Zabbix Web Scenarios – How to Ignore First Failed Attempts

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Problem:

Trigger send an e-mail immediately when the site is unreachable.

System:

Linux Debian Stretch, Zabbix 4.2.1.

Current configuration of the web scenario:

Scenario: 
Name: website.com 
Update interval: 30s 
Attempts: 3 
Agent: Zabbix

Steps: 
(just one) 
Name: website.com 
URL: http://website.com/page.php
Follow redirects: checked 
Timeout: 30s

(rest unchanged)

Current configuration of the trigger:

Name: The website.com can't be reached!
Expression: {VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.fail[website.com].last(3m)}>0

(rest unchanged)

Explanation

The trigger has to send an e-mail if the site is unreachable for 3 minutes (or 3 last checks with timeout 30 seconds on every check). I was trying to do it in many ways (below*), but with each trigger expression that I tried the e-mail notification was sent immediately when the zabbix detected the problem for the first time (and not for the nth attempt).

*
{VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.fail[website.com].sum(#3)}>0
{VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.fail[website.com].last(3m)}<>0
{VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.rspcode[website.com,website.com].last(0)}#200
{VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.fail[website.com].last(3)}#0
{VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.fail[website.com].sum(#3)}>0
{VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.fail[website.com].last(3)}>0
{VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.fail[website.com].min(1)}>0

Please if you give an answer explain it.
Feel free to ask.

Best Answer

Solution/Workaround

I added tags on each trigger and I edited an e-mail actions by adding tag conditions.

For example:

First send an e-mail action: Can't ping the server.

ACTION tab
Conditions:
Tag value server equals icmpping

(rest unchanged)

Second send an e-mail action: Can't reach the website.

ACTION tab
Conditions:
Tag value server equals web

OPERATIONS tab
Default operation step duration: 3m
Operation details: Steps = 2-2; Step duration = 0

(rest unchanged)

Trigger expression:
{VIRTUALMACHINE:web.test.fail[website.com].last()}>0

Now Zabbix will send me a message 3 minutes after detecting that the website is down and If the problem will be resolved during these 3 minutes Zabbix won't send an e-mail.

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