How do I configure a trigger at the host level instead of at the template level?

[rcollier]

Hey guys,

I have 16 hosts currently being monitored through Zabbix. I am getting triggers for several servers because the threshold for certain items is too low. What I would like to do is the configure the triggers at the host level. For example, some servers may run more processes than others. While one server running 300 process may be normal, it might not be for another. I don't want to change the triggers at the template level because - correct me if I'm wrong - it would set all the hosts to that particular threshold.

If I navigate to triggers > configuration of triggers > I get the trigger screen where I see the parent triggers, name, and expression. I am unable to edit the expression through this screen. If I want to edit it, I have to click the template in the parent triggers section.

So, TLDR: How do I edit triggers for each individual host?

[tchjts1]

Configuration --> Hosts --> (Select host) --> Triggers --> Create Trigger (Clickable link at the top right)

Alternate method: Configuration --> Hosts --> (Select host) --> Triggers --> find trigger you want to modify, click on it and at the bottom you will see a "Clone" option. Clone it, change it, rename it and away you go.

You would want to disable the one that you cloned from afterwards.

There is a third alternative where you can use macros, and it is probably the preferred method... although I have never done it, so I can't describe it to you.

[rcollier]

Aha, that makes a lot of sense, thank you.