Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

Creating a trigger in the GUI

After the item is created, we now need to create a trigger so that Zabbix can send auto notification emails if the temperature goes beyond a threshold. To create a trigger, go to Configuration | Hosts | Triggers, and click on the Create trigger button. The following screenshot shows the new trigger creation page with the necessary information entered:

 

Type in a Name to identify the trigger, and then enter an Expression for the trigger. The Expression is used to set a threshold beyond which Zabbix will trigger an event, such as sending an email. In our example, shown in the preceding screenshot, our Expression ...