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Zabbix Network Monitoring Beginner To Pro In 7 Days (Udemy.com)

Learn step-by-step how to setup a Zabbix network monitoring system from scratch. Get in-demand job skills for 2019!

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334 reviews

Created by: The Startup Central Co.

Last updated December 2018

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This is a compact introduction to Zabbix, the open source network monitoring tool, aimed at network admins and sysadmins who already know basic Linux commands and can spin up a CentOS virtual machine. Over 27 lectures and about 3.8 hours, instructor The Startup Central Co. walks through installation, configuration, triggers, maps, alerts, and user management. It is built to get a beginner from zero to a running monitoring setup, not to turn them into an expert.

Reviewers who liked it say the explanations are clear enough to follow along and the pacing works for someone new to Zabbix, with several calling it a solid first look at the tool. The complaints cluster around three things: the instructor moves fast and sometimes seems to be figuring things out live, several lectures skip past macros, proxies, and how things get calculated under the hood, and a few reviewers flag blurry on screen text and a repeated greeting that gets old. One recent review points out the course covers an older Zabbix release, which matters for anyone working against a current server.

Given the course was last updated in December 2018 and Zabbix has moved well past that version since, treat this as a way to learn the concepts and basic workflow rather than a step by step match for what you will see on screen today. At under four hours it is a quick, cheap way to get oriented before jumping into the official docs or a more current course. Fine for absolute beginners, not the pick if you already know the basics and want the advanced stuff the title promises.

Best forSysadmins with basic Linux skills who want a working Zabbix install fast, not deep theory.
Skip it ifYou need Zabbix proxies, macros, or current 7.x features explained in depth.

Pros

  • Clear, step by step Zabbix installation walkthrough for total beginners
  • Covers triggers, maps, alerts, and user management in one short course
  • Short at under four hours, easy to finish in a weekend
  • Covers the full setup process from a blank server to monitoring

Cons

  • Last updated in 2018, before several major Zabbix version changes
  • Skips proxies, macros, and the inner workings the title's Pro promises
  • Instructor moves quickly and some reviewers found the delivery unpolished
This was a very good and thorough introduction to Zabbix. It told me what I needed to know, which is the basic setup and functionality of this monitoring tool.
Carl Puhl, a student

Listed as All Levels, but really suits beginners with basic Linux skills, not admins chasing advanced Zabbix features.

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What you will learn

  • How to set up a complete Zabbix Network Monitoring system from scratch.
  • How to configure Zabbix to automatically monitor the condition of your server environment and discover issues like like CPU overload, network channel load etc. before it's too late
  • How to do a full installation with best practices
  • Practical theory and concepts you need to understand about network monitoring
  • How to use all the advanced features of Zabbix in your monitoring system like triggers, maps & visualization, macros, alerts, users & group management, how to read graphs and more...
  • Step-by-step instructions from a seasoned Zabbix system administrator. By the end you will have the skills to use Zabbix in your IT job yourself.
  • Get ready for a promotion or a new Network Administrator job with your new Zabbix Network Monitoring skills!

Course content

4 sections · 27 lectures · 3.8 hours of video

  1. 1Introduction 1 free preview3 lectures · 25 min
  2. 2Configuration 2 free previews13 lectures · 2.3 hours
  3. 3Monitoring and alerts 1 free preview5 lectures · 30 min
  4. 4Zabbix health 1 free preview6 lectures · 37 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Anyone interested in learning what network monitoring is and how it works
  • Network Administrators, sysadmins and anyone else that wants to learn how to install and use the open source software Zabbix for competent network monitoring

What you need before you start

  • Knowledge of basic Linux commands and tools
  • You must have a virtual machine, preferably with CentOS7

How it compares

Against the other 219 rated Udemy courses in DevOps on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.1 out of 5higher than 15% of them
  • Reviews334#154 of 220 by number of reviews
  • Length3.8 hoursshorter than 68% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2018earlier than 88% of them

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Course Description

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ZABBIX COURSE - EVERYTHING IS COVERED!

Would you like to learn how to use Zabbix for network monitoring?

Do you want to learn  solid network monitoring skills that will help you get that system administrator job you always wanted?

My step-by-step training will initiate you into the world of Zabbix Network monitoring.


You will learn:

  • How to setup a Zabbix monitoring system from scratch

  • Best practice configuration

  • Practical theory and concepts you need to understand about network monitoring

  • How to monitor the condition of your environment and discover issues like like CPU overload, network channel load etc. before it's too late

  • Much much more...

When you are done with the course, you will be ready to set up your first Zabbix network monitoring system and use it in your IT job.


WHAT IS ZABBIX?

Zabbix is an open-source monitoring solution.

As a network/system administrator, you must be aware of the condition of your environment. E.g. what is the load of your network channels, or if your server’s CPU is overloaded etc.

You must be notified about issues beforehand, so that doesn’t affect services and clients.

Zabbix offers you that opportunity.

It is a very competent network monitoring software that can do everything a paid solution can do, but it's 100% free open source.

Size of your IT environment doesn’t matter, Zabbix can collect over 10 000 000 metrics.

