Problem with host variables exposed to service

[jgwinner]

We have a large number of Oracle databases that are not in the standard Oracle ports. (dozens of services, and > 120 hosts).

I'm seemingly not getting host variables passed into the service checks.

If my check script has the following host:

define host{
...

	name			Corpprod.corp.net  
...
	address                 Corpprod.corp.net  
	check_command		check_host_alive

#Now, for the services running on this host
	_CHECK_HTTP_DOMAIN_NAME  $HOSTADDRESS$
	_FORMS_LISTENER_PORT   8000
	_CHECK_HTTP_PORT         8000
	_CHECK_HTTP_URI           /
	_CHECK_FORMS_URI         /forms

The service definition is:

   service_description           State Forms listener
   use            5min_short,forms-service
   register       0
   host_name	  oracle-forms
   check_command  check_forms

   _DETAILEDESC          Check that Forms listener is up and running, just seeing http://$HOSTNAME$:$_HOSTFORMS_LISTENER_PORT$/forms
   _IMPACT                Critical: Can't launch Forms applications.
   _FIXACTIONS            Check OFM (Oracle Fusion Middleware - Forms and Reports) service status, may be start it.

and the actual check command:

define command {
       command_name	check_forms
       command_line	$NAGIOSPLUGINSDIR$/check_http -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u "/forms" -p $_CHECK_HTTP_PORT$
}

But I get a 'man page'. it turns out that although $HOSTADDRESS$ is updated, $_CHECK_HTTP_PORT$ is blank.

Why does HOSTADDRESS update but not _CHECK_HTTP_PORT?

Thanks,

== John ==

[jgwinner]

No one?

[naparuba]

It's _HOSTCHECK_HTTP_PORT not just _CHECK_HTTP_PORT

[jgwinner]

Not sure where you get that?

_CHECK_HTTP_PORT is defined at the host level, I don't see where _HOSTCHECK_HTTP_PORT is defined.

It IS defined for check_http but I'm checking forms, not http.

== John ==

[jgwinner]

Yes, check_forms uses check_http, which uses_HOSTCHECK_HTTP_PORT but check_forms is driving the Linux command in NAGIOSPLUGINSDIR right?

I tried defining _HOSTCHECK_HTTP_PORT at the host as well, kept the same service definition above, and it's still blank. The check command is actually:


/usr/local/libexec/check_http -H host.corp.net -u /forms -p

No value after the -p still.

== John ==