{Host:icmpping.max(#3)}=0 . What does #3 mean?

[Alan Lim]

Hi All,

I am in Zabbix and would appreciate someone could guide me.

First;
{Host:icmpping.max(#3)}=0 . What does #3 mean?

Second;
I would like to have an alert trigger when there is no icmp reply from the host after 2mins. How does the parameter like?


Thank you

[Akansha123]

Trigger when no icmp from host till 2mins

Hi,

Please find response below:-

1. {Host:icmpping.max(#3)}=0 . What does #3 mean?

# means latest collected value
max(#3) → maximum value of the three latest values

2. Alert trigger when there is no icmp reply from the host after 2mins
{Host:icmpping.nodata(2m)}=1

[Alan Lim]

Hi,

Thank you for your info.
I had tried your suggestion but didn't get trigger after 4 to 5 mins.
{Host:icmpping.nodata(2m)}=1

Managed to get trigger when closed to 2 mins.
{Host:icmpping.max(2m)}=0

[DmitryL]

icmpping[] key returns these values
0 - ICMP Ping Fails
1 - ICMP Ping successful

Trigger function .nodata will fire only if NO data will be received. Even response 0 is a value, that's why trigger won't fire.

Trigger .max() functions will work as expected and described above.