############################################################################### # LOCALHOST.CFG - SAMPLE OBJECT CONFIG FILE FOR MONITORING THIS MACHINE # # # NOTE: This config file is intended to serve as an *extremely* simple # example of how you can create configuration entries to monitor # the local (Linux) machine. # ############################################################################### ############################################################################### # # HOST DEFINITION # ############################################################################### # Define a host for the local machine define host { use linux-server ; Name of host template to use ; This host definition will inherit all variables that are defined ; in (or inherited by) the linux-server host template definition. host_name localhost alias localhost address 127.0.0.1 } ############################################################################### # # HOST GROUP DEFINITION # ############################################################################### # Define an optional hostgroup for Linux machines define hostgroup { hostgroup_name linux-servers ; The name of the hostgroup alias Linux Servers ; Long name of the group members localhost ; Comma separated list of hosts that belong to this group } ############################################################################### # # SERVICE DEFINITIONS # ############################################################################### # Define a service to "ping" the local machine define service { use local-service ; Name of service template to use host_name localhost service_description PING check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60% } # Define a service to check the disk space of the root partition # on the local machine. Warning if < 20% free, critical if # < 10% free space on partition. define service { use local-service ; Name of service template to use host_name localhost service_description Root Partition check_command check_local_disk!20%!10%!/ } # Define a service to check the number of currently logged in # users on the local machine. Warning if > 20 users, critical # if > 50 users. define service { use local-service ; Name of service template to use host_name localhost service_description Current Users check_command check_local_users!20!50 } # Define a service to check the number of currently running procs # on the local machine. Warning if > 250 processes, critical if # > 400 processes. define service { use local-service ; Name of service template to use host_name localhost service_description Total Processes check_command check_local_procs!250!400!RSZDT } # Define a service to check the load on the local machine. define service { use local-service ; Name of service template to use host_name localhost service_description Current Load check_command check_local_load!5.0,4.0,3.0!10.0,6.0,4.0 } # Define a service to check the swap usage the local machine. # Critical if less than 10% of swap is free, warning if less than 20% is free define service { use local-service ; Name of service template to use host_name localhost service_description Swap Usage check_command check_local_swap!20%!10% } # Define a service to check SSH on the local machine. # Disable notifications for this service by default, as not all users may have SSH enabled. define service { use local-service ; Name of service template to use host_name localhost service_description SSH check_command check_ssh notifications_enabled 0 } # Define a service to check HTTP on the local machine. # Disable notifications for this service by default, as not all users may have HTTP enabled. define service { use local-service ; Name of service template to use host_name localhost service_description HTTP check_command check_http notifications_enabled 0 }