Nagios doesn't send any email notification automatically when service fails but if I use "Send custom service notification" I'll receive email !
[root@nagios ]# cat /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg | grep enable_notifications
enable_notifications=1
Host/Service cfg file:
define host {
use storage-host
host_name X7
alias X7
display_name X7
address 10.180.96.7
hostgroups storage-device
}
define service {
use storage-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name X7
service_description PING
check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
}
define service {
use storage-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name X7
service_description Disk
check_command Promise_Vtrak_Disk!public!E830!!!!!!
servicegroups storage-device
}
template cfg file :
define host {
name generic-host ; The name of this host template
notifications_enabled 1 ; Host notifications are enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Host event handler is enabled
flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information across program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status information across program restarts
notification_period 24x7 ; Send host notifications at any time
register 0 ; DON'T REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}
# Storage Device definition template
# This is NOT a real host, just a template!
define host {
name storage-host ; The name of this host template
use generic-host ; This template inherits other values from the generic-host template
check_period 24x7 ; By default, Linux hosts are checked round the clock
check_interval 2 ; Actively check the host every 5 minutes
retry_interval 1 ; Schedule host check retries at 1 minute intervals
max_check_attempts 2 ; Check each Linux host 10 times (max)
notifications_enabled 1
# event_handler notify-host-by-email
check_command check-host-alive ; Default command to check Linux hosts
notification_interval 2 ; Resend notifications every 30 mins
notification_options d,u,r,f,s ; Only send notifications for specific host states
contacts nagiosadmin
# contact_groups admins ; Notifications get sent to the admins by default
flap_detection_enabled 0 ; Flap detection is enabled
register 0 ; DON'T REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}
define service {
name generic-service ; The 'name' of this service template
active_checks_enabled 1 ; Active service checks are enabled
passive_checks_enabled 1 ; Passive service checks are enabled/accepted
parallelize_check 1 ; Active service checks should be parallelized (disabling this can lead to major performance problems)
obsess_over_service 1 ; We should obsess over this service (if necessary)
check_freshness 0 ; Default is to NOT check service 'freshness'
notifications_enabled 1 ; Service notifications are enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Service event handler is enabled
flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information across program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status information across program restarts
is_volatile 0 ; The service is not volatile
check_period 24x7 ; The service can be checked at any time of the day
max_check_attempts 3 ; Re-check the service up to 3 times in order to determine its final (hard) state
check_interval 10 ; Check the service every 10 minutes under normal conditions
retry_interval 2 ; Re-check the service every two minutes until a hard state can be determined
contact_groups admins ; Notifications get sent out to everyone in the 'admins' group
notification_options w,u,c,r ; Send notifications about warning, unknown, critical, and recovery events
notification_interval 60 ; Re-notify about service problems every hour
notification_period 24x7 ; Notifications can be sent out at any time
register 0 ; DON'T REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}
# Storage disk service definition template
# This is NOT a real service, just a template!
define service {
name storage-service ; The name of this service template
use generic-service ; Inherit default values from the generic-service definition
check_interval 2
retry_interval 1
max_check_attempts 2
check_freshness 1
flap_detection_enabled 0
process_perf_data 0 ; Process performance data
notifications_enabled 1
# event_handler notify-service-by-email
notification_options w,u,r,f,s ; Send notifications about warning, unknown, critical, and recovery even$
contacts nagiosadmin
notification_interval 2
first_notification_delay 0
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLAT$
}
contact cfg file :
define contact {
contact_name nagiosadmin ; Short name of user
# use generic-contact ; Inherit default values from generic-contact template (defined above)
alias Nagios Admin ; Full name of user
email idavoudi@hydraulx.com ; <<***** CHANGE THIS TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ******
service_notification_period 24x7 ; service notifications can be sent anytime
host_notification_period 24x7 ; host notifications can be sent anytime
service_notification_options w,u,c,r,f,s ; send notifications for all service states, flapping events, and scheduled downtime events
host_notification_options d,u,r,f,s ; send notifications for all host states, flapping events, and scheduled downtime events
service_notification_commands notify-service-by-email ; send service notifications via email
host_notification_commands notify-host-by-email ; send host notifications via email
}
command cfg file:
define command {
command_name notify-host-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /usr/bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
define command {
command_name notify-service-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$\n" | /usr/bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service Alert: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
