Easily interact with the API

[qix]

I've been working on a collection of small python scripts to automate zabbix tasks that can be reused in simple shell scripts (they accept commandline arguments and create easily parsable output).

You can download graphs, link hosts to templates, find a hosts proxy server, etc. all with a few simple cli utilities.

You can find them here, more are to come:

https://github.com/q1x/zabbix-gnomes/

[timbo]

This looks great!

I have been wondering how I could go about extracting graphs so I can publish semi-live (cron) versions on our internal wiki.

I can also see myself using this to generate automated email reports, perhaps even on trigger events, hmm...

I look forward to see how much further this develops.

Thanks!

-Timbo

[qix]

This looks great!

Thanks!

I have been wondering how I could go about extracting graphs so I can publish semi-live (cron) versions on our internal wiki.

That was exactly the sort of scenario that script was meant for :-)

I can also see myself using this to generate automated email reports, perhaps even on trigger events, hmm...

Mailing graphs after a trigger event is indeed an interesting idea!
Maybe I need to create a tool that can find all related graphs for an item :-)

I look forward to see how much further this develops.

Well, on my wishlist currently:

• a gnome to list all hosts in a group (should be an easy one)
• a gnome to create hosts
• a gnome to create screens
• a gnome to add rows of graphs to screens
• a gnome to test hosts on certain properties (monitored, member of group, linked to template, etc.)

[qix]

• a gnome to list all hosts in a group (should be an easy one)

This one is done!

[qix]

Added some more scripts and functionality, you can now:

• enable or disable a trigger on a host
• switch host inventory modes for hosts, hostgroups or ALL HOSTS
• find the right proxy for a host (useful for trapper scripts)
• list all active triggers on a host
• find out which hosts are linked to a template
• link all hosts in a hostgroup to a template (e.g. link the Linux template to all hosts in the group "Linux servers")
• ...and more!

More to come!

[MattyD]

Thanks for your work qix, it's quite great!

A while ago, I had asked if there was a way that users may be able to start tracking the count of triggers by type. You had mentioned it may be possible with your gnomes.

What are your thoughts on this? It'd be great to be able to graph trigger severities!