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Hello guys,
i want to auto-import a TXT/CSV file with different IP-Adresses periodical (e.g. 1 time per day) and my Nagios XI then should Ping them... (and delete old IPs which are no longer part of the file).
This is, because the IPs can change very often and the simple way is to change this file.

Is there a way to realize it?
Thanks!

Hello, @nagchef. If you put host definitions in the /usr/local/nagios/etc/static/ folder they will not be added to the CCM or imported in the database but hosts will display directly on the home page.
So if you write a script that will dynamically update IP address of a host in the host config located in the static folder and then restart the nagios service, you will achieve what you want.

But the easiest way, in my opinion, is to use the API PUT command to update IP addresses of existing hosts.

Thanks a lot @npolovenko

@nagchef, No problem. Are we good to close this thread as resolved?