Zabbix Certified Specialist Day 2 2025 Exam
What command is used to return the Zabbix Agent hostname? - Answer-zabbix_agentd -t
system.hostname.
In the zabbix_agentd.conf file, what happens if multiple IP addresses are listed under the
ServerActive field? - Answer-It will send data to all listed servers.
How often does the Agent retrieve configuration data from the Zabbix Server? - Answer-On
agent start and every 2 minutes.
Where does the Zabbix agent store collected values when in active mode? And how often is
the data sent? - Answer-Memory buffer (every 5 seconds by default).
Do active checks use an availability icon? - Answer-No, must refer to latest data.
What must you do after updating the hostname on an agent? And what is the command to do
this? - Answer-You must restart the agent using the command "systemctl restart zabbix-
agent".
, What is the default hostname on new Agent installations and why is this a problem? -
Answer-Zabbix server, hostname must be unique otherwise the data will be represented
under the host called Zabbix server.
What is a Zabbix agent passive check? - Answer-Zabbix server or proxy asks for a single
metric and Zabbix agent sends back the result.
What does not matter at all for passive checks? - Answer-Host name
What must be specified to allow connectivity between Zabbix Server and Zabbix Agent? -
Answer-Server parameter must match Zabbix server or proxy IP address (or subnet).
What is the default number of pollers that are started at once? - Answer-5
What is the Zabbix server timeout (connection timeout)? - Answer-The number of seconds
the Zabbix server will wait for an answer from the agent.
What are 2 reasons for installing Zabbix_get? - Answer-To gather data from the Agent, to
run a passive test, can be used in custom scripts.
What file needs to be edited to allow Zabbix Server to connect to Zabbix Agent? - Answer-
/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
What command is used to return the Zabbix Agent hostname? - Answer-zabbix_agentd -t
system.hostname.
In the zabbix_agentd.conf file, what happens if multiple IP addresses are listed under the
ServerActive field? - Answer-It will send data to all listed servers.
How often does the Agent retrieve configuration data from the Zabbix Server? - Answer-On
agent start and every 2 minutes.
Where does the Zabbix agent store collected values when in active mode? And how often is
the data sent? - Answer-Memory buffer (every 5 seconds by default).
Do active checks use an availability icon? - Answer-No, must refer to latest data.
What must you do after updating the hostname on an agent? And what is the command to do
this? - Answer-You must restart the agent using the command "systemctl restart zabbix-
agent".
, What is the default hostname on new Agent installations and why is this a problem? -
Answer-Zabbix server, hostname must be unique otherwise the data will be represented
under the host called Zabbix server.
What is a Zabbix agent passive check? - Answer-Zabbix server or proxy asks for a single
metric and Zabbix agent sends back the result.
What does not matter at all for passive checks? - Answer-Host name
What must be specified to allow connectivity between Zabbix Server and Zabbix Agent? -
Answer-Server parameter must match Zabbix server or proxy IP address (or subnet).
What is the default number of pollers that are started at once? - Answer-5
What is the Zabbix server timeout (connection timeout)? - Answer-The number of seconds
the Zabbix server will wait for an answer from the agent.
What are 2 reasons for installing Zabbix_get? - Answer-To gather data from the Agent, to
run a passive test, can be used in custom scripts.
What file needs to be edited to allow Zabbix Server to connect to Zabbix Agent? - Answer-
/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
