Nagios Service Groups

TEMPLATE.CFG
define service{
        name                            service-test 	; The 'name' of this service template
        active_checks_enabled           1       		; Active service checks are enabled
        passive_checks_enabled          1    		   	; Passive service checks are enabled/accepted
        parallelize_check               1       		; Active service checks should be parallelized (disabling this can lead to major performance problems)
        obsess_over_service             1       		; We should obsess over this service (if necessary)
        check_freshness                 0       		; Default is to NOT check service 'freshness'
        notifications_enabled           1       		; Service notifications are enabled
        event_handler_enabled           1       		; Service event handler is enabled
        flap_detection_enabled          1       		; Flap detection is enabled
        failure_prediction_enabled      1       		; Failure prediction is enabled
        process_perf_data               1       		; Process performance data
        retain_status_information       1       		; Retain status information across program restarts
        retain_nonstatus_information    1       		; Retain non-status information across program restarts
        is_volatile                     0       		; The service is not volatile
        check_period                    24x7			; The service can be checked at any time of the day
        max_check_attempts              3			; Re-check the service up to 3 times in order to determine its final (hard) state
        normal_check_interval           10			; Check the service every 10 minutes under normal conditions
        retry_check_interval            2			; Re-check the service every two minutes until a hard state can be determined
        contact_groups                  admins			; Notifications get sent out to everyone in the 'admins' group
	notification_options		w,u,c,r			; Send notifications about warning, unknown, critical, and recovery events
        notification_interval           60			; Re-notify about service problems every hour
        notification_period             24x7			; Notifications can be sent out at any time
         register                        0       		; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
        }
 
 
----------------------------------------------services.cfg------------------------------------------------
 
define servicegroup{
	servicegroup_name	service-test
	alias			test
	members			www
	}
 
define host{
	use		service-test	 ; Inherit default values from a template
	host_name	www	 ; The name we're giving to this host
	alias		www test ; A longer name associated with the host
	address		x.x.x.x	 ; IP address of the host
	}
 
define service{	
	use			generic-service
	host_name		www
	service_description	HTTP
	check_command		check_http
	}