Creating a test Zabbix server [HELP]

[audrius3]

Hi,

I'm using a Zabbix for the first time and am trying to create a test server with hyper-v. I downloaded a zabbix appliance pack for Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 and installed it. Made a few virtual machines in hyper-v as well to add agents into them later on. Logged into the zabbix server using the INET IP address that i got after typing ip addr show. But I have no idea what IP address I should give to the new server host. Could someone try to help me learn how to use zabbix at least at a beginner level? My goals are to:

1. Create a Zabbix monitoring server
2. Add a few agents to VM's to monitor them
3. Create some Discovery Rules
4. Check the CPU usages of the devices located in the server

I think I could accomplish most of these steps if I knew what IP addresses are needed for the server and agents.

[lwoody7110]

By default, the zabbix appliance server is set to use DHCP.

You can determine the assigned IP address by logging into the zabbix appliance and typing 'ip addr show eth0' <enter>

You'll see in the console a large amount of information. Look for the IP address next to 'inet', which is the current IP address of your zabbix server.

Assuming you are using a simple home lab, use your router's web interface to assign a reserved IP address to your zabbix server. You'll need the zabbix mac address, which is shown using the previous command..

Once you've completed steps to make your appliance pick up the same IP address all the time, I'm sure you'll know how to configure your agents thereafter.