Host status not updating.

[deceased]

Hi,

I have issues with zabbix item "status". I had 1.4.2 installed on debian, then upgraded to test version 1.4.3, but host status is not working. Actualy it stopped working on 1.4.1.

When i do manual query with zabbix_get i get this :

heseos:~# zabbix_get -s10.69.23.230 -p10050 -k"status"
ZBX_NOTSUPPORTED
heseos:~# zabbix_get -s10.69.23.230 -p10050 -k"agent.ping"
1
heseos:~# zabbix_get -s10.69.23.230 -p10050 -k"agent.version"
1.4.2
heseos:~#


Anyone has an idea ?

[bbrendon]

I'm not sure how many people actually use host status. I'd be curious to hear ... I know status exists, but I never understood the point. Maybe its something zabbix uses internally or the documentation has something about it.

I think your best bet to determine if a host is down is use agent.ping (or any other item) item with a nodata trigger.

[Alexei]

I think your best bet to determine if a host is down is use agent.ping (or any other item) item with a nodata trigger.

You are right. The host status has limited use and is actually useless in case if active checks are only used.

[bbrendon]

Yay! Point for me

[deceased]

Hmm, but

{Template_Windows:agent.ping.last(0)}#1&{Template_ Windows:agent.ping.nodata(120)}=1

Never triggers

[Alexei]

Hmm, but

{Template_Windows:agent.ping.last(0)}#1&{Template_ Windows:agent.ping.nodata(120)}=1

Never triggers

ZABBIX works absolutely right. The agent.ping ALWAYS returns 1, read the manual.

[deceased]

Ok, I allready figured it out, just didn't write it here

Sorry for bothering

[mcortinas]

Status seems "deprecated"??

Hi,

In Red Hat infraestructure status seems "deprecated"??

# /opt/zabbix/sbin/zabbix_agentd --version
Zabbix Agent (daemon) v1.8.7 (revision 21394) (1 September 2011)
Compilation time: Sep 28 2011 18:05:06
# /opt/zabbix/bin/zabbix_get -s62.73.191.162 -p10050 -k"status"
ZBX_NOTSUPPORTED
# /opt/zabbix/bin/zabbix_get -s62.73.191.162 -p10050 -k system.hostname
evl0600093

Marc

[pswen]

Any idears ?
if not get value , how to known client was down.