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Zabbix Network Monitoring - Second Edition

By : Rihards Olups, Rihards Olups, Rihards Olups
Book Image

Zabbix Network Monitoring - Second Edition

By: Rihards Olups, Rihards Olups, Rihards Olups

Overview of this book

This book is a perfect starting point for monitoring with Zabbix. Even if you have never used a monitoring solution before, this book will get you up and running quickly, before guiding you into more sophisticated operations with ease. You'll soon feel in complete control of your network, ready to meet any challenges you might face. Beginning with installation, you'll learn the basics of data collection before diving deeper to get to grips with native Zabbix agents and SNMP devices. You will also explore Zabbix's integrated functionality for monitoring Java application servers and VMware. Beyond this, Zabbix Network Monitoring also covers notifications, permission management, system maintenance, and troubleshooting - so you can be confident that every potential challenge and task is under your control. If you're working with larger environments, you'll also be able to find out more about distributed data collection using Zabbix proxies. Once you're confident and ready to put these concepts into practice, you'll find out how to optimize and improve performance. Troubleshooting network issues is vital for anyone working with Zabbix, so the book is also on hand to help you work through any technical snags and glitches you might face. Network monitoring doesn't have to be a chore - learn the tricks of the Zabbix trade and make sure you're network is performing for everyone who depends upon it.
Table of Contents (32 chapters)
Zabbix Network Monitoring Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
6
Detecting Problems with Triggers
7
Acting upon Monitored Conditions
Index

Setting up an active proxy


We'll start with an active proxy—one that connects to the Zabbix server.

Tip

When setting up the proxy for this exercise, it is suggested to use a separate machine. If that is not possible, you can choose to run the proxy on the Zabbix server system.

If installing the proxy from packages, we will have to choose a database—Zabbix proxy uses its own database. If compiling the proxy from the sources, use the parameter --enable-proxy and the corresponding database parameter. Additionally, the proxy must have support compiled in for all features it should monitor, including SNMP, IPMI, web monitoring, and VMware support. See Chapter 1, Getting Started with Zabbix, for compilation options.

Tip

If a proxy is compiled from the same source directory the server was compiled from, and the compilation fails, try running make clean first.

Which database to choose for the Zabbix proxy? If the proxy will be monitoring a small environment, SQLite might be a good choice. Using SQLite...