Under "Basic Monitoring / Host Templates" you can access an overview of all host templates. In the header there are two buttons.
Link to the input form for creating a new host template
Offers the ability to filter the host template list by name
New host template:
The input form for creating a new host template has two tabs (Basic configuration, Expert settings) and one button in the form header.
Returns the user to the host template overview (without saving)
| Basic configuration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Field name | Required Field | Description |
| Container |  | The container in which the host template is to be stored |
| Templatename | | The name of the host template |
| Description | A description of the host template | |
| Hostgroups | If hosts created from this template are in a host group | |
| Notes | Comments regarding the host template | |
| Host URL | The URL of the host template | |
| Priority | The priority of the host template (currently has no impact) | |
| Tags | The tags for the host template | |
| Notification period | | The period when the host template can trigger notifications |
| Notification interval | | The period between notifications |
| Notifcation options | Set which statuses trigger a notification | |
| Enable active checks | If enabled, the host is actively checked or the results are transferred passively | |
| Contact | | Host template contacts |
| Contactgroups | | The host template contact groups |
| Expert settings | ||
| Checkcommand | | The command for checking the host created from this template and its arguments |
| Check period | | Period in which the host created from this template is checked |
| Max. number of check attempts | | The maximum number of check attempts |
| Checkinterval | | The period between checks |
| Retryinterval | | The period between checks in the event of an error |
| Flap detection | Active if flap detection is activated | |
By using this macros can be added to the host template.