From fe1f7988584d95e97ed43a2e4500de75046ee7a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Friedrich Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:10:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: Add note on dependencies and inherits parents. Fixes #5742 --- doc/6-advanced-topics.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/6-advanced-topics.md b/doc/6-advanced-topics.md index 8dc0f57c5..70c3752a4 100644 --- a/doc/6-advanced-topics.md +++ b/doc/6-advanced-topics.md @@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ inline definitions in an existing service object or service inline definition. A service can depend on a host, and vice versa. A service has an implicit dependency (parent) to its host. A host to host dependency acts implicit as host parent relation. +When dependencies are calculated, not only the immediate parent is taken into +account but all parents are inherited. A common scenario is the Icinga 2 server behind a router. Checking internet access by pinging the Google DNS server `google-dns` is a common method, but -- 2.40.0