It's backed by a big community of passionate open-source developers, constantly working to improve the builds.


TOP 3 BENEFITS OF LEARNING ZABBIX NETWORK MONITORING

1: Increased worldwide demand
Being a competent network monitoring software that is 100% open source, Zabbix is growing in popularity worldwide. Companies wants to save money, so many are switching to Zabbix. That means that Network Administrators that knows Zabbix are in great demand and the demand is only increasing.

2: Fast-growing software
The Zabbix team is working constantly to  improving the product everyday. They listen to the community of users and release new versions with the best features frequently. Being a part of the Open Source community is very exciting, as you get to directly affect the direction of the software. 

3: Stay on top of your job market competitors
Zabbix network monitoring knowledge is a requirement for a lot of network jobs at all levels, from juniors to architects.er admins, that does not. A simple search on any well-known job websites, will reveal the requirement for the skill


 
 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

Why should I choose Zabbix, when there are many other monitoring solutions out there?
Zabbix has communities in many countries and many languages. It is open-source. It is scalable and can be used as an all-in-one solution, or in a cluster. If you think there should be a new feature or there is a bug, you submit it on ZBX-NEXT and get response from Zabbix team support quickly.


Why do I have to install and support Zabbix? My servers are OK?
You think that everything is OK until some component goes down. You cannot predict and react beforehand if you do not monitor. Not having a software like Zabbix running can be catastrophic with lots of downtime and decreased earnings.

Zabbix solves this.


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Instructor Details

The Startup Central Co.

Empower Your Career with Practical Skills for Today’s World

At The Startup Central, we’re committed to offering high-quality, affordable education that equips you with the tools you need to succeed in a variety of industries—from IT and programming to business and beyond.

While traditional education can be costly and time-consuming, our mission is to make learning accessible and engaging. Whether you're looking to boost your IT career or gain business skills, we provide hands-on, real-world education led by top industry experts.

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By Paragon Solutions Ltd on 12/14/2024

The course have no explanation of zabbix proxies , no explanation of inner workings (how things are calculated and queried) , no explanation of different hosts , macros (what they mean , what are most useful ones , how to effectively utilize them ) . It says "from beginner to pro" , but it not goes beyond beginner level .

By Ed Zig on 1/13/2022

Great course for a beginner level user who wants to understand key concepts and components of Zabbix. The tutorials that accompany the explanation had enough detail to follow the instructor easily. Great job, thank you!

By J Toga on 12/30/2019

No Audio on sessions part way though... yet audio worked fine via itunes etc... Other browser didn't fix it. Restarting whole session fixed it - frustrating. Too much reliance on rote clicking of menus and pointers to existing docs. Already been through that? Author numerous times seemed confused on what version/menus they were running.

By Carl Puhl on 9/26/2019

This was a very good and thorough introduction to Zabbix. It told me what I needed to know, which is the basic setup and functionality of this monitoring tool. I am now ready to dive deeper into the subject and start working with it on the job. Thank you for this course!

By Aaron Dunn on 7/5/2019

It was a decent course. Can be a little difficult to follow sometimes as some things are not broken apart that well to where it feels the instructor is assuming you are connecting the dots to grasp what is going on. However, he is a nice and informative teacher on the use & implementation of Zabbix, and was still instructive.

By Jan Zaczynski on 6/25/2019

I'm a little disappointed with this course. The name of the course is from Beginner to Pro. Unfortunately, I expected, after a well-explained and presented Zabbix installation, a step-by-step system configuration. For example, how to configure and set alarms for connected a new device to the network, notifications about low toner level in the printer, way to write your own template or macro, etc. I hope that in the new version of the course my remarks will be taken into consideration. Also, the teacher sometimes showed too fast how to choose options or what commands to enter to console. A misunderstanding, for example, was also statement: here I was preparing a formula for SNMPv2 agent (Interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifinOctetcs.6) without explaining how and from where to find it and do it. However, thank you very much for this course. It certainly contained a lot of useful information which I will use with my daily basis work with Zabbix. Greetings. Jan.

By Pantelis Karamolegkos on 2/2/2019

Given the lack of relevant tutorials on the topic, its pretty good and valuable. Could be improved with more UserParameter examples and other kind of items (What is Zabbix trapper, etc). I would recommend this course.

By Tzoumas Panagiwths on 11/28/2018

So far its amazing i was up and running in no time at all.The explanations are very easy to undestand and the progression is really smooth and quite fast without leaving something out.

By Lucas W. Rasmussen on 11/5/2018

Packed with links for relevant resources, downloads etc. All of the resources can really be a rabbit hole. If you are new to network monitoring, just stick to the lessons one at a time and try to copy what Maks does and you'll be fine. Detailed with a good overview.

By Jonny Svendsen on 11/5/2018

So far so good. I like how each lesson has links to the relevant Zabbix instructions page with more details, how-tos etc. Hard to get stuck.

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Zabbix Network Monitoring Beginner To Pro In 7 Days
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  • Lectures:27 in 4 sections
  • Students:1,818
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