ER 2638: Ping based snmp_heartbeat target_state field addition (influ…

…xdata#10)
siva-vunet · Dec 4, 2021 · 9cee79b · 9cee79b
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commit 9cee79b
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diff --git a/plugins/inputs/snmp_heartbeat/snmp_heartbeat.go b/plugins/inputs/snmp_heartbeat/snmp_heartbeat.go
@@ -1130,6 +1130,7 @@ func (s *Snmp) nativePing(destination string) (*pingStats, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "operation not permitted") {
 			if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+				fmt.Println("permission changes required, enable CAP_NET_RAW capabilities (refer to the ping plugin's README.md for more info)")
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("permission changes required, enable CAP_NET_RAW capabilities (refer to the ping plugin's README.md for more info)")
 			}
 
@@ -1157,6 +1158,7 @@ func (s *Snmp) pingToURLNative(destination string, acc telegraf.Accumulator, per
 	}
 
 	if stats.PacketsSent == 0 || stats.PacketsRecv == 0 {
+		fields["target_state"] = "Down"
 		fields["average_rtt"] = 0
 		fields["minimum_rtt"] = 0
 		fields["maximum_rtt"] = 0