Create and Configure a Zabbix Data Source
Video Lecture
Description
First Create a MySQL Data Source that will connect directly to the Zabbix Servers MySQL Database.
SSH onto the Zabbix Server,
Create a user in MySQL, with read only access, that the Grafana MySQL data source will use to connect with.
mysql
> CREATE USER 'grafana'@'GRAFANA SERVER IP ADDRESS' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; > GRANT SELECT ON zabbix.* TO 'grafana'@'GRAFANA SERVER IP ADDRESS'; > FLUSH PRIVILEGES; > select host, user from mysql.user; > QUIT;
Also allow remote connections on MySQL
sudo nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Change or Add the bind address value to the end of the file.
[mysqld] bind-address = 0.0.0.0
Restart MySQL
Restart the MySQL and check the status.
sudo service mysql restart sudo service mysql status
Continue on the Grafana Server
I then finish and save the MySQL data source for Zabbix.
Now it's time to install the Zabbix Data Source plugin that will connect to the Zabbix API, and also use the new MySQL data source we just created.
I SSH onto the Grafana Server and add a Zabbix Data Source plugin using the CLI
grafana-cli plugins install alexanderzobnin-zabbix-app
Since Grafana v7, unsigned plugins won't be visible unless you explicitly allow them in the Grafana.ini file.
Open /etc/grafana/grafana.ini, and uncomment the line
;allow_loading_unsigned_plugins
and change to
allow_loading_unsigned_plugins = alexanderzobnin-zabbix-datasource
And then restart the Grafana server
sudo service grafana-server restart
I then use the Grafana UI to enable the Zabbix Data Soure Plugin, and then configure it.
The required API URL will be,
https://[your zabbix server ip or domain name]/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
Also select the 'Direct DB Access' to be the new MySQL data source you just created.
Save and Continue
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