In this lab we will use a bash environment and utilities ‘curl’ and ‘jq’ to perform Zabbix API calls, do some scripting.
Zabbix API calls can be used through the graphical user interface (GUI), no need to jump to scripting. An application to perform API calls is called Postman.
Sometimes we need much more than collecting generic data from our servers or network devices. For high-frequency monitoring, we need functionality to offload сore components from the extensive load. Throttling is the exact thing that will allow you to drop repetitive values on a Pre-processing level and collect only changing values.
Zabbix Summit 2020 was supposed to be the greatest Zabbix event of the decade – we planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary Zabbix Summit. But the very different 2020 circumstances intervened, and we had to adjust to the new reality and shift our focus. It so happened that in 2020 we held not the tenth anniversary but the first online Zabbix summit.
Alexander Sergunin is a man of a kind. He leads a sales team in Zabbix, takes an active part in the Zabbix activities, and creates a friendly and productive atmosphere in the Zabbix office. At Zabbix Summit Online 2020, he will talk about professional services the Zabbix team offers. We asked Alexander how Zabbix and clients’ requirements have changed over the eight years he worked in the company.
Always digging deeper. Interview with Zabbix Summit Online 2020 speaker Aleksandrs Petrovs-Gavrilovs
Aleksandrs is always curious about new technology and Zabbix features. He explores every newcomer with the most detailed attention and always brings lots of fresh knowledge to the Zabbix community. Meet Aleksandrs Petrovs-Gavrilovs – Zabbix Technical Support engineer and one of Zabbix Summit speakers.
Christian Anton is an active Zabbix Community member and a highly experienced Zabbix professional. He conducts training courses and webinars, spreads the word about Zabbix during the events, and delivers Zabbix professional services by being a certified partner. This year Christian will complete the list of his accomplishments and become a speaker at the main Zabbix event of the year. We decided to learn about his experience and asked how he feels preparing to speak to the Zabbix Summit audience for the first time.
World-class microwave equipment manufacturer SAF Tehnika has decided to partner with Zabbix to provide NMS capabilities to its end customers. Tatjana will reveal the integration details at Zabbix Summit Online 2020. But here in the Zabbix Blog, she shared an impressive experience of SAF Tehnika’s business development and told us why the company chose Zabbix to work with.
Preprocessing is a great tool to make data collection precise and crystal clear. That’s why we prepared some great examples of how you can use that tool to achieve the same.
Robert Silva has a Zabbix Certified Expert and Docker Certified Associate status as well as a wealth of experience in monitoring and community events organizing. He told us about his professional activities and the speech he will deliver at the Zabbix Summit Online 2020.
Alexander Larionov leads the Zabbix Integration team, thus providing massive support to Zabbix users worldwide. At Zabbix Summit Online 2020, Alexander will uncover what has been accomplished since the creation of the Integration team. But for now, here is the interview where Alexander is sharing how the integration team’s work looks from the inside. He is one of Zabbix Summit Online 2020 speakers.
Some integration might require complex operations and data processing. So, at a certain point, if you have never used the API, you might need to use the API to solve some integration issues.