Zabbix Certified Specialist Day 3: Questions And
Answers
Are templates linked to each individual host directly? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans -
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? Right
Ans - Automatic lookup field or List selector
What happens when a Host is linked to a Template? Right Ans - 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?
Right Ans - It will be preceded by the Template name
What happens if you add a Template to a Host that has a matching key?
Right Ans - 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) Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - Restart Zabbix agent using
the 'systemctl restart zabbix-agent' command
True or false. Template tags are inherited by a Hosts own entities. Right
Ans - False. But the reverse is true, Template entities will inherit tags from the
Hosts entities.
What can Items from one host be copied to? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans -
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? Right Ans - Yes
Where do you go to see all the available public templates? Right Ans -
Integrations page in GUI or zabbix.com/integrations
What entities can Mass Update be used on? Right Ans - Hosts, Templates,
Items, or Triggers
What can be updated with Mass Update on an Item? Right Ans - General
properties, tags, replace or remove all preprocessing steps (Items)
What can be updated with Mass Update on an Host? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - zabbix_sender
What four values do you need to specify when running zabbix_sender and
what character denotes them when running the command? Right Ans - -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? Right Ans - Allowed hosts
True or false. Every value sent by Zabbix sender must have unique
timestamps. Right Ans - True
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