Zabbix server hosts management

Discovery

Discovery rule

You can create a new Discovery rule using the "create discovery rule" button. Create a Local network rule:

→ Configuration >> Discovery

Then you should have the following settings:

IP range: your network

Checks:

• ICMP ping
• SNMP v2
• SSH
• Zabbix agent

Uniqueness: Zabbix agent

Discovery default group

You can set a configuration property for the default group of discovered hosts in:

→ Administration >> General >> Other

Discovery default template

You can set a discovery action to register all Zabbix discovered hosts in a specific template.

→ Configuration >> Actions >> Discovery

Then you can either create a new one or edit an existing one.

• Tab 1 Action : just put a name and set Enabled
• Tab 2 Conditions : let the default options

• Tab 3 Operations : set the default template

Hosts configuration

→ Configuration >> Hosts

Network map

On the main screen you can create / manage maps and set their size using Edit button:

→ Configuration >> Maps

On the map, only put the main network elements = keys elements that are important to manage!

Ex: do not put the netboot clients, only the servers.

Management

Hosts management

Configuration >> Hosts >>

Add host

You have to had a host (= machine with a zabbix agent) on the server side in order to monitor it.

1. Go to the Configuration > "Add host" menu

• Click on Configuration Menu
• Click on Hosts submenu
• Click on Create Host button at right side

2. Now fill the following details of remote host

• Hostname: Hostname of Remote system
• Visible name: Name to be display in zabbix
• Group: Select the desired group for you host
  • You should use Linux at least
  • You can create your own groups and classification as well
• Agent interface: Fill the info of Zabbix agent running on host
  • Select the DNS option instead of IP. So if we move the client for any reason that will NOT impact the monitoring. :)
• Status: Select initial status

IMPORTANT !! The name of the hostname must match the real hostname - as return by the `hostname` command !!

3. Set some monitoring templates to apply

Click on the "Templates" tab

To get the list of templates, just type template in the search area. Select, at least:

• Template OS Linux
• (if your client is NOT a Linux) Template Zabbix agent

Don't forget to click the "ADD" button!

The Linux OS includes the Zabbix agent template. :)

4. Automatic host inventory

Click on the "host inventory" tab

Zabbix add host - step 04

Enable the Automatic option. Click "save" at the bottom of the page.

Setup host discovery

Discovery settings

Go to menu Configuration > Discovery, then click on "Local Network". Fill the form:

Zabbix discovery - step 01

• Set the correct LAN settings
• Adjust the time from 3600 to 900 (check every 15 minutes)
• Enable the following Checks:
  • ICMP ping
  • zabbix agent
  • SSH
  • SNMP with the following params:
    • version: SNMPv2
    • port range: 161 (default)
    • community: vehco
    • SNMP OID: SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0
• Use a search by IP @ filter
• Enable discovery

Create actions

Go to menu Configuration > Actions

1. Select the actions' group Discovery:

Zabbix discovery actions

2. Edit the Auto discovery. Linux server action:

Zabbix discovery action - Linux server step 01

• Enable the action

On the "configuration" tab...

Add a "Host IP" filter with your correct LAN as a 4th filter

Zabbix discovery action - Linux server step 02