zabbix_sender Failed - don't get the error...

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Hi all,

maybe you can help me with an issue with zabbix_sender
I am running 1.8.4 now (but had the problem with 1.8.4rc1 and rc2), must be a configuration problem

zabbix_sender -vv -z ZABBIXSERVERIP -s ZABBIXHOSTNAME -k KEYNAME -o 0

output is:

zabbix_sender [32324]: DEBUG: Answer [{
        "response":"success",
        "info":"Processed 0 Failed 1 Total 1 Seconds spent 0.000257"}]
Info from server: "Processed 0 Failed 1 Total 1 Seconds spent 0.000257"
sent: 1; skipped: 0; total: 1

I can't find anything suspect in server or agent logfiles, loglevel is set to max.

I have double-checked, that the ZABBIXSERVERIP is the IP set in /etc/zabbix/zabbix-server.conf, and that the ZABBIXHOSTNAME is the name of the host configured in Zabbix Web GUI. KEYNAME exists, and value 0 exists for that key...

Any clues?

[zabbix_zen]

"value 0 exists for that key", so you're sending the same type as configured in the zabbix item?

You can vote for the following patch so this kind of behavior get's more easily debugged in the future,

https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBXNEXT-246

[khaaz]

What type of Item are you using ? Trapper?

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Yes, thats a trapper item. I am sending the same type of data as it is configured in the item... Thats why I am so confused about the error.

[khaaz]

I suppose you set the type of information to "numeric (unsigned)", have you try "numeric (float)"?

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Setting type of information to numeric (float) doesn't change anything...

[MrKen]

Check your Item configuration. See where it says 'Hosts allowed', if it says localhost, delete that. Then try again.

If that is the problem, it would usually show in the zabbix_server.log

MrKen

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[QUOTE MrKen]See where it says 'Hosts allowed', if it says localhost, delete that.[/QUOTE]
Nope, that was not configured.
I think I got it now: When I use

zabbix_sender -vv -z ZABBIXSERVERIP -s ZABBIXHOSTNAME -k KEYNAME -o 0

on that zabbix host (proxy) itself, it works. When I am doing that on the zabbix server, I get the error I posted above. It seems as if zabbix does not allow using zabbix_sender for another host as the host itself... Did work in 1.8.3 though

[frater]

It's a common mistake....
The hostname in /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf doesn't have to match the hostname you use in the server for the agent.

For zabbix_sender these have to match.
You also need to open up port 10051 on your server (not necessary when using the agent either).

Razique here: http://www.zabbix.com/forum/showthre...t=19723&page=2
thought he need to alter my script to get it to work.
After some troubleshooting he finally agreed with me this wasn't necessary.

Read that thread!

Best to use: 'zabbix_sender -c /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf'

This is how I use zabbix_sender:

#!/bin/sh
export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin

ZAB_CONF=/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
ZAB_BIN=/usr/local/sbin/zabbix_sender
RNDC_BIN='/usr/sbin/rndc'
STATS='/var/cache/bind/named.stats'
FTMP1=`mktemp`

if $RNDC_BIN stats ; then
  tail -n10 ${STATS} | grep -A10 '^+++' | grep '^[a-z]' | sed 's/.*/- named_&/' >${FTMP1}
  $ZAB_BIN -c ${ZAB_CONF} -i ${FTMP1} >/dev/null
fi
rm -f ${FTMP1}