What means this Items

[debora]

what means this parameter?

net.if.in[eth0,bytes]=?
net.if.in[eth0,packets]
net.if.in[eth0,errors]
net.if.in[dropped]

so that these parameter are used??

[Villain]

what means this parameter?

net.if.in[eth0,bytes]=?
net.if.in[eth0,packets]
net.if.in[eth0,errors]
net.if.in[dropped]

so that these parameter are used??

They break down as follows:

net = network
if = interface
in = inbound

eth0 = adapter
bytes = number of bytes
packets = number of packets
errors = the number of packets with errors on them
and dropped = packets that were dropped by the interface

These are used for monitoring the traffic on network cards for your host. For example, if I wanted to monitor the traffic on one of my webservers, I would use these keys to show how much traffic is being sent to the webserver.

If I wanted to see how much data was being sent from the webserver, I would change the in to out, as this would give me outbound information.

I hope this helps.

[debora]

Thanks!!! , and now when CONFIGURATION OF ITEMS in the Units as they are the units that correspond??
like this:

Description Incoming traffic on interface eth0
Type zabbix agent
Key = net.if.in[eth0,bytes]
Type of information nuemric (float)
Units ????
Use multiplier no
Update interval (in sec) 20
Keep history (in days) 7
Keep trends (in days) 395
Status monitored
Store value as is
Applications

[Villain]

I don't use units for this type of data gathering, though I think you could use a letter B for bytes. Personally, for this type of data, the raw number is likely fine. Someone else may have a better option, though, as I am still learning how the values are calculated in Zabbix.

[debora]

Thank You Very Much