Tag: preprocessing

Published 06/28/2021

Reduce Polling with Dependent Items and JSONPath

Using Zabbix Dependent Items and JSONPath we can significantly reduce the number of times we hit an API when monitoring the metrics it makes available to us. Most web API’s today use some sort of JSON-formatted data structure to deliver data. Dependent Items and JSONPath allow us to dig through…

Preprocessing and Redacting Sensitive Data

With Preprocessing you can alter, fit and adjust your incoming data in any way shape or form you wish. This serves many purposes, e.g. your devices might not present data in the right format or gather numbered metrics to the right decimal. Excerpt from zabbix.com about item preprocessing: Item value…