Now that we have explored the basics of gathering and acting upon information in Zabbix, let's take a closer look at two simple and widely used methods for obtaining data—the already-mentioned Zabbix agents and so-called simple checks, which include TCP connectivity and ICMP checks.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Using the Zabbix agent
• Item scheduling
• Creating a simple check
• Binding it all together
• Value mapping
• Units