How to monitor VMWARE Machines from Zabbix

[ufocek]

Hi

I find site where author write how to monitor vmware virtual machine with zabbix , but when I add trigger expresion:
{Templates_VMware:vmware.played1.str(on)}=0
I have get error

Function (str) available only for items with value types [Character,Log]
Incorrect value type [Numeric (integer 64bit)] for function (str) of key (Templates_VMware:vmware.played1)

http://skanetwork.com/zabbix-and-vmware/

Maby someone monitoring vmware machine and could help me?

Regards,
Albert

[Kees Jan Koster]

This is not a VMWare problem. This is a data type problem. Read the error message closely, what does it say about the type you use in your item and what you do with it in the trigger?

[ufocek]

Yes, I now with not a problem vmware , this is a problem zabbix If you see author not write which version zabbix using, I'm used zabbix 1.4.4.

UserParameter=vmware.played1,/usr/bin/vmware-cmd /path/vm1.vmx getstate | sed "s/.*= //"
return -> on
UserParameter=vmware.heart1,/usr/bin/vmware-cmd /path/vm1.vmx getheartbeat | sed "s/.*= //"
return -> 0

Items

First item:

* Description: VMWare VM1 is played
* Type: Zabbix agent
* Key: vmware.played1
* Applications: VMWare

Second item:

* Description: VMWare VM1 is working
* Type: Zabbix agent
* Key: vmware.heart1
* Applications: VMWare

Trigger

First trigger: -> this is not working

* Name: VMWare VM1 is played
* Expression: {Template_VMWARE:vmware.played1.str(on)}=0
* Severity: HIGH
"
Function (str) available only for items with value types [Character,Log]
Incorrect value type [Numeric (integer 64bit)] for function (str) of key (Templates_VMware:vmware.played1)"

maybe function str replace to another function?


Second trigger:

* Name: VMWare VM1 is working
* Expression: {Template_VMWARE:vmware.heart1.change(0)}<1
* Severity: HIGH

[Kees Jan Koster]

The error message says it all: you try to do a string comparison on an integer item. Looking at you user parameter, it seems to me that you have the data type set wrong on the item.