Minimize zabbix network traffic

[jozovo]

Zabbix generates too many network traffic and overloades our router. We would like to have external proxies which would send data in 15 min intervals. I can change DataSenderFrequency, ConfigFrequency, but I have no option for Heartbeat frequency. How can I change heartbeat frequency from 1s to 15m? Is it possible to do that some way? We use active proxies (passive mode is not possible). We are testing 6.4 version now. Thank you for your answers.

[Markku]

It's documented as:

DataSenderFrequency

no

1-3600

1

Proxy will send collected data to the server every N seconds. Note that active proxy will still poll Zabbix server every second for remote command tasks. Active proxy parameter. Ignored for passive proxies (see ProxyMode parameter).

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/devel/en/manual/appendix/config/zabbix_proxy

It's very little traffic though.

Markku

[jozovo]

Yes, we have this option set to 900, but there is still too many heartbeat traffic. The proxy sends a heartbeat signal every second, there is almost no data, but processing overloads a router's security applications and its log as we have too many proxies.We would like to send a heartbeat signal in 15 minute interval.

[Markku]

Yeah as shown it is by design to ensure remote commands are executed timely. You can always open an enhancement ticket on support.zabbix.com if you like. Or reconfigure your router.

Markku

[jozovo]

The router reconfiguration is the solution, if there is no other "Zabbix" way. We would like to use more system solution, but if there is no other possibility, we will to do that. Thank you for info.