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Items

The screen allows to define items for monitoring.

Item

FieldTypeDescriptionExample(s)
DescriptionstringItem descriptionProcessor load
TypeselectionType of itemZABBIX agent
Type of informationselectionZABBIX will expect information having this type. If received information will have different type, ZABBIX will ignore it or send status of the item to Not Supported
UnitsstringZABBIX will use this value as postfix and will add K,M or G (kilo,mega, giga) if necessary.B, Bps
Use multiplierselectionIf set, ZABBIX will multiply received values by Custom Multiplier. This has to be used if information is received in, for example, kilobytes. Use 1024 in this case to make ZABBIX correctly process K,M,G. 
Custom multiplierfloatValue to be used as multiplier. Use 0.125 to divide by 8.1024, 0.125
Update interval (in sec)integer secondsRefresh period. ZABBIX will get new value once per N seconds.30
Keep history (in days)integer daysZABBIX will not store collected data longer than N days.90
Keep trends (in days)integer daysZABBIX will not store trend data related to the item longer than N days.365
StatusselectionItem statusMonitored
Store valueselectionAs is: received value won't be modified.
Delta (speed per second): ZABBIX will calculate speed of value change.
Delta (simple change): ZABBIX will calculate difference between last and previous value.
Delta (speed per second)
Show valueselectionAs is: show as it is
Mapping: Use pre-defined value mapping