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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

Screens


The graphs and maps we are familiar with cannot be combined in a single page on their own—for that, we may use an entity called a screen. Let's proceed with creating one together: navigate to Monitoring | Screens, and click on the Create screen button. Enter Local servers in the Name field and 2 in the Columns field. We will be able to add more later, if needed:

Tip

The same as with network maps, the way screens are configured has changed in Zabbix 3.0—it's now done in the monitoring section. Screens may also be created and shared by users.

Click on Add, and then click on Constructor next to Local servers. We are presented with a fairly unimpressive view:

So it's up to us to spice it up. Click on the left-hand Change link, and we have an editing form replacing the previous cell contents. The default resource type is graph, and we created some graphs earlier: click on Select next to the Graph field. In the upcoming window, make sure A test host is selected in the Host dropdown, and then...