Zabbix Proxy Server Question

[ataylo13]

Is it possible to suppress the events from the devices that are being monitored by a proxy server in the event that the proxy goes down? i.e. I have several servers at a remote site, and I shutdown the proxy server process and zabbix alerted on all the availability triggers for the nodes at the site, and nothing about the proxy server.

Thoughts/opinions?

[Alexei]

I do not remember if this has already been implemented, but the proxies are supposed to send heart beat messages, which could be used for availability checks.

[vinny]

Alexei,
this is quite an interesting issue.

first, if how could we use heatbeat message ? Is there an item or a zabbix internal ?

Could it be implemented directly in zabbix, with a web page like the "node" one and items/triggers ready to monitor a node/proxy ?

Besides, I am wondering where can I configure a node on the 1.5.3 interface ?
I do not see the menu Administration -> Node

thx,
vinny