One action for multiple web scenario

[jusavard]

Hi,
Let's suppose I have 3 hosts :

• www.host1.com
• www.host2.com
• www.host3.com

For each host I have created a Web Scenario. Each web scenario have the same name "General Web Tests". This scenario only have 1 step which is to get the homepage of the "host" and expect to get a 200 response code. Pretty simple for now.
From there, FOR EACH HOST, I have create a trigger that verify if the "General Web Tests" have any error.
Which mean :

• www.host1.com have a custom trigger which looks like this : {www.host1.com:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].last()}<>0
• www.host2.com have a custom trigger which looks like this : {www.host2.com:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].last()}<>0
• www.host3.com have a custom trigger which looks like this : {www.host3.com:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].last()}<>0

First question : Is it possible to have ONE general trigger for each host ?
Something like :

[INDENT]{{HOST.NAME}:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].[B]last([/B][B])[/B]}<>0[/INDENT]

Second question : Is it possible to have ONE action that send an email if any web scenario failed which INCLUDE the last HTML error and the download speed of the last request ?
Something like :

[INDENT]Subject :
Problem : {TRIGGER.STATUS} {HOST.NAME1} - {TRIGGER.NAME}
Message :
Problem started at {EVENT.TIME} on {EVENT.DATE}
Problem name: {TRIGGER.NAME}
Host: {HOST.NAME}
Severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}

Original problem ID: {EVENT.ID}
{TRIGGER.URL}

Additionnal info :

Last HTML error : {{HOST.NAME}:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].last(0)}
Downlaod speed of the last HTML request : {{HOST.NAME}:web.test.in[General Web Tests,,bps].last(0)}[/INDENT]

My goal here is not to have to create 1 custom action for each host which would look like :

[INDENT]#1
Last HTML error : {www.host1.com:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].last(0)}
Downlaod speed of the last HTML request : {www.host1.com:web.test.in[General Web Tests,,bps].last(0)}
#2
Last HTML error : {www.host2.com:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].last(0)}
Downlaod speed of the last HTML request : {www.host2.com:web.test.in[General Web Tests,,bps].last(0)}
#3
Last HTML error : {www.host3.com:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].last(0)}
Downlaod speed of the last HTML request : {www.host3.com:web.test.in[General Web Tests,,bps].last(0)}[/INDENT]

[kernbug]

Hello

Looks like you need a template for this checks with web scenario:

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.4/manual/config/templates

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.4/manual/config/templates/template

For actions - define one host group, add this hosts and make one alert action:

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.4/manual/config/notifications/action

[jusavard]

Hi kernbug,
That's what I usually do when monitoring hosts for cpu/ram/services/(Whatever the zabbix agent can provides). However the web test part of zabbix is... let's just say different. I first though it wouldn't be possible to have a template for web monitoring but then I read about macros. For the record, I'll explain how I made my own Web Test Template :

1. Configuration --> Template --> Create Template ( Upper right corner )
2. Add Template Name ( for instance : Template Web tests )
3. OPTIONNAL = New group : Templates/Web
4. Click on "Macro" tab and on "Template Macro"
5. Enter Macro {$HOME_URL}
6. Enter Value "http://www.foo.bar" ( You can write anything here but don't write your real URL here )
7. Clic Add and Update
8. Return to Configuration --> Template
9. See if you template is in the list
10. If it is, click on its "Web" link
11. Clic on "Create web scenario" (Upper right corner )
12. Add Name ( for instance : Common tests )
13. OPTIONNAL : Change Attempts Value to "2" instead of "1"
14. OPTIONNAL : If you Zabbix server must use a HTTP Proxy enter you values in "HTTP Proxy"
15. Click on "Steps"
16. Click on "Add"
17. Configure your step here. In my case I just wanted to test if the home page of every sites returned a 200 HTML code. Here is what I made :
    1. Enter Name ( For instance : Query Homepage )
    2. DO NOT ENTER YOU URL HERE. Write the macro I made you create earlier ( {$HOME_URL} )
    3. Enter Required Status codes = 200
    4. Click Update ( The window show close )
18. Double check your settings in "Scenario" and "Step". If everything's fine click "Add"
19. Alost done... For every host youo want to monitor follow these steps
    1. Click on Configuration --> Hosts
    2. Click on the name of the host you want to monitor ( for instance host1 )
    3. Click on Macros ( should be between IPMI and Host inventory as of Zabbix v3.4.9)
    4. Edit Macro = {$HOME_URL}
    5. Edit Macro = You real URL here ( for instance https://www.host1.com )
    6. Click Add
    7. Click on Template ( 2 links on left where your clicked on Macros )
    8. Link new templates = The name of you template here ( in my case "Template Web tests" )
    9. Click Add
    10. And finaly, click "Update"

Even if it's great to now have a template for web monitoring, I still have the "trigger/action" problem. I don't see any macro I can use not to have to create a action for every host. Like I said, it would be great to use a macro within a macro like this :

{{HOST.NAME}:web.test.fail[General Web Tests].last(0)}

[jusavard]

Hey finaly I found a way : https://www.zabbix.com/forum/zabbix-...item-key/page2

So my message in action looks like this :

Problem started at {EVENT.TIME} on {EVENT.DATE}
Problem name: {TRIGGER.NAME}
Host: {HOST.NAME}
Severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}

Original problem ID: {EVENT.ID}
{TRIGGER.URL}

Additionnal info :

Last HTML error : {{HOST.HOST}:web.test.fail[Standard tests].last(0)}
Downlaod speed of the last HTML request : {{HOST.HOST}:web.test.in[Standard tests,,bps].last(0)}

Please node the {HOST.HOST} instead of the {HOST.NAME}.

[Glide]

Very interesting, I was searching exactly that.
The macro trick is what I was missing.
I was trying to use inventory variables but they can't be used by web scenarios.