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11 Execute now
Overview
Checking for a new item value in Zabbix is a cyclic process that is based on configured update intervals. While for many items the update intervals are quite short, there are others (including low-level discovery rules) for which the update intervals are quite long, so in real-life situations there may be a need to check for a new value quicker - to pick up changes in discoverable resources, for example. To accommodate such a necessity, it is possible to reschedule a passive check and retrieve a new value immediately.
This functionality is supported for passive checks only. The following item types are supported:
- Zabbix agent (passive)
- SNMPv1/v2/v3 agent
- IPMI agent
- Simple check
- Zabbix internal
- External check
- Database monitor
- JMX agent
- SSH agent
- Telnet
- Calculated
- HTTP agent
- Dependent item
- Script
The check must be present in the configuration cache in order to get executed; for more information see CacheUpdateFrequency. Before executing the check, the configuration cache is not updated, thus very recent changes to item/discovery rule configuration will not be picked up. Therefore, it is also not possible to check for a new value for an item/rule that is being created or has been created just now; use the Test option while configuring an item for that.
Configuration
To execute a passive check immediately:
- click on Execute now for selected items in the list of latest data:
Several items can be selected and "executed now" at once.
In latest data this option is available only for hosts with read-write access. Accessing this option for hosts with read-only permissions depends on the user role option called Invoke "Execute now" on read-only hosts.
- click on Execute now in an existing item (or discovery rule) configuration form:
- click on Execute now for selected items/rules in the list of items/discovery rules:
Several items/rules can be selected and "executed now" at once.