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- When a host or check remains in a hard non-OK state and the time specified by the "notification_interval" option in the host or check definition has passed since the last notification was sent out (for that specified host or check).
Who
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gets notified?
Each host and check definition has a "contact groups" option, and "contacts" option, that specifies which contact will receive notifications for that particular host or check. Contact groups can contain one or more individual contacts.
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