ENTERPRISE-CLASS MONITORING SOLUTION FOR EVERYONE ALL-IN-ONE OPEN-SOURCE DISTRIBUTED MONITORING 1
CONTENTS About Zabbix Software... 2 Main Functions... 3 Architecture... 4 Installation Requirements... 5 Advantages of Zabbix Solution... 6 Release Cycle... 6 Useful Sources... 7 Some Facts Best of Breed 2 nd time nominee by Gartner among the world s best low cost monitoring solutions Over 1 million downloads every year More than 100,000 users and growing Zabbix interface is available in more than 25 of the most commonly used languages About Zabbix Software Zabbix Monitoring Solution is the ultimate enterprise-level open-source monitoring software. It is designed for monitoring availability and performance of IT infrastructure components. Zabbix is capable of monitoring an unlimited number of metrics and provide sophisticated analytics on the health of IT infrastructure. Being able to identify the source of an IT system problem allows Zabbix users to act fast and reduce costs associated with downtimes. Network Automation. Remote commands in Zabbix it is a powerful mechanism for smart proactive monitoring. If you configure an action with remote commands, Zabbix will automatically execute a certain predefined script for problem solving. Global Recognition. Zabbix Monitoring Solution is used worldwide by a vast number of companies that have chosen Zabbix due to its real scalability, high and robust performance, ease of use, flexibility, and, of course, extremely low total cost of ownership (TCO). Read more about Zabbix Software on http://www.zabbix.com/product.php Zabbix at a Glance Zabbix is the ultimate enterprise-class monitoring solution with the following characteristics: All-in-one solution Monitors performance and availability of networks, applications and cloud resources Supports small to very large distributed environments Supports wide variety of architectures Sends notifications or executes remote commands in case of current or potential problems Rich visualization capabilities, featured by dashboard, custom graphs and network maps Provides distributed monitoring options with the use of Zabbix proxies Zabbix is a completely open-source* product with no vendor lock-in, suitable for use in environments of any size. * Zabbix Monitoring Solution is released under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). Reasons to Choose Zabbix A solid monitoring solution for multiple OS platforms Cross-platform Extensive customisation capabilities of Zabbix allow to integrate it in any environment Modularity and flexibility True open-source software No vendor lock-in Free for commercial and non-commercial use Phenomenal Zabbix community support from thousands of members around the world Scaling to large environments Able to process more than 3,000,000 checks per minute Scales up to hundreds of thousands of monitored devices Reliable commercial support 2
Main Functions Data gathering Zabbix offers great performance for data gathering and can be scaled to very large environments. Data is gathered using various methods, including Zabbix native agents and agentless options: SNMP, IPMI, WMI, trappers, SSH, Telnet, web checks, VMware, ODBC. TM Data storage Once Zabbix has gathered the data it doesn t throw it away, but stores it for later analysis, which can be reused further for billing, custom reporting, forecasting or any other purpose. Several methods of collecting performance and availability information about monitored infrastructure are available in Zabbix: Agentless monitoring Zabbix agent SNMP and IPMI agents Custom monitoring VMware monitoring Web scenarios Java applications Database monitoring Calculated and aggregate information Internal performance Notification Zabbix allows not only to collect, store and analyze information about monitored environment, but also to inform responsible personnel about occurred incidents through a variety of notification methods: by e-mail by SMS by Jabber further notifications can be scripted and customized depending on the context (examples: Skype, instant messaging, voice, etc.) Powerful escalation module supports building of complicated workflows to assist delivering only relevant alert information to responsible personnel at the right time. Visualisation Zabbix offers rich visualisation capabilities that allow working with your data faster and smarter. Zabbix visualisation provides: User-defined screens and slide shows Mapping Graphing (including pie charts) Full list and details on Zabbix functionality are available at http://www.zabbix.com/functionality.php 3
