ZABBIX CERTIFIED SPECIALIST DAY 2 EXAM
QUESTION AND ANSWER|NEWEST VERSION|
2025/2026
1. What command allows you to view the list of
installed packages on a Zabbix Agent? -
Correct Answer-zabbix_get -s 127.0.0.1 -k
system.sw.packages[zabbix]
2. Can Zabbix agent be installed on Windows? -
Correct Answer-Yes
3. What field is mandatory for Zabbix agent to
communicate in Active Mode? - Correct
Answer-Hostname, it must be defined the same
on both the frontend host & in the
zabbix_agentd.conf file.
4. On which port is data from active Agents
accepted? And by what process? - Correct
Answer-Port 10051, by trapper process.
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5. Are interfaces required for Active Agent
checks? - Correct Answer-No
6. What value in the zabbix_agentd.conf file
needs to be updated with the Zabbix Server or
Proxy IP address? - Correct Answer-
ServerActive
7. What command is used to return the Zabbix
Agent hostname? - Correct Answer-
zabbix_agentd -t system.hostname.
8. In the zabbix_agentd.conf file, what happens if
multiple IP addresses are listed under the
ServerActive field? - Correct Answer-It will send
data to all listed servers.
9. How often does the Agent retrieve
configuration data from the Zabbix Server? -
Correct Answer-On agent start and every 2
minutes.
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10. Where does the Zabbix agent store collected
values when in active mode? And how often is
the data sent? - Correct Answer-Memory buffer
(every 5 seconds by default).
11. Do active checks use an availability icon? -
Correct Answer-No, must refer to latest data.
12. What must you do after updating the hostname
on an agent? And what is the command to do
this? - Correct Answer-You must restart the
agent using the command "systemctl restart
zabbix-agent".
13. What is the default hostname on new Agent
installations and why is this a problem? -
Correct Answer-Zabbix server, hostname must
be unique otherwise the data will be
represented under the host called Zabbix
server.
QUESTION AND ANSWER|NEWEST VERSION|
2025/2026
1. What command allows you to view the list of
installed packages on a Zabbix Agent? -
Correct Answer-zabbix_get -s 127.0.0.1 -k
system.sw.packages[zabbix]
2. Can Zabbix agent be installed on Windows? -
Correct Answer-Yes
3. What field is mandatory for Zabbix agent to
communicate in Active Mode? - Correct
Answer-Hostname, it must be defined the same
on both the frontend host & in the
zabbix_agentd.conf file.
4. On which port is data from active Agents
accepted? And by what process? - Correct
Answer-Port 10051, by trapper process.
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5. Are interfaces required for Active Agent
checks? - Correct Answer-No
6. What value in the zabbix_agentd.conf file
needs to be updated with the Zabbix Server or
Proxy IP address? - Correct Answer-
ServerActive
7. What command is used to return the Zabbix
Agent hostname? - Correct Answer-
zabbix_agentd -t system.hostname.
8. In the zabbix_agentd.conf file, what happens if
multiple IP addresses are listed under the
ServerActive field? - Correct Answer-It will send
data to all listed servers.
9. How often does the Agent retrieve
configuration data from the Zabbix Server? -
Correct Answer-On agent start and every 2
minutes.
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10. Where does the Zabbix agent store collected
values when in active mode? And how often is
the data sent? - Correct Answer-Memory buffer
(every 5 seconds by default).
11. Do active checks use an availability icon? -
Correct Answer-No, must refer to latest data.
12. What must you do after updating the hostname
on an agent? And what is the command to do
this? - Correct Answer-You must restart the
agent using the command "systemctl restart
zabbix-agent".
13. What is the default hostname on new Agent
installations and why is this a problem? -
Correct Answer-Zabbix server, hostname must
be unique otherwise the data will be
represented under the host called Zabbix
server.
