Documentation: Add note on dependencies and inherits parents.

Fixes #5742
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Michael Friedrich 2014-03-18 11:10:01 +01:00
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@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ inline definitions in an existing service object or service inline definition.
A service can depend on a host, and vice versa. A service has an implicit dependency (parent)
to its host. A host to host dependency acts implicit as host parent relation.
When dependencies are calculated, not only the immediate parent is taken into
account but all parents are inherited.
A common scenario is the Icinga 2 server behind a router. Checking internet
access by pinging the Google DNS server `google-dns` is a common method, but