Icmp ping problem ubuntu 12.04 lts

[dirtydriver]

Hello Everybody !
I have had a big problem with the icmpping and icmpsec and other simplecheck items . I always get "Not Supported By Zabbix Agent " message .

Fping permission,owner :
root@monitorserver:/usr/bin# ls -l fping
-rws--x--- 1 root zabbix 31528 Feb 2 2010 fping

Fping version :
fping: Version 2.4b2_to $Date: 2002/01/16 00:33:42 $
fping: comments to [email protected]

  1774:20130205:111812.832 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000407 seconds while processing 0 items
  1764:20130205:111813.666 In substitute_key_macros() data:'icmppingsec[IP Address]'
  1764:20130205:111813.666 End of substitute_key_macros():SUCCEED data:'icmppingsec[IP Address]'
  1764:20130205:111813.666 In get_value() key:'icmppingsec[IP Address]'
  1764:20130205:111813.666 In get_value_agent() host:'Zabbix server' addr:'127.0.0.1' key:'icmppingsec[IP Address]'
  1764:20130205:111813.666 Sending [icmppingsec[IP Address]
  1764:20130205:111813.666 Item [Zabbix server:icmppingsec[IP Address] error: Not supported by Zabbix Agent
  1780:20130205:111814.694 item [Zabbix server:icmppingsec[IP Address] became not supported: Not supported by Zabbix Agent
  1774:20130205:111817.837 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000422 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111822.841 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000335 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111827.846 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000346 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111832.851 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000337 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111837.856 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000351 seconds while processing 0 items
  1767:20130205:111840.739 In substitute_key_macros() data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1767:20130205:111840.739 End of substitute_key_macros():SUCCEED data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1767:20130205:111840.739 In get_value() key:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1774:20130205:111842.861 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000355 seconds while processing 0 items
  1792:20130205:111844.819 In evaluate_function() function:'Zabbix server:zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy].min(600)'
  1774:20130205:111847.866 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000250 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111852.870 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000339 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111857.876 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000336 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111902.881 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000336 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111907.886 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000321 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111912.890 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000347 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111917.895 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000342 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111922.900 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000330 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111927.904 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000305 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111932.908 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000310 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111937.912 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000296 seconds while processing 0 items
  1766:20130205:111940.871 In substitute_key_macros() data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1766:20130205:111940.871 End of substitute_key_macros():SUCCEED data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1766:20130205:111940.871 In get_value() key:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1774:20130205:111942.917 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000359 seconds while processing 0 items
  1781:20130205:111944.930 In evaluate_function() function:'Zabbix server:zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy].min(600)'
  1774:20130205:111947.921 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000362 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111952.927 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000412 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:111957.932 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000276 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:112002.936 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000297 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:112007.940 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000350 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:112012.945 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000388 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:112017.950 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000351 seconds while processing 0 items
  1774:20130205:112022.956 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000391 seconds while processing 0 items

I use ubuntu server 12.04 and zabbix 2.0.4 .

Can anybody help me ?

[herta]

Works for me with same server config, so let's check basics:

Does "grep ^Fping zabbix_server.conf" return /usr/bin/fping?

Your permissions on the file are more restrictive than mine (I have 4755, with owner and group set to root), but if your zabbix_server is running from an account which is part of the group "zabbix", yours should work as well. (Just log into the account and try an fping to one of the servers.)

My "Ping" item is configured as follows:

Type: Simple check
Key: icmpping
Type of information: Numeric (unsigned)
Data type: Decimal
(...)
Status: Enabled


Does that match yours?

