QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
What will happen to problems if the trigger they depend on is in the PROBLEM state? Ans✔- They will be
suppressed
Where can dependencies between triggers be defined? Ans✔- On the same host or on different hosts
What is a Zabbix agent passive check? Ans✔- Zabbix server or proxy asks for a single metric and Zabbix
agent sends back the result.
What does not matter at all for passive checks? Ans✔- Host name
What must be specified to allow connectivity between Zabbix Server and Zabbix Agent? Ans✔- Server
parameter must match Zabbix server or proxy IP address (or subnet).
What is the default number of pollers that are started at once? Ans✔- 5
What is the Zabbix server timeout (connection timeout)? Ans✔- The number of seconds the Zabbix
server will wait for an answer from the agent.
What are 2 reasons for installing Zabbix_get? Ans✔- To gather data from the Agent, to run a passive
test, can be used in custom scripts.
, What file needs to be edited to allow Zabbix Server to connect to Zabbix Agent? Ans✔-
/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
What command allows you to view the list of installed packages on a Zabbix Agent? Ans✔👌- zabbix_get
-s 127.0.0.1 -k system.sw.packages[zabbix]
Can Zabbix agent be installed on Windows? Ans✔👌- Yes
What field is mandatory for Zabbix agent to communicate in Active Mode? Ans✔👌- Hostname, it must
be defined the same on both the frontend host & in the zabbix_agentd.conf file.
On which port is data from active Agents accepted? And by what process? Ans✔👌- Port 10051, by
trapper process.
Are interfaces required for Active Agent checks? Ans✔👌- No
What value in the zabbix_agentd.conf file needs to be updated with the Zabbix Server or Proxy IP
address? Ans✔👌- ServerActive
What command is used to return the Zabbix Agent hostname? Ans✔👌- zabbix_agentd -t
system.hostname.