metric collection

Collect structured data in bulk and use Zabbix preprocessing to extract and transform the necessary metrics. Collecting data from custom monitoring endpoints such as web applications or custom in-house software can result in the collected data requiring further extraction or transformation to fit our requirements. Use Zabbix preprocessing to extract metrics from structured data: Extract […]

Collect the results of SSH commands with Zabbix agentless SSH checks. In environments where Zabbix agent installation is forbidden either by company policies or due to restrictions on the monitored device, we can utilize one of the multiple agentless metric collection methods. One such type of metric collection method is Zabbix SSH checks. Collect metrics […]

Automate pattern detection in collected values. The new find history function provides multiple ways of searching for patterns in collected data. Previously, Zabbix had multiple trigger functions for detecting string patterns – str, regexp, and iregexp. To simplify the history analysis, they were merged into a single Find function. In Zabbix 5.4 release, we have […]

Zabbix value maps have become more powerful with the support of ranges and regex. Learn new tricks to display meaningful values instead of raw data. Previously, value maps only supported one-to-one mapping and could only be configured on a global level. This approach had many limitations. First, only super admins could create new value maps. […]