zabbix_sender problem

[Nikolaicheg]

Hello there!
I'm trying to setup zabbix-server with snmptrapd. It is all ok, but zabbix_sender cant work without hostname parameter.

root@srv-cmon:~# /usr/bin/zabbix_sender --zabbix-server 127.0.0.1 --port 10051 -I 192.168.100.23 --key snmptraps --value "SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.8886.6.1.1.1.1.0 = STRING: "ROS_3.8.1069.ISCOM2016.70.20080704"" -vvv
zabbix_sender [16918]: Warning: 'Hostname' parameter required

The server should capture traps from different equipment and i cant know all hostnames of equipment.
Searched this forum, but didnt find any solution of this problem.

[Calimero]

Err... How do you expect zabbix_server to know what host the item belongs to ?

[Nikolaicheg]

by the source address
zabbix_sender -p 10051 -z localhost -I _IP_HERE_ --key bla-bla-bla

[MrKen]

..... but zabbix_sender cant work without hostname parameter.

That's correct!

Where do you get the ' I ' parameter from? For the hostname you need parameter -s

Zabbix Manual 1.4 Page 69, and Zabbix Manual 1.6 Page 81, both say:

shell> ./zabbix_sender –z zabbix –p 10051 –s LinuxDB3 –k db.connections –o
43

So, if you put something like "-s DefaultTrapper" for example, then ALL traps will go to the DefaultTrapper host.

If you want to send traps to the correct host, try this link: http://pierky.wordpress.com/2009/01/...he-right-host/

but try the DefaultTrapper first, then you'll know that it works.

Hope that helps.

MrKen

[Nikolaicheg]

hehe
i writen the same script, buit on perl
idea is to find hostname by ip from sql database.
just modified original sendtrap.pl from wiki

[MrKen]

Wow, 4 smilies!!!

I guess that means all is now okay.

[Calimero]

"zabbix_sender -s $(hostname -s) ..." anyone ?

That's one of the reasons we have the zabbix hostname matching the system hostname over here.

Be careful, until v1.6.2 (don't know regarding pre-1.6.3) hostname is case sensitive and if the case of the reported hostname and the hostname in DB don't match, zabbix_server will discard values.

[Nikolaicheg]

i dont need the system name of current pc!
i need the hostname of switches, routers, etc... who send traps.
see attached file.

[Calimero]

OK ! My bad !