9 Template changes

This page lists all changes to the stock templates that are shipped with Zabbix.

Note that upgrading to the latest Zabbix version will not automatically upgrade the templates used. It is suggested to modify the templates in existing installations by:

  • Downloading the latest templates from the Zabbix Git repository;

  • Then, while in Configuration → Templates you can import them manually into Zabbix. If templates with the same names already exist, the Delete missing options should be checked when importing to achieve a clean import. This way the old items that are no longer in the updated template will be removed (note that it will mean losing the history of these old items).

New templates

See the list of new templates in Zabbix 5.2.0.

Changes in 5.2.1

New templates are available:

  • Apache Cassandra by JMX - see JMX templates for setup instructions;

  • Apache Kafka by JMX - see JMX templates for setup instructions.

Changes in 5.2.2

New templates

New templates are available:

  • Aranet Cloud - Aranet Cloud monitoring using Script items;

  • Hadoop by HTTP - monitoring of Hadoop using HTTP agent – see HTTP templates for setup instructions;

  • Morningstar ProStar MPPT SNMP - monitoring of Prostar MPPT solar charge controller via SNMP;

  • Morningstar ProStar PWM SNMP - monitoring of ProStar pulse width modulation (PWM) solar charge controller via SNMP;

  • Morningstar SunSaver MPPT SNMP - monitoring of SunSaver MPPT solar charge controller via SNMP;

  • Morningstar SureSine SNMP - monitoring of SureSine pure sine wave inverter via SNMP;

  • Morningstar TriStar MPPT 600V SNMP - monitoring of TriStar MPPT 600V solar charge controller via SNMP;

  • Morningstar TriStar MPPT SNMP - monitoring of TriStar MPPT solar charge controller via SNMP;

  • Morningstar TriStar PWM SNMP - monitoring of TriStar PWM solar charge controller via SNMP;

  • VMware FQDN - agent-less monitoring of VMware vCenter and ESX hypervisor – see Virtual machine monitoring for additional info;

  • ZooKeeper by HTTP - monitoring of ZooKeeper using HTTP agent – see HTTP templates for setup instructions.

Template Apache Tomcat by JMX

Template Apache Tomcat by JMX has been updated. Now it is possible to use the template to automatically discover and monitor Apache Tomcat hosts with any configuration settings. See also: JMX template operation.

Template VMware

Template VMware has been updated:

  • VM host prototype now has a custom interface with IP set to {#VM.IP}.

  • HV host prototype now has a custom interface with IP set to {#HV.IP}.

  • New macros have been defined: {$VM.UUID} with value {#VM.UUID}, {$VM.DNS} with value {#VM.DNS}, {$VM.HOST} - an empty macro set as VM host name.

  • The {HOST.HOST} macro has been replaced with {$VM.UUID} in all item keys for virtual machines.

Changes in 5.2.3

A new template is available:

Changes in 5.2.4

New templates are available:

  • Apache ActiveMQ by JMX - see setup instructions for JMX templates;

  • HashiCorp Vault by HTTP - see setup instructions for HTTP templates;

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 by Zabbix agent, Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 by Zabbix agent active - see setup instructions for Zabbix agent templates;

  • NetApp FAS3220 SNMP - monitoring of NetApp FAS3220 via SNMP.

Changes in 5.2.5

New templates are available:

Changes in 5.2.6

New templates are available:

  • Huawei OceanStor 5300 V5 SNMP - monitoring of SAN Huawei OceanStor 5300 V5 by Zabbix SNMP agent;

  • Microsoft SharePoint by HTTP - see setup instructions for HTTP templates;

  • SMART by Zabbix agent 2, SMART by Zabbix agent 2 active - see setup instructions for Zabbix agent 2 templates.