[dirtydriver]

I setup your settings but ,I get the same error , if I login with zabbix user in linux I can't use fping whit your setting if I change our setting I can use it .

zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/tmp$ fping IP ADDRESS
IP ADDRESS is alive

zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/tmp$ tail -f zabbix_server.log |grep icmp
  2035:20130207:113025.878 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000451 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113030.883 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000447 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113035.888 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000461 seconds while processing 0 items
  2025:20130207:113040.760 In substitute_key_macros() data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  2025:20130207:113040.760 End of substitute_key_macros():SUCCEED data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  2025:20130207:113040.760 In get_value() key:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  2035:20130207:113040.894 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000469 seconds while processing 0 items
  2043:20130207:113044.484 In evaluate_function() function:'Zabbix server:zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy].min(600)'
  2035:20130207:113045.898 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000419 seconds while processing 0 items
  2027:20130207:113050.776 In substitute_key_macros() data:'icmpping[10.192.1.12]'
  2027:20130207:113050.777 End of substitute_key_macros():SUCCEED data:'icmpping[10.192.1.12]'
  2027:20130207:113050.777 In get_value() key:'icmpping[IP ADDRESS]'
  2027:20130207:113050.777 In get_value_agent() host:'Zabbix server' addr:'127.0.0.1' key:'icmpping[IP ADDRESS]'
  2027:20130207:113050.777 Sending [icmpping[IP ADDRESS]
  2027:20130207:113050.778 Item [Zabbix server:icmpping[IP ADDRESS]] error: Not supported by Zabbix Agent
  2035:20130207:113050.902 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000421 seconds while processing 0 items
  2044:20130207:113054.494 item [Zabbix server:icmpping[IP ADDRESS]] became not supported: Not supported by Zabbix Agent
  2035:20130207:113055.907 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000468 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113100.912 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000465 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113105.917 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000442 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113110.923 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000545 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113115.928 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000465 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113120.933 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000252 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113125.937 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000405 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113130.942 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000308 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113135.948 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000445 seconds while processing 0 items
  2027:20130207:113140.879 In substitute_key_macros() data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  2027:20130207:113140.879 End of substitute_key_macros():SUCCEED data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  2027:20130207:113140.879 In get_value() key:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  2035:20130207:113140.954 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000377 seconds while processing 0 items
  2043:20130207:113144.594 In evaluate_function() function:'Zabbix server:zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy].min(600)'
  2035:20130207:113145.959 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000424 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113150.964 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000324 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113155.969 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000453 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113200.973 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000434 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113205.979 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000364 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113210.984 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000416 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113215.986 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000434 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113220.991 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000595 seconds while processing 0 items
  2035:20130207:113225.993 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000436 seconds while processing 0 items

[herta]

Really strange.

Could you please execute the following commands from your zabbix user account and post the results?

$ ls -l `which fping`
$ cd directory-where your-zabbix_server.conf-file-resides
$ ls -l `grep ^Fping /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf | awk -F= '{print $2}'`
$ id
$ ps auxw | grep zabbix_server | awk '{print $1}' | sort -u

[dirtydriver]

I get this

zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$  ls -l `which fping`
-rws--x--- 1 root zabbix 27856 Jan 23  2010 /usr/bin/fping
zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$ cd /usr/lo
local/      lost+found/
zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$ cd /usr/local/etc/
zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$ ls -l `grep ^Fping /usr/local/etc/zabbix_server.conf | awk -F= '{print $2}'`
grep: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf: No such file or directory
total 36
-rw-r--r-- 1 root staff  1601 Feb  6 11:24 zabbix_agent.conf
drwxr-sr-x 2 root staff  4096 Feb  6 11:24 zabbix_agent.conf.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root staff  5707 Feb  6 11:24 zabbix_agentd.conf
drwxr-sr-x 2 root staff  4096 Feb  6 11:24 zabbix_agentd.conf.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 10389 Feb  6 11:35 zabbix_server.conf
drwxr-sr-x 2 root staff  4096 Feb  6 11:25 zabbix_server.conf.d
zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$ cat /usr/local/etc/zabbix_server.conf |grep -i fping
### Option: FpingLocation
#       Location of fping.
#       Make sure that fping binary has root ownership and SUID flag set.
 FpingLocation=/usr/bin/fping
### Option: Fping6Location
#       Location of fping6.
#       Make sure that fping6 binary has root ownership and SUID flag set.
#       Make empty if your fping utility is capable to process IPv6 addresses.
# Fping6Location=/usr/sbin/fping6
zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$ id
uid=1000(zabbix) gid=1000(zabbix) groups=1000(zabbix),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev)
zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$ ps auxw | grep zabbix_server | awk '{print $1}' | sort -u
zabbix
zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$

[herta]

This may be a long shot, but could you try editing your zabbix_server.conf file and removing the space in front of the "FpingLocation" definition? (You need to restart zabbix_server when you change the config file.)

