Zabbix Certified Specialist Day 3 Exam –
questions with Detailed Solutions
Are templates linked to each individual host directly? - -Yes but like hosts,
they also must be assigned to at least one host group for logical grouping
-What properties do Templates have in common with Hosts? - -Name,
Visible Name, Groups, Description, Linked Templates, Tags, User Macros,
Value Maps
-What are the two ways in which you can link Templates to Hosts? - -
Automatic lookup field or List selector
-What happens when a Host is linked to a Template? - -It will inherit all
entities from the Template but will generate a new ID
-What is shown in the name of an Item on a Host if linked to a Template? - -
It will be preceded by the Template name
-What happens if you add a Template to a Host that has a matching key? - -
It will inherit the key from the Template
-What is the difference between Unlink, and Unlink and clear when it comes
to removing Template entities from a host? (same for Delete, and Delete and
clear) - -Unlink will remove the template and reliquish the entities to the
host. Unlink & clear will remove the template and the entities
-What must you do every time you modify the
/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf file and what command does this? - -Restart
Zabbix agent using the 'systemctl restart zabbix-agent' command
-True or false. Template tags are inherited by a Hosts own entities. - -False.
But the reverse is true, Template entities will inherit tags from the Hosts
entities.
-What can Items from one host be copied to? - -Other hosts, All hosts or
templates in a host group, Templates
-What is the difference between clone and full clone when duplicating hosts
or entities? - -Clone will retain all parameters and template linkage. Full
clone will retain the above + local entities.
-What properties from a Template can be overridden on a host? & Will these
be overridden by the Template if changes are later made to it? - -Update
, interval, history and trend storage periods, other settings (depending on
item). Yes changes will be overridden by the Template.
-Can templates contain other templates? - -Yes
-Where do you go to see all the available public templates? - -Integrations
page in GUI or zabbix.com/integrations
-What entities can Mass Update be used on? - -Hosts, Templates, Items, or
Triggers
-What can be updated with Mass Update on an Item? - -General properties,
tags, replace or remove all preprocessing steps (Items)
-What can be updated with Mass Update on an Host? - -General properties,
link or unlink or replace templates, IPMI, encryption, macros, inventory
mode, value mappings, tags
-What standalone command-line utility is used to set up a trapper item to
send data? - -zabbix_sender
-What four values do you need to specify when running zabbix_sender and
what character denotes them when running the command? - --z IP or DNS, -s
Host name, =k Item key, -o Value
-How do you prevent unauthorized machines from sending data to Zabbix
using zabbix_sender? - -Allowed hosts
-True or false. Every value sent by Zabbix sender must have unique
timestamps. - -True
-Can you add custom timestamps to data when using zabbix_sender? If so,
how? - -Yes using the -T option
-How do you send values one by one when using zabbix_sender? - --r option
-True or false. When using zabbix_sender, a successful response must
contain failed items. - -False, it must not contain any failed items.
-What is the key required to execute an SSH command from Zabbix Server
or Proxy? - -ssh.run[description,<ip>,<port>,<encoding>]
-What two methods can be used for authentication when running an SSH
script? - -Username/password or Public key authentication