[Xymon] how to disable flapping notifications?

[Ken Connell]

oh....I was looking for a "global flapping time" setting/tweak...


Ken Connell
Intermediate Network Engineer
Computer & Communication Services
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St
RM AB50
Toronto, Ont
M5B 2K3
416-979-5000 x6709

----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:54 pm
Subject: Re: [Xymon] how to disable flapping notifications?
To: kconnell at ryerson.ca
Cc: xymon-bounces at xymon.com, Tom S <tsztur at gmail.com>, Xymon Email List <xymon at xymon.com>


> alerts like this
> 
> HOST=*
>   MAIL josh at imaginenetworksllc.com COLOR=RED DURATION>2m REPEAT=60 RECOVERED
> 
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:51 PM,  <kconnell at ryerson.ca> wrote:
> > I was wondering how to as well...
> >
> > You have DURATION where ? As a tag in the hosts.cfg ?
> >
> >
> > Ken Connell
> > Intermediate Network Engineer
> > Computer & Communication Services
> > Ryerson University
> > 350 Victoria St
> > RM AB50
> > Toronto, Ont
> > M5B 2K3
> > 416-979-5000 x6709
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>
> > Sender: xymon-bounces at xymon.com
> > Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:42:01
> > To: Tom S<tsztur at gmail.com>
> > Cc: <xymon at xymon.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Xymon] how to disable flapping notifications?
> >
> > I have it DURATION>2m
> >
> > Josh Luthman
> > Office: 937-552-2340
> > Direct: 937-552-2343
> > 1100 Wayne St
> > Suite 1337
> > Troy, OH 45373
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Tom S <tsztur at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> How do I disable flapping?
> >> Our host sometimes has issues and xymon starts spamming all kinds of
> >> flapping messages.
> >> I only need alerts if the host is not responding to a certain 
> service and
> >> not if it flaps.
> >>
> >> I have found:
> >> http://www.xymon.com/xymon/help/manpages/man8/xymond.8.html
> >> "Track the N latest status-changes for flap-detection. See the
> >> --flap-seconds option also. To disable flap-checks, set N to zero. 
> Default:
> >> 5 "
> >> where in the config do I put this?
> >>
> >> tia
> >>
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