Load test zabbix with 5000 items per host with around 100 host.

[prakhar]

Hi,

I am trying to load test zabbix for my deployment needs. I am running zabbix2.0.3 with postgresql 8.4 on a single server whose specifications are as follows:
2 Blades (2x4 CPU, 2GHZ Sandybridge, 96GB 1336 RAM, 4TB storage (Raid0), 4x10Gig Ethernet)

I will be using zabbix to monitor 5000 items per host with around 100 host.

After tuning zabbix and postgres to some extent i have been able to monitor 75000 items (update interval: 60) with passive agents, the current NVPS being ~1250.

Though the avg busy poller = 55% and avg histrory sync = 45% there are lot of items in queue. with the avg being = 50K items. As i am increasing the number of items being monitored the queue avg also increases..

What could be a practicle max for NVPS with such configuration and passive agents. And please give suggestions on how can i achieve the target monitoring needs.

thanks,
Prakhar..

[Colttt]

I will be using zabbix to monitor 5000 items per host

What do you monitor??

also for better performance, user Postgresql9.1 or better 9.2.

Use SSD instead of HDD. and use for every service(postgresql, zabbix-server) different servers

[jix]

!

Also try to use proxy

[eskytthe]

... and look here:
http://www.zabbix.com/img/zabconf201...nce_Tuning.pdf
BR
Erik

[mgielissen]

Under FreeBSD the Zabbix performance is must better then on Linux. I have 100 hosts with 12000 monitored items and 350 triggers.

My setup: Zabbix 2.0.5 with MySQL, FreeBSD 9.1 with intel I3, 4GB ram en 2x 500GB SATA softraid1. This setup outruns a Hexacore with Centos 6 which was terribly slow