Mastering Zabbix -

Learn how to monitor your large IT environments using Zabbix with this one-stop, comprehensive guide to the Zabbix world About This BookCreate a tailor-made monitoring solution based on your specific needsLearn advanced techniques of Zabbix to monitor networks, performances, and other critical features in large environmentsIntegrate, customize, and extend your monitoring solutions with external components and softwareWho This Book Is ForThis book is intended for system administrators and IT architects who need to better integrate their Zabbix installation with their surrounding environment. A basic, working knowledge of Zabbix and Linux is assumed so that the book can focus on how to use every component to its full advantage. It will also be helpful to be familiar with programming concepts and languages but if not, all the content in the book is thorough and well documented. What You Will LearnEfficiently collect data from a large variety of monitoring objectsOrganize your data in graphs, charts, maps, and slide showsBuild intelligent triggers and alarms to monitor your network proactivelyWrite your own custom probes and monitoring scripts to extend ZabbixConfigure Zabbix and its database to be high available and fault-tolerantAutomate repetitive procedures using Zabbix’s APIIntegrate Zabbix with external systemsUnderstand the protocol and how to interact with it by writing your own custom agentIn DetailNowadays monitoring systems play a crucial role in any IT environment. They are extensively used to not only measure your system’s performance, but also to forecast capacity issues. This is where Zabbix, one of the most popular monitoring solutions for networks and applications, comes into the picture. With an efficient monitoring system in place you’ll be able to foresee when your infrastructure runs under capacity and react accordingly. Due to the critical role a monitoring system plays, it is fundamental to implement it in the best way from its initial setup …