Proxmox VE by HTTP

Depricated

The development of this template is no longer ongoing after the release of the official template for Proxmox by the Zabbix team

• Proxmox VE by HTTP
  • Todos
  • Usage
  • Macroses
  • Items
  • Triggers
  • Discoveries
    • PVE API resources - cluster
      • Cluster items
      • Cluster triggers
    • PVE API resources - node
      • Node items
      • Node triggers
      • Node graphs
    • PVE API Resources - qemu
      • Qemu items
      • Qemu triggers
      • Qemu graphs
      • Qemu host prototypes
    • PVE API Resources - lxc
      • LXC items
      • LXC triggers
      • LXC graphs
      • LXC host prototypes
    • PVE API Resources - storage
      • Storage items
      • Storage triggers
      • Storage graphs

Monitors PVE VMs and nodes by PVE HTTP API

XML tested on Zabbix 5.0.18 and PVE 7.1 YAML tested on Zabbix 5.4.7 and PVE 7.1

Todos

• Port to Zabbix 5.0
• Port to Zabbix 5.4
• Add update monitoring
• Add PBS monitoring (maybe...)

Usage

• Go to PVE WEB UI -> Datacenter -> Api Tokens
• Click "Add"
• Select User (usualy - root@pam)
• Enter Token ID (for example - monitoring)
• Uncheck "Privelege separation"
• Click "Add"

You will see "Token ID" (example - root@pam!monitoring) and "Secret" (some UUID). Save "Secret" value, because you can't display it again!

• Import template into Zabbix (XML for Zabbix < 5.4, YAML for Zabbix 5.4+)
• Attach template to any server you want, and fill macroses (described below)

Macroses

Macro	Description	Example
{$PVE_API_HOST}	PVE web UI address	pve.example.org
{$PVE_API_PORT}	PVE web UI Port	8006
{$PVE_API_TOKEN}	PVE API Token	root@pam!monitoring=69ab8098-f2aa-455c-add3-e387aef0a47e
{$PVE_IGNORE_ID}	Ignore VMs with this IDs. Regexp.	`100
{$PVE_IGNORE_STORAGE}	Ignore storages with this name. Regexp.	z.*
{$PVE_FORCE_ID}	Force monitor VMs with this IDs. Regexp.	`100
{$PVE_FORCE_STORAGE}	Force monitor storages with this name. Regexp.	z.*

Items

Item	Description	Example
PVE API Log warnings	JSON Response for https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/cluster/resources/ HTTP Query, filtered by pri < 4
PVE Log - Warnings - Last	Last warning JSON in logs
PVE Log - Warnings - Last message	Last warning message in logs	end task UPID:ns514098:00094DAC:07019DD0:61A73310:vncproxy:903:root@pam: Failed to run vncproxy.
PVE Log - Warnings - Last time	Time of last warning message in logs	2021-12-01 08:32:17
PVE API Cluster resources	Gets https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/cluster/resources/ for autodiscovery
https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/cluster/status/	Gets https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/cluster/status/ for autodiscovery

Triggers

Trigger	Severity	Description
PVE Log Warnings - New warning	Warning	New warning in PVE Log (only manual close)
PVE API - No data last 30m	High	No data from API last 30 m

Discoveries

PVE API resources - cluster

Filter pve.cluster.resources and creates items, triggers and graphs

Cluster items

Item	Description	Example
PVE Cluster {#NAME} status	JSON Response for https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/cluster/resources/ HTTP Query
PVE Cluster {#NAME} nodes	Cluster node count	3
PVE Cluster {#NAME} quorum	If 1 - Cluster in quorum	1

Cluster triggers

Trigger	Severity	Description
PVE Cluster {#NAME} node count changed	Information	Node count was changed since last check
PVE Cluster {#NAME} not in quorum	High	Cluster not in quorum

PVE API resources - node

Filter pve.cluster.status and creates items, triggers and graphs

Node items

Item	Description	Example
PVE Node {#NODE} status	JSON Response for https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/nodes/{#NODE}/status/ HTTP Query
PVE Node {#NODE} memory free	Free RAM in bytes	30.24 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} memory size	Total RAM size in bytes	64 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} memory used	Used RAM in bytes	33.76 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} memory used in %	Used RAM in %	15 %
PVE Node {#NODE} pveversion	PVE Version on node	pve-manager/7.1-5/6fe299a0
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs available	Available size in / in bytes	13.46 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs free	Free size in / in bytes	14.55 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs size	Total size in / in bytes	20.99 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs used	Used size in / in bytes	6.43 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs used in %	Used size in / in %	80 %
PVE Node {#NODE} swap free	Free SWAP size in bytes	462.49 Mb
PVE Node {#NODE} swap size	Total SWAP size in bytes	2.15 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} swap used	Used SWAP size in bytes	1.68 Gb
PVE Node {#NODE} swap used in %	Used SWAP size in %	80 %
PVE Node {#NODE} uptime	Node uptime in seconds	12d 13h 30m
PVE Node {#NODE} CPU usage in %	Node CPU usage in %	15.252 %
PVE Node {#NODE} updated packages	JSON Response for https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/nodes/{#NODE}/apt/update HTTP Query

