From 4c419d099ab1ae57375690e09da18fc0243b581d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Friedrich Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:59:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Small addition for endpoint explanation refs #12498 refs #12386 --- doc/6-distributed-monitoring.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/6-distributed-monitoring.md b/doc/6-distributed-monitoring.md index fd2ddef9b..b6ce38df6 100644 --- a/doc/6-distributed-monitoring.md +++ b/doc/6-distributed-monitoring.md @@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Rephrasing this picture into more details: * A `satellite` node continues to run even if the master node is temporarily unavailable. * A `client` node only has a parent node. * A `client` node will either run its own configured checks or receive command execution events from the parent node. - * A `client` node will not require any further configuration after setup depending on the configuration mode [top down](6-distributed-monitoring.md#distributed-monitoring-top-down). The following sections will refer to these roles and explain the differences and the possibilities this kind of setup offers. @@ -112,6 +111,9 @@ information, e.g. if the master should actively try to connect to a client. The zone membership is defined inside the `Zone` object definition using the `endpoints` attribute with an array of `Endpoint` names. +If you want to check the availability (e.g. ping checks) of the node +you still need a [Host](9-object-types.md#objecttype-host) object. + ## ApiListener In case you are using the CLI commands later, you don't have to write @@ -912,7 +914,7 @@ If you have accidentally added specific hosts or services, you can safely purge them from this directory and restart Icinga 2. The generated host object uses the `cluster-zone` check command as -[health check](distributed-monitoring-health-checks). +[health check](6-distributed-monitoring.md#distributed-monitoring-health-checks). > **Tip** In case you want to blacklist or whitelist certain hosts and/or services > on the master, use the `icinga2 node {black,white}list`