CERTIFIED SPECIALIST EXAM 1
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTION GUIDE
◉ What are the four ports that Zabbix uses and what are they each
for? Answer: 10050: Zabbix agent. 10051: Server and proxy. 10052:
Java gateway. 10053: Web service.
◉ By default, How often is data collected via the proxy, sent to the
Zabbix server? Answer: Every second
◉ Zabbix proxies can operate in Active mode or Passive mode? What
is the difference? Answer: In active mode, the proxy connects to the
server. In passive mode, the server connects to the proxy.
◉ What is true about the version differences between Zabbix proxy
and Zabbix server? Answer: The major version must match ie 6.1.2
is not compatible with 6.2.0. This changed in version 6.4, from this
version onwards they are all compatible.
◉ What is mandatory before installing Zabbix? Answer: Getting NTP
setup and sync'd, without this you may experience false problem
detection, missing data etc
, ◉ What is the recommended way of installing Zabbix? Answer:
Official packages
◉ What cloud vendors are supported for cloud install? Answer:
AWS, Azure, Digital Ocean, Google Cloud, Red Hat Openshift
◉ What two options exist for docker container install? Answer:
Zabbix docker hub or GitHub
◉ What is the only way to deploy Zabbix if you want to use an Oracle
database? Answer: Source code from Zabbix Git repository
◉ What package is required for installing MySQL on a Zabbix server?
Answer: zabbix-server-mysql
◉ What is the one role of the Zabbix web service? Answer:
Generating scheduled reports
◉ What needs to be built before Zabbix deployment? Answer:
Database with Unicode database character set and UTF8 national
character set
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTION GUIDE
◉ What are the four ports that Zabbix uses and what are they each
for? Answer: 10050: Zabbix agent. 10051: Server and proxy. 10052:
Java gateway. 10053: Web service.
◉ By default, How often is data collected via the proxy, sent to the
Zabbix server? Answer: Every second
◉ Zabbix proxies can operate in Active mode or Passive mode? What
is the difference? Answer: In active mode, the proxy connects to the
server. In passive mode, the server connects to the proxy.
◉ What is true about the version differences between Zabbix proxy
and Zabbix server? Answer: The major version must match ie 6.1.2
is not compatible with 6.2.0. This changed in version 6.4, from this
version onwards they are all compatible.
◉ What is mandatory before installing Zabbix? Answer: Getting NTP
setup and sync'd, without this you may experience false problem
detection, missing data etc
, ◉ What is the recommended way of installing Zabbix? Answer:
Official packages
◉ What cloud vendors are supported for cloud install? Answer:
AWS, Azure, Digital Ocean, Google Cloud, Red Hat Openshift
◉ What two options exist for docker container install? Answer:
Zabbix docker hub or GitHub
◉ What is the only way to deploy Zabbix if you want to use an Oracle
database? Answer: Source code from Zabbix Git repository
◉ What package is required for installing MySQL on a Zabbix server?
Answer: zabbix-server-mysql
◉ What is the one role of the Zabbix web service? Answer:
Generating scheduled reports
◉ What needs to be built before Zabbix deployment? Answer:
Database with Unicode database character set and UTF8 national
character set
