check-host-alive host v. service

[jbennett]

I have a number of cameras that all I need to do is ping them. (2,000+).

As this system is currently set-up, they're all entered as individual hosts. The hosts have the check-host-alive check enabled on them.

There is then a service, where all of these cameras are selected, and it too has the check-host-alive service check enabled on them as well.

This seems to be redundant and unnecessary as it seems like I'm asking the box to ping the same cameras twice.

Am I missing something here? Is there a purpose to setting it up this way?

Why couldn't I just set up the host and have it set with the check-host-alive check and thus eliminate the service side of it?

[scottwilkerson]

Why couldn't I just set up the host and have it set with the check-host-alive check and thus eliminate the service side of it?

This is what I would do..