and Answers
What are the 3 main types of hosts that Zabbix can gather data from? -
answer-Hardware, OS, VM & Container
What are the 3 other types of hosts that Zabbix can gather data from? -
answer-Cloud hosts
Applications
Business Services
What are the 3 main Zabbix components? - answer-Server, Frontend,
Database
What are the 3 main functions of Zabbix Server? - answer-Data collection,
Problem detection, Notification
By default, how long does it take for changes made in the frontend to show
up in the database? - answer-Once per minute
Is it possible to force Zabbix server to read config data with a runtime
command? - answer-Yes
What modes exist for the Zabbix agent and what differentiates them? -
answer-Active, passive. In active mode, all data processing is performed on
the agent without pollers. In passive mode, the poller connects to the agent
on TCP port 10050.
What are 3 advantages of Zabbix proxy? - answer-Monitoring remote
locations, Distributing load between proxies, Limited firewall rules
What processes all collected data? - answer-Zabbix Server
Zabbix server has several components, name one - answer-Data
collectors, internal processes, caches
, What are the 7 components that make up Zabbix Server? - answer-Config
Cache, Config Sync, Data Collectors, Preprocessing, History Cache, Value
Cache, History Syncers
What is the minimum supported version for MySQL? - answer-8.0.x but
8.0.20 is recommended
Can Zabbix be installed on Windows? - answer-No
What are the additional libraries required when installing Zabbix on Linux? -
answer-Libpcre, libevent, zlib
What method is used to monitor Databases? - answer-ODBC
When was Zabbix 1.0 released? - answer-23rd March 2004
How often is a long term support version of Zabbix released? - answer-
Every 18 months
When was Zabbix LLC established? - answer-2005
Which parts of Zabbix have been built using C? - answer-Server, Proxy,
Agent
What parts of Zabbix have been built using Go? - answer-Zabbix Agent 2,
Web Services
What does Zabbix use PHP for? - answer-Frontend
Does Zabbix support Java? - answer-Yes
Name three commerical services that Zabbix LLC and certified partners
provide? - answer-Technical Support, Remote Tshooting, Consulting,
Upgrades, Training, Turn-key Solutions, Integration, Template Building
What are the four ports that Zabbix uses and what are they each for? -
answer-10050: Zabbix agent. 10051: Server and proxy. 10052: Java
gateway. 10053: Web service.