new Action property - Condition to start - [Interval]

rasc · Post by **rasc** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:30 am

Hi,

I liked to have an interval setting in conditions to start so I could say:
Start after 2nd BAD, repeat until status changes, but only send every 10th time/check an email.

Thanks, rasc

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:25 am

You may use "advanced mode" actions for this purpose
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... ncedaction

Regards
Alex

rasc · Post by **rasc** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:37 am

many thanks,

but couldn't you offer an expression to use?
You know, it takes you as a knowledgable guy not a minute to formulate but takes me an hour to find out and test for reliable function.

Yours, rasc

P.S. as a business model: why not selling 'micro consulting' for a few bucks? It brought you satisfied customers and a few bucks and I could use 'expert knowledge' instead of getting myself one.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:40 pm

There are examples in the manual, you may easily modify one
E.g. if you use expression ('%SimpleStatus%'=='DOWN') and (%Recurrences% mod 10==2)
HostMonitor will start action after 2, 12, 22, 32 consecutive "bad" result.

You know, it takes you as a knowledgable guy not a minute to formulate but takes me an hour to find out and test for reliable function.

Its not a problem to provide such help

However I think you should know HostMonitor fundamentals: how actions work, how master tests work, how agents work and how variables and templates work. This way you will save yourself a lot of time.

as a business model: why not selling 'micro consulting' for a few bucks? It brought you satisfied customers and a few bucks and I could use 'expert knowledge' instead of getting myself one.

We provide consulting at no cost, isn't this even more satisfying for our customers?

On the other hand, if we start charging for support, we will charge a lot because support takes much more time than development...

Regards
Alex