zabbix_sender.sh

# The purpose of this script is to help push monitoring information gathered using other scripts to all zabbix servers
# example of usage script
# ******
# send="/etc/zabbix/zabbix_sender.sh"
# value=$(/script/to/fetch/value.py)
# if [ -z "$value" ];then value=Null;fi
# $send {zabbix.key} $value 2>&1 >/dev/null
# *******

#!/bin/bash
#required args:
#       $1=item key
#       $2=item key value


sender=/usr/bin/zabbix_sender
cfg=/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
hostname=$(cat ${cfg} | egrep '^[[:space:]]*Hostname=' |  cut -d= -f2)
test "z${hostname}" == "z" && hostname=`hostname -s`
sport=10051
servers=`grep -im1 ^ServerActive= ${cfg} | cut -f2 -d= | sed 's/,/ /g'`
#sendvalue $servers $sender $sport $hostname $1 $2

for i in $servers; do
$sender -vv -z $i -p $sport -s $hostname -k $1 -o $2 2>&1 >>/dev/null
echo "[$(date)]: $sender -z $i -p $sport -s $hostname -k $1 -o $2" >>/var/log/zabbix/zabbix_sender.log
done

This script allows to gather multiple values using one some script (e.g full MySQL status) and send the values to the server keys efficiently.
Eliminates unnecessary queries and preserves system resources in Zabbix server.
Requires active checks to be enabled.