Item Values in Trigger Name Space

[tiller]

Is there a way to use a template item value in the name space of a trigger for a different template item? For example I am trying to monitor link speed and interface up and down using SNMP. I can use the SNMP OID ifDescr.1 to get the OS name of the interface. Can I somehow use that value in the name space of other triggers?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Tiller

[netmon]

I had the same problem.
My case was comparable to yours.


Challenge:
I use an external perl script to discover items with LLD in Zabbix 2.0 (1.9.10 alpha).
I have multiple Items (LLD prototypes) defined:
- Process Name (value: Name of Porcess)
- Process Status (value: OK/Problem)

I want to create a trigger which alerts if a process goes into Problem state.

Expression:
{Template: process.status.str("OK")}#1

Unfortunately I cannot use the value from process.name within the trigger name.
How to change that?
Add the process.name to the trigger expression and use {ITEM.VALUE<1-9>} in the trigger name.

I changed my trigger expression to:
{Template: process.status.str("OK")}#1|{Template: process.name.strlen(0)}<0

The expression "{Template: process.name.strlen(0)}<0" will never match, but this way I can use {ITEM.VALUE2} (value of the 2nd statement in the expression -> process.name) in my trigger name.

Trigger Name:
Process {ITEM.VALUE2} Status changed to {ITEM.VALUE1}


For your case the trigger could look like:

Trigger Name:
Status on Interface {ITEM.VALUE2} changed to {ITEM.VALUE1}
Expression:
{Template:ifOperStatus.1.change(0)}=1|{Template:if Descr.1.strlen(0)}<0

[tiller]

Thanks for the response. I actually ended up doing something very similar. In the trigger I was able to get the name of the interface and get the status. Here is what I ended up with:

Name: {HOSTNAME}:{ITEM.LASTVALUE1} Is Down

Expression:
AND
{Template_Test:ifDescr.3.strlen(#2)}#2
{Template_Test:ifOperStatus.3.last(0)}>1

I have been out of town, so I haven't been able to post.

Thanks again for the response. This confirms what I did is the only way to do this.

[zeds]

thank you for sharing this. It was super helpful.
I was banging my head against table trying to figure out how to do this.

[turtlelu]

its helpful