monitoring network alias

[acalvo]

Hi,
I'm trying to monitor a network alias (eth0:1).

From the manual I understand that any character can be used:

Parameter - quoted string

If the key parameter is a quoted string, any Unicode character is allowed, and included double quotes must be backslash escaped.

Parameter - unquoted string

If the key parameter is an unquoted string, any Unicode character is allowed except comma and right square bracket (]).

However, monitoring eth0:1 gives the following errors:

8098:20101223:111708.614 Item [redmine01:net.if.in["eth0:1",bytes]] error: Not supported by Zabbix Agent
8098:20101223:111709.727 Item [redmine01:net.if.out["eth0:1",bytes]] error: Not supported by Zabbix Agent

I've also tried escaping ":", but it does not work either.

Any hint?

Thanks

[richlv]

at least linux does not expose counters on virtual interfaces, so there is no way to monitor traffic on them

[acalvo]

at least linux does not expose counters on virtual interfaces, so there is no way to monitor traffic on them

Right.
However, is there any way to monitor if the interface is up?

[richlv]

i can't think of a built-in item that would work in a satisfactory way, but it is possible with userparameter, of course