Zabbix 7 IT Infrastructure Monitoring Cookbook
Explore the new features of Zabbix 7 for designing, building, and maintaining your Zabbix setup
3rd Edition
Published on 12. July 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
540 pages
978-1-80107-832-0 (ISBN)
Description
Discover practical recipes to help you efficiently monitor enterprise IT infrastructure for Microsoft Windows, Linux, networking, and more
Key Features
Master the redesigned frontend of Zabbix 7 with improved navigation and a streamlined menu structure
Automate alert workflows by integrating Zabbix with external services like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and OpsGenie
Perform professional IT infrastructure and application monitoring across multiple platforms
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book DescriptionRealize the full potential of Zabbix 7 with this updated third edition of the Zabbix 7 IT Infrastructure Monitoring Cookbook. Packed with new recipes and updated with the latest Zabbix functionalities, this guide covers everything you need, whether you're setting up Zabbix with built-in (proxy) high availability, using LDAP JIT user provisioning, implementing low-level host discovery, or creating advanced triggers.
This hands-on guide offers easy-to-follow recipes to use Zabbix 7 to monitor the performance of devices and applications across your network. You'll start by learning how to install Zabbix and examine its most prominent features, ensuring you make the right design choices to build a scalable and easily manageable environment. Each recipe is crafted to help you build items and triggers for different types of monitoring, create templates, and use Zabbix proxies. You'll also get to grips with using the Zabbix API for customization and managing your Zabbix server and database. Finally, you'll find quick solutions to the common and not-so-common problems that you may encounter in your Zabbix monitoring work.
By the end of this book, you'll have expert insights into using Zabbix for all your monitoring needs and be able to build a solid Zabbix setup by leveraging its key functionalities.What you will learn
Implement a high-availability Zabbix setup for both server and proxies
Build templates and explore various monitoring types available in Zabbix 7
Use Zabbix proxies to scale your environment effectively
Work with custom integrations and the Zabbix API
Set up advanced triggers and alerting
Maintain your Zabbix setup for scaling, backups, and upgrades
Perform advanced Zabbix database management
Monitor cloud-based products such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Docker
Who this book is forThis book is for network and IT engineers who want to get started with Zabbix as well as those with an intermediate-level understanding of Zabbix looking to extend their knowledge. While prior experience with Zabbix is not a prerequisite, it will help you make the most of this book.
Key Features
Master the redesigned frontend of Zabbix 7 with improved navigation and a streamlined menu structure
Automate alert workflows by integrating Zabbix with external services like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and OpsGenie
Perform professional IT infrastructure and application monitoring across multiple platforms
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book DescriptionRealize the full potential of Zabbix 7 with this updated third edition of the Zabbix 7 IT Infrastructure Monitoring Cookbook. Packed with new recipes and updated with the latest Zabbix functionalities, this guide covers everything you need, whether you're setting up Zabbix with built-in (proxy) high availability, using LDAP JIT user provisioning, implementing low-level host discovery, or creating advanced triggers.
This hands-on guide offers easy-to-follow recipes to use Zabbix 7 to monitor the performance of devices and applications across your network. You'll start by learning how to install Zabbix and examine its most prominent features, ensuring you make the right design choices to build a scalable and easily manageable environment. Each recipe is crafted to help you build items and triggers for different types of monitoring, create templates, and use Zabbix proxies. You'll also get to grips with using the Zabbix API for customization and managing your Zabbix server and database. Finally, you'll find quick solutions to the common and not-so-common problems that you may encounter in your Zabbix monitoring work.
By the end of this book, you'll have expert insights into using Zabbix for all your monitoring needs and be able to build a solid Zabbix setup by leveraging its key functionalities.What you will learn
Implement a high-availability Zabbix setup for both server and proxies
Build templates and explore various monitoring types available in Zabbix 7
Use Zabbix proxies to scale your environment effectively
Work with custom integrations and the Zabbix API
Set up advanced triggers and alerting
Maintain your Zabbix setup for scaling, backups, and upgrades
Perform advanced Zabbix database management
Monitor cloud-based products such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Docker
Who this book is forThis book is for network and IT engineers who want to get started with Zabbix as well as those with an intermediate-level understanding of Zabbix looking to extend their knowledge. While prior experience with Zabbix is not a prerequisite, it will help you make the most of this book.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
996 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80107-832-0 (9781801078320)
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Persons
Nathan Liefting, also known as Larcorba, is an IT consultant, trainer, and content creator (artist) with over 6 years of professional experience in IT. His experience ranges from managing networks running EVPN/VXLAN to Linux environments and programming. Nathan began working with Zabbix in 2016 when Zabbix 2 was still in use and Zabbix 3 had just been released.
He currently works for Opensource ICT Solutions BV in the Netherlands as a Zabbix trainer and consultant, designing and building professional Zabbix environments and Zabbix components for some of the biggest companies worldwide. Brian van Baekel discovered the power of Zabbix early in his career as a network engineer. Since then, he has been working with Zabbix in various large environments, earning his official Zabbix Certified Trainer certification in early 2017.
In 2018, Brian founded Opensource ICT Solutions BV in the Netherlands and Opensource ICT Solutions LLC in the US, focusing on building Zabbix environments globally. In 2021, the business expanded further with a subsidiary in the United Kingdom, dedicated entirely to the Zabbix product. All companies provide support, training, and consultancy services, ensuring Brian works with the Zabbix product around the clock.
Fun fact: Even his cat is named Zabbix.
He currently works for Opensource ICT Solutions BV in the Netherlands as a Zabbix trainer and consultant, designing and building professional Zabbix environments and Zabbix components for some of the biggest companies worldwide. Brian van Baekel discovered the power of Zabbix early in his career as a network engineer. Since then, he has been working with Zabbix in various large environments, earning his official Zabbix Certified Trainer certification in early 2017.
In 2018, Brian founded Opensource ICT Solutions BV in the Netherlands and Opensource ICT Solutions LLC in the US, focusing on building Zabbix environments globally. In 2021, the business expanded further with a subsidiary in the United Kingdom, dedicated entirely to the Zabbix product. All companies provide support, training, and consultancy services, ensuring Brian works with the Zabbix product around the clock.
Fun fact: Even his cat is named Zabbix.
Content
Table of Contents
Installing Zabbix and Getting Started Using the Frontend
Getting Things Ready with Zabbix User Management
Setting Up Zabbix Monitoring
Working with Triggers and Alerts
Building Your Own Structured Templates
Visualizing Data, Inventory and Reporting
Using Discovery for Automatic Creation
Setting Up Zabbix Proxies
Integrating Zabbix with External Services
Extending Zabbix Functionality with Custom Scripts and Zabbix API
Maintaining Your Zabbix Setup
Advanced Zabbix Database Management
Bringing Zabbix to the Cloud with Zabbix Cloud Integration
Installing Zabbix and Getting Started Using the Frontend
Getting Things Ready with Zabbix User Management
Setting Up Zabbix Monitoring
Working with Triggers and Alerts
Building Your Own Structured Templates
Visualizing Data, Inventory and Reporting
Using Discovery for Automatic Creation
Setting Up Zabbix Proxies
Integrating Zabbix with External Services
Extending Zabbix Functionality with Custom Scripts and Zabbix API
Maintaining Your Zabbix Setup
Advanced Zabbix Database Management
Bringing Zabbix to the Cloud with Zabbix Cloud Integration