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Zabbix 4 Network Monitoring

You're reading from   Zabbix 4 Network Monitoring Monitor the performance of your network devices and applications using the all-new Zabbix 4.0

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789340266
Length 798 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Patrik Uytterhoeven Patrik Uytterhoeven
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Zabbix FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Your First Notification 3. Monitoring with Zabbix Agents and Basic Protocols 4. Monitoring SNMP Devices 5. Managing Hosts, Users, and Permissions 6. Detecting Problems with Triggers 7. Acting upon Monitored Conditions 8. Simplifying Complex Configurations with Templates 9. Visualizing Data with Screens and Slideshows 10. Advanced Item Monitoring 11. Automating Configuration 12. Monitoring Web Pages 13. High-Level Business Service Monitoring 14. Monitoring IPMI Devices 15. Monitoring Java Applications 16. Monitoring VMware 17. Using Proxies to Monitor Remote Locations 18. Encrypting Zabbix Traffic 19. Working Closely with Data 20. Zabbix Maintenance 21. Troubleshooting 22. Being Part of the Community 23. Assessment 24. Other Books You May Enjoy

Exploring the frontend

Although we have already looked at some data that was provided by the frontend, we should get a bit more familiar with it before attempting some more configuration tasks.

The configuration steps will be followed by verifying the results in the Monitoring quickstart section. We will then explain some generic item terms that are used in Zabbix and their uses. Items, being the basis of information gathering, have a fair amount of configuration possibilities.

In your browser, go to the URL that contains the IP of your Zabbix setup, as mentioned in the following steps. Zabbix should be properly configured now and manageable from the UI:

  1. Open Zabbix's root URL (http://<server_ip_or_name>/zabbix) and log in again if you have been logged out. You should now see a pretty empty dashboard with a little information.
  2. Click on the entries in the top menu...
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