Getting custom script(ping) working from zabbix server

[zabbixfk]

Hello All,

Problem statement: Get the packet loss/delay miliseconds using Ping.

Tried Solution:
I am trying to trigger custom script written, which just takes ip address as first argument, and returns number of delay in mili seconds. Below is my script.

#!/bin/bash
echo -e "\n\n" >>/tmp/o.txt
echo "received $1">>/tmp/o.txt
if [ "$#" != 1 ];
then
	echo -e "YOU HAVE TO PASS THE IP ADDRESS OF THE MACHINE TO PING AS FIRST ARGUMENT...!!!\n";
	exit -1
fi
	ip=$1
    stat=1

    if [[ $ip =~ ^[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}$ ]]; then
        OIFS=$IFS
        IFS='.'
        ip=($ip)
        IFS=$OIFS
        [[ ${ip[0]} -le 255 && ${ip[1]} -le 255 && ${ip[2]} -le 255 && ${ip[3]} -le 255 ]]
        stat=$?
    fi
	echo "returing $stat">>/tmp/o.txt
	if [[ $stat == 0 ]];
	then
		echo "inside okay">>/tmp/o.txt
		result=$(/bin/ping -c 5 $1 | grep -E "time=" | awk '{print $7}' | sed s/time=//g | xargs echo | sed -e 's/\s/ + /g' | sed -e 's/^/( /' | sed -e 's/$/ ) \/ 5/' | bc)
		sleep 2
		echo "$time|$result">>/tmp/o.txt
		echo $result
	else 
		echo "inside no">>/tmp/o.txt
		echo -e "OOPS, I CAN't VALIDATE YOUR IP ADDRESS... SORRY...!!!";
		exit -2;
	fi

Now it is located under

/usr/local/etc/scripts/checkPing

I have also created a symbolic link in

/etc/zabbix/externalscripts/

to above.

Also added this line under zabbix_agentd.conf on zabbix server

UserParameter=checkPing[*],  /usr/local/etc/scripts/checkPing $1

And then in my template, added new item called
item name : checkPing
type as externalcheck
Key as checkPing[{HOST.CONN}] ( tried {HOST.HOST} but it didn't work so used this key)

Since this template is mixture of snmp and general ( snmp because i am trying to monitory a firewall with discovery rull, and item prototypes), Is there any other config involved?

1). Do i need to make any changes to run this from zabbix server to firewall ping test (as above solution isn't working).
2). If i want to run this on a client machine behind firewall and ping some other server to check the latency or connectivity what other changes to be done on this?

zabbix server: Oracle Linux server 6.4 with kernel 2.6.39-400, zabbix server/ agent version: 2.0.6

Any pointers are greatly helpful.

Thanks

[Heilig]

If you run the script from the command line with IP, what it returns?

type as externalcheck

Please try Zabbix Agent or Zabbix Agent (active) (details here https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...userparameters and here https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...xtending_agent)

[zabbixfk]

[SOLVED] Getting custom script(ping) working from zabbix server

Thanks for the reply. Now i am able to get this thing working. I had to remove the userparameter line from zabbix_agentd.conf on zabbix server, but created a symbolic link to existing script on

/etc/zabbix/externalscripts/

, then i stated getting values.