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  • herr_bpl
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2006
    • 15

    #1

    Problem with simple checks triggers [bug?]

    Hello.

    I have defined following simple check to monitor if zabbix agent is running on port:

    key:tcp,10050
    type of information: numeric

    And following trigger:

    Code:
    {win32.server:tcp,10050.last(0)}#1
    Now, i know that zabbix on server IS down and the latest data shows that status for server is 0 and it does not change when i look at the graph. This is correct behaviour

    But trigger based on that value hops between TRUE and UNKNOWN about once per checking period ie. once it gets correct value and then something sets it to unknown. I guess it is do to with using simple checks together with agent checks, simple check works as intendent but when server checks for agent and finds it down, it changes status of host to unknown, even when other checks than agent are running fine against the server...

    When i remove all other checks than simple checks from host, trigger stops hopping and show correct value.

    I'm running server version 1.1beta7 with tcp,port patch installed on Fedora Core 3. Agent version is win32 1.1beta3.

    Bug or expected behavior? If last, i suggest to change it, its kindda confusing And not logical either...
    Last edited by herr_bpl; 08-03-2006, 09:01.
  • bbrendon
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2005
    • 870

    #2
    Already known.
    http://www.zabbix.com/doku/doku.php?...x#known_issues
    Unofficial Zabbix Expert
    Blog, Corporate Site

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    • herr_bpl
      Junior Member
      • Jan 2006
      • 15

      #3
      Solution!

      No brendon. Cause here was entirely different.

      I discovered that when one enters host name as ip address and does not specifically set IP checkbox and does not specify IP, then zabbix will not find host if DNS PTR query with entered host name fails..

      IE, I entered my switch IP as host's name: 10.200.200.31
      zabbix thinks it is host name (and not ip address). If PTR entry is found on DNS servers, anything works as should.


      Now, I have no entry for this IP in our DNS servers, so if zabbix looks for host 10.200.200.31 and gets NXDOMAIN, then it reports, it could not update values for host 10.200.200.31.

      I entered IP-s for my unnamed devices and everything just started to work

      I guess, if it is desired behaviour, it should be explitly said so in documentation
      Siim

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