Configuring network discovery
When we want to do some automation in our network, the first thing that we have to do is the configuration of the network discovery tool in Zabbix. This way we can detect devices in our network based on some pre-defined settings such as devices with certain services active, pingable, and so on. In this recipe, we will show you how to configure the network discovery tool. Later we will show you how to automate things based on the discovery tool.
Getting ready
For this recipe to work, we need a Zabbix server with an administrator account or a super admin account.
Tip
Before Zabbix 2.4.4 IP range matching was possible by specifying a range like 192.168.1.1-255. That however, was not sufficient for easily specifying multiple subnets.
Since Zabbix 2.4.4 the range option has now been extended to also allow specifying a range like 192.168.1-10.1-255.
How to do it...
Go in the Zabbix menu to Configuration | Discovery.
Click Create discovery rule or edit the existing one.
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