Zabbix Template Net MTR (My traceroute)

Installation

1. Copy the script file mtr.sh to the ExternalScripts folder on your Zabbix Server or Proxy.
2. Make the script executable: chmod +x mtr.sh
3. Import the Template to your Zabbix Server.
4. Link the template to the target host. From there on Zabbix Server or Proxy will discover and monitor the hops between itself and the target’s HOST IP using the {HOST.IP} macro.

Notes

These files and templates were tested and created on Zabbix 4.4 & 5.0 and Debian Linux 9 & 10 amd64 with the package mtr-tiny.
The XML file provided is exported from Zabbix 5.0.3.
This template creates a Master item, which executes the script and receives the MTR JSON output. From there on we have a Low-Level-Discovery rule, that discovery three item prototypes:

• Name of each Hop
• Average RTT(ms) of each Hop
• ICMP Loss% of each Hop

There are no Trigger or Graph prototypes in this template at the moment.
Parts of this Template are directly related to a reddit discussion, which gave me a very good starting point.

Example / Screenshot

Changelog

• 01 October 2020: initial commit.

Author: Marco

Marco is an IT-System administrator and IT-Consultant with 10+ years experience. He is specialized in the delivery of virtual Apps and Desktops with Citrix solutions. In 2017 he has been awarded Citrix Technology Advocate by Citrix for his community work (#CTA). His second core area is availability & performance monitoring with Zabbix, a leading open-source solution. His employer is the German IT-Company ANAXCO, which is developing a Transport Management Software (TMS) based on Microsoft Dynamics AX. More about Marco View all posts by Marco