Since Zabbix 2.0, there is native support for monitoring Java applications in Zabbix. For this, Zabbix makes use of a so-called Java gateway. Once the gateway is in place, Zabbix can monitor all JMX counters from our Java application.
For this setup to work, you need as usual, your Zabbix server setup and access with full administration rights. We also need a host configured in Zabbix that we can use to install our JMX and Java application. If you have compiled your server from source, then make sure you have compiled it with the --enable-java option.
First thing to do on our Zabbix server is to install the Java gateway. This can be done with the following command:
yum install zabbix-java-gatewayMake the Java gateway start up automatic next reboot:
chkconfig zabbix-java-gateway onFor RHEL 7:
systemctl enable zabbix-java-gatewayStart the Java gateway:
service start zabbix-java-gatewayFor RHEL 7:
systemctl start zabbix-java-gatewayIn the
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