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# A '''template''' is a set of applications, items, triggers and actions
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# Each ''template'' has a list of '''applications'''. An ''application'' is either a specific type of data or a dedicated software.
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# Each ''application'' has a set of '''items'''. An ''item'' is bound to a specific property or event of the application.
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# Each ''item'' can be bound to one or many '''triggers'''
  
# A '''templates''' is a set of applications, items, triggers and actions
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A trigger can be bound to items that belong to different applications.
  
# Each ''template'' has a list of '''applications'''
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  Example: Trigger ex: item X occured 3 times in less than 10mn, and item Y occured within last 5 mn.
Each ''application'' is either a specific type of data or a dedicated software.  
 
  
# Each ''application'' has a set of '''items'''
 
Each ''item'' is bound to a specific property | event of the related application.
 
 
# Each ''item'' can be bound to one or many '''triggers'''
 
 
When all the trigger's conditions are meet it will:
 
When all the trigger's conditions are meet it will:
 
* Create a specific Zabbix event
 
* Create a specific Zabbix event
 
* Set an alarm level. Alarm will disapear automatically when conditions are back to normal
 
* Set an alarm level. Alarm will disapear automatically when conditions are back to normal
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Revision as of 10:20, 25 June 2015


Vocable

Key points:

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

Zabbix template principle

  1. A template is a set of applications, items, triggers and actions
  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: Trigger ex: 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 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

Zabbix template access

→ 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:

Zabbix template 01 create template

→ 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.


Zabbix create template tab2


  • Tab 3 Macros : nothing to do over here !