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Subject:    Re: [netsaint-devel] RE: [netsaint] Correct Usage of Groups
From:       "Ethan Galstad" <netsaint () netsaint ! org>
Date:       2001-04-10 5:22:40
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I suppose my "rules" could always be bent a bit to allow for 
assigning a service definition to all the hosts in one or more 
hostgroups.  That would require that the hostgroup definition also 
reside in a template-based config file, just like the service 
definition.  That isn't an unreasonable idea, so I'll look at what it 
would take to add that before I finish coding.

From:           	Chris Robertson <Chris.Robertson@instill.com>
> (as this has become a development thread I moved my response)
> 
> Fair enough... possibly a way around it.  What about a field for host
> "type", down the road I could see a lot of uses for this but initially just
> a host aggregator so to speak.
> 
> this is a real rough thought but I'll think about it overnight and post
> somemore details on what I'm thinking (or smoking as the case may be :).
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ethan Galstad
> To: netsaint-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Sent: 4/9/01 6:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [netsaint] Correct Usage of Groups
> 
> Probably not.  The reason for this is I am writing things with the 
> underlying assumption that someone could potentially compile in 
> two or more methods for reading object configuration data.  Since 
> each of the module handles its own reading and parsing of the 
> definitions before they are "registered" with NetSaint, an individual 
> module may not know what hosts belong to a specific hostgroup at 
> the time the service needs to be registered.  The hostgroup may be 
> defined in a completely different data source from the service 
> definition (i.e. in database, whereas the service definitions might 
> come from a text file).
> 
> From:           	Chris Robertson <Chris.Robertson@instill.com>
> 
> > What about being able to add hostgroups as well(as opposed to just
> hosts)?
> > 
> > Chris  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ethan Galstad [mailto:netsaint@netsaint.org]
> > Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 9:06 AM
> > To: netsaint-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: [netsaint] Correct Usage of Groups
> > 
> > 
> > Its not available yet, but the template-based config file (for which 
> > coding is now nearly completed) will allow you to define a single 
> > service instance and assign it to multiple hosts in the following 
> > manner...
> > 
> > define service{
> > 	host  host1,host2,host3,host8
> > 	description PING
> > ...
> > }
> > 
> > The above example would allow you to create a single PING 
> > service definition that is associated with hosts 1,2,3 and 8. 
> > 
> > 
> > From:           	"Aaron McKinnon" <aaron@fullerene.com>
> > > Maybe I am not using a function that is already built in to NetSaint
> > but...
> > > It would be really cool to be able to set up the individual machines
> and
> > > then use the groups to assign service checks in addition to be able
> > > assigning service checks to individual machines.
> > > 
> 
> 
> Ethan Galstad
> NetSaint Developer
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