Question about custom item/trigger to monitor log file for search string

[greavette]

Hello Forum,

I found this post which tells me how to create a custom item and trigger to monitor a log file:

https://www.zabbix.com/forum/zabbix-...ile-for-string

My question though is, where do I put these? Do I create my own template to add in my own item and trigger? Or do I add this to an existing template? For example, I have a Windows Server where I run an application that syncs data. I want to monitor the log file from that application for failure. I have that Windows Server monitored by a Zabbi Windows Template. Do I add these new items to my Windows Template or do I create a new template?

Or does a template exist already perhaps that allows me to add in the details I need to monitor this log file?

Thank you.

[LenR]

Things like this should exist in "Your app name template", if you have one add it, if not create it. You can put one-off's directly on the host, but if the host gets deleted, your knowledge gets deleted, a template remains after the host is deleted.

[LenR]

Things like this should exist in "Your app name template", if you have one add it, if not create it. You can put one-off's directly on the host, but if the host gets deleted, your knowledge gets deleted, a template remains after the host is deleted.

[greavette]

hello LenR, I appreciate the reply. I've created a new Item in a new Template. I'm monitoring a Windows Log File. I've created a test log file and populated it with the word error and I've created a trigger which is working.

Thanks for your direction. I'm good to go now.

Thanks!