E-mail alert host status

[MrRobbert]

Hi all,

I'm new to zabbix. For my work im setting up a zabbix server...

So far so good... but now i want to integrate an email alert system if one of the hosts is going down... or becomes just unreachable... Can someone please help me step by step to create this action in my zabbix server. Or is there a good howto which i can use???

Greets, Robbert

[netod]

Hi all,

I'm new to zabbix. For my work im setting up a zabbix server...

So far so good... but now i want to integrate an email alert system if one of the hosts is going down... or becomes just unreachable... Can someone please help me step by step to create this action in my zabbix server. Or is there a good howto which i can use???

Greets, Robbert

What you need to do is set up a trigger for an item (or more items) and then set up actions for those triggers.

Eg.

In the template Unix_t you can create a trigger for Server Unix_t is unreachable with the following expression
({Unix_t:status.min(900)}=2)&({Unix_t:system.uptim e.nodata(900)}=1)

if status for last 900 seconds = 2 (unreachable) and there has been no data for the uptime item in the last 900 seconds then this trigger goes ON.

You can set this trigger to have high priorty, then in the actions section set up an action which has

Trigger severity = "High"
Trigger value = "On"

to email you with details.

Thats pretty much all there is to it. You must follow the logical path though, Host -> Item -> Trigger -> Action

More info about this kindda stuff here:

http://www.zabbix.com/manual/v1.1/config.php

[MrRobbert]

Hi, tnx for ya help,

now i did the following:

Create Trigger:

Name: Host is unreachable
Expression: ({Unix_t:status.min(900)}=2)&({Unix_t:system.uptim e.nodata(900)}=1)
Severnity: High


Create Action:

Action Type; Send Message
Source: Trigger
Subject: {Trigger.Host is unreachable}: {STATUS}
Message: {TRIGGER.NAME}: {STATUS}


I think it works for now... i received a mail just ones. But when other hosts went down, i didnt receive a mail...

Anyway thnx alot

Grz Robbert

[netod]

Hi, tnx for ya help,

now i did the following:

Create Trigger:

Name: Host is unreachable
Expression: ({Unix_t:status.min(900)}=2)&({Unix_t:system.uptim e.nodata(900)}=1)
Severnity: High


Create Action:

Action Type; Send Message
Source: Trigger
Subject: {Trigger.Host is unreachable}: {STATUS}
Message: {TRIGGER.NAME}: {STATUS}


I think it works for now... i received a mail just ones. But when other hosts went down, i didnt receive a mail...

Anyway thnx alot

Grz Robbert

Make sure the trigger is present in all your host items configurations, otherwise it wont work...Also you can add an ACTION for when the server comes back online by changing the trigger value from ON to OFF.

Good luck, have a play with it, its fun!