I've been using nagios, but was looking for something that was more user friendly and stored to a database so Zabbix was a recommended alternative.
I started with a fresh CentOS 6.0 VM and installed zabbix, zabbix-agent, zabbix-server-mysql and zabbix-web-mysql via Yum and the EPEL repo.
Once zabbix was up and running I went to Profile, added email media with timeframe 1-7,00:00-23:59; to an external gmail address.
I then went to Admin | Media Types and edited the email type to the following
SMTP Server: localhost
SMTP HELO: [email protected]
SMTP email: [email protected]
Next I created a template, that had two items an ICMPPING and a SSH item, both simple checks. For ICMP ping I've tried adding the key as both 'icmpping' and 'icmpping[{IPADDRESS}] both with the same results. I've attached screenshots of both the ICMP and SSH items as well as the.
When I look at the dashboard I see a warning that the server is unreachable to an icmp ping. However when I try and ping the server via ssh it works fine
[root@noc zabbix]# fping boromir
boromir is alive
When I check the zabbix_server.log there's nothing amiss I can find there either.
2012:20111111:120423.538 Starting Zabbix Server. Zabbix 1.8.8 (revision 21965).
2012:20111111:120423.538 ****** Enabled features ******
2012:20111111:120423.538 SNMP monitoring: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 IPMI monitoring: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 WEB monitoring: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 Jabber notifications: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 Ez Texting notifications: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 ODBC: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 SSH2 support: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 IPv6 support: YES
2012:20111111:120423.541 ******************************
2019:20111111:120423.788 server #2 started [db watchdog #1]
2018:20111111:120423.789 server #1 started [configuration syncer #1]
2028:20111111:120423.810 server #9 started [trapper #1]
2030:20111111:120423.824 server #10 started [trapper #2]
2031:20111111:120423.833 server #11 started [trapper #3]
2033:20111111:120423.842 server #12 started [trapper #4]
2034:20111111:120423.843 server #13 started [trapper #5]
2038:20111111:120423.857 server #14 started [icmp pinger #1]
2040:20111111:120423.864 server #15 started [alerter #1]
2042:20111111:120423.872 server #16 started [housekeeper #1]
2042:20111111:120423.872 Executing housekeeper
2043:20111111:120423.873 server #17 started [timer #1]
2046:20111111:120423.883 server #18 started [http poller #1]
2049:20111111:120423.910 server #20 started [history syncer #1]
2050:20111111:120423.918 server #21 started [history syncer #2]
2053:20111111:120423.932 server #22 started [history syncer #3]
2054:20111111:120423.940 server #23 started [history syncer #4]
2056:20111111:120423.959 server #24 started [escalator #1]
2057:20111111:120423.963 server #25 started [proxy poller #1]
2012:20111111:120423.965 server #0 started [main process]
2060:20111111:120423.976 server #26 started [self-monitoring #1]
2024:20111111:120424.186 server #6 started [poller #4]
2022:20111111:120424.188 server #5 started [poller #3]
2021:20111111:120424.189 server #4 started [poller #2]
2020:20111111:120424.190 server #3 started [poller #1]
2026:20111111:120424.205 server #7 started [poller #5]
2027:20111111:120424.211 server #8 started [unreachable poller #1]
2048:20111111:120424.247 server #19 started [discoverer #1]
2042:20111111:120426.846 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:130427.785 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:130430.613 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:140431.814 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:140434.647 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:150435.496 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:150438.265 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:160438.802 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:160441.579 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:170442.204 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:170444.942 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:180445.771 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:180448.505 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:190449.218 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:190452.455 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:200453.065 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:200455.824 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:210456.806 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:210459.549 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
Yet the dashboard seems to think the server is unreachable and even though there are triggers setup, no email was sent. I've checked the zabbix server logs, the maillog and the messages log and there's no record of the system trying to send an email, yet I can email from the command line ok, so I know the MTA is setup.
Nov 11 21:40:53 noc postfix/smtp[12260]: warning: inet_protocols: IPv6 support is disabled: Address family not supported by protocol
Nov 11 21:40:53 noc postfix/smtp[12260]: warning: inet_protocols: configuring for IPv4 support only
Nov 11 21:40:54 noc postfix/smtp[12260]: 04C8120CAC: to=<[email protected]>, relay=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[74.125.53.27]:25, delay=1.9, delays=0.53/0.03/0.21/1.2, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 OK 1321076454 jk8si18163450pbc.131)
Nov 11 21:40:54 noc postfix/qmgr[1628]: 04C8120CAC: removed
I'd really like to do away with Nagios.. could this be a problem with the zabbix install, or can anyone point me in a direction to resolve this?
