<![CDATA[Instance Discovery Filter Script adding "{alias}"]]>Hey

if found this solution for automation and filtering of dcis for my switches:
Description: Traffic, IN {instance-name}
Instance Discovery
Snmpwalk OID
Base OID
.1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.1
filtering script
snmp = CreateSNMPTransport($node);
/* nur wenn PortSpeed > 0 */
x = SNMPGetValue(snmp, ".1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.5.".$1);
y = SNMPGetValue(snmp, ".1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.17.".$1);
if (x>0 && y!=2) return 1;
else return 0;

I would like to integrate the alias/port description in the description part
so the ouput would be

Description: Traffic {alias}, IN {instance-name}

how could i do this ?

regards

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/topic/4425/instance-discovery-filter-script-adding-aliasRSS for NodeFri, 13 Nov 2026 10:36:08 GMTTue, 19 Apr 2016 17:32:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Instance Discovery Filter Script adding "{alias}" on Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:40:08 GMT]]>@victor said in Instance Discovery Filter Script adding "{alias}":

Hi,

you cannot add another placeholder, but you can concatenate anything you need into {instance-name} in filter script. For example, to add prefix "instance" to every instance name return from script as following:

return %(true, $1, "instance: " . $1);

first element is acceptance indicator, second is instance ({instance} will be replaced by it), third is instance name. There should be examples on the forum for filtering scripts used to return meaningful interface names in {instance-name}.

Best regards,
Victor

thank you so much for very helpful post. i will definitely take a note on everything you say because for sure it will resolve my problem as well in filter script adding. thanks!

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/20872https://forum.netxms.org/post/20872Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:40:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Instance Discovery Filter Script adding "{alias}" on Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:26:19 GMT]]>You can read it from interface object (you can find one using GetInterfaceObject function), or directly from device via SNMP or agent (there are functions for direct SNMP or agent access).

Best regards,
Victor

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/19746https://forum.netxms.org/post/19746Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:26:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Instance Discovery Filter Script adding "{alias}" on Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:18:00 GMT]]>ok thanks, but i wouldnt like to add a prefix - i would like to add the port description. not sure how to do it

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/19737https://forum.netxms.org/post/19737Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:18:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Instance Discovery Filter Script adding "{alias}" on Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:32:24 GMT]]>Hi,

you cannot add another placeholder, but you can concatenate anything you need into {instance-name} in filter script. For example, to add prefix "instance" to every instance name return from script as following:

return %(true, $1, "instance: " . $1);

first element is acceptance indicator, second is instance ({instance} will be replaced by it), third is instance name. There should be examples on the forum for filtering scripts used to return meaningful interface names in {instance-name}.

Best regards,
Victor

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/19716https://forum.netxms.org/post/19716Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:32:24 GMT