Chapter 4. Configuring Notifications
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Configuring notification periods
- Configuring notifications for groups
- Choosing states for notification
- Specifying the number of failed checks before notification
- Automating contact rotation
- Defining an escalation for repeated notifications
- Defining a custom notification method
- Filtering notifications based on a host or service value
Introduction
Notifications in Nagios Core refer to the events fired and the messages generated when hosts or services change state, for the purpose of informing appropriate people or systems.
For example, when connectivity to a host is lost, it leaves the UP state and goes to DOWN state on the next check. This eventually generates a notification ...
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