Zabbix create template

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Key points:

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

1. A templates is a set of applications, items, triggers and actions

1. Each template has a list of applications

Each application is either a specific type of data or a dedicated software.

1. Each application has a set of items

Each item is bound to a specific property | event of the related application.

1. Each item can be bound to one or many triggers

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

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

1. Each host belongs to one or more groups. Each group has some related 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 !