Nagios Support Forum

When looking at my hypermap the Nagios Process is not in the correct location. It should be branched off the "localhost" it is currently branched off the first switch I added. How to I get that set to have a correct parent?

Click on the "Nagios Process", so that it will move to the center of the map, and post a screenshot of what you are seeing.

Also, post the configs for localhost and your switch.

CCM->Hosts-><your host>->View Text Config (the diskette icon)

Attached is the screenshot

I followed through your directions to the localhost management page and I don't see a View text config there? I have the configuration page?

lance.peterson wrote:I followed through your directions to the localhost management page and I don't see a View text config there? I have the configuration page?

Configure Menu > Core Configuration Manager -> Hosts -> <your host> -> View Text Config (the diskette icon)

So how do I can I change that parent IP address?


###############################################################################
#
# Host configuration file
#
# Created by: Nagios Core Config Manager 2.3.3
# Date: 2015-08-31 10:30:21
# Version: Nagios 3.x config file
#
# --- DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND ---
# Nagios CCM will overwrite all manual settings during the next update if you
# would like to edit files manually, place them in the 'static' directory or
# import your configs into the CCM by placing them in the 'import' directory.
#
###############################################################################

define host {
host_name localhost
use linux-server
alias localhost
address 127.0.0.1
parents 172.16.100.11
first_notification_delay 0
notifications_enabled 1
register 1
}

###############################################################################
#
# Host configuration file
#
# END OF FILE
#
###############################################################################

Well that is correct, sorry. How do I fix this?

Configure Menu > Core Configuration Manager -> Hosts -> localhost -> Manage Parents -> Remove 172.16.100.11 under "Assigned", Close, Save, and Apply Configuration.

But the parent of the local host is 172.16.100.11. The Nagios Process Should have a parent of local host not 172.16.100.10.

It is a bit confusing as localhost is actually the nagios server and you might expect to see "Nagios Process/localhost" in the center... However, localhost is also a host that nagios is monitoring (monitoring itself). If localhost didn't have parent specified, the "Nagios Process" would be linked directly to it. In your case, "Nagios Process" is still linked to it but through a couple of other hosts (parents). So, nagios is monitoring 172.16.100.10, which is a parent of 172.16.100.11, which is a parent of localhost. This is what is displayed on the map and it is correct.

So how do I get the Nagios Process to monitor .11 instead of .10? It should be behind .11 not .10?