How do I mass change Services?

[mkeey]

I have about 1200 services that I need to update the check interval on. I really don't want to delete and redefine with the bulk import wizard. Is there a way to do a mass change?

[lmiltchev]

You can accomplish this via the Bulk Modifications Tool, which is part of Nagios XI Enterprise Edition.

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I would recommend that you do this in batches of no more than 500 services. Try changing a couple of services first to see how it works. After saving changes you would need to apply configuration.

Let us know if this helped.

[mkeey]

I am assuming these are under the Tools option in the title bar of Nagios XI. I have nothing there! I see where I can add one but how do I now the URL from which I need to download?

[lmiltchev]

What is the version of Nagios XI that you are currently using?

Do you have the "Enterprise Features" enabled? You can check this out by going to Admin > License Information.

To access the Bulk Mod Tool, go to Configure > Core Config Manager, then click on Bulk Modifications Tool under the Tools menu on the left.

[mkeey]

We have Nagios XI v5.4.9

I did find the bulk mod tool under Configure tab in the CCM. I'll have to play with this a little on our test system.

We do have the features box checked. See screen print.

[lmiltchev]

I did find the bulk mod tool under Configure tab in the CCM. I'll have to play with this a little on our test system.

Sure, let us know how it went.

[rexconsulting]

Another way would be to use mass update to clear all the check intervals, then use a template to set it up. That would streamline things for you in the future.

[lmiltchev]

Yes, using templates is another way to go.

[mkeey]

Thanks, have not had a chance to look into templates yet.

[lmiltchev]

You can review our Nagios Core documentation on object inheritance with templates here:

https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nag ... tance.html

It applies to Nagios XI as well.