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To create a new Contact, use the button "Add new [Contact]" located in the Action Menu. Contact creation form will be displayed. |  |
This form is composed of tabs, corresponding to categories of properties : Generic Direct Configuration Data
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The left menu give to Administrators the ability to : - Validate the new contact
- Cancel the action
- Delete the contact
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Generic properties contains the minimum properties required to create an Contact : |
the (this field is required) | | Display name |
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The name that will be displayed in the visualization interface and in notifications | | Password |
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The Password that the user will use to connect to the visualization interface |
The password is hidden when editing the contact | | Email |
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Email address of the contact, used to notify him | | Phone |
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Phone of the contact, used to notify by pager for example |
| | Contact Templates to inherit |
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List of templates the contact should inherit from |
Templates name are suggested when starting to fill the field | | Contact groups | List of contact groups the contact should be in |
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More than one contact groups can be selected | | Can submit command |
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Determine if user will be able to schedule a new check through the visualization interface | | Expert mode |
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Determine if the user will be able to see the expert mode in the visualization interface | | Is a monitoring Administrator |
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Give the user Administrators rights |
List of notification ways used to notify the contact (by email, by pager etc.) |
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| This category is used to define properties linked to the notifications, like Periods, Type of notification and Options. |
define Define the period within contact will be notified about host alerts |
The value must be selected from the available time period list | |
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the period within contact will be notified about service alerts |
The value must be selected from the available time period list | | Enable host notifications |
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Determines if notifications should be sent about host alerts |
Default value is taken from Contact template | |
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if notifications should be sent about service alerts |
Default value is taken from Contact template |
| | Host notification commands |
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This option let the ability to select the command that will be used to notify the contact about host alerts |
Multiple notification command can be selected |
Default value is taken from contact template | |
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option let the ability to select the command that will be used to notify the contact about service alerts |
Default value is taken from contact template | | Host notification options |
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This option is used to define host states for which notifications should be sent |
Value is a comma separated list of flags |
Valid options are : - d : down
- u : unreachable
- r : recovery
- f : flapping
- s : scheduled downtime
- n : none
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Default value is taken from contact template |
If no flag is present, contact will be notified according to host properties | |
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option is used to define check states for which notifications should be sent |
Value is a comma seperated list of flags |
Valid options are : - w : warning
- u : unknown
- c : critical
- r : recovery
- f : flapping
- n : none
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Default value is taken from contact template |
If no flag is present, contact will be notified according to service properties | | Minimum priority |
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This value is used to notify the contact only if priority is equal or higher the filter value |
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| Minimum priority is very useful when a contact wants to be notified only for critical systems like Gateway, |
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