Also, could you post the results of these commands:

$ ls -l /usr/local/etc/zabbix_server.conf
$ ls -l /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

[dirtydriver]

I haven't got a zabbix in etc beacuse I installed in /usr/loca

I got this for you command

root@zabbixmonitor:~# ls -l /usr/local/etc/zabbix_server.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 10388 Feb 19 10:32 /usr/local/etc/zabbix_server.conf

This may be a long shot, but could you try editing your zabbix_server.conf file and removing the space in front of the "FpingLocation" definition? (You need to restart zabbix_server when you change the config file.)

Also, could you post the results of these commands:

$ ls -l /usr/local/etc/zabbix_server.conf
$ ls -l /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

[dirtydriver]

root@zabbixmonitor:/tmp# cat zabbix_server.log |grep icmp
  1862:20130219:104245.306 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000267 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104250.311 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000236 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104255.316 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000360 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104300.321 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000269 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104305.325 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000314 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104310.330 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000297 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104315.335 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000244 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104320.341 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000972 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104325.346 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000312 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104330.351 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000247 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104335.356 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000221 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104340.361 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000312 seconds while processing 0 items
  1855:20130219:104340.828 In substitute_key_macros() data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1855:20130219:104340.828 End of substitute_key_macros():SUCCEED data:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1855:20130219:104340.828 In get_value() key:'zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy]'
  1868:20130219:104340.901 In evaluate_function() function:'Zabbix server:zabbix[process,icmp pinger,avg,busy].min(600)'
  1862:20130219:104345.365 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000254 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104350.369 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000310 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104355.375 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000441 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104400.380 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000312 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104405.385 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000341 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104410.391 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000301 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104415.403 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000499 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104420.408 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000307 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104425.413 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000323 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104430.423 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000463 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104435.435 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000257 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104440.440 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000222 seconds while processing 0 items

root@zabbixmonitor:/tmp# cat zabbix_server.log |grep icmp
  1862:20130219:104500.459 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000330 seconds while processing 0 items
  1851:20130219:104505.022 In substitute_key_macros() data:'icmppingsec[ipadd]'
  1851:20130219:104505.022 End of substitute_key_macros():SUCCEED data:'icmppingsec[ipadd]'
  1851:20130219:104505.022 In get_value() key:'icmppingsec[ipadd]'
  1851:20130219:104505.022 In get_value_agent() host:'Zabbix server' addr:'127.0.0.1' key:'icmppingsec[ipadd]'
  1851:20130219:104505.022 Sending [icmppingsec[ipadd]
  1851:20130219:104505.023 Item [Zabbix server:icmppingsec[ipadd]] error: Not supported by Zabbix Agent
  1862:20130219:104505.464 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000397 seconds while processing 0 items
  1862:20130219:104510.469 icmp pinger #1 spent 0.000312 seconds while processing 0 items

i have no idea what is the problem with icmp ping

how can i test in console the zabbix item ???

[herta]

I haven't got a zabbix in etc beacuse I installed in /usr/loca

Strange. Then where does the error come from?

zabbix@zabbixmonitor:/usr/local/etc$ ls -l `grep ^Fping /usr/local/etc/zabbix_server.conf | awk -F= '{print $2}'`
grep: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf: No such file or directory

I used to have problems with the config file in /usr/local/etc. I ended up moving it to /etc/zabbix and creating a soft link in /usr/local/etc.

So did you try removing that space character?

[dirtydriver]

I resolved the problem finaly .

The problem was the Item Type

It was the zabbix agent not Simple check.