Re: Delaying tests for a number of cycles

[Martin Pala]

As stated - *hard* dependency can solve this problem, since monit  
will wait for the parent to start. Currently just soft dependency is  
supported, so this just provides correct sequence, without waiting  
for parent.

Martin

On Oct 9, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Claus Klein wrote:

> Martin Pala schrieb:
> > Monit supports the dependency for such situations (the 'depends  
> > on' statement).
> I can't understand how the dependency should help in such a case?
>
> If I know right, monit will not wait for dependent files.
> We had a discussion about this 2 years ago, see http:// 
> lists.gnu.org/archive/html/monit-general/2005-11/msg00049.html.
>
> Claus
> > Currently there is just soft dependency, hard dependency option is  
> > planned.
> >
> > Martin
> >
> > MosheC wrote:
> > > Thanks.
> > > The workaround is not enough in general. It is not always a case  
> > > of starting
> > > a service. For example, I check files and directories that are  
> > > created and
> > > initialized by processes yet to be invoked and they might depend  
> > > on some
> > > other factors. I would like the checks to start only in , let's  
> > > say, 10
> > > cycles.
> > >
> > > Moshe
> > >
> > >
> > > Martin Pala wrote:
> > > > If monit is starting the process, then it expects that the next  
> > > > monitoring cycle will be the service running otherwise it  
> > > > reports error.
> > > >
> > > > This behavior cannot be changed currently, but i added the todo  
> > > > item for
> > > > it:
> > > > http://www.tildeslash.com/monit/doc/next.php#38
> > > >
> > > > As a workaround you can set your monitoring cycle so, that the  
> > > > service will have time enough to start.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Martin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > MosheC wrote:
> > > > > With "every N cycles" we can lower the test frequency.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is it possible to only delay the first test for a number of  
> > > > > cycles and
> > > > > then
> > > > > continue normally or possibly delay only the alerts.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a lot of alerts when I start monit that are a result of  
> > > > > the new
> > > > > processes being invoked by monit. It is just noise. I would  
> > > > > like to get
> > > > > alerts only after I have reached "steady state" and then the  
> > > > > alerts will
> > > > > really mean something "bad" happened.
> > > > >
> > > > > Moshe
> > > >
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