Zabbix Server Administration and Database Management Operations
System Resource Monitoring
Disk Usage Evaluation
Check the available storage on the root partition:
df -Th | grep '^/dev'
Memory Consumption Analysis
Display physical and swap memory utilization:
free --human
Processor Load Inspection
Monitor real-time CPU usage and running processes:
top -b -n 1 | head -n 5
Zabbix Database Volume Assessment ...
Posted on Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:56:58 +0000 by Rithotyn
Configuring Zabbix for Direct IP Access Without the /zabbix Path
Modifying Web Server Configuration
To enable direct access to the Zabbix web interface via an IP address without the /zabbix suffix, you need to adjust the web server configuration.
1. Open the main Apache configuraton file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
2. Locate the DocumentRoot directive. Comment out the existing line and add a new ...
Posted on Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:20:17 +0000 by Braet
Introduction to Zabbix 3.0 for System Monitoring
Zabbix Overview
Zabbix is a robust, open-source enterprise-class distributed monitoring solution. It provides comprehensive monitoring for networks, servers, applications, and services. While the software is freely available, its development is sustained by a dedicated international team, with commercial support offered as a service. Zabbix's w ...
Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:11:43 +0000 by callmubashar
Deploying and Configuring Zabbix Monitoring Infrastructure
Core ArchitectureCentral Server: The primary hub that processes metrics, triggers, and alerts received from monitoring nodes.Data Storage: A backend database (e.g., MySQL/PostgreSQL) retaining all configuration metrics and historical data.Web Interface: The dashboard for visualization and administration, typically co-located with the central se ...
Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:12:33 +0000 by eheia
Monitoring PostgreSQL 13.6 with Zabbix 5.0
Environment
Zabbix version: 5.0.12
PostgreSQL version: 13.6
Monitoring Objectives
Track PostgreSQL service availability (non-critical business, primarily detecting outages)
Monitor streaming replication status
Alerts are triggered when anomalies are detected.
Implementation Steps
Step 1: Create Monitoring User and Configure Acccess
Connect ...
Posted on Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:43:42 +0000 by Jamesm
Oracle Database Monitoring with Orabbix Integration
First, create a dedicated monitoring user in the Orracle database:
CREATE USER DB_MONITOR
IDENTIFIED BY <YOUR_PASSWORD>
DEFAULT TABLESPACE SYSTEM
TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP
PROFILE DEFAULT
ACCOUNT UNLOCK;
-- Grant necessary roles
GRANT CONNECT TO DB_MONITOR;
GRANT RESOURCE TO DB_MONITOR;
ALTER USER DB_MONITOR DEFAULT ROLE ALL;
-- System ...
Posted on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:21:04 +0000 by aaron_mason
Deploying Zabbix Using Docker
docker run --name mysql-server -t \
-v /data/mysql/data:/var/lib/mysql \
-e MYSQL_DATABASE="zabbix" \
-e MYSQL_USER="zabbix" \
-e MYSQL_PASSWORD="123456" \
-e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="123456" \
--restart=unless-stopped \
-p 3306:3306 \
-d mysql:8.0 \
--character-set-server=utf8 --collation-s ...
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:18:47 +0000 by Remote4ever
Zabbix Monitoring Setup and Usage Guide
Monitoring Fundamentals
1. Hardware Monitoring
Inspects data center equipment, remote management cards, and IPMI.
2. System Monitoring
CPU Load: Use uptime (target < 3), top (ideal 30%-70%), vmstat, mpstat.
Memory: Use free -m (utilization should be < 80%).
Disk: Use df, iotop (for I/O process monitoring), iostat.
Network: Use iftop -n.
...
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:11:01 +0000 by Hagbard
Implementing Custom Metrics for MySQL in Zabbix via Percona Plugins
While the standard Percona Monitoring Plugins provide a robust baseline, they often omit critical database performance indicators such as Queries Per Second (QPS), Transactions Per Second (TPS), and Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS). To maintain comprehensive observability, the monitoring configuration must be extended to include these ...
Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:34:58 +0000 by loveranger
Implementing Zabbix Proxy for Distributed Monitoring
Overview
Zabbix Proxy acts as an intermediary, collecting performance metrics and availability data from monitored nodes and forwarding them to the central Zabbix Server. This architecture effectively reduces the processing burden on the primary server, facilitates monitoring across isolated network segments, and allows for massive horizontal s ...
Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:37:35 +0000 by Naki-BoT