[ZBXNEXT-2945] Retrieval of multiple WMI values in single wmi.get[] query Created: 2015 Sep 09  Updated: 2019 Sep 23  Resolved: 2019 Sep 23

Status: Closed
Project: ZABBIX FEATURE REQUESTS
Component/s: Agent (G)
Affects Version/s: 2.2.10, 2.4.6
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Change Request Priority: Major
Reporter: Mārcis Lielturks Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Duplicate Votes: 4
Labels: newitemkey, windows, wmi
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original Estimate: Not Specified
Environment:

Microsoft Windows

Issue Links:
Duplicate
duplicates ZBXNEXT-2946 Add Agent item for WMI discovery Closed

 Description   

Ability to query WMI is really powerful method when it comes to getting data from Windows.

It would be really nice to be able to control what Zabbix agent (or maybe server) does with retrieved WMI values, if there are more than one. One real life use case would be slightly simplified method of getting FQDN on Windows without cmd/PowerShell woo-doo (ZBXNEXT-2106), for example, extending wmi.get[] item with optional parameters like this

Concatenating retrieved columns by using dot (".") symbol
wmi.get[root\CIMV2,"SELECT DNSHostName,Domain FROM Win32_ComputerSystem",.]

Different use case probably requiring different approach/implementation would be to retrieve WMI values, which actually are arrays like OperationalStatus in Msvm_ComputerSystem class. Currently there are no way to retrieve 2nd array element from this class (besides using "system.run[ powershell ....]", which is different story (ZBXNEXT-1101)).

While at it, but this probably is worth its own ticket, maybe it is feasible that Zabbix agent/server would format retrieved WMI tables to JSON for use in LLD (wmi.discovery[] item?)?

 Comments   
Comment by Aleksandrs Saveljevs [ 2015 Sep 09 ]

Retrieving WMI values from arrays is requested in ZBXNEXT-2459. WMI discovery deserves a separate ticket and might be similar to ODBC discovery (see ZBXNEXT-2321).

Comment by Mārcis Lielturks [ 2015 Sep 09 ]

Ok. So then this ticket only suggests feature for having ways of retrieving multiple columns from WMI and concatenating them (cant think of other operations one would need).

I created another request for supporting WMI discovery.

Comment by richlv [ 2015 Sep 10 ]

wmi lld was created as ZBXNEXT-2946

Comment by Raymond Kuiper [ 2019 Feb 14 ]

Now that we have item preprocessing, this could be very useful.

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