zabbix_sender skipping records in datafile

[guest-X]

Looks like something wrong with zabbix_sender.

I'm trying to send data from a datafile like this:

c:\util\zabbix> type zabbix.tmp
vserv.domain.local raid.status Ok
vserv.domain.local disk0.status Ok
vserv.domain.local disk1.status Ok
vserv.domain.local disk2.status Ok
vserv.domain.local disk3.status Ok


But:
C:\util\zabbix>zabbix_sender.exe -v -c C:\util\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf -i C:\util\zabbix\zabbix.tmp
zabbix_sender.exe [11728]: Warning: [line 1] 'Key' required
zabbix_sender.exe [11728]: Warning: [line 2] 'Hostname' required
zabbix_sender.exe [11728]: Warning: [line 3] 'Hostname' required
zabbix_sender.exe [11728]: Warning: [line 4] 'Hostname' required
zabbix_sender.exe [11728]: Warning: [line 5] 'Hostname' required
zabbix_sender.exe [11728]: Warning: [line 6] 'Hostname' required
sent: 0; skipped: 6; total: 6

What does it mean?

Sending data with -k and -o works perfectly:

C:\util\zabbix>zabbix_sender.exe -c C:\util\zabbix\zabbix_agentd.conf -k raid.status -o ok
Info from server: "Processed 1 Failed 0 Total 1 Seconds spent 0.000037"
sent: 1; skipped: 0; total: 1

May be something wrong with my data file?

I run zabbix agent on Windows 2008 R2, zabbix_sender version:

C:\util\zabbix>zabbix_sender.exe -V
Zabbix Sender v1.8.13 (revision 27483) (11 May 2012)
Compilation time: May 11 2012 17:18:33

Any ideas?

[Davidus]

Try to add -z ZABBIX_SERVER_IP and -s HOST_NAME_GOES_HERE

For more information see zabbix_sender manual page
http://www.zabbix.com/documentation/...oncepts/sender

[guest-X]

Try to add -z ZABBIX_SERVER_IP and -s HOST_NAME_GOES_HERE

For more information see zabbix_sender manual page
http://www.zabbix.com/documentation/...oncepts/sender

I've tried to. No result. The same error -- "'key' required" and "hostname required"

[eskytthe]

As you write - look like something with your input file (End Of Line?).
Maybe you can test the same on your zabbix server / a linux server?
Br
Erik

[ingo]

I am experiencing the same problem. It occurs when trying to invoke zabbix_sender.exe V1.8.3 from a Windows powershell script which itself creates the input file für zabbix_sender.

The pattern is always the same: Key error for first line of input file, Hostname error for the rest.
---
zabbix_sender.exe [4468]: Warning: [line 1] 'Key' required
zabbix_sender.exe [4468]: Warning: [line 2] 'Hostname' required
zabbix_sender.exe [4468]: Warning: [line 3] 'Hostname' required
zabbix_sender.exe [4468]: Warning: [line 4] 'Hostname' required
zabbix_sender.exe [4468]: Warning: [line 5] 'Hostname' required
zabbix_sender.exe [4468]: Warning: [line 6] 'Hostname' required
(continues for every line of input file)
---
Input file is:
---
esx-cluster eqlvolume[pool2-vmfs-01,capacity] 500
esx-cluster eqlvolume[pool2-vmfs-01,allocated] 413.7
esx-cluster eqlvolume[pool2-vmfs-01,percentagefull] 82.74
esx-cluster eqlvolume[pool2-vmfs-01,snapshotcount] 0
peta eqlvolume[pool2-ntfs-01,capacity] 2560
peta eqlvolume[pool2-ntfs-01,allocated] 2367.55
...
---

It works fine when I use the same input file in a separate powershell script.

Platform is Windows 2008R2 Standard Server.

We are integrating Dell Equallogic Storage monitoring into Zabbix and I would be VERY happy if I could get this problem solved a.s.a.p.

[guest-X]

Hmmm, the same platform, the same situation -- i call zabbix_sender from powershell script.

My workarond -- I had to call zabbix_sender with -k and -o options every time instead of using data file. There are only 5 parameters and i update the info ever 30 minutes so there is no problem to call zabbix_sender 5 times from one script.

[ingo]

Hmmm, the same platform, the same situation -- i call zabbix_sender from powershell script.

My workarond -- I had to call zabbix_sender with -k and -o options every time instead of using data file. There are only 5 parameters and i update the info ever 30 minutes so there is no problem to call zabbix_sender 5 times from one script.

I have more that 100 parameters and the update interval would be 30 minutes or even shorter. So I really should be using the input file...

[guest-X]

I have more that 100 parameters and the update interval would be 30 minutes or even shorter. So I really should be using the input file...

What about create data file and then run separate ps script to just run zabbix_sender?

[ingo]

solution: zabbix_sender fails to submit data if input file is unicode

It turns out that zabbix_sender fails to transfer data if the input file is unicode. The safe workaround is to create an input file with check results, convert it to ASCII and then call zabbix_sender.

Creating the check result file in ASCII and appending in ASCII did not work.

A colleague found this out and implemented it like that:

Get-Content -Path "$unicodefile" | Out-File -FilePath "$asciifile" -Encoding "Default"

[richlv]

necroposting, but this thread was brought up on IRC today.

I'd suggest examining the file in binary mode - does contain some unexpected characters, maybe BOM ?

Zabbix loves utf8, that should not be an issue