Problem excluding time periods for services

[DennisPR]

I've got a problem with an exclusion of a time period for a certain service.
I've created the following time periods

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define timeperiod {
	timeperiod_name               		exclusion
	alias                         		exclusion
	wednesday                     		14:00-14:10
	}
define timeperiod {
	timeperiod_name               		test-exclude
	alias                         		test-exclude
	exclude                       		exclusion
	friday                        		00:00-24:00
	saturday                      		00:00-24:00
	thursday                      		00:00-24:00
	monday                        		00:00-24:00
	sunday                        		00:00-24:00
	tuesday                       		00:00-24:00
	wednesday                     		00:00-24:00
	}	

If I run the test before 14:00 the next check time jumps to 00:00:00 (the next day) in stead of 14:10 today

Service State: Ok
Duration: 3m 1s
Service Stability: Unchanging (stable)
Last Check: 2013-08-14 13:58:11
Next Check: 2013-08-15 00:00:00

Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong ?

[abrist]

What version of XI are you running? Is you server's time/date/timezone correct?

[DennisPR]

I'm using Nagios XI 2012R2.2
Time zone is set to "Europe/Brussels" in /etc/sysconfig/clock so that seems OK

[slansing]

What is your PHP time set to?

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cat /etc/php.ini | grep timezone

[DennisPR]

cat /etc/php.ini | grep timezone

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; Defines the default timezone used by the date functions
; http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.configuration.php#ini.date.timezone
date.timezone = Europe/Brussels

[slansing]

Is that the correct timezone for the Nagios XI server? Also, have you tried adding definitions in your timeperiod for every day of the week, then saving and applying configuration. Now check to see what happens at 14:00-:14:10. "This will require you to move that exclusion to today to validly test this. You could even pick a closer time period such as 10:00-10:10, etc. Let us know what happens once you add 00:00-24:00 to each of your days. like the test-exclude timeperiod as this may be causing the problem, you are probably going to need to add a longer timeperiod on Wednesday if you want checks to be done then.

[DennisPR]

Europe/Brussels is the time zone I am in so that is correct.

I've changed the time periods on monday at 11:10 as followed :

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define timeperiod {
	timeperiod_name               		exclusion
	alias                         		exclusion
	saturday                      		11:20-11:30
	friday                        		11:20-11:30
	thursday                      		11:20-11:30
	wednesday                     		11:20-11:30
	tuesday                       		11:20-11:30
	monday                        		11:20-11:30
	sunday                        		11:20-11:30
	}	
define timeperiod {
	timeperiod_name               		test-exclude
	alias                         		test-exclude
	friday                        		00:00-24:00
	saturday                      		00:00-24:00
	thursday                      		00:00-24:00
	monday                        		00:00-24:00
	sunday                        		00:00-24:00
	tuesday                       		00:00-24:00
	wednesday                     		00:00-24:00
	}	

I'm using the following test :

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define service {
	host_name			SRV9998A
	service_description		Test spooler
	use				dpr-2min-service
	check_command			check_xi_service_nsclient!N4gi0s!SERVICESTATE!-l spooler -d SHOWFAIL!!!!!
	check_period			test-exclude
	register			1
	}	

This is the dpr-2min-service template :

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define service {
       name                          		dpr-2min-service
       max_check_attempts            		3
       check_interval                		2
       retry_interval                		1
       check_period                  		test-exclude
       notification_interval         		1440
       notification_period           		24x7
       notification_options          		w,c,r,
       notifications_enabled         		1
       register                    		0

}	

The service was executed at 11:18:01 and set to be exucted again at 11:20:01.
At 11:20:01 it was to be excuted again at 11:22:01 ??

[lmiltchev]

Timeperiod exclusions don't work as they are supposed to when they have the same precedence. You can use exclusions if you are using "specific" periods (not in the "monday 00:00-02:00" format). You would suggest not using exclusions at all - you can use the following timeperiod definition as a workaround:

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monday                              00:00-24:00
tuesday                             00:00-24:00
wednesday                           00:00-14:00,14:10-24:00
thursday                            00:00-24:00
friday                              00:00-24:00
saturday                            00:00-24:00
sunday                              00:00-24:00

[DennisPR]

You are right lmiltchev that is exactly the workaround I have used.
But I would still like to figure out how the time period exclusion works
Can anyone give an example config of a working time period exclusion ?

[lmiltchev]

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define timeperiod {
   timeperiod_name                     test1_notification_times
   alias                               Notification Times for test1
   exclude                             us-holidays
   tuesday                             00:00-24:00
   wednesday                           00:00-24:00
   thursday                            00:00-24:00
   friday                              00:00-24:00
   saturday                            00:00-24:00
   monday                              00:00-24:00
   sunday                              00:00-24:00
   }
   
define timeperiod {
   timeperiod_name                     us-holidays
   alias                               U.S. Holidays
   name                                us-holidays
   thursday -1 november                00:00-00:00
   july 4                              00:00-00:00
   monday 1 september                  00:00-00:00
   january 1                           00:00-00:00
december 25                         00:00-00:00
   }
   
define timeperiod {
   timeperiod_name                     test2_notification_times
   alias                               Notification Times for test2
   exclude                             dec25
   saturday                            00:00-24:00
   friday                              00:00-24:00
   thursday                            00:00-24:00
   wednesday                           00:00-24:00
   tuesday                             00:00-24:00
   monday                              00:00-24:00
   sunday                              00:00-24:00
   }
   
define timeperiod {
   timeperiod_name                     dec25
   alias                               Excluding Dec 25
   name                                dec25
   december 25                         00:00-00:00
   }