check process with pidfile /var/run/memcached.pid start program = "/etc/init.d/memcached start" stop program = "/etc/init.d/memcached stop" if failed host localhost port 11211 protocol MEMCACHE then restart if cpu > 70% for 2 cycles then alert if cpu > 98% for 5 cycles then restart if 2 restarts within 3 cycles then timeout