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SettingDescription
Service name

Name of the service

Info

The name shall not contain special characters or spaces. The name must be unambiguous, shall not be assigned twice and is case sensitive.

Hosts

You can enable the "Check hosts" option if you want to link one single or several single hosts to that service.

You can enable the "Check host groups" option if you want to link a host group to that service.

Via double-click in the "Non-members" selection box, add a host or host group to the "Members" selection box or click on it and use the following button.

Via double-click in the "Members" selection box, remove a host or host group if you do not want to link it to the service or click on it and use the following button.

CommandIndividual settings for that service. The available settings depend on the selected plug-in. Click on the help button for more details about the selected plug-in and its setting.
Normal check frequency (minutes)An interval in minutes at which a service with OK status shall be checked.
Check attemptsSpecify how often a service shall be checked in the event of a fault before its status is changed from WARNING to CRITICAL.
Retry check frequency (minutes)

Define that in the event of a fault, the time interval for a recheck shall be shortened. The entered value is processed in minutes.

For example if you check the service every 5 minutes (see "Normal check frequency"),in the event of a fault, the check is not executed every 5 minutes but at the entered time interval (3 minutes, for example).
Timeperiod to perform checksThe time period in which checking is enabled.
Notification frequency

Specify at what intervals (in minutes) notifications shall be sent.

Tip

Enter "0" to only receive one notification in the event of a fault. As long as the status does not change, no further notifications are sent. Only after a status change is another notification sent.

Notification timeperiodLink alarms of the host status to one of the configured time periods.
First notification delay (minutes) 
Contactgroups receiving notificationsA contact group to receive a notification in the event of a fault.
Enable flap-detection 
Lower flapping-threshold 
Upper flapping-threshold 
Event handler

Select "Yes" if you want to enable the event handler. azeti AGENT on the host then tries to solve the problem independently.

Select "No" from the selection box if you want to disable the event handler.
Event when service is in stateThe fault status in case of which the event handler shall take action. Enable the corresponding check box.
Global Event HandlerThe IP address of a host that provides a central event handler
Process performance data

Select "Yes" if the performance data of the service shall be saved for later evaluation.

Select "No" if the performance data of the service shall not be saved or if you want to change the value in the "Normal check frequency" input box (see above).
Performance data typeSpecify the type of performance data.
Performance graph type 
Notes (optional) 
Execute active checks 
Execute passive checks 
Freshness checking 
Service is volatile 
Freshness threshold in seconds 
My Properties (optional)