Example: Icinga2 Monitor Windows Services

hosts.conf

/* 
 * Add the following within the "object Host NodeName { HERE }" block
 * 
 * Service names can be found in "services.msc" by right-clicking
 * the desired service and selecting "Properties"
*/

vars.service_win_services["Service name 1"] = {}
vars.service_win_services["Service name 2"] = {}
vars.service_win_services["Service name 3"] = {}

services.conf

/* add the following anywhere within this file */

apply Service "service-" for (service_win_service => config in host.vars.service_win_services) {
  import "generic-service"

  check_command = "service-windows"

  vars += config
  vars.service_win_service = service_win_service

  notes = "Service check for " + service_win_service
}

todo_and_thankyou.txt

/* TODO
 * - add optional descriptions to vars.service_win_services examples
 *
 * THANK YOU
 * to michi's http_vhost tutorial at the link below for the starting point for my gist:
 * http://www.legendiary.at/2015/01/10/monitoring-vhosts-with-icinga-2-and-icinga-web-2/
*/