Adding new service checks to an existing host without CCM

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jalfaro
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Adding new service checks to an existing host without CCM

Post by jalfaro »

We have setup Nagios XI utilizing the multi-tenancy aspect. I understand its possible to add new service checks to an existing host via CCM, however in our implementation the users don't have access to CCM - they simply add new hosts via the configuration wizards. When a user goes to add additional services to an existing host, rather than adding the services to the existing host config it seems a new config is generated using the IP address. Is it possible for users to add new service checks to existing hosts without access to CCM? Perhaps by re-running the configuration wizard?
bolson

Re: Adding new service checks to an existing host without CC

Post by bolson »

When you rerun the configuration wizard, the existing service checks are merged with the new ones you add. So that's the route you'd want to take.
npolovenko
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Re: Adding new service checks to an existing host without CC

Post by npolovenko »

Hello, @jalfaro.
Generally, when you run a wizard to add new host you add all the default services with it as well, right? So if users come up with a new plugin/check that would not be a standard one and therefore they would need to define a new command in Core Configuration Manager anyway.
So they could try to run a wizard over again with the exact same hostname and ip address, and the services may or may not get appended. It really depends on the type of wizard. There's also a service definition import tool but it is located in Core Configuration Manager.
I'd say there's no reliable way to do it without Core Configuration Manager.
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