[smokeping-users] Adjusting probe times for one specific target

[Tobias Oetiker]

Hi Justin,

at the moment smokeping runs on a single step size ... if you need
different checking intervals you have to run two copies.

cheers
tobi


Yesterday Moe, Justin wrote:

> Hello.
>
> Running smokeping 2.4.2
>
> One of my targets needs to be checked more often than the others defined
> in the config file.  Is this possible to set up?
>
> Example:
>
> My current entry for echopinghttp is:
>
> + EchoPingHttp
> forks = 5
> offset = 50%
> step = 300
> pings = 5
> binary = /usr/bin/echoping
> extraopts = -R
>
> I attempted to set up a secondary probe to have a shorter step time:
>
> ++EchoPingHttpShort
> step = 100
>
> But when I run --check, it errors with "probe EchoPingHttp missing from
> the Probes section"
>
> I get the same error with:
>
> ++ EchoPingHttpShort
> forks = 5
> offset = 50%
> step = 100
> pings = 5
> binary = /usr/bin/echoping
> extraopts = -R
>
> If this is possible, can I get a hint as to what I'm doing wrong?
>
> Thanks!
>
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