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  • 📝 Document sync lifecycle, filtering, clustering and journals Add sections for behavior that was not documented anywhere: - How a sync run handles each object, and what happens when a host name already exists, a host was deleted in Zabbix, or an object was deleted in NetBox. - Device and VM filters, with the examples from config.py.example. - Clustering of virtual chassis, including the failover takeover added in v4.1 and extended_virtual_chassis. - Journal entries. - That the host description is only set on creation. - The NETBOX_ID<id> host name used for names with special characters.

    @wouterdebruijn wouterdebruijn committed Oct 8, 2026
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  • 📝 Correct outdated and wrong information in Sync Behavior Corrections: - VMs use the device_cf custom field (zabbix_hostid), not zabbix_id. - VMs default to a Zabbix agent interface, not SNMPv2. - Hostgroup fields: add rack and fixed text, fix traverse_regions and the dev_location example, and fix vm_hostgroup_format being described as the device format. - IPMI, OOB interfaces, DNS names and interface overrides are no longer "in development": mark them as added in v4.1 and note they are device-only where applicable. - Fix invalid JSON in the tags, OOB and advanced interface examples. - Use lowercase IPMI authtypes and usermacro types, matching what the code accepts, and document the usermacro description key. - Inventory example used custom_fields/<field>/name, which only works for Object custom fields. - templates_config_context_overrule applies to all config context, not only device specific context. - Update the log messages to what the script currently prints. Additions to existing sections: - Hostgroups, templates, tags, usermacros and interfaces set by hand in Zabbix are replaced or removed on the next run. - Interface type names, default ports, SNMP options and preferred_ip. - Proxy custom field types, selection order and full_proxy_sync. - Default usermacro maps are active as soon as usermacro_sync is enabled. Permissions moved to the Preparation page. Sections are reordered and a short introduction on config context was added.

    @wouterdebruijn wouterdebruijn committed Oct 8, 2026
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  • Updated Sync Behavior (markdown)

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  • Adding documentation for new IPMI interface support

    @q1x q1x committed Mar 25, 2026
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  • Updated Sync Behavior (markdown)

    @TheNetworkGuy TheNetworkGuy committed Mar 23, 2026
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  • Added new section for description options

    @TheNetworkGuy TheNetworkGuy committed Feb 27, 2026
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  • Updated Sync Behavior (markdown)

    @TheNetworkGuy TheNetworkGuy committed Feb 11, 2026
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  • Created Sync Behavior (markdown)

    @TheNetworkGuy TheNetworkGuy committed Feb 11, 2026
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