Problem in using Zabbix

[lokesh]

Hi
I am a new user and I have installed 1.4.6 on CentOS. I am not sure why but i am not finding their document simple and easy.
I am able to login into web interface but i am not able to understand what needs to be done after that. There is no step by step information / logic provided in document.

I want to do following -
Ping some of my routers and check availability.
I should be able to plot graph based based on latency.
I should also get alert by mail if something goes wrong.
I am not sure if it is also possible to plot the interface usage.

Can some one pl help me ..if there is a better document.

Thanks - Lokesh

[Alexei]

You may look at ZABBIX Manual, PDF version, located here:

http://www.zabbix.com/downloads/ZABB...ual%20v1.4.pdf

[nelsonab]

Perhaps some background on the nomenclature would help, that's often where new users get tripped up.

- Hosts, this is the base unit. Everything is related to a host. If you have two agents on the same system (configured to run on different ports etc) zabbix will treat then as different hosts.

- Items, these are associated with hosts. An item is also referred to as a key sometimes and is something you want to monitor.

- Triggers, this is something that will show true or false based on a logic condition. For example if an item you are monitoring is below a threshold the trigger associated with that logic condition will show true.

- Actions, they are associated with triggers. Let's say the trigger you setup you want to alert someone, you set this up as an action. Actions can work for groups of triggers and can do things from send emails, sms messages or run a remote command.


Hopefully this helps you understand the docs when you read through them.

[lokesh]

HI
I have already gong thru the pdf file available on zabbix.com but still having problems.

I can see the server process running machine but i see Zabber server running value as NO under report.


My understanding is -
I will create a template which will only check ping.
I will add host (with ip information) and link template created in step 1.
I will define graphs , Alert, Action etc if required.

Pl let me know how should i proceed. Am i missing some thing here?

Thanks