Bring events from your Zabbix Hosts into Dynatrace. This extension creates a Custom Device for each endpoint and creates events based on user configured severities.

This extension consumes DDUs. Annual DDU consumption can be estimated with the following calculation:

<number_of_monitored_servers> * 525.6

Requirements

• Zabbix 4.2 or superior

The Extension must be installed both on an ActiveGate and on the Dynatrace Cluster. See Deploy an extension in our full documentation for more details.

1. Install the Extension on an ActiveGate

Extract the extension zip file to the plugin_deployment folder at the root of the remote plugin module.

Linux:

• A default installation can be done with the following command: unzip -o -d /opt/dynatrace/remotepluginmodule/plugin_deployment custom.remote.python.zabbix_events.zip
• Adjust the path if the OneAgent was installed somewhere other than /opt/dynatrace

Windows:

• Unzip the Extension to: %PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\remotepluginmodule\plugin_deployment
• Adjust the path if the OneAgent was installed somewhere other than %PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace

Tip: Make sure the unzipped folder is not nested inside another folder. The path should be in the form: \plugin_deployment\custom.remote.python.zabbix_events\<extension files>

2. Upload the Extension to the Dynatrace Cluster via UI in the browser

Upload the same extension zip file to your tenant. The Extension configuration and upload UI is located at:

Settings > Monitored technologies > Custom extensions > Upload extension

Configuration

The Zabbix Events plugin requires credentials for either a global or host configuration.

The required properties are:

• Endpoint name – To label this endpoint
• Zabbix URL – A URL to the Zabbix API endpoint
• Zabbix Username – Username with the host.get, events.getand problems.get permissions
• Zabbix Password
• Zabbix Group ID - Comma separated list of groups
• Severities – Severities you wish to create events for. Separate multiple severities with commas.
  • 0 – Not classified
  • 1 – Information
  • 2 – Warning
  • 3 – Average
  • 4 – High
  • 5 - Disaster