Zabbix^® Certified Specialist (ZCS)

General information

This 3 day training ensures easy understanding of Zabbix concepts and structure for the information technology professionals, who need to run Zabbix efficiently and provide support to other Zabbix users.

• Products covered Zabbix 4.0
• Format In small groups (up to 15 persons).
• Duration 3 days
• Course requirements :
  1. Advanced computer literacy
  2. Knowledge of operating systems
• Next level Zabbix Certified Professional (Level 3)
• Previous level Zabbix Certified User (Level 1)
• Update Zabbix 2.2 Certified Specialist Update

Course program

Day 1

Morning

• Installation: Zabbix architecture
• Installation: Zabbix server, DB, front-end, and agent
• Installation: Initial Zabbix configuration
• Configuration: Hosts and host groups
• Configuration: Item configuration form
• Data collection: Zabbix agent checks

Afternoon

• Configuration: Triggers, less sensitive triggers, dependencies
• Configuration: Event tags
• Configuration: User macros functionality
• Configuration: Detecting anomalies, elimination of flapping
• Q&A

Day 2

Morning

• Configuration: Using templates
• Data collection: Agent-less monitoring
• Data collection: SSH/Telnet checks
• Data collection: Aggregate checks
• Data collection: Calculated checks
• Data collection: SNMP monitoring

Afternoon

• Data collection: Log file monitoring
• Data collection: Web monitoring
• Data collection: Agent user parameters
• Command line utilities: zabbix_get, zabbix_sender
• Inventory auto-collection
• Q&A

Day 3

Morning

• Data visualization: Custom graphs
• Data visualization: Maps
• Notifications: Media types, actions, operations, use of macros
• Notifications: Host and host group level maintenance
• Automation: LLD overview
• Business level monitoring: Services, SLA, reports

Afternoon

• Administration: XML Import/Export
• Administration: Managing users and user groups permissions, audit
• Administration: Working time, housekeeper, authentication, front-end scripts
• Administration: Backup procedures
• Zabbix roadmap
• Certification (Exam)

Others

• Course attendance certificate
• Zabbix 4.0 Certified Specialist Certificate