I started with a fresh CentOS 6.0 VM and installed zabbix, zabbix-agent, zabbix-server-mysql and zabbix-web-mysql via Yum and the EPEL repo.
Once zabbix was up and running I went to Profile, added email media with timeframe 1-7,00:00-23:59; to an external gmail address.
I then went to Admin | Media Types and edited the email type to the following
SMTP Server: localhost
SMTP HELO: [email protected]
SMTP email: [email protected]
Next I created a template, that had two items an ICMPPING and a SSH item, both simple checks. For ICMP ping I've tried adding the key as both 'icmpping' and 'icmpping[{IPADDRESS}] both with the same results. I've attached screenshots of both the ICMP and SSH items as well as the.
When I look at the dashboard I see a warning that the server is unreachable to an icmp ping. However when I try and ping the server via ssh it works fine
[root@noc zabbix]# fping boromir
boromir is alive
When I check the zabbix_server.log there's nothing amiss I can find there either.
2012:20111111:120423.538 Starting Zabbix Server. Zabbix 1.8.8 (revision 21965).
2012:20111111:120423.538 ****** Enabled features ******
2012:20111111:120423.538 SNMP monitoring: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 IPMI monitoring: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 WEB monitoring: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 Jabber notifications: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 Ez Texting notifications: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 ODBC: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 SSH2 support: YES
2012:20111111:120423.538 IPv6 support: YES
2012:20111111:120423.541 ******************************
2019:20111111:120423.788 server #2 started [db watchdog #1]
2018:20111111:120423.789 server #1 started [configuration syncer #1]
2028:20111111:120423.810 server #9 started [trapper #1]
2030:20111111:120423.824 server #10 started [trapper #2]
2031:20111111:120423.833 server #11 started [trapper #3]
2033:20111111:120423.842 server #12 started [trapper #4]
2034:20111111:120423.843 server #13 started [trapper #5]
2038:20111111:120423.857 server #14 started [icmp pinger #1]
2040:20111111:120423.864 server #15 started [alerter #1]
2042:20111111:120423.872 server #16 started [housekeeper #1]
2042:20111111:120423.872 Executing housekeeper
2043:20111111:120423.873 server #17 started [timer #1]
2046:20111111:120423.883 server #18 started [http poller #1]
2049:20111111:120423.910 server #20 started [history syncer #1]
2050:20111111:120423.918 server #21 started [history syncer #2]
2053:20111111:120423.932 server #22 started [history syncer #3]
2054:20111111:120423.940 server #23 started [history syncer #4]
2056:20111111:120423.959 server #24 started [escalator #1]
2057:20111111:120423.963 server #25 started [proxy poller #1]
2012:20111111:120423.965 server #0 started [main process]
2060:20111111:120423.976 server #26 started [self-monitoring #1]
2024:20111111:120424.186 server #6 started [poller #4]
2022:20111111:120424.188 server #5 started [poller #3]
2021:20111111:120424.189 server #4 started [poller #2]
2020:20111111:120424.190 server #3 started [poller #1]
2026:20111111:120424.205 server #7 started [poller #5]
2027:20111111:120424.211 server #8 started [unreachable poller #1]
2048:20111111:120424.247 server #19 started [discoverer #1]
2042:20111111:120426.846 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:130427.785 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:130430.613 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:140431.814 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:140434.647 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:150435.496 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:150438.265 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:160438.802 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:160441.579 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:170442.204 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:170444.942 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:180445.771 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:180448.505 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:190449.218 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:190452.455 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:200453.065 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:200455.824 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
2042:20111111:210456.806 Executing housekeeper
2042:20111111:210459.549 Deleted 0 records from history and trends
Yet the dashboard seems to think the server is unreachable and even though there are triggers setup, no email was sent. I've checked the zabbix server logs, the maillog and the messages log and there's no record of the system trying to send an email, yet I can email from the command line ok, so I know the MTA is setup.
Nov 11 21:40:53 noc postfix/smtp[12260]: warning: inet_protocols: IPv6 support is disabled: Address family not supported by protocol
Nov 11 21:40:53 noc postfix/smtp[12260]: warning: inet_protocols: configuring for IPv4 support only
Nov 11 21:40:54 noc postfix/smtp[12260]: 04C8120CAC: to=<[email protected]>, relay=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[74.125.53.27]:25, delay=1.9, delays=0.53/0.03/0.21/1.2, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 OK 1321076454 jk8si18163450pbc.131)
Nov 11 21:40:54 noc postfix/qmgr[1628]: 04C8120CAC: removed
I'd really like to do away with Nagios.. could this be a problem with the zabbix install, or can anyone point me in a direction to resolve this?
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