Zabbix features overview

What is Zabbix

Zabbix is the ultimate enterprise-level software designed for real-time monitoring of millions of metrics collected from tens of thousands of servers, virtual machines and network devices.

Zabbix is Open Source and comes at no cost.

Problem Detection

Define smart thresholds

Detect problem states within the incoming metric flow automatically. No need to peer at incoming metrics continuously.

Highly flexible definition options
Separate problem conditions and resolution conditions
Multiple severity levels
Root cause analysis
Anomaly detection
Trend prediction

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Visualization

Single pane of glass

The native web interface provides multiple ways of presenting a visual overview of your IT environment:

Widget-based dashboards
Graphs
Network maps
Slideshows
Drill-down reports

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Notification and Remediation

Be notified in case of any issues, guaranteed

Inform responsible persons about occurred events using many different channels and options:

Send messages
Let Zabbix fix issues automatically
Escalate problems according to flexible user-defined Service Levels
Customize messages based on recipient's role
Customize messages with runtime and inventory information

Save yourself from thousands of repetitive notifications and focus on root causes of a problem with Zabbix Event correlation mechanism.

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Security and Authentication

Protect your data on all levels

Strong encryption between all Zabbix components
Multiple authentication methods: Open LDAP, Active Directory
Flexible user permission schema
Zabbix code is open for security audits

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Effortless deployment

Save your time by using out-of-the-box templates

Install Zabbix in minutes
Use out-of-the-box templates for most of popular platforms
Build custom templates
Use hundreds of templates built by Zabbix community
Apply for Template building service from Zabbix team
Monitor thousands of similar devices by using configuration templates

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Auto-discovery

Automate monitoring of large, dynamic environments

Take automatic actions upon adding/removing/changing elements.

Network discovery: periodically scans network and discovers device type, IP, status, uptime/downtime, etc, and takes predefined actions.
Low-level discovery: automatically creates items, triggers, and graphs for different elements on a device.
Auto-registration of active agent: automatically starts monitoring new equipment with Zabbix agent.

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Distributed Monitoring

Scale without limits

Build distributed monitoring solution while keeping centralized control.

Collect data from thousands of monitored devices
Monitor behind the firewall, DMZ
Collect data even in case of network issues
Remotely run custom scripts on monitored hosts

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Zabbix API

Integrate Zabbix with any part of your IT environment

Get access to all Zabbix functionality from external applications through Zabbix API:

Automate Zabbix management via API
200+ different methods available
Create new applications to work with Zabbix
Integrate Zabbix with third party software: Configuration management, ticketing systems
Retrieve and manage configuration and historical data

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