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Active Check is data being sent from the Agent to the Server.
HostgroupsHost groups
Hostgroups Host groups are containers of hosts and templates.
Hostgroups Host groups are what permissions are based on for user groups.
Recommended to use hostgroup host group names that makes it easy to recognize the owner.
Examples:
Group Name: Middleware Development & Integration - MDI
Host Groups:
MDI - Cyrus Mail Servers
MDI - Netscaler Servers
Hosts and Templates
Hosts and Templates are almost the same on the backend.
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You can nest templates to separate services, applications, etc.
Recommended to use template names that makes it easy to recognize it's function and owner.
Hosts
Object to be monitored (servers, switches, routers, etc)
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Outcome is always numerical
Recommended to use a trigger description that describes the problem.
Events (Created by Trigger activity)
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Templates should be in the appropriate hostgrouphost group(s) of the owner. The naming of templates should include the name of the server type, function, application, or service. Also recommend the template should show the owner name.
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There are little to no use cases to keep the history of items over 1 day. So please change the history date to one day.
Recommended to use hostgroup host group names that are easy to recognize the owning user group. Prepend user group or something similar.
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