Zabbix is a highly integrated network monitoring solution, offering a multiplicity of features in a single package.

Data gathering           #数据的收集

• availability and performance checks
• support for SNMP (both trapping and polling), IPMI, JMX, VMware monitoring
• custom checks
• gathering desired data at custom intervals
• performed by server/proxy and by agents

Flexible threshold definitions  #灵活定义

• you can define very flexible problem thresholds, called triggers, referencing values from the backend database

Highly configurable alerting   #高度可配置的报警

• sending notifications can be customized for the escalation schedule, recipient, media type
• notifications can be made meaningful and helpful using macro variables
• automatic actions include remote commands

Real-time graphing           #实时图表

• monitored items are immediately graphed using the built-in graphing functionality

Web monitoring capabilities           #网路监控功能

• Zabbix can follow a path of simulated mouse clicks on a web site and check for functionality and response time

Extensive visualisation options          #广泛的可视化选项

• ability to create custom graphs that can combine multiple items into a single view
• network maps
• custom screens and slide shows for a dashboard-style overview
• reports
• high-level (business) view of monitored resources

Historical data storage                #历史数据的存储

• data stored in a database
• configurable history
• built-in housekeeping procedure

Easy configuration                    #简单的配置

• add monitored devices as hosts
• hosts are picked up for monitoring, once in the database
• apply templates to monitored devices

Use of templates                       #模板的使用

• grouping checks in templates
• templates can inherit other templates

Network discovery        #网络的发现

• automatic discovery of network devices
• agent auto registration
• discovery of file systems, network interfaces and SNMP OIDs

Fast web interface      #快速网络接口

• a web-based frontend in PHP
• accessible from anywhere
• you can click your way through
• audit log

Zabbix API                #zabbix API

• Zabbix API provides programmable interface to Zabbix for mass manipulations, 3rd party software integration and other purposes.

Permissions system         #系统权限

• secure user authentication
• certain users can be limited to certain views

Full featured and easily extensible agent          #功能全、易扩展

• deployed on monitoring targets
• can be deployed on both Linux and Windows

Binary daemons                   #二进制的守护进程

• written in C, for performance and small memory footprint    
• easily portable

Ready for complex environments         #准备复杂的环境

• remote monitoring made easy by using a Zabbix proxy   #通过代理可以轻松实现zabbix监控