Zabbix Active vs Passive Agent

When you configure Zabbix agent in the front end, there is a choice between Zabbix agent (passive) and ‘Zabbix agent (active).

For more information about how active and passive agnet works watch below video.

How to configure a host in Zabbix frontend

To configure a host in Zabbix frontend, Follow below steps:

1. Go to: Configuration → Hosts
2. Click on Create host to the right 
3. Enter parameters of the host in the form. 

Zabbix agent configuration panel has multiple parameters which need to enter in the Front end. For details about how to add a Linux host to Zabbix Server please watch the below video.

How to install Zabbix Agent on Linux

A Zabbix Agent runs on various supported platforms, including Linux, UNIX and Windows, and collects data such as Memory, CPU, disk, and network interface usage from a device.

Using Zabbix-agent you can monitor CPU load, CPU utilization, Free memory, memory utilization, service status, Free disk space, and many other parameters.

For more information about the installation procedure of zabbix agent, please watch the below YouTube video.

How to install Zabbix Server on Ubuntu

Zabbix is the enterprise-class open-source monitoring software for various IT components including server, network, virtual machine, cloud service, database, web monitoring, service, and storage device.

For installation of the Zabbix Server on Ubuntu, please watch the below video.