], ALL_HOSTS, [‘fs_*’]),

]

Note, also, that usually you would want the syntax service_contactgroups += [

And all_hosts += [

Note the + - this makes it an append, rather than a replace….

From:
checkmk-en-bounces@lists.mathias-kettner.de
[mailto:checkmk-en-bounces@lists.mathias-kettner.de]
On Behalf Of Mirza Dedic
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:13 PM
To: ‘checkmk-en@lists.mathias-kettner.de’
Subject: [Check_mk (english)] Define Contact Group for Specific Host ?

Hello,

Can anyone help me here, I want to add a contact to a specific host being checked, and get notification on any host/service down for that host definition.

If the host is defined as:

all_hosts = [ ‘van-blackberry|win’]

To get custom notification, I would do:

host_contactgroups = [

( ‘ntfy_grp1’, van-blackberry,),

]

service_contactgroups = [

( ’ ntfy_grp1’, van-blackberry, [""] ),

]

Then in my Nagios configuration, I would have a “ntfy_grp1” contact group with the contacts I want in it.

Would this be the correct way to define it?

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