Using Zabbix proxy

[rsterenb]

I have setup a number of Zabbix proxies and when I configure a host to be monitored by the Zabbix proxy, I get this in the proxy log:

  2556:20170920:155249.452 cannot send list of active checks to "<agent_ip>": host [<agent_hostname>] not found

According to the GUI, the Zabbix agent is reconfigured to be monitored from the Zabbix server.

After a while, the proxy log shows:

  2546:20170920:155822.328 enabling Zabbix agent checks on host "<agent_hostname>": host became available

Also, according to the GUI the Zabbix agent is now configured to be monitored by the Zabbix proxy.

Now I'm wondering:
- Is this normal behavior?
- If yes: how long does it take for the Zabbix proxy "realize" that it needs to monitor the Zabbix agent?

[vesper1978]

Yeah, that's normal.

By default the Zabbix Proxy gets its config from the Zabbix Server once an hour.

You can change that interval however.

If you have an Active mode Zabbix Proxy:

Set ProxyConfigFrequency in zabbix_server.conf on your Zabbix Server to something less than 3600 seconds. (I use 600 seconds). Then restart the zabbix-server service.

If you have a Passive Mode Zabbix Proxy:

Set ConfigFrequency in zabbix_proxy.conf on your Zabbix proxy to something less than 3600 seconds. Then restart the zabbix-proxy service.

[rsterenb]

Great! Thanks for the pointer.