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ZABBIX CERTIFIED SPECIALIST DAY 2
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Question 1: What will happen to problems if the trigger they
depend on is in the PROBLEM state?
CORRECT ANSWER : They will be suppressed
Question 2: Where can dependencies between triggers be
defined?
CORRECT ANSWER : On the same host or on different hosts
Question 3: What is a Zabbix agent passive check?
CORRECT ANSWER : Zabbix server or proxy asks for a single
metric and Zabbix agent sends back the result.
Question 4: What does not matter at all for passive checks?
CORRECT ANSWER : Host name
Question 5: What must be specified to allow connectivity
between Zabbix Server and Zabbix Agent?
CORRECT ANSWER: Server parameter must match Zabbix
server or proxy IP address (or subnet).
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Question 6: What is the default number of pollers that are started
at once?
CORRECT ANSWER : 5
Question 7: What is the Zabbix server timeout (connection
timeout)?
CORRECT ANSWER: The number of seconds the Zabbix
server will wait for an answer from the agent.
Question 8: What are 2 reasons for installing Zabbix_get?
CORRECT ANSWER : To gather data from the Agent, to run a
passive test, can be used in custom scripts.
Question 9: What file needs to be edited to allow Zabbix Server
to connect to Zabbix Agent?
CORRECT ANSWER : /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
Question 10: What command allows you to view the list of
installed packages on a Zabbix Agent?
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CORRECT ANSWER : zabbix_get -s 127.0.0.1 -k
system.sw.packages[zabbix]
Question 11: Can Zabbix agent be installed on Windows?
CORRECT ANSWER : Yes
Question 12: What field is mandatory for Zabbix agent to
communicate in Active Mode?
CORRECT ANSWER : Hostname, it must be defined the same
on both the frontend host & in the zabbix_agentd.conf file.
Question 13: On which port is data from active Agents
accepted? And by what process?
CORRECT ANSWER : Port 10051, by trapper process.
Question 14: Are interfaces required for Active Agent checks?
CORRECT ANSWER : No
Question 15: What value in the zabbix_agentd.conf file needs to
be updated with the Zabbix Server or Proxy IP address?
CORRECT ANSWER : ServerActive
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Question 16: What command is used to return the Zabbix Agent
hostname?
CORRECT ANSWER : zabbix_agentd -t system.hostname.
Question 17: In the zabbix_agentd.conf file, what happens if
multiple IP addresses are listed under the ServerActive field?
CORRECT ANSWER : It will send data to all listed servers.
Question 18: How often does the Agent retrieve configuration
data from the Zabbix Server?
CORRECT ANSWER : On agent start and every 2 minutes.
Question 19: Where does the Zabbix agent store collected values
when in active mode? And how often is the data sent?
CORRECT ANSWER : Memory buffer (every 5 seconds by
default).