Add Host¶

A host should be grouped under a specify host group to ease the configuration tasks.

[Important] Before begin, the following items should be prepared and ready:

• host name - a short name to identify the host
• alias - a longer name or description to identify the host
• IP address - IP address of the host. Should not use hostname as it rely on DNS
• host group - the host group of the host

If the host is a not *nix machine, please consult the administrator.

Steps¶

1. login to the nagios server with nagios user
2. edit the /usr/local/nagios/etc/ecosway/hosts/hosts.cfg
   

   nagios$ vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/ecosway/hosts/hosts.cfg
   

• Template:
  

  define host{
          use                     linux-server
          host_name               host name
          alias                   alias
          address                 IP address
          }
  

• Example:
  

  define host{
          use                     linux-server
          host_name               cwydb1
          alias                   database server
          address                 192.168.2.68
          }
  

1. assign the host to a host group (the host group should exist and prepare by administrator)
   1. edit the /usr/local/nagios/etc/ecosway/hosts/host_groups.cfg
      

      nagios$ vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/ecosway/hosts/host_groups.cfg 
      

• Template:
  

  define hostgroup{
          hostgroup_name  development-nodes
          alias           Development Nodes
          members         host name
          }
  

• Example:
  

  define hostgroup{
          hostgroup_name  development-nodes
          alias           Development Nodes
          members         cwydb1
          }