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authorGravatar Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>2020-11-17 15:03:01 +0100
committerGravatar Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>2020-11-17 22:28:05 +0100
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netwatch-notify: implemented simple dependency model
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@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ Description
This script sends notifications about host UP and DOWN events. In comparison
to just netwatch (`/ tool netwatch`) and its `up-script` and `down-script`
-this script implements a simple state machine. Host down events are triggered
-only if the host is down for several checks to avoid false alerts.
+this script implements a simple state machine and dependency model. Host
+down events are triggered only if the host is down for several checks and
+optional parent host is not down to avoid false alerts.
Requirements and installation
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@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@ The count threshould (default is 5 checks) is configurable as well:
/ tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, count=10" host=104.18.144.11;
+If the host is behind another checked host add a dependency, this will
+suppress notification if the parent host is down:
+
+ / tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=gateway" host=93.184.216.1;
+ / tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, parent=gateway" host=93.184.216.34;
+
+Note that a configured parent increases the check count threshould by one.
+
Also notification settings are required for e-mail and telegram.
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