Zabbix 2.0 support?

[Walter Heck]

Hi Andrew,

I'm writing a book on zabbix at the moment, and I'm looking at including a link to the ruby api. Is it updated for zabbix 2.0 yet?

cheers,

Walter

[Andrew Nelson]

Yes and no. Zabcon will work with Zabbix 2.0, however it does not
understand some of the new intracacies of 2.0 with regards to multiple
host interfaces and so forth for it's internal commands like "get
host". Right now the best way to handle 2.0 related items is via the
use of the "raw api" command.

Overall 2.0 would not be terribly difficult to add support for.

Let me know if you need any help writing up some example scripts. The
Ruby Library is very straight for writing simple scripts, and I would
argue this would be a very simple way to introduce people to API scripting.

-Andrew

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[Walter Heck]

Hi Andrew,

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Andrew Nelson <nels...@red-tux.net> wrote:
> Yes and no. Zabcon will work with Zabbix 2.0, however it does not
> understand some of the new intracacies of 2.0 with regards to multiple host
> interfaces and so forth for it's internal commands like "get host".

Ok, that is good to know.

> Right
> now the best way to handle 2.0 related items is via the use of the "raw api"
> command.

I'll put a note in the book about that.

> Overall 2.0 would not be terribly difficult to add support for.

The book is not due until December or so, do you think you might have
this implemented by then? (I recommend it ;) )

> Let me know if you need any help writing up some example scripts. The Ruby
> Library is very straight for writing simple scripts, and I would argue this
> would be a very simple way to introduce people to API scripting.

Hmm, I'm taking PHP for the sample code simply because I know that language :)

cheers,

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[Andrew Nelson]

On 8/13/12 10:37 AM, Walter Heck wrote:
>> Overall 2.0 would not be terribly difficult to add support for.
> The book is not due until December or so, do you think you might have
> this implemented by then? (I recommend it ;) )

I think that's doable. I need to get some things done for the
conference first. Some of the conference related things will dove tail
with your 2.0 request.

>> Let me know if you need any help writing up some example scripts. The Ruby
>> Library is very straight for writing simple scripts, and I would argue this
>> would be a very simple way to introduce people to API scripting.
> Hmm, I'm taking PHP for the sample code simply because I know that language :)

I think you'll find the Ruby code easier to read. :-) Send me some
example php code and I'll send back the Ruby Equiv.

-Andrew

[Walter Heck]

heya,

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Andrew Nelson <nels...@red-tux.net> wrote:
> I think that's doable. I need to get some things done for the conference
> first. Some of the conference related things will dove tail with your 2.0
> request.

Cool, has anyone told you you are awesome lately? If not: you're awesome!
Unfrtunately I won't be at the conference this year due to a shift in
focus to Puppet in Southeast Asia for OlinData, but I hope you have a
blast like last year!

> I think you'll find the Ruby code easier to read. :-) Send me some example
> php code and I'll send back the Ruby Equiv.

Once I get to that point, I'll happily take you up on that offer :)