How do I set up a constant PING? I see General IP device but that only polls every minute. I want a constant ping and the report.
Thanks,
Constant Ping
Re: Constant Ping
This is technically almost possible but in no way recommended.
There is a multiplier in the nagios.cfg that determines what the "interval length" is, and it's set to 60 by default, for 60 seconds. So that way a check_interval of 1 means 60 seconds (or 1 minute). If you change this interval_length setting to 1, now all other items in your configs that assume it should be 60 will need to be adjusted. Basically, everything will run 60 times more frequently.
If you do this, anything on the server that needs adjusting will be on you. A 1-minute ping is usually fine for most applications, and the lowest we can go is 1-second. A true "real-time" ping is not really possible.
There is a multiplier in the nagios.cfg that determines what the "interval length" is, and it's set to 60 by default, for 60 seconds. So that way a check_interval of 1 means 60 seconds (or 1 minute). If you change this interval_length setting to 1, now all other items in your configs that assume it should be 60 will need to be adjusted. Basically, everything will run 60 times more frequently.
If you do this, anything on the server that needs adjusting will be on you. A 1-minute ping is usually fine for most applications, and the lowest we can go is 1-second. A true "real-time" ping is not really possible.
Former Nagios employee