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Subject:	RE: COMMAND data source testing failing
Author:	Jane Curry
Posted:	2018-09-11 04:43

I have set up the same template and it works for me - no errors.  I am on Zenoss 4.2.5 SUP 743. 

Bear in mind that a template expects to provide performance data - ie numbers - and your test script doesn't.  Different versions of Zenoss may respond differently to this scenario.  For example, if there is a datapoint in your performance  template then it probably will fail.

Try running zencommand standalone in debug against your test device, for example:

zencommand run -v 10 -d zen42.class.example.org > /tmp/fred 2>&1

and then inspect /tmp/fred, looking for the name of your template.

If you want a little test script that runs a COMMAND and generates numbers, I use the following:

[zenoss@zen42 local]$ cat test.sh
#!/bin/sh

# Nagios return codes
STATE_OK=0
STATE_WARNING=1
STATE_CRITICAL=2
STATE_UNKNOWN=3
#
exitstatus=$STATE_OK

# Nagios format echos information and status followed by pipe |
# followed by <var name>=<value> tuples
# Note that Zenoss datapoints must match these var names exactly
#
echo "This is a test - status OK | timevar=74s sizevar=9B percentvar=10% countervar=123c"
exit $exitstatus

Make sure that your template has datapoints for timevar, sizevar percentvar and countervar.

Cheers,
Jane

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Jane Curry
Skills 1st United Kingdom
jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk
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