The list of low-level discovery rules for a template can be accessed from Configuration → Templates by clicking on Discovery for the respective template.
A list of existing low-level discovery rules is displayed. It is also possible to see all discovery rules independently of the template, or all discovery rules of a specific host group by changing the filter settings.
Displayed data:
Column | Description |
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Template | The template discovery rule belongs to. |
Name | Name of the rule, displayed as a blue link. Clicking on the rule name opens the low-level discovery rule configuration form. If the discovery rule is inherited from another template, the template name is displayed before the rule name, as a gray link. Clicking on the template link will open the discovery rule list on that template level. |
Items | A link to the list of item prototypes is displayed. The number of existing item prototypes is displayed in gray. |
Triggers | A link to the list of trigger prototypes is displayed. The number of existing trigger prototypes is displayed in gray. |
Graphs | A link to the list of graph prototypes displayed. The number of existing graph prototypes is displayed in gray. |
Hosts | A link to the list of host prototypes displayed. The number of existing host prototypes is displayed in gray. |
Key | The item key used for discovery is displayed. |
Interval | The frequency of performing discovery is displayed. |
Type | The item type used for discovery is displayed (Zabbix agent, SNMP agent, etc). |
Status | Discovery rule status is displayed - Enabled or Disabled. By clicking on the status you can change it - from Enabled to Disabled (and back). |
To configure a new low-level discovery rule, click on the Create discovery rule button at the top right corner.
Buttons below the list offer some mass-editing options:
To use these options, mark the checkboxes before the respective discovery rules, then click on the required button.
You can use the filter to display only the discovery rules you are interested in. For better search performance, data is searched with macros unresolved.
The Filter icon is available at the top right corner. Clicking on it will open a filter where you can specify the desired filtering criteria such as template, discovery rule name, item key, item type, etc.
Parameter | Description |
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Template groups | Filter by one or more template groups. Only template groups that contain at least one template can be selected. Specifying a parent template group implicitly selects all nested template groups. |
Templates | Filter by one or more templates. |
Name | Filter by discovery rule name. |
Key | Filter by discovery item key. |
Type | Filter by discovery item type. |
Update interval | Filter by update interval. Not available for Zabbix trapper and dependent items. |
Keep lost resources period | Filter by Keep lost resources period. |
Status | Filter by discovery rule status (All/Enabled/Disabled). |