[checkmk-commits] Check_MK Git: check_mk: online help text for host creation in WATO now also explains hostname caching

Module: check_mk Branch: master Commit: b2049a8d2fadda3241928c8f648400e6bea6f74e URL: http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git;a=commit;h=b2049a8d2fadda… Author: Götz Golla &lt;gg(a)mathias-kettner.de&gt; Date: Wed Apr 23 11:56:31 2014 +0200 online help text for host creation in WATO now also explains hostname caching --- .werks/607 | 8 ++++++++ ChangeLog | 1 + web/plugins/wato/builtin_attributes.py | 16 +++++++++++----- 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/.werks/607 b/.werks/607 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4a4e281 --- /dev/null +++ b/.werks/607 @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +Title: online help text for host creation in WATO now also explains hostname caching +Level: 1 +Component: wato +Version: 1.2.5i3 +Date: 1398246911 +Class: feature + + diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index c7c2262..21b06c5 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ WATO: * 0784 Improved security of WATO bulk inventory by using transaction ids * 0880 Added support for 389 Directory Server to LDAP connector + * 0607 online help text for host creation in WATO now also explains hostname caching * 0781 FIX: host diag page: fixed problem with update of diagnose subwindows... Notifications: diff --git a/web/plugins/wato/builtin_attributes.py b/web/plugins/wato/builtin_attributes.py index ea3c261..05876b2 100644 --- a/web/plugins/wato/builtin_attributes.py +++ b/web/plugins/wato/builtin_attributes.py @@ -37,11 +37,17 @@ declare_host_attribute(NagiosTextAttribute("alias", "alias", _("Alias"), declare_host_attribute(TextAttribute("ipaddress", _("IP address"), _("In case the name of the host is not resolvable via <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> " "or DNS by your monitoring server, you can specify an explicit IP " - "address or a resolvable DNS name of the host here. <b>Note</b>: If you leave " - "this attribute empty, then DNS resolution will be done when you activate " - "the configuration. When you enter a DNS name here, the DNS resolution will " - "be done each time the host is checked. Use this only for hosts with " - "dynamic IP addresses."), + "address or a resolvable DNS name of the host here.<br> <b>Notes</b>:<br> " + "1. If you leave this attribute empty, hostname resolution will be done when " + "you activate the configuration. " + "Check_MKs builtin DNS cache is activated per default in the global " + "configuration to speed up the activation process. The cache is normally " + "updated daily with a cron job. You can manually update the cache with the " + "command <tt>cmk -v --update-dns-cache</tt>.<br>" + "2. If you enter a DNS name here, the DNS resolution will be carried out " + "each time the host is checked. Check_MKs DNS cache will NOT be queried. " + "Use this only for hosts with dynamic IP addresses." + ), allow_empty = False), show_in_table = True, show_in_folder = False)