Host Dependency Definition

Description

Host dependencies are an advanced feature of Shinken that allow you to suppress notifications for hosts based on the status of one or more other hosts. Host dependencies are optional and are mainly targeted at advanced users who have complicated monitoring setups. More information on how host dependencies work (read this!) can be found here.

Definition Format

Bold directives are required, while the others are optional.

define hostdependency{  
dependent_host_name *host_name*
dependent_hostgroup_name hostgroup_name
host_name *host_name*
hostgroup_name hostgroup_name
inherits_parent [0/1]
execution_failure_criteria [o,d,u,p,n]
notification_failure_criteria [o,d,u,p,n]
dependency_period timeperiod_name
}  

Example Definition

define hostdependency{
    host_name                       WWW1
    dependent_host_name             DBASE1
    notification_failure_criteria   d,u
}

Directive Descriptions

dependent_host_name
This directive is used to identify the short name(s) of the dependent host(s). Multiple hosts should be separated by commas.
dependent_hostgroup_name
This directive is used to identify the short name(s) of the dependent hostgroup(s). Multiple hostgroups should be separated by commas. The dependent_hostgroup_name may be used instead of, or in addition to, the dependent_host_name directive.
host_name
This directive is used to identify the short name(s) of the host(s) that is being depended upon (also referred to as the master host). Multiple hosts should be separated by commas.
hostgroup_name
This directive is used to identify the short name(s) of the hostgroup(s) that is being depended upon (also referred to as the master host). Multiple hostgroups should be separated by commas. The hostgroup_name may be used instead of, or in addition to, the host_name directive.
inherits_parent
This directive indicates whether or not the dependency inherits dependencies of the host that is being depended upon (also referred to as the master host). In other words, if the master host is dependent upon other hosts and any one of those dependencies fail, this dependency will also fail.
execution_failure_criteria

This directive is used to specify the criteria that determine when the dependent host should not be actively checked. If the master host is in one of the failure states we specify, the dependent host will not be actively checked. Valid options are a combination of one or more of the following (multiple options are separated with commas):

  • o = fail on an UP state
  • d = fail on a DOWN state
  • u = fail on an UNREACHABLE state
  • p = fail on a pending state (e.g. the host has not yet been checked)
  • n (none) : the execution dependency will never fail and the dependent host will always be actively checked (if other conditions allow for it to be).

If you specify u,d in this field, the dependent host will not be actively checked if the master host is in either an UNREACHABLE or DOWN state.

notification_failure_criteria

This directive is used to define the criteria that determine when notifications for the dependent host should not be sent out. If the master host is in one of the failure states we specify, notifications for the dependent host will not be sent to contacts. Valid options are a combination of one or more of the following:

  • o = fail on an UP state
  • d = fail on a DOWN state
  • u = fail on an UNREACHABLE state
  • p = fail on a pending state (e.g. the host has not yet been checked)
  • n = (none) : the notification dependency will never fail and notifications for the dependent host will always be sent out.

If you specify d in this field, the notifications for the dependent host will not be sent out if the master host is in a DOWN state.

dependency_period
This directive is used to specify the short name of the time period during which this dependency is valid. If this directive is not specified, the dependency is considered to be valid during all times.
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