Data source
Overview
The Administration > Data source section lets you specify the telemetry data source, that is, the database that holds telemetry data (traces, metrics, and logs). Telemetry data is used for application performance monitoring (APM), which helps you see how requests flow through your applications and services, measure their performance, and find the cause of slow or failed operations.
The telemetry data source must support OpenTelemetry.
The telemetry data source specified in this section is called the global data source, because it is shared by Zabbix server, proxy, and frontend. However, you can override it for any of these components by specifying a different telemetry data source in the server, proxy, or frontend configuration.
The telemetry query item queries this data source, unless a different one is specified in the component configuration.
APM
To specify the global data source, mark the Enable global data source checkbox and fill in the parameters described below. Before saving, you can click Test to check the connection to this data source (requires the php-curl extension).
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Database type | The database type is hardcoded to ClickHouse and cannot be changed. See also: Requirements and ClickHouse setup. |
| URL | Enter the HTTP or HTTPS URL used to connect to the database. |
| Authentication | Select the authentication method used to log in to the database: Username and password or None. |
| Username | Specify the username used to log in to the database. This parameter is available if Authentication is set to Username and password. |
| Password | Specify the password used to log in to the database, or leave empty if the database user has no password. The password is reset when you change the URL. This parameter is available if Authentication is set to Username and password. |
| Database | Enter the name of the database that holds the telemetry data. If left empty, Zabbix uses the default database configured in ClickHouse for the user. |
| Verify server certificate | Mark the checkbox to verify the server certificate. If marked, the related TLS options must be set in the server, proxy, or frontend configuration. This parameter is available if URL contains an HTTPS URL. |
| Verify hostname | Mark the checkbox to verify that the hostname in URL matches the hostname in the server certificate. If marked, the related TLS options must be set in the server, proxy, or frontend configuration. This parameter is available if URL contains an HTTPS URL. |