I have made a custom script. This script return an XML value. I have read "PRTG API (Application Programming Interface)". I have found what I can use in my XML response.

But, can I put a limit for a channel ? It's possible to make that with the web gui, but in a response xml ?

Can I manage the notifications by my response in XML ?

Thanks for the reply

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Dear Sebastien,

it should be possible to set the Limits in the Channel-settings of the Sensor in the Webinterface of PRTG then.

best regards.


Jan, 2012 - Permalink

Yes, but I monitor a lot of Volume in my NetApp System. I don't want to set manually on 45 channels a limit with the Webinterface.

So, can I set a limit in my response XML ? OR There is an other way to do that ?

Thanks


Jan, 2012 - Permalink

Well, if you perform the check within your script, you only have the chance of returning an error like this:

To return an error, the format is:

<prtg>
  <error>1</error>
  <text>Your error message</text>
</prtg>

But this then will obliterate all values for all channels of the sensor, because the sensor is in error-state from the script on. Whereas going via the Channel-Limits would preserve the values on the channels.


Jan, 2012 - Permalink

I don't want to use the Channel-Limit by the webinterface, because the list of channel can change at every moment. So, I need to put "limit" dynamicly. If the list of my volume change (in exemple I have a new volume) I need to add a limit with the webinterface. I do not want to set manually a limit.


There is a way to do that dynamicly ?


Jan, 2012 - Permalink

Well, as said, then the only other way is to do it in the script and return only an error-code with an error-message from the script to PRTG.


Jan, 2012 - Permalink

I will try that

Thanks for your reply


Jan, 2012 - Permalink