Automation of nodes....

[jsosic]

Hi guys,

I would like to create a following scenario with my monitoring solution:

1) node gets installed, starts up zabbix-agent
2) zabbix-agent reports to server
3) zabbix-server creates a node, adds it in appropriate groups by some rule, links predefined templates

Now, for step 3 I would like to be able to somehow send information from agent - for example agent can say "I want to be in groups: Linux, SMTP and have templates A,B,C,D,E"

Is this, or something similar possible?

[Emir Imamagic]

Hello,

one way to do this is by using auto-registration functionality described here:

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/discovery/auto_registration

Scenario is the following:
1. on the agent side use HostMetadata to define templates to which you want to connect the client, e.g.
HostMetadata=Linux Template_SMTP Group_Something
2. on the server side define multiple actions by using Condition Host metadata like to map the agent to group or link to templates, e.g.
Condition: Host metadata like Template_SMTP -> Link to templates: Template_SMTP, Add to host groups: SMTP_servers
Condition: Host metadata like Group_Something -> Add to host groups: Group_Something

There are some drawbacks here:
- as far as I understood & tested autoregistration actions are executed only the first time agent appears, meaning you cannot manage change with this approach. The only way to reassign things automatically is to delete the agent and do autoregistration again (or manually change things via web interface)
- HostMetadata is limited to 256 characters so you need to use them wisely

Cheers,
emir

[natalia]

autoregistration actions are executed only the first time agent appears, meaning you cannot manage change with this approach. The only way to reassign things automatically is to delete the agent and do autoregistration again (or manually change things via web interface)

Hi,

could you vote my feature request :

https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBXNEXT-2365

Thanks

[jsosic]

Thanks Natalia, upvoted!

[natalia]

Thanks Natalia, upvoted!

Thank you :-)

[Emir Imamagic]

Voted as well

cheers

[natalia]

Voted as well

cheers

Thanks ! :-)