Add/modify a service

You must be logged on to the GV GUARDIAN system with administrator privileges.

Navigate to the Configure | Advanced Configuration | Core Config Manager | Monitoring | Services page. A list opens and displays the services GV GUARDIAN is checking.
Do one of the following:
- Click Add New to add a service.
- On the row for the desired service, click Modify.
Service Management settings open.
On the Common Settings tab, enter information as appropriate for the service. Fields marked with an asterisk are required.
1. Enter a config name and description for display in GV GUARDIAN.
2. Attach the service check to hosts using Manage Hosts or Manage Hostgroups.
3. From the Check command drop-down list, select the method GV GUARDIAN uses to check the service. Each list item is associated with a set of GV GUARDIAN Core commands and arguments.
On the Check Settings tab, specify the settings for frequency of checks and the service state. If a problem is detected, you can specify the details of how GV GUARDIAN responds. Fields marked with an asterisk are required.
1. For Check interval, enter the time between checks.
2. For Retry interval, enter the time delay before GV GUARDIAN checks again if a problem is detected.
3. For Max check attempts, enter the number of problem states that trigger a GV GUARDIAN notification.
4. Select a check period.
On the Alert Settings tab, specify your notification settings using your existing contacts and contact groups. If a problem is detected, you can specify the details of how GV GUARDIAN sends alerts. Fields marked with an asterisk are required.
1. Assign a contact or contact group.
2. Select a notification period.
3. Select a notification interval.
If desired, on the Misc Settings tab, define additional information, add notes, icon images, and make other settings. Place a 40x40 pixel icon image in the ls /usr/local/nagios/share/images/logos/ directory to make it available for use in GV GUARDIAN.
Click Save and Apply Configuration.