use external scripts on managed host

[GastonLux]

Hi, i'm a brandnew Zabbix user, trying to use external scripts.

I've managed to get an external script running on the zabbix server, by creating an item for Host zabbix-server and creating a test script in zabbix-server:/usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts

When i create a similar item for another host (Host A), that is managed by zabbix-server, the executed script is still the one on zabbix-server, not the one on Host A.
On Host A i created the same /usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts directory, assuming that the item for Host A would run the scripts in that directory.

Maybe i got the concept of external scripts wrong and they always (have to) run on the managing zabbix server and not on the managed hosts ??

Gaston

[Markku]

External checks are run in the server (or proxy): https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...types/external

If you want an item to execute something on the monitored host (using the Zabbix agent), see UserParameter: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...userparameters

Markku

[GastonLux]

The use of UserParameter via zabbix_agent is what i was looking for.

Thanks a lot