|host_description| as input field

[spoofiz]

Hi,

I've made a data input method with a shell script using an input parameter.

It works fine however every times i create a graph that refered to this script I have to put manually a custom data (the input parameter).

Actually the host description could be this input parameter but putting |host_description| in the "Input Fields" doesn't seem to work.

What could I do to automatically put the host_description value for the input parameter of my script ?

Do i have to use a script query for that ?

Thanks for answer.

[rony]

Moved to General.


Try |hostname| instead of host description.

[spoofiz]

Thanks, I did what you said (replaced host_description by hostname in the Special Type Code field), and the "hostname" is automatically specified as input parameter.

However, it would be easier for me to get the hostname_description as I specify the hostname and something else that i both need as input parameter in the host description field.

I read the "Special Type Code part" where it is mentionned that only valid keywords in a list are allowed but why is host_description not in this list ?

[gandalf]

[spoofiz]

[appodictic]

In my deployment hostnames are long FQDN. But I kept the description short. In my aggregate graphs |host_name| is too big and causes the legends to wrap around. while my host_description is very short. Unless it is hard to do having it an an input parameter could be useful. To some. Like me who made a choice and 400 hosts later kick myself.

[gandalf]

To me, that sounds more like an AGGREGATE plugin feature that's missing. I was already thinking about making the "prefix" selectable ...
Reinhard