Host down,status usage:unknown but service checks are ok

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Zagon007
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Host down,status usage:unknown but service checks are ok

Post by Zagon007 »

Hi,
I have to use nagiosxi to monitor windows servers.
 My problem is the following:
The host configured result in down, but the check is ok and
Under status information is indicated Usage: without results.
Could you give me a support?
thank you
tmcdonald
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Joined: Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:40 am

Re: Host down,status usage:unknown but service checks are ok

Post by tmcdonald »

Depending on the types of checks you have set up, it is possible for the host to appear down while its services appear up. This is most common when the host check is a ping and the host is configured to not respond to pings, or a firewall is blocking them.
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