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5 Modbus plugin
Overview
This section lists parameters supported in the Modbus Zabbix agent 2 plugin configuration file (modbus.conf).
Note that:
- The default values reflect process defaults, not the values in the shipped configuration files;
- Zabbix supports configuration files only in UTF-8 encoding without BOM;
- Comments starting with "#" are only supported at the beginning of the line.
Parameters
| Parameter | Mandatory | Range | Default | Description |
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| Plugins.Modbus.Sessions.<SessionName>.Endpoint | no | Endpoint is a connection string consisting of a protocol scheme, a host address and a port or serial port name and attributes. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. |
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| Plugins.Modbus.Sessions.<SessionName>.SlaveID | no | Slave ID of a named session. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. Example: Plugins.Modbus.Sessions.MB1.SlaveID=20Note that this named session parameter is checked only if the value provided in the item key slave ID parameter is empty. |
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| Plugins.Modbus.Sessions.<SessionName>.Timeout | no | Timeout of a named session. <SessionName> - define name of a session for using in item keys. Example: Plugins.Modbus.Sessions.MB1.Timeout=2 |
If you need to set the request execution timeout (how long to wait for a request to complete before shutting it down), use the item configuration form.
See also:
- Description of general Zabbix agent 2 configuration parameters: Zabbix agent 2 (UNIX) / Zabbix agent 2 (Windows)
- Instructions for configuring plugins