[Nagiosplug-devel] check_http and possible thresholds for DNS lookup timings

[Thomas Guyot-Sionnest]

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On 31/03/09 04:43 AM, Steffen Poulsen wrote:
> Hi,

Hi,

> Following up on a recent thread in Nagios Plugin Help:
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> http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c995380CA30455549A6B8C57CE5A47AE512794EEEF1%40TDCHEXBE01.int.tdch.dk%3e
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> I am curious to whether it would be possible to make a separate
> threshold/performance data report for the DNS part of the check?
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> In the case of primary name server outage the plugin behavior is
> currently affected / challenging to control as is

This is exactly why you should use IP whenever possible. You can use
service dependencies to suppress notifications when DNS fails. See also
my reply in the other thread about using a local cache.

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Thomas
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