Data Source "csv" File / Import CSV Files

[Tarsinion]

Hi all,

we do have some maschines which i would like to monitor with zabbix as well. They can write logfiles in csv format on a file server.
The csv file looks like:

Name;Date Time;Value;Time_MS
VISUAL_MESS020;30.11.2011 12:56;10,51794;1;40877538900

... can someone give me a hint how to import or set this csv file as data source?
Are you doing something similar?

Cheers,

Richard

[HullZabbix]

I'm now looking at importing machine data via csv files.

Anyone done this before?

[Tarsinion]

unfortunaly i'm still not any further, but the maschine is giving out csv very unreliable - so that has to be solved first

[nibedita@jena]

write code for import csv file in zabbix.(please solve this issue)help me ,it's urgent

[dimir]

If I understood you correctly, you can write a script that will do that.

First, make sure you have appropriate hosts and items of type Zabbix trapper configured in Zabbix. Then create a script that would:

• parse the CSV file
• create input file for zabbix_sender (run

  man zabbix_sender.man | col -b | grep -A4 -- -i,​

  for details)
• use zabbix_sender -i <file> to populate values to zabbix via trapper port
• delete processed CSV file

and put the script to cron.