Zabbix Network Monitoring - Second Edition

Chapter 9. Visualizing Data with Graphs and Maps

So far we have only briefly looked at some basic available data visualization options, mostly simple graphs that show us how an item has changed over time. That's not all Zabbix provides—there are more options, which we will explore now. The visualization options of Zabbix that we will look at in this chapter include the following:

• Graphs, including simple, ad hoc, and custom ones
• Maps that can show information laid out in different ways—for example, geographically

Visualize what?

We have set up actions that send us information when we want to be informed, we have remote commands that can even restart services as needed and do many other things. So why visualize anything?

While for most this question ...