Architecture Zabbix Proxy Zabbix proxy is a process which can collect performance and availability data on behalf of the Zabbix server. This way, a proxy can take on itself some of the load of collecting data and offload the Zabbix server. Zabbix Agent Zabbix agent is a process deployed on monitoring targets to actively monitor local resources and applications (hard drives, memory, processor statistics, network, file systems, etc). The agent gathers operational information locally and reports data to Zabbix server for further processing. Zabbix agents are extremely efficient because of use of native system calls for gathering information. Zabbix Agent Modes Passive mode Active mode Advantages of passive mode: 1. Ease of setup 2. Support for data collection with flexible intervals 3. Intuitiveness in communication (request <-> response). 4. Simpler troubleshooting Advantages of active mode: 1. Can be used behind NAT 2. Data buffering 3. Reduce load on Zabbix server. No load on pollers 4. More secure. No listening ports are required on agent side 4
Installation Requirements CPU Examples of hardware configuration Zabbix server and Zabbix database may require significant CPU resources depending on number of monitored parameters and chosen database engine. Name Platform Vendor / Server model Database Monitored hosts Small CentOS Virtual Appliance MySQL 100 Medium CentOS HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 E3-1240v2 1P 8GB-U P222 Hot Plug 4 LFF 350W 1TB x 2 SAS 7.2 PS Server (675422-001) MySQL InnoDB 500 Large Red Hat Enterprise Linux HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 E5-2440v2 2P 64GB-R B320i/512 8 SFF 600GBx4 6G SAS 10K 460W RPS Svr/S-Buy (747094-S01) RAID10 MySQL InnoDB or PostgreSQL >1000 Very large Red Hat Enterprise Linux HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 E5-2650 2.0GHz 8-core 2P 256GB-R P420i/2GB 800GBx4 SSD FBWC 750W RPS US Server (709943-001) Fast RAID10 MySQL InnoDB or PostgreSQL >10000 Software Back-end storage Zabbix is built around a modern Apache or Nginx web server, leading database engines, and PHP scripting language. Using Zabbix it is possible to store information in different databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite and IBM DB2. Sizing The table below contains real examples of required disc sizing for the most commonly used parameters: Example of parameters (size) Amount of history (per month) Amount of trends (per year) Amount of configuration 100 hosts 10 GB 2 GB 1 GB 1 000 hosts 80 GB 17 GB 1.3 GB 10 000 hosts 690 GB 150 GB 3 GB 100 000 hosts 4.5 TB 1.3 TB 5 GB * Assuming 50 metrics per host checked every 60 seconds 5
Advantages of Zabbix Solution Technical benefits Quick and easy installation All-in-one solution Real-time monitoring Suitable for environments of any size Flexibility Instant notification mechanism Anomaly detection Superb community support Business benefits Low TCO No vendor lock-in Satisfaction with performance and scalability Network visibility Access to professional support services Improvement of customer experience Reliable commercial support Release Cycle Zabbix team is committed to a program of scheduled releases on a six-month basis. Every six months Zabbix releases a new stable version. The continuous frequency of Zabbix releases During every year and a half Zabbix releases: 1 Zabbix LTS (Long Term Support) release. Zabbix LTS releases are supported for Zabbix customers during five (5) years i.e. 3 years of Full Support (general, critical and security issues) and 2 additional years of Limited Support (critical and security issues only). Zabbix LTS version release will result in change of the first version number. 2 Zabbix Standard releases. Standard Zabbix releases are supported for Zabbix customers during six (6) months of Full Support (general, critical and security issues) until the next Zabbix stable release, plus one (1) additional month of Limited Support (critical and security issues only). Zabbix Standard version release will result in change of the second version number. Read more about Zabbix Life Cycle & Release Policy at http://www.zabbix.com/life_cycle_and_release_policy.php 6
Useful Sources Installation Zabbix software can be installed in your environment. Installation services are available for those customers who would like Zabbix to be installed by an experienced Zabbix software engineer. See Turn-Key Solution services at http://www.zabbix.com/services.php Distribution Media Zabbix is available in ready-to-deploy packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. Visit our download page at http://www.zabbix.com/download.php Documentation Zabbix documentation is freely accessible and available online and provides all important information you may need to know about Zabbix software. Details at http://www.zabbix.com/documentation.php Professional Services Zabbix Team offers easy access to a number of Zabbix professional services, including software installation, integration, custom development, consulting and training. For more information visit http://www.zabbix.com/services.php Zabbix Partner Program is built to extend Zabbix services locally through a trusted network of professional IT companies. With Zabbix global partnering program we ensure professional support to our diverse customer community in local languages worldwide. More information at http://www.zabbix.com/partner_program.php 7
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