Function icmppingsec. need to use fping -c3 not just -c1

[fableman]

not icmppingsec exactly, but you could add userparameter which would call a script.
a script would return something like "fping -c 3 localhost 2>&1 | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $8}' | cut -d/ -f2".

of course, this is far from optimal solution - maybe it is easier to modify sources for now to always use 3 pings instead of one.

I would love todo it my self with a external script that run on my zabbix server but...

Cos external script dont work I cant do it..

Parameter [icmp_host_ping.sh[]] is not supported by agent on host [www.google.se] Old status [0]


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# Location of external scripts
ExternalScripts=/etc/zabbix/externalscripts/
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drwx---r-x 2 root zabbix 4096 Oct 24 11:40 externalscripts
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root zabbix 59 Oct 24 11:40 icmp_host_ping.sh
----------------------
Item:

Type= External check

Key = icmp_host_ping.sh[]

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Log file:

Parameter [icmp_host_ping.sh[]] is not supported by agent on host [www.google.se] Old status [0]

[welkin]

Kinda hard to install agents in switches or other network stuff that dont run a OS that dont allow and installations.

I ment installing an agent on the Server which then has a userparameter for pinging. this should work but is far from an elegant solution.

mfg
welkin

[fableman]

I ment installing an agent on the Server which then has a userparameter for pinging. this should work but is far from an elegant solution.

mfg
welkin

Dont I need External script to work todo that ?

[welkin]

No you don´t. From what i understand "External Script" is a script/program which is executed by the ZabbixServer. In contrast "UserParameter" is a command which is executed by a zabbix_agent on the host. So you can easily install an agent on your zabbix server and have this agent ping the remote hosts. Actually this is just a workaround because "ExternalScripts" don't work!
For a quick solution look around for "UserParameter" in the Documentation.

mfg
welkin

[Sasha]

It has been improved in release 1.5 rev. 5511.

[hughmcl]

Not able to get icmppingsec or icmpping to work on proxy.

1) CentOS 5.4 Linux with Zabbix agent 1.8.2
2) fping installed with suid bit set
3) fping verified working with zabbix user on proxy:-
/usr/local/sbin/fping 192.168.254.66 -c3
192.168.254.66 : [0], 84 bytes, 11.8 ms (11.8 avg, 0% loss)
192.168.254.66 : [1], 84 bytes, 12.6 ms (12.2 avg, 0% loss)
192.168.254.66 : [2], 84 bytes, 12.7 ms (12.4 avg, 0% loss)

192.168.254.66 : xmt/rcv/%loss = 3/3/0%, min/avg/max = 11.8/12.4/12.7


If I set up host with icmppingsec or icmpping i get "-" as response, don't get ping times!