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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.  Image Modified |
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 a Contact : |
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The ()The - the name that will be displayed in the visualization interface and in notifications
- Password
The - the Password that the user will use to connect to the visualization interface
The - the password is hidden when editing the contact
- Email
Email - email address of the contact, used to notify him
- Phone
Phone - phone number of the contact, used to notify by pager for example
- Contact Templates to inherit
List - list of templates the contact should inherit from
Templates - templates name are suggested when starting to fill the field
- Contact groups
- List of contact groups the contact should be in
More - more than one contact groups can be selected
- Can submit command
Determine - option used to determine if user will be able to schedule
a new check through the visualization interface
Image Added Determine - option used to determine if the user will be able
to see the expert mode in the visualization interface
- Is a monitoring Administrator
Give - option used to give the user Administrators rights
(ie. Authentication)- ,
ie UI Configuration Access
- Notification ways
List - 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. | Property | Description |
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Define - define the period within contact will be notified about host alerts
The - the value must be selected from the available time period list
- Check notification period
(attention service dans l'appli)Define - the period within contact will be notified about service alerts
The - the value must be selected from the available time period list
- Enable host notifications
Determines - determines if notifications should be sent about host alerts
Default - default value is taken from Contact template
- Enable check notifications
(attention service dans l'appli)Determines - if notifications should be sent about service alerts
Default - default value is taken from Contact template
- Host notification commands
This - this option let the ability to select the command that will be used
to notify the contact about host alerts
Multiple - multiple notification command can be selected
Default - default value is taken from contact template
- Checks notification commands
(attention Service dans l'appli)This option let - the ability to select the command that will be used
to notify the contact about service alerts
Default - default value is taken from contact template
- Host notification options
This - this option is used to define host states for which notifications should be sent
Value - value is a comma separated list of flags
Valid - valid options are :
- d : down
- u : unreachable
- r : recovery
- f : flapping
- s : scheduled downtime
- n : none
Default - default value is taken from contact template
If - if no flag is present, contact will be notified according to host properties
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(attention service dans l'appli)This - option is used to define check states
for which notifications should be sent
Value - value is a comma seperated list of flags
Valid - valid options are :
- w : warning
- u : unknown
- c : critical
- r : recovery
- f : flapping
- n : none
Default - default value is taken from contact template
If - if no flag is present, contact will be notified
according to service properties
- Minimum priority
This - this value is used to notify the contact only if priority is equal
or higher the filter value
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Note : Minimum priority is very useful when a contact wants
to be notified only for critical systems like Gateway,Electrical room etc. |