We are using Zabbix for monitoring our electric generator. When power get off in data centre, generator is started. There is switch connected to the generator power and this switch starts to reply to icmpping from Zabbix. This way, we know that generator is running.
Our issue is with item status, which can be OK or PROBLEM. Neither of two is a problem here. If generator is quiet (not running), it is OK, because there is normal power in data centre. If generator is running, that it is OK too. We are happy that it is running, since it supply backup power for our data centre.
So neither case is a PROBLEM, so I would like to change PROBLEM/OK item status to ON/OFF. If I recall corretly, this was how it used to be in old Zabbix versions. I agree it was confusing for normal reporting, ie. webserver/mailserver problems, but that ON/OFF scheme perfectly fits to our purpose with generator.
How to accomplish that?
Our issue is with item status, which can be OK or PROBLEM. Neither of two is a problem here. If generator is quiet (not running), it is OK, because there is normal power in data centre. If generator is running, that it is OK too. We are happy that it is running, since it supply backup power for our data centre.
So neither case is a PROBLEM, so I would like to change PROBLEM/OK item status to ON/OFF. If I recall corretly, this was how it used to be in old Zabbix versions. I agree it was confusing for normal reporting, ie. webserver/mailserver problems, but that ON/OFF scheme perfectly fits to our purpose with generator.
How to accomplish that?
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