Setting up an active proxy
Just as with agents in Zabbix, we have proxies that can be active or passive. In this recipe, we will explain you how to configure the proxy as an active proxy and we will show you what parameters are important.
Getting ready
What we need for this recipe is of course, our Zabbix server with super administrator rights. We need an extra machine to install our proxy. You also have to set up your proxy as we showed you in the previous recipe, Installing a proxy.
How to do it…
Set up your proxy as in the previous recipe, Installing a proxy.
Make sure that in the
zabbix_proxy.conffile, the optionProxyMode=0is set.Be sure to fill in the IP address of your Zabbix server under the option
Serverin thezabbix_proxy.conffile.Also fill in the
Hostnamein the sameconffile.Have a look at the options
ConfigFrequencyandDataSenderFrequencyas these two options will determine how many times the proxy will go look for a new configuration on the Zabbix server and how many times...
