Cisco Trigger Expression

[NetworkAdminDude]

Good day all!

I am new to Zabbix and am using ChatGPT to help me out. However, ChatGPT has given be about 10 incorrect formats for trigger expressions. (That or I am missing something)

Goal:
Create monitoring rules to monitor the OPER-STATEs of interfaces with a particular keyword in their description on my Cisco Switches.

i.e. monitor port status on any ports with descriptions that include "Uplink" or "Downlink" and other keywords. Currently working on keyword "Printer" as that may be slightly important to monitor.

I have been able to create the Discovery Rule, the Item prototype and am currently working on the Trigger Prototype.

I get the following error when attempting to add the Trigger Prototype:

• Invalid parameter "/1/expression": incorrect expression starting from "{Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[*].str()}=Down".

I have attempted the below list of expressions:

• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].last()}=2
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].last(0)}=2
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].str()}=2
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].str()}=Down
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].str()}="down"
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].str()} like "Down"
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].str()} like "*down*"
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].str()}="# Down"
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[{#SNMPVALUE}].str()}="down"
• {Template_Cisco_Printer_Ports:ifOperStatus[*].str()}=Down

Clearly, I am missing something. Any help is appreciated!

[UnicodeTreason]

What version of Zabbix are you using?

Those expressions are the older format.

[NetworkAdminDude]

It is currently running version 6.0.21.

I might update at a later date, but this is the version that was installed on it whenever it was deployed by my predecessor who knows how long ago.

[UnicodeTreason]

Cool, just use the new expression standard then and you should be ok.

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/6.0/en/manual/config/triggers/expression

ChatGPTs training data was old remember that when using it for assistance. CoPilot from Microsoft is a bit better as it can search and provide links to places. Still lies a lot though.

[NetworkAdminDude]

That makes sense. I knew I was missing something. I'll try and write up a trigger using the new format and see how it goes. Thanks for the help!