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So your settings look similar to those of the ones in the attachment I added correct? Of course with the addition of a Config Name. From your first message it looks as though you were trying to monitor your local machine. Are you attempting to monitor a remote machine? setting look identical-it is ...

Replace the $ARG1$ field with: check_procs and in the $ARG2$ field: -a '-w 150 -c 500' NRPE is a remote plugin executor, the plugin you are executing for this check is check_procs so it must be defined as such in the argument field. Ok-I changed the above and the below is what I get now-the only I ...

Are you monitoring localhost via NRPE? You have host "Nagios XI" with IP address of 127.0.0.1... Not sure what is the deal. Could you, please, go to the Core Config Manager->Services->Total Processes->click on "Modify" and send us a screenshot of this page? see attached screensh...

It checks for the number of processes on localhost. You may have values of -w 100 -c 500, so 255 processes gives you a warning. Go to the Core Config Manager->Services->find "Total Processes" on localhost->Modify->change $ARG1$ to 350 (for example) and click on "Save", and "...

Service: Total Processes
Host: Nagios XI
Address: 127.0.0.1
State: WARNING
Info:
PROCS WARNING: 255 processes with STATE = RSZDT
Date/Time: 2012-09-04 09:23:50

How can I get rid of this alarm and what is causing it