Where can I find my user parameters on the frontend? (1.6)

[linuxdan]

I'm running zabbix 1.6 on a couple of RHEL4 servers and I just added mysql monitoring through "user paramaters" in the /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf config file on one of the servers. Where would I find the data from the user parameters in the front end?

[welkin]

you don't
you'll have to choose the type "zabbix agent" and the key is e.g. "mysql.slowqueries" like the value in the zabbix_agentd.conf

regards
welkin

[linuxdan]

Huh?

Choose the type "zabbix agent" where? What section of the front end should I be looking in?

[linuxdan]

One step closer...

So I've figured out that when I define user parameters I need to add them to the frontend through the configuration > items page but I'm still not seeing data even with the system.test user parameter which simply runs w|wc -l is there a way to test user parameters?

[welkin]

you could just du a telnet to the host with the agent installed on port 10050 and paste :
system.test
if nothing happens have a look at the zabbix-agent logfile.

regards welkin

[linuxdan]

now what?

Ok so I telneted in and entered

system.test

I got back

ZBXD  2

2 is the right number but nothing is showing up in the frontend. I setup the "item" with the "type of information" set to "numeric". Should I use something else?

[welkin]

so the user parameter on the agent side seems to be ok. Please check the zabbix_server.log for information about not connecting to the agent.
btw did you use telnet from the zabbix_server itself? if not please do so and if that doesn't work check your firewall settings.

regards welkin