Getting raw data

Raw data is data as it's stored in the Zabbix database, with minor, if any, conversions performed. Retrieving such data is mostly useful for analysis in other applications.

Extracting from the frontend

In some situations, it might be a simple need to quickly graph some data together with other data that isn't monitored by Zabbix (yet you plan to add it soon, of course), in which case, a quick hack job of spreadsheet magic might be the solution. The easiest way to get data to be used outside of the frontend is actually from the frontend itself.

Let's find out how we can easily get historical data for some item:

1. Go to Monitoring | Latest data and select A test host from the Hosts filter field...