Adding nagios Custom variables to many services at a time.

[vtadisina]

I have to add some custom variables to the services in my nagios xi environment. But the problem is there are more than 3000 services in my environment and adding the variables individually is time consuming. Is there a way where i can add these custom variables at a time to all the services.

[rkennedy]

Currently, there isn't a way to do this in bulk. I filed TWO feature requests though, so possible in the future you'll be able to do so!
- ID 9889 is for allowing adding custom variables through the API
- ID 9890 is for the option to add custom variables through the bulk modifications tool.

[vtadisina]

Is there an estimate on when this feature will be available?

[rkennedy]

There is not, it's now in the developers hands. If you'd like to request an update feel free to respond to this thread.

[vtadisina]

Yes please,I would like an update with the below two features as soon as possible.
- ID 9889 is for allowing adding custom variables through the API
- ID 9890 is for the option to add custom variables through the bulk modifications tool.

[rkennedy]

There is no update available yet since they were just submitted today, give it some time and check back.

I'll leave this thread open for you to do so. Please only respond to check back, otherwise it'll pop up on our dashboard.

[btsmnagios]

Any update to this thread please as i need to add a custom variable to all services for the same host, thanks

[kyang]

It looks like this isn't available yet. There is currently only a way to add free variables to a single host/service creation.

By adding something like this as an example,

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&_testfree=yes

You will see the following in the CCM under the Free Variables

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Name        Value    
_testfree   yes

Other feature requests like adding free variables via bulk modifications tool are still in the works.

[btsmnagios]

It looks like this isn't available yet. There is currently only a way to add free variables to a single host/service creation.

By adding something like this as an example,

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&_testfree=yes

You will see the following in the CCM under the Free Variables

Code: Select all

Name        Value    
_testfree   yes

Other feature requests like adding free variables via bulk modifications tool are still in the works.

Can you be more specific as to where the

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&_testfree=yes

would be added, and also any time frame to this additon as i have over 7000
services and hosts to update and this was initially passed to the developers back in October 2016 and it nearly 2018, thanks in advance

[kyang]

The adding of a single free variable for what I posted above would be when using the REST API in XI.

Although, if you had over 7000 hosts/services. The feature request task_id=11775 is still in the works. Which is adding free variables via bulk modifications tool.

You can check back in once XI 5.5 is released in sometime around Q1 of 2018, to get the status of this feature request.