Web monitoring + Email notifications

[Sambzap]

Hi!

Im new to Zabbix...

I have set up email notifications. It works out of box with "Template Module ICMP Ping".
I have setup a Web monitoring scenario with one step, checking for a string in the response. It works well, I see an OK or Problem in the Monitoring view.

But, I dont recieve any email-notifications from a Web monitoring fault. Do I have to setup anything else to get it working, compared to the ICMP Ping?

Thanks!

[Hamardaban]

You need to read and understand

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/config/events

and

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/config/notifications

And everything will become much easier :-)

[Sambzap]

Ok, thanks!
As I understand I have to manually configure events and notifications to work with web monitoring, compared to ICMP Ping template, where it’s pre-configured.
is that right?..

[dimir]

You already have items - the data, and triggers - things that trigger problems based on that data. Events are generated by Zabbix when trigger state changes (OK -> PROBLEM or PROBLEM -> OK). Often, you need a notification about this. You configure notification in an Action. So, go to "Configuration -> Actions" and see which action matches your ICMP Ping trigger. Action has conditions, which might filter out the web monitoring triggers.

[Sambzap]

You already have items - the data, and triggers - things that trigger problems based on that data. Events are generated by Zabbix when trigger state changes (OK -> PROBLEM or PROBLEM -> OK). Often, you need a notification about this. You configure notification in an Action. So, go to "Configuration -> Actions" and see which action matches your ICMP Ping trigger. Action has conditions, which might filter out the web monitoring triggers.

I have just followed:

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/quickstart/notification

The Action are configured as in the documentation (no condition specified):
"In the most simple case, if we do not add any more specific conditions, the action will be taken upon any trigger change from 'Ok' to 'Problem'."

ICMP notifications works. But as Hamardaban noted, I maybe need to set up it manually here, to work with Web Monitoring?

[dimir]

You don't need additional action then. It looks to me that you are missing triggers on web monitoring items: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...scenario_items

[Sambzap]

Do I understand this correct:
I have to to add one trigger per Scenario (I have defined multiple hosts with one Web monitoring each).
Or can I add a trigger that catches all Web monitoring scenarios and send notification mails?

[dimir]

I'd recommend to use a template which will contain a web scenario and the needed trigger(s). Here's what you should go through:

Templates: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...nfig/templates
Built-in macros: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...ed_by_location
User defined macros: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation...ros/usermacros

Alternatively, if you have some budget you can outsource that task to Zabbix: https://www.zabbix.com/template_building_services
Or get Zabbix team or official partner to train you in your preferred location: https://www.zabbix.com/training#training_schedule

[Sambzap]

Thanks!

I understand! I'm just doing it for my "home server farm" So I try to learn and understand.

So I should define a template, which I then can apply to multiple hosts, like the built in ICMP Template (and several others).
Thanks for advice's!