Polling or Listen method?

[Rudolf]

Hi forum

In the documentation I read that the polling method is preferred (server connects to the client). Why? Is it not recommended that the zabbix clients connect to the server? What method do you all use? And why do you use polling or listen method?

[JeroenBos]

Polling or listening

I'm struggeling with the same question too, I have to monitor several networks, some of them behind firewalls. I don't like the idea of opening ports on the firewall but like the idea of hosts sending info to the zabbix server. Isn't there anyone with the same challenge? And how did you solve it?

[xroden]

polling or listening

I'm struggeling with the same question too, I have to monitor several networks, some of them behind firewalls. I don't like the idea of opening ports on the firewall but like the idea of hosts sending info to the zabbix server. Isn't there anyone with the same challenge? And how did you solve it?

Did you receive any answer about this ?

Regards,
xroden

[Alexei]

I'm struggeling with the same question too, I have to monitor several networks, some of them behind firewalls. I don't like the idea of opening ports on the firewall but like the idea of hosts sending info to the zabbix server. Isn't there anyone with the same challenge? And how did you solve it?

ZABBIX 1.0 does not support active (initiate by agent) checks. The situation is different in 1.1.

In 1.1, you may use active checks, which is recommented approach now. The active checks improves performance of ZABBIX server and does not require opening too many port on firewall.