In this tutorial we will learn, step by step, how to partition Zabbix database (history and trends tables) on MySQL or MariaDB using partitioning script. Zabbix gathers data from hosts and stores them in database using history and trends tables. Zabbix history keeps raw data (each value that Zabbix has collected) and trends stores consolidated … Read more
Would you like to learn how to monitor Cisco Switch or Router with free and open-source monitoring software called Zabbix? Well then, you are in the right place, because in this tutorial I will show you how you can setup network monitoring (Cisco switch / router) on Zabbix in just a couple of minutes! Zabbix is … Read more
Believe it or not, Zabbix 7 on Raspberry Pi can monitor up to 400 devices gathering 125 metrics every 5 minutes from each device (around 100 values per second)! I have tested this on Raspberry Pi 4 B+ and later on the Raspberry Pi 4 version. You can use any SD card with 16G if you are … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn how to avoid script, SNMP, or Zabbix agent timeout errors by increasing the Zabbix timeout value on the server, agent, or proxy. Before we start editing important files, let me explain why would someone even want to increase the Zabbix timeout value in the configuration files? A key function … Read more
This is the ultimate Zabbix proxy installation, configuration, and optimization tutorial that will guide you step-by-step from scratch! You will learn how to install Zabbix Proxy 7.0 LTS release on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble), 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) / 20.04 (Focal) and how to make the key optimizations so that your proxy performs better. Zabbix proxy is a … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn step-by-step how to install, optimize and configure Zabbix Proxy 6.0 LTS or 6.4 standard release on RHEL and RHEL based Linux distributions: CentOS 9 or 8 / RHEL 9 or 8 / Oracle Linux 9 or 8 / Alma Linux 9 or 8 / Rocky Linux 9 or 8. Zabbix proxy is … Read more
Would you like to learn how to monitor web pages with free and open-source monitoring software called Zabbix? Well then, you are in the right place, because in this tutorial I will show you how to setup web monitoring on Zabbix from scratch using various examples! Zabbix is not just for website monitoring, it can monitor … Read more
In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Zabbix agent for Windows server using an MSI Installer package and how to monitor Windows server with Zabbix monitoring system. Using this guide you can monitor almost the entire Windows OS family: Windows server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10, Windows … Read more