Zabbix Frontend for operators

Erik Skytthe
ers@dbc.dk
zabbix IRC: eskytthe
DBC as
Tempovej 7-11, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark

Thanks to Raymond Kuiper for his

Ready made Zabbix beginners course
http://www.zabbix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22211

Zabbix definitions
(By Raymond Kuiper)

Zabbix definitions
(By Raymond Kuiper)

Dashboard

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Profile
(Global for zabbix GUI frontend)

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Refresh interval for all your zabbix views

On/off for extra GUI messages features Trigger drop down

menu and audio

Dashboard
Filter

Filter host groups etc. you would like to see in your dashboard
Icon will be marked like this if filter is enabled:

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Dashboard drop down menus

Menu from System status:

Menu from host in trigger list:

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Dashboard drop down menus
Evens menu from trigger list:
(if trigger have URL defined, you can follow it by clicking on the trigger text)

Action status from trigger list:

Latest data

Latest data
General for zabbix views / menus:
1 Use this menu to go back to you previous selections
2 Toggle display of filter on/off
3 Select Group and Host

If you are lost and do not see what you expect, double check this, it may
just be wrong selection.
Note that zabbix will remember this selection when you jump between
Latest Data, Triggers, Events and Graphs menus

4 Expand or collapse lines (+/-)

Latest data:
Show all items (data) for selected host

5 Simple graph for item

6 (Host information show details for host OS)

Graphs

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Graphs
General for zabbix views / menus:
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Add view to Dashboard Favorite graphs / screens / maps

Update
Full screen
Graphs:

2 Zoom control:

Upper menu: Define zoom window (time)

Lower menu: Move back and forth in time from current position

3 Easy access to selection of dates, or handle the scroll bar

(Take care that you are on right time when analyses the graphs)

4 Zoom in graph area:

Click and drag over the graph, and then release the mouse button

Triggers

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Triggers

1 Select Events: Show all to get events details for triggers

You can expand or collapse lines (events)

2 Show comments for trigger (if any)

3 Drop down menu e.g. simple graphs for items (used by trigger)

Triggers
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Detailed trigger view:

(select sub line not main line)

Maps

Jump to Triggers menu

Screen - Server
info

DBC as
DBC is a public company, owned by Local Government
Denmark and the Danish State. DBCs main task is to develop
and maintain the bibliographic and IT infrastructure in the
Danish libraries
DBCs IT development is based on open source and service
oriented architecture, following the recommendations of The
National IT and Telecom Agency for public institutions.