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seeing this topic:
https://support.nagios.com/forum/viewto ... 16&t=35765
I think I just looking for the same.

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We have two server physically separate. One with Nagios Core (old server), and the other one with Nagios XI (new server).
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In our old nagios core we have "icons" in hosts objetc


Configured:


But in our Nagios XI we can't see these icons.


but I think, we have configured well the object in Nagios xi, like in Nagios core, with the same parameters about icon_image, notes_url, and action_url.

Why can't I see these icons in the view about hosts?

Nagios XI runs on top of Nagios Core so are we talking about two instances of Core? Your old one plus the one bundled with Core? Does the icon show in the Core bundled with XI?

I believe that in Nagios XI host definition - the Misc Setting tab has places for these. I know you have populated them and they just do not show up in Nagios XI. If you drill in and open Nagios Core you see them. I noticed this a while ago and I believe I was told that they are being phased out? I may be wrong, so Nagios person feel free to correct me.

To actually solve what you want to do, I believe you will end up using the Quick Actions. You will use the Admin component called Actions and add an item to it. Then you have to drill in to the host and look at the menu items.

I traveled the same path when I implemented Nagios XI. Quick Actions is very powerful, and uses its own macros, and can use Free Variables. You can go a long way with it. Finding all the variable names available may be a challenge. I think they may be in a doc. The variable list for 'service' is different from the 'host' variable list. I'm not sure where I found the list. I may have looked in the php code to find it. It is definitely worth exploring.

Steve B

thanks Steve!

More info about what Steve is talking about at https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nag ... ios-XI.pdf

Please let us know if you need additional clarity.

avandemore wrote:Nagios XI runs on top of Nagios Core so are we talking about two instances of Core? Your old one plus the one bundled with Core? Does the icon show in the Core bundled with XI?

I mean, in the shame objetc called "ravila" we have in Nagios XI is not showing the icons "notes" and "action url", and I think We have set it good:



and we have another server with Nagios Core installed, physically separate regarding then Nagios XI, where the icons are shown.

SteveBeauchemin wrote:I believe that in Nagios XI host definition - the Misc Setting tab has places for these. I know you have populated them and they just do not show up in Nagios XI. If you drill in and open Nagios Core you see them. I noticed this a while ago and I believe I was told that they are being phased out? I may be wrong, so Nagios person feel free to correct me.

To actually solve what you want to do, I believe you will end up using the Quick Actions. You will use the Admin component called Actions and add an item to it. Then you have to drill in to the host and look at the menu items.

I traveled the same path when I implemented Nagios XI. Quick Actions is very powerful, and uses its own macros, and can use Free Variables. You can go a long way with it. Finding all the variable names available may be a challenge. I think they may be in a doc. The variable list for 'service' is different from the 'host' variable list. I'm not sure where I found the list. I may have looked in the php code to find it. It is definitely worth exploring.

Steve B

Thanks a lot Steve. I am going to find information about your advice

dwhitfield wrote:thanks Steve!

More info about what Steve is talking about at https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nag ... ios-XI.pdf

Please let us know if you need additional clarity.

Yes, I would like to know why icons aren't shown when you set "notes_url" and "action_url" in a host objetc.

This functionality will be present in Nagios XI 5.5.0, which is due to be released in June (the release time is just a rough estimate, it's not "set in stone").