<p><strong>Hostdependency - </strong><strong>notification failure criteria</strong></p>
<p>This directive is used to define the criteria that determine when notifications for the dependent host should <em>not</em> be sent out.  If the <em>master</em> host is in one of the failure states we specify, notifications for the <em>dependent</em> host will not be sent to contacts.  Valid options are a combination of one or more of the following: <br><strong>o</strong> = fail on an UP state, <br><strong>d</strong> = fail on a DOWN state, <br><strong>u</strong> = fail on an UNREACHABLE state, and <br><strong>p</strong> = fail on a pending state (e.g. the host has not yet been checked).</p>
<p>If you specify <strong>n</strong> (none) as an option, the notification dependency will never fail and notifications for the dependent host will always be sent out.</p>
<p>Example: If you specify <strong>d</strong> in this field, the notifications for the <em>dependent</em> host will not be sent out if the <em>master</em> host is in a DOWN state.</p>
<p><em>Parameter name:</em> notification_failure_criteria<br> <em>Required:</em> no</p>