HTTP - CRITICAL - Socket timeout after 10 seconds
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:50 pm
I have a situation where I'm monitoring both the HTTP and HTTPS services on a host. For some reason which I'm finding hard to explain, the HTTP service is returning the following error: "CRITICAL - Socket timeout after 10 seconds." The HTTPS service, however, is reporting OK.
Based on a few posts in this forum, I tried extending the timeout period to 20, 30, even 60 seconds (e.g., -t 60) in my service definition, but I kept getting the socket timeout message. When I tried setting it to 120 seconds, the error persisted, but with this new message: "Service check timed out after 60.03 seconds."
Curiously, I'm also monitoring a specific web page, using the check_http command too, and that one is reporting OK.
Below you'll find snippets of my original code. If you need anything else, let me know. Thanks!
Based on a few posts in this forum, I tried extending the timeout period to 20, 30, even 60 seconds (e.g., -t 60) in my service definition, but I kept getting the socket timeout message. When I tried setting it to 120 seconds, the error persisted, but with this new message: "Service check timed out after 60.03 seconds."
Curiously, I'm also monitoring a specific web page, using the check_http command too, and that one is reporting OK.
Below you'll find snippets of my original code. If you need anything else, let me know. Thanks!
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define host{
name generic-host ; The name of this host template
notifications_enabled 1 ; Host notifications are enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Host event handler is enabled
flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information across program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status information across program restarts
notification_period 24x7 ; Send host notifications at any time
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}
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define host{
name windows-host-pub ; The name of this host template
use generic-host ; Inherit default values from the generic-host template
check_period 24x7 ; By default, Windows servers are monitored round the clock
check_interval 5 ; Actively check the server every 5 minutes
retry_interval 1 ; Schedule host check retries at 1 minute intervals
max_check_attempts 10 ; Check each server 10 times (max)
notification_period 24x7 ; Send notification out at any time - day or night
notification_interval 30 ; Resend notifications every 30 minutes
notification_options d,r ; Only send notifications for specific host states
contact_groups admins ; Notifications get sent to the admins by default
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS - ITS JUST A TEMPLATE
}
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define hostgroup{
hostgroup_name web-hosts-pub
alias Web Hosts beyond OZ
}
define service{
use generic-service ; Inherit default value$
hostgroups web-hosts-pub
servicegroups webservices
service_description HTTP
check_command check_http! -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -I $HOSTADDRESS$ -e HTTP/1.
}
define service{
use generic-service ; Inherit default value$
hostgroups web-hosts-pub
servicegroups webservices
service_description HTTPS
check_command check_http! -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -I $HOSTADDRESS$ -S -e HTTP/1.
}
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define host{
host_name hostx
alias Host X
address 111.111.111.11 ; Fictitious IP address for the purpose of this post
hostgroups web-hosts-pub
use windows-host-pub
}
define service{
use generic-service ; Inherit default value$
host_name hostx
service_description Host X Web Page
check_command check_http! -H oururl.com -u "/xxx-yyy/aaa-bbb.page?execution=e1s1" -S
}