UP parameter in analysis.cfg 🔗 link

In my analysis.cfg file (actually in  file in an include directory) I have
the following entry for 4 hosts,

 
UP 10m -1 red

 
However, it's not turning red and is flagging yellow with the following
message,

 
Machine has been up more than 0 days

 
0 days 21 hours 16 minutes 55 seconds

 
My understanding of the UP check was that the -1 means it will never flag on
the toolonglimit.

 
The only thing I can think of as to why this might be happening is that at
the very end of my analysis.cfg file I have some defaults which include

 
UP 10m

 
I thought the machine specific entry should take precedence? (The include
line for the host specific rules is before the defaults)

 
Regards,

Neil.

Instead of putting it in your defaults section put the "UP 10m" in a

HOST=* EXHOST=(%YOUR 4 HOSTS)
                UP          10M

Default overrides everything else, you add to defaults, you don't change them.   We learned that the hard way a couple years back.

Paul.

From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Neil Simmonds
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 8:02 AM
To: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: [Xymon] UP parameter in analysis.cfg

In my analysis.cfg file (actually in  file in an include directory) I have the following entry for 4 hosts,

UP 10m -1 red

However, it's not turning red and is flagging yellow with the following message,

Machine has been up more than 0 days

0 days 21 hours 16 minutes 55 seconds

My understanding of the UP check was that the -1 means it will never flag on the toolonglimit.

The only thing I can think of as to why this might be happening is that at the very end of my analysis.cfg file I have some defaults which include

UP 10m

I thought the machine specific entry should take precedence? (The include line for the host specific rules is before the defaults)

Regards,
Neil.