Item configuration query

[Yello]

Hi,
I am creating an item (web.page.regexp) that is intended to check the output of a page query for a certain string. I see in the Item configuration that I have to specify an item "type" with the default being zabbix.

Seeing as this is a web query and there is no zabbix agent installed on the server what type should I be selecting? Also, is there any documentation describing these types in more contextual detail? All of the references I see assume the type is "zabbix agent".

Regards,
David

[Yello]

I will add that I have configured this as type "simple". is that right? In the trigger configuration gui the trigger associated with this item is showing "Trigger just added. No status update so far". So I assume this is failing?

I'd appreciate some help with how this should be configured.


Regards,
David

[Rudd]

Hi Yello,

The item "web.page.regexp" should have the type "Zabbix agent".

If there is no agent running on that server you could use an agent on another server, for example the agent on the zabbix server. However in that case the test results would appear under the zabbix server which is not very intuitive and possibly not what you are after.

You might want to have a look at WEB Monitoring. That will allow you to check the output of a web page, and more funky stuff, and have the results associated with the defined host.

http://www.zabbix.com/documentation/...web_monitoring