Items in one template, Triggers in another

[luismo]

Hello,

I am trying to make my installation of zabbix and the structure of templates and hosts in a cleanest way, cause I have a lot of nodes to monitor with different functions.

So I was trying to do (I am not sure if it is possible) something like, have one template per hardware model, which will be something like Template_hardwarepiece in which I will include all the items I want to get information, and another one like Template_role where I could have the Triggers.

My idea is to for example, having a Cisco catalyst 2900 dedicated for example to management interfaces and another one for let say give user data connectivite, have the possibility to have:
- Template_C2900 => where I put all the port items, processor, availability, ping, and that kind of items.

And two templates:
- Template_mgmtsw => where I put triggers like "if ping down => severity low"
- Template_datasw => where I put "if ping down => severity disaster"

That way I can associate all my Cisco Catalyst 2900 to Template_C2900 gathering all the data I want to keep of that model... And asociate to another template depending on its role (template_mgmtsw or template_datasw in this example) which will give me the Severity of an alarm.
Hope I have explained clearly.... prloblably no..
I post here, cause I think it is not possible to do it now, but would simplify a lot the administration if it could be possible

Regards!

[trikke]

Hi luismo,


As far as I know, this is not possible. I'ld like this to, but unfortunately, your trigger will be created/added on the host/template where u referenced the item to!
You could open a "change request" maybe,

greets
Patrick

[luismo]

Yep, I was nearly sure that this was not possible, bthat is why i open this in this forum.... I think it could be a really good improvement.

Most of the times you have to retrive data depending on each piece of hardware model... But alarms and trigger severity, treatment and actions are depending on the role of the machine.

Well it was only a suggestion, How can I open that "change request"?

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This has already been proposed as a new feature in 1.8 by xs-.
It's been called "Cross template item/trigger relations".
Don't know if Alexei included this feature in 1.8.

[luismo]

Regarding that.. I saw version 1.7 alpha is published... is version numbering working as the old linux kernel (1.6, 1.8 are stable and 1.5, 1.7 are development)?

I mean should any modification approved for 1.8 be present as unstable on 1.7?

[richlv]

yes, odd versions are development, even are stable (although kernel has abandoned that for some time now )

everything that is in 1.7 testing releases will be in 1.8 release.