Working through Zabbix reporting
Zabbix reporting is another feature that could use some love, especially on the part of actually getting reports out of the system. But it's a powerful feature to show you exactly what's going on with your statistics—something your customers might love, for instance.
Getting ready
For this recipe, all you'll need is the Zabbix frontend and the SNMP-monitored host from the previous recipes.
How to do it…
There isn't anything to configure really, as reporting is present in Zabbix from the start. So, let's dive into what each page of reporting offers us.
System information
If you navigate to Reports | System information, you will find the following table:
Figure 5.36 – Reports | System information page
You might have seen this table before, as it is also configurable as a dashboard widget. This page gives us all of the quick information we need about our Zabbix server...
