vfs.file.time - Date in file name expression

[LionsPark]

Hi all,

I am trying to monitor a Windows file to see if it has changed in the last 15 Min. The issue I am having, is that the directory and file name changes every day. The file format is V:\somename\yyyyMM\dd_Filename.ext

If I use vfs.file.time[V:\\Logfile\\201508\\07_log.txt,modify] zabbix collects data. I am now trying to create regexp_describing_filename_pattern that includes Year, Month and Day.

i.e. vfs.file.time[V:\\Logfile\\”yyyyMM”\\”dd”_log.txt,modify]

Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this?

Thank you,
Gary

[LionsPark]

Well, it is not exactly what I wanted. I like the idea of using the vfs.file.time builtin function in Zabbix, but here is how I got around my issue.

I am using the windows date %Date% like this to pull apart the current date to find the current log file.

%Date:~5,2%

On the windows server, I added the following into the Zabbix config file

UserParameter=RepFileDate,for %I in (V:\\Program\\Replication\\%Date:~0,4%%Date:~5,2%\\%Date:~8,2%_LogFile.TXT) do @echo %~tI

I then used "RepFileDate" in my items and triggers.

I am always looking for a better way to do this. If anyone knows how to use variables in the vfs.file.time[] i'm still interested.

Thank you,

Gary

[jamesNJ]

You might be able to insert a macro in the place where you need that date. I had an idea in another post:

https://www.zabbix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50427

I tried this out and it seems possible to create a user defined global macro and then have an external process modify the database directly to alter that macro as needed.

[LionsPark]

You might be able to insert a macro in the place where you need that date. I had an idea in another post:

https://www.zabbix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50427

I tried this out and it seems possible to create a user defined global macro and then have an external process modify the database directly to alter that macro as needed.

Hi, thank you for the idea.

I will play around with the Macros and see if I can use {$DATE} or create my own.

Gary