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Mastering Proxmox

You're reading from   Mastering Proxmox Build virtualized environments using the Proxmox VE hypervisor

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788397605
Length 494 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Wasim Ahmed Wasim Ahmed
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Preface 1. Understanding Proxmox VE and Advanced Installation 2. Creating a Cluster and Exploring the Proxmox GUI FREE CHAPTER 3. Proxmox under the Hood 4. Storage Systems 5. Installing and Configuring Ceph 6. KVM Virtual Machines 7. LXC Virtual Machines 8. Network of Virtual Networks 9. The Proxmox VE Firewall 10. Proxmox High Availability 11. Monitoring the Proxmox Cluster 12. Proxmox Production-Level Setup 13. Back Up and Restore Virtual Machines 14. Updating/Upgrading Proxmox 15. Proxmox Troubleshooting 16. Rescuing Proxmox

Zabbix as a monitoring solution


Zabbix was released in 2004 and is a robust web-based network monitoring tool capable of monitoring many hundreds of hosts and running thousands of checks per host at any set time. Zabbix is completely open source and does not have enterprise or paid versions. Zabbix takes just a few minutes to install, even by a beginner, and it can be fully configured through a web-based interface. The following screenshot shows the Zabbix 3.0 dashboard after logging in through the web GUI:

Zabbix has a very active community and many downloadable templates used to monitor a variety of devices or equipment. It is also comparatively easier to create our own custom Zabbix template for nonstandard devices. More details on Zabbix can be found on the official Zabbix site at http://www.zabbix.com/.

Why give preference to Zabbix over mainstream monitoring systems, such as Nagios or Icinga, or any other solutions currently available? The reason is that Zabbix offers simplicity, without...

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