Host description in automatic inventory.

[rogzon]

Hi!
How can I create an Item in a zabbix host containing the host description?
I would like to use that item to populate a field in automatic inventory.

/R

[cyber]

How your host description "appears" ?

[rogzon]

I would like to use the description entered in the Description field of Host configuration.

[cyber]

I understand what you want...
But I want to know, how that "Backup server" reaches hosts "Description"? Just manually added? Then add it manually to inventory also, would be easier, than write a script item, that pulls description of your server over API and then your item updates inventory...

And going API way, it would be better to run such a script externally (maybe once a day) and for all hosts... and update directly over API, not involve any item...

[rogzon]

Okay, since I have all my host creation done with templates I just thought it would be nice to actually be able to use the {HOST.DESCRIPTION} macro.
I can create a user macro that I can use in an Item to update Inventory but then I would have to enter the same Description twice, I was just trying to avoid any extra steps when creating Hosts.
The macro {HOST.DESCRIPTION} can't for some reason be used in an item.
Very well, I'll just enter the text in the inventory then...

Thanks!