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www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Zabbix Network Monitoring Essentials www.it-ebooks.info Table of Contents Zabbix Network Monitoring Essentials Credits About the Authors About the Reviewers www.PacktPub.com Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more Why subscribe? Free access for Packt account holders Preface What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support Downloading the example code Errata Piracy Questions 1. Installing a Distributed Zabbix Setup Zabbix architectures Understanding Zabbix data flow Understanding the Zabbix proxies’ data flow Installing Zabbix Installing from packages Setting up a Zabbix agent Creating a Zabbix agent package with CheckInstall Server configuration Installing a database www.it-ebooks.info Considering the database size MySQL partitioning Installing a Zabbix proxy Installing the WebGUI interface Summary 2. Active Monitoring of Your Devices Understanding Zabbix hosts Hosts and host groups Host interfaces Host inventory Going beyond Zabbix agents Simple checks Keeping SNMP simple Getting SNMP data into Zabbix Finding the right OIDs to monitor Mapping SNMP OIDs to Zabbix items Getting data types right SNMP traps Snmptrapd Transforming a trap into a Zabbix item Getting netflow from the devices to the monitoring server Receiving netflow data on your server Monitoring a log file with Zabbix Summary 3. Monitoring Your Network Services Monitoring the DNS DNS – response time DNSSEC – monitoring the zone rollover Apache monitoring NTP monitoring NTP – what are we monitoring? www.it-ebooks.info Squid monitoring Summary 4. Discovering Your Network Finding hosts the Zabbix way Defining action conditions Choosing action operations Remote commands Low-level discovery Summary 5. Visualizing Your Topology with Maps and Graphs Creating custom graphs Maps – a quick setup for a large topology Maps – automating the DOT creation Drafting Zabbix maps from DOT Putting everything together with screens Summary A. Partitioning the Zabbix Database MySQL partitioning The partition_maintenance procedure The partition_create procedure The partition_verify procedure The partition_drop procedure The partition_maintenance_all procedure Housekeeping configuration B. Collecting Squid Metrics Squid metric script Index www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Zabbix Network Monitoring Essentials www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Zabbix Network Monitoring Essentials Copyright © 2015 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the authors, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: February 2015 Production reference: 1210215 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-78439-976-4 www.packtpub.com www.it-ebooks.info
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