Feature request - Host IP address Enable/Disable - non-tested Host IP address

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Feature request - Host IP address Enable/Disable. Allow ability to assign & search & network scan Host IP address that are not being tested.

Often , network devices have multiple IP addresses and some of those IP address can not be tested ( firewalled , network IP address , broadcast IP address ... ).
It would be nice feature to have the ability to assign all IP addresses on a host and disable any non-testable IP addresses.
A feature such as this could allow an IP search for an IP address that belongs to a host that is not actually being tested.
Also , a network scan might then also indicate which host(s) a newly discovered IP address belongs to.
Examples of non-testable IP address may include ( DHCP pools , NAT pool, a firewalled IP address , a Network and/or Broadcast IP address ... )

I have attached an image indicating where such a new feature might be located.

North Idaho Tom Jones

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Hmmmm, regarding my feature request - I think I may of had the idea all wrong with a new "Enabled" feature.
- Am I correct ( from my Zabbix google searches ) that a host interface Agent ICMP ping will only ping the single selected default IP address and not all IP address listed ?
- Am I correct that if I have a host with ten ( 10 ) Interface Agent(s) for ICMP ping checks, only the single primary IP address is ICMP ping checked and the other nine ( 9 ) IP Agent address are do-nothings ( as in not ICMP ping checked ) ?
*** If I am correct , then instead of a new "Enabled" feature , then it would be nice to add a "Secondary" option - where when an IP address is not the "Default" the device could then be checked with a/all "Secondary" selection(s). ( aka ping all secondary Agent ICMP ping selections ***
If a device does not support SNMP , but has multiple IP addresses , then it may be desirable ping all IP addresses on that device instead of creating multiple similar-named hosts with different Default IP addresses.

[cyber]

- Am I correct ( from my Zabbix google searches ) that a host interface Agent ICMP ping will only ping the single selected default IP address and not all IP address listed ?

yes. only the IF, bound this item, is pinged.

- Am I correct that if I have a host with ten ( 10 ) Interface Agent(s) for ICMP ping checks, only the single primary IP address is ICMP ping checked and the other nine ( 9 ) IP Agent address are do-nothings ( as in not ICMP ping checked ) ?

yes. you can set in item config, which IF is used. Usually you first one receives all the items and rest are there "just in case", but you can use them if needed.

*** If I am correct , then instead of a new "Enabled" feature , then it would be nice to add a "Secondary" option - where when an IP address is not the "Default" the device could then be checked with a/all "Secondary" selection(s). ( aka ping all secondary Agent ICMP ping selections ***
If a device does not support SNMP , but has multiple IP addresses , then it may be desirable ping all IP addresses on that device instead of creating multiple similar-named hosts with different Default IP addresses.

Feature requests go there -> https://support.zabbix.com/projects/ZBXNEXT/issues
Try to search first, maybe there is a similar one already and you can upvote it...

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yes. only the IF, bound this item, is pinged.
yes. you can set in item config, which IF is used. Usually you first one receives all the items and rest are there "just in case", but you can use them if needed.

Feature requests go there -> https://support.zabbix.com/projects/ZBXNEXT/issues
Try to search first, maybe there is a similar one already and you can upvote it...

Cyber - Thank you for your prompt reply/answer

North Idaho Tom Jones