Macros units and evaluating expressions

[dexit]

Hi all

I use zabbix server 3.4 and zabbix agents 3.2

I need to tune several hosts to slightly different value of e.g. time when zabbix-agent is unreachable.
T accomplish that I set up new macro {$TIME_UNREACHABLE} and replaced default expression:

{Template App Zabbix Agent:agent.ping.nodata(5m)}=1

with:

{Template App Zabbix Agent:agent.ping.nodata({$TIME_UNREACHABLE}m)}=1

Unfortunately zabbix raise a syntax error due to merging macro and unit. So I decided to pass this value in seconds so now expression is:

{Template App Zabbix Agent:agent.ping.nodata({$TIME_UNREACHABLE})}=1

and macro specified with seconds. Everything works now but there is other issue.
The name of trigger is:

Zabbix agent on {HOST.NAME} is unreachable for 5 minutes

so I decided to change it too. Now it is like this:

Zabbix agent on {HOST.NAME} is unreachable for {$TIME_UNREACHABLE}/60 minutes

The issue is that zabbix doesn't evaluate this expression and prints:

Zabbix agent on {HOST.NAME} is unreachable for 300/60 minutes

That's not perfect solution and printing values in seconds is not satisfying either...

Somebody know better solution?

[perlestius]

Try this:
(for macro)
{$TIME_UNREACHABLE}=1h

(for trigger expression)
{Template App Zabbix Agent:agent.ping.nodata({$TIME_UNREACHABLE})}=1

(for trigger name)
Zabbix agent on {HOST.NAME} is unreachable for {$TIME_UNREACHABLE}

[frater]

If you make the units in seconds, then Zabbix converts it to minutes. You don't need to divide by 60