Node triggers

Trigger	Severity	Description
PVE Node {#NODE} pve version changed	Information	pveversion was changed since last check
PVE Node {#NODE} uptime lesser than 10m	Warning	Node has been restarted and node uptime is < 600s
PVE Node {#NODE} swap usage > 90%	High	Node SWAP usage > 90%
PVE Node {#NODE} swap usage > 80%	Warning	Node SWAP usage > 80%
PVE Node {#NODE} memory usage > 90%	High	Node RAM usage > 90%
PVE Node {#NODE} memory usage > 80%	Warning	Node RAM usage > 80%
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs usage > 90%	High	Node rootfs usage > 90%
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs usage > 80%	Warning	Node rootfs usage > 80%
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs usage > 80%	Warning	Node rootfs usage > 80%
PVE Node {#NODE} CPU usage > 80%	High	Node CPU usage > 80%
PVE Node {#NODE} has updates	Information	PVE Node {#NODE} has updates

Node graphs

Graph	Description
PVE Node {#NODE} memory	Shows free and total RAM of node
PVE Node {#NODE} rootfs	Shows free and total size in / of node
PVE Node {#NODE} swap	Shows free and total SWAP of node
PVE Node {#NODE} CPU	CPU usage of node

PVE API Resources - qemu

Filter pve.cluster.resources and creates items, triggers and graphs

Qemu items

Item	Description	Example
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME}	JSON Response for https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/nodes/{#NODE}/qemu/{#VMID}/status/current HTTP Query
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME} cpu usage	VM CPU Usage in %	4.427 %
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME} status	String, current VM state	running
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME} uptime	VM uptime in seconds	12d 13h 38m

Qemu triggers

Trigger	Severity	Description
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME} high CPU usage	Warning	VM CPU usage > 80%
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME} is not running	Warning	VM state is not "running"
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME} uptime < 10m	Warning	VM uptime is < 600s

Qemu graphs

Graph	Description
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME} CPU usage	CPU usage of VM

Qemu host prototypes

Host creation is disabled by default!

Prototype	Host name	Visible name	Groups	Description
PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME}	{#NAME}	PVE Vm {#VMID} - {#NAME}	{#NODE} Vms, Discovered hosts	Create new host

PVE API Resources - lxc

Filter pve.cluster.resources and creates items, triggers and graphs

LXC items

Item	Description	Example
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME}	JSON Response for https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/nodes/{#NODE}/lxc/{#VMID}/status/current HTTP Query
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} cpu usage	Container CPU Usage in %	4.427 %
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} status	String, current container state	running
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} uptime	Container uptime in seconds	12d 13h 38m
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} disk size	Container disk size in bytes	8 Gb
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} disk usage	Container disk usage in bytes	2 Gb
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} disk usage in %	Container disk usage in %	20 %
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} swap size	Container SWAP size in bytes	2 Gb
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} swap usage	Container SWAP usage in bytes	1 Gb
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} swap usage in %	Container SWAP usage in %	50 %
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} memory size	Container RAM size in bytes	1 Gb
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} memory usage	Container RAM usage in bytes	512 Mb
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} memory usage in %	Container RAM usage in %	50 %

LXC triggers

Trigger	Severity	Description
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} high CPU usage	Warning	Container CPU usage > 80%
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} is not running	Warning	Container state is not "running"
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} uptime < 10m	Warning	Container uptime is < 600s
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} RAM usage > 80%	Warning	Container RAM usage > 80%
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} RAM usage > 90%	High	Container RAM usage > 90%
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} SWAP usage > 80%	Warning	Container SWAP usage > 80%
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} SWAP usage > 90%	High	Container SWAP usage > 90%
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} disk usage > 80%	Warning	Container disk usage > 80%
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} disk usage > 90%	High	Container disk usage > 90%

LXC graphs

Graph	Description
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} CPU usage	CPU usage of Container
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} RAM usage	RAM usage of Container
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} disk usage	disk usage of Container
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME} SWAP usage	SWAP usage of Container

LXC host prototypes

Host creation is disabled by default!

Prototype	Host name	Visible name	Groups	Description
PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME}	{#NAME}	PVE Ct {#VMID} - {#NAME}	{#NODE} Containers, Discovered hosts	Create new host

PVE API Resources - storage

Filter pve.cluster.resources and creates items, triggers and graphs

Storage items

Item	Description	Example
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME}	JSON Response for https://{$PVE_API_HOST}:{$PVE_API_PORT}/api2/json/nodes/{#NODE}/storage/{#NAME}/status HTTP Query
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} active	Storage is active if value is 1	1
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} enabled	Storage is enabled if value is 1	1
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} available	Available size in storage in bytes	10 Gb
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} size	Total size of storage in bytes	100 Gb
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} used	Used storage size in bytes	90 Gb
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} used in %	Used storage size in %	90 %

Storage triggers

Trigger	Severity	Description
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} unavailable	High	Storage is unavailable
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} disabled	Warning	Storage is disabled
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} used > 80 %	Warning	Storage usage > 80%
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} used > 90 %	High	Storage usage > 90%

Storage graphs

Graph	Description
PVE Storage {#NODE} - {#NAME} usage	Storage usage