Zabbix create template

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Key points:

Zabbix configuration rely on templates. This is the monitoring principle:

1. A template is a set of applications, items and triggers
2. Each template has a list of applications. An application is either a specific type of data or a dedicated software.
3. Each application has a set of items. An item is bound to a specific property or event of the application.
4. Each item can be bound to one or many triggers

→ A trigger can be bound to items that belong to different applications.

 Example: item X occured 3 times in less than 10mn, and item Y occured within last 5 mn.

When all the trigger's conditions are meet it will:

• Create a specific Zabbix event
• Set an alarm level. Alarm will disappear automatically when conditions are back to normal

1. Each action is bound to some trigger(s).
2. An action will take decision when its conditions are meet. It can:

• • Run command on remote host (kill application, reboot, etc.)
  • Send emails and alert users

1. Each host belongs to one or more groups.
2. Each host group has some templates they apply to their hosts

Access templates

→ Configuration menu >> Templates

Don't forget to choose the group of template you want to see.

Create new template

You can request a new template creation from the template menu:

→ Configuration menu >> Templates >> Create template

Then, you just have to fill up the forms:

• Tab 1 Template : Give a template a name. Template name = Visible name

• Tab 2 Linked templates : If you plan to use Linux then create a link to Template OS Linux. Otherwise, create a link to Zabbix agent.

• Tab 3 Macros : nothing to do over here !