Chapter 9. Using the Zabbix Proxy

The Zabbix proxy feature appeared in version 1.6. It was meant to cater to a very specific requirement, as shown in this Zabbix SIA announcement:

[Zabbix-announce] ZABBIX 1.6 released
From: Alexei Vladishev <alexei.vladishev@za...> - 2008-09-18 13:47:37
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:: ZABBIX Proxy Process

ZABBIX Proxy is a lightweight process, which collects data on behalf of 
ZABBIX Server. The proxies can be used in order to centralize monitoring 
of remote locations by reporting to the central server or one of ZABBIX 
nodes in the distributed environment.

ZABBIX Proxy simplifies deployment and maintenances of the centralized 
distributed monitoring significantly.
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The Zabbix proxy was thought of so that the Zabbix server could access data on remote networks in a simpler way and without requiring to open ports or adjustments to firewall rules. The Zabbix proxy could then be placed on a remote network, access all the hosts to be monitored, and then send that...