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- By Discovery: Configuration/Discovery entry that look for incoming connections to the Zabbix port 10050.
- By Manual configuration: Configuration/Hosts/Create Host option which brings up a new windows for manually configuring a host to Zabbix. This is how SNMP based agent only hosts are entered into Zabbix. Items such as unsupported Operating Systems (Apple, SGI etc), printers, storage equipment, network gear and the like.
Understanding Templates:
Templates are used to reduce the work of configuring each host independently. A template can be created from scratch or cloned from an existing template and modified. By associating a host with a template, the host inherits all of the ITEMS, GRAPHS, TRIGGERS, APPLICATIONS
Configuring and Monitoring HOST ITEMS:
A HOST ITEM is anything that can be monitored on a host.
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