[Nagiosplug-devel] [request] adjustment to check_icmp

[Andreas Ericsson]

joop wrote:
> First thanks for this good contribution, it is very usefull.
> 

Glad you find it useful.

> However, I would like the ability to do a check of several hosts,
> and just return critical when all the hosts are down.
> 
> So like check_host but this one is sending one package and
> when the first host is not replying it stops and return critical.
> 
> So what I need it the opposite, send one package to several hosts.
> And as soon as one replies stop and return ok.
> Only when the first one is not replying it should check the next etc.
> 
> Is it possible to make this?
> 

Yes it is. How would you like the output to be formatted? Would 
something along the lines of

OK - <hostname> responds to ICMP. rta: 0.1ms, pl: 20%

work?

If you have some idea as to what to call the mode (check_cluster already 
being taken), I'm all ears.

> Thank you in advance
> 
> 
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