check-host-alive host v. service
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:23 pm
I have a number of cameras that all I need to do is ping them. (2,000+).
As this system is currently set-up, they're all entered as individual hosts. The hosts have the check-host-alive check enabled on them.
There is then a service, where all of these cameras are selected, and it too has the check-host-alive service check enabled on them as well.
This seems to be redundant and unnecessary as it seems like I'm asking the box to ping the same cameras twice.
Am I missing something here? Is there a purpose to setting it up this way?
Why couldn't I just set up the host and have it set with the check-host-alive check and thus eliminate the service side of it?
As this system is currently set-up, they're all entered as individual hosts. The hosts have the check-host-alive check enabled on them.
There is then a service, where all of these cameras are selected, and it too has the check-host-alive service check enabled on them as well.
This seems to be redundant and unnecessary as it seems like I'm asking the box to ping the same cameras twice.
Am I missing something here? Is there a purpose to setting it up this way?
Why couldn't I just set up the host and have it set with the check-host-alive check and thus eliminate the service side of it?