A common request in the past has been to add a new field to host and
service definitions that overrides the host_name/service_description
fields for display purposes in the web interface.
I am considering adding a 'display_name' (or similiarly named)
variable to host and service definitions to allow for this in Nagios
3.x. This would also allow you to change the "name" of the
host/service that is viewable for customers/staff, while leaving the
underlying host_name/service_description the same for reporting
purposes.
Of course, corresponding $HOSTDISPLAYNAME$ and $SERVICEDISPLAYNAME$
macros will be added as well, to allow you to use the new names in
notification scripts, etc.
What are the general thoughts on this? Is there a better name than
'display name' that should be used?
Ethan Galstad,
Nagios Developer
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