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by thomastk
Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:13 pm
Forum: Open Source Nagios Projects
Topic: Alert only if a metric is out-of-range for a period
Replies: 2
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Re: Alert only if a metric is out-of-range for a period

Thanks for the suggestion. Using the option check_interval combined with max_check_attempts this could be implemented indirectly. The check can be fine-tuned by using retry_check_interval option if needed.
by thomastk
Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:42 pm
Forum: Open Source Nagios Projects
Topic: Alert only if a metric is out-of-range for a period
Replies: 2
Views: 1882

Alert only if a metric is out-of-range for a period

Hi, Is it possible to configure Nagios to alert only if a metric is out-of-range for a specified length of time only? For example, the memory usage check is done every 5 mins and the alert needs to be sent out only if that metric is stayed high for an extended period of time, say for an hour. The wo...