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Hello All,

I am sort of new to linux or nagios and trying to monitor services of my server with below configuration, which is working fine except sevice_dependency.


define host{
use generic-switch
host_name C06616134117
alias test
address xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
hostgroups test
}

define hostgroup{
hostgroup_name test
alias test
}

define servicedependency{
host_name C06616134117
service_description service1
dependent_host_name C06616134117
dependent_service_description service2
execution_failure_criteria c
notification_failure_criteria c
}

With default service template :

define service{
name generic-service ; The 'name' of this service template
active_checks_enabled 1 ; Active service checks are enabled
passive_checks_enabled 1 ; Passive service checks are enabled/accepted
parallelize_check 1 ; Active service checks should be parallelized (disabling this can lead to major performance problems)
obsess_over_service 1 ; We should obsess over this service (if necessary)
check_freshness 0 ; Default is to NOT check service 'freshness'
notifications_enabled 1 ; Service notifications are enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Service 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
is_volatile 0 ; The service is not volatile
check_period 24x7 ; The service can be checked at any time of the day
max_check_attempts 3 ; Re-check the service up to 3 times in order to determine its final (hard) state
normal_check_interval 10 ; Check the service every 10 minutes under normal conditions
retry_check_interval 2 ; Re-check the service every two minutes until a hard state can be determined
contact_groups admins ; Notifications get sent out to everyone in the 'admins' group
notification_options w,u,c,r ; Send notifications about warning, unknown, critical, and recovery events
notification_interval 60 ; Re-notify about service problems every hour
notification_period 24x7 ; Notifications can be sent out at any time
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}



I want if my service2 is in critical state service1 should not be checked , however it is not happening.

Struggled a lot however I am unable to conclude what am I doing wrong.

I understand that hard state of service2 would be considered , however I understand "execution_failure_criteria " is not working in here at all.

I am using Nagios Core Version 4.2.1.



Regards,
Gaurang

There's a service parent issue in 4.2.1 that was fixed in 4.2.2. Please upgrade and let us know if that resolves your issue. Thanks!

Thanks, will try and let you know the update

In between would you please confirm if 4.2.2 resolves issue with "parents" command as well

dwhitfield wrote:There's a service parent issue in 4.2.1 that was fixed in 4.2.2. Please upgrade and let us know if that resolves your issue. Thanks!

Service dependency is still not working, however I used parents command and fulfils my requirement!!! Thanks a lot!!!

I almost spent entire day to understand where issue would be in my configuration

Fantastic news! Sorry for the slow response. Time zone offset, I assume. That, or you work in the middle of the night! Is it ok if we lock this thread?

Yes , please sorry for really late response.

No problem. Glad to help!