Zabbix provides comprehensive monitoring capabilities, enabling users to track the health and performance of servers, network devices, applications, and services in real-time. It is known for its scalability, flexibility, and user-friendly interface, making it suitable for organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises.
Features:
- Zabbix offers comprehensive monitoring capabilities, allowing users to monitor various aspects of their IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, applications, and cloud resources.
- It supports multiple monitoring methods, including agent-based, agentless, and passive checks, providing flexibility in monitoring diverse environments.
- Zabbix enables users to define custom alerting thresholds and escalation procedures, ensuring timely notification of issues via email, SMS, or other communication channels.
- With its user-friendly web interface, Zabbix provides easy access to real-time monitoring data, historical trends, and reports, facilitating efficient management of IT resources.
- Zabbix is highly scalable, capable of monitoring small to large-scale infrastructures with thousands of devices and metrics, making it suitable for enterprises of all sizes.
Installation
To install Zabbix on Kali Linux, execute following command:
Running
To get Zabbix running do following steps:
1. Create MySQL database for Zabbix by following command:
2. Configure Zabbix Server
3. Update database connection settings (DBHost, DBName, DBUser, DBPassword).
4. Start Zabbix Server and Agent services
Now you can access the Zabbix web interface by opening your preferred web browser and navigating tohttp://localhost/zabbix, replacing "localhost" with the IP address or hostname of your Kali Linux system if accessing remotely. You'll be guided through the initial setup process, including database configuration and user authentication.
After completing the setup, you can begin adding hosts, configuring monitoring parameters, and creating dashboards and alerts to effectively monitor your IT infrastructure using Zabbix.
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