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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

Summary


We have learned to create graphs of different types and how to customize them. This allows us to place multiple items in a single graph, change their visual characteristics, choose different graph types, modify y axis scaling, and several other parameters. We were able to show basic trigger information and a percentile line on a graph.

We discovered simple, ad hoc, and custom graphs, with each category fitting a different need.

Simple graphs show data for a single item. Ad hoc graphs allow us to quickly graph multiple items from the latest data, although there's no way to save them. Custom graphs can have several items, all kinds of customization, and are similar to triggers—they are associated with all the hosts that they reference items from.

The creation of network maps also should not be a problem any more. We will be able to create nice-looking network maps, whether they show a single data center, or lots of locations spread out all over the world. Our maps will be able to show...