How can I change name of "Network interfaces discovery graphs"?

[baalchina]

Hi, I have a switch with discovery rules, all interface have been discovered, and graphs had been created.

But I found the graphs is like "Interface ethernet0/4: Network traffic", not a meaningfulname such as "Internet Access", and also I can not change the name of the graph.

So, can I make a meaningful name of this graphs?

Thanks.

[Markku]

Hi, please copy the SNMP OID field from the interface discovery rule here, and I'll show you how you can modify the discovery rule and/or graph prototypes to include the interface description in the graphs.

Markku

[baalchina]

Hi, please copy the SNMP OID field from the interface discovery rule here, and I'll show you how you can modify the discovery rule and/or graph prototypes to include the interface description in the graphs.

Markku

thanks markku,
the interface discovery odi like this

discovery[{#IFOPERSTATUS},1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8,{#IFADMINSTATUS},1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.7,{#IFNAME},1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2,{#IFDESCR},1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2,{#IFTYPE},1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.3]

[Markku]

Thanks, I see {#IFDESCR} LLD macro is already set, so you should be able to include it in the graph title. Go to the template you are using, go to the interface discovery rule, go to Graph prototypes, and edit the graph name. You can use {#IFDESCR} there, like "Interface {#IFNAME} statistics ({#IFDESCR})", or how you like it formatted.

I believe the changes are applied to the discovered graphs only with the discovery intervals, so you can temporarily lower the discovery rule interval to like 1 minute to get the graphs updated, and then set it back to the recommended 1 hour again after finishing the changes.

Note that all this assumes that your switch is already configured with the suitable interface descriptions.

Markku

[baalchina]

Thanks, I see {#IFDESCR} LLD macro is already set, so you should be able to include it in the graph title. Go to the template you are using, go to the interface discovery rule, go to Graph prototypes, and edit the graph name. You can use {#IFDESCR} there, like "Interface {#IFNAME} statistics ({#IFDESCR})", or how you like it formatted.

I believe the changes are applied to the discovered graphs only with the discovery intervals, so you can temporarily lower the discovery rule interval to like 1 minute to get the graphs updated, and then set it back to the recommended 1 hour again after finishing the changes.

Note that all this assumes that your switch is already configured with the suitable interface descriptions.

Markku

thanks.

So where the {#IFDESCR} from? is it from the config in my network device's description part?

I only want to change the name of graph in zabbix, for example, the config in my switch is 'to building1', I want the graph in zabbix is 'The interface to Building One'.

So how to change the graphs name?

This is auto discovery interface, I can not change the name:




I cloned a graphs, The name can be changed.




So, Is there any way to modify the autodiscovery interface name?

[Markku]

{#IFDESCR} is populated every hour (or whatever is the configured interval for the interface discovery) to contain the switch interface description fetched with SNMP.

If you use it in the graph prototype (inside the discovery rule), you can have the interface description included in the graph titles.

For example, in my interface discovery rule I have a graph prototype named "Interface statistics: {#IFNAME} ({#IFALIAS})", and here are the automatically created graphs in a list:



The descriptions "xxxxxsw6B" etc. are configured in the actual switch Te2/1/x interfaces, not in Zabbix configurations.

Markku