Incomprehensible Zabbix Mail Alerts.

[rucha]

Zabbix sends me mails as soon as there is a change in the status of an item of a host.
However, I have a problem.
Once zabbix sends me a mail saying PROBLEM, it sends me another saying OK within a gap of just 2 minutes.

It takes 2 minutes because it is the value of the parameter "update interval" of all my items as 120 seconds.

My problem is that I want zabbix to wait for some time reverfity again if the problem is solved before sending mails.

I guess it sends mails as soon as there is a status change but it does not wait or verify if the problem is sorted.

I am searching if there is a parameter to do this in the items or the triggers.

I have modified all the the parameters concerning the time interval ( like perios in action operations, udpate interval, other in administration) .... but nothing seems to work.

I am searching this since yesterday. And now, even I dont know what I want exactly.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Rucha

[untergeek]

I presume you're using

{host:item_key.last(0)}<1

for your triggers. You could do

{host:item_key.max(300)}<1

to specify if things were less than 1 (presuming 1 is up, 0 is down) for 300 seconds, or five minutes.

All of these things are amply documented with some examples in the Zabbix documentation.

[rucha]

Thankyou for your reply.
You drew my attention to the expression of the trigger which lead me to read about its different parameters.
I tried out your solution but it does not seem to work as I it should be.
May be the proble is that I am confused in my head.

However, I am continuing to try and I hope to get it right soon.
I also saw the examples in the documentation and they are really helpful.

Best Wishes,
Rucha.