HOST default DOWN

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nagios_irvn
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HOST default DOWN

Post by nagios_irvn »

Hi everyone,

I have some servers that should be off by default. How do I generate a warning status when they become active?

Thx,
Peter-Hans
benjaminsmith
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Re: HOST default DOWN

Post by benjaminsmith »

Hi Peter-Hans,

This looks like a job for the negate plugin. You could set up ping checks but reverse the status, so down is up and up is down :)

We've got a guide on how to use and set up the negate plugin, take a look and run some tests from the CLI and let me know if that's going to work out here.

Using The Negate Plugin

Regards,
Benjamin
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nagios_irvn
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Re: HOST default DOWN

Post by nagios_irvn »

Thank you, I'll test it, but think this is what I need. Thank you and have a nice day.
ssax
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Re: HOST default DOWN

Post by ssax »

Great, let us know if that meets your needs.
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