zabbix-kvm-res

libvirt monitoring through Zabbix

Monitor your libvirt resources through Zabbix

Dependencies

• libvirt-python (tested with 4.5.0)
• zabbix 4.x

Installation

Perform these steps on your KVM server:

1. copy bin/zabbix-libvirt-res.py to /usr/local/bin/
2. copy zabbix_agentd.conf/libvirt.conf to /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/
3. compile selinux module & import (as root)

    ]# cd selinux
    ]# /bin/rm -f zabbix_agent_libvirt.mod zabbix_agent_libvirt.pp
    ]# checkmodule -M -m -o zabbix_agent_libvirt.mod zabbix_agent_libvirt.te
    ]# semodule_package -o zabbix_agent_libvirt.pp -m zabbix_agent_libvirt.mod
    ]# semodule -i zabbix_agent_libvirt.pp

1. restart zabbix-agent daemon

Perform these steps on your Zabbix server (through the web gui)

1. import zbx_templates/zabbix_libvirt-4.xml into the Zabbix templates
2. apply template to libvirt system

Perform these steps while reclining in a chair, sofa or bed

1. drink coffee and enjoy

Acknowledgements

• Patrik Uytterhoeven for putting it out there
• thirstycat for helping out with the flags of some libvirt methods
• Stefano Blasco for providing feedback and code to make it work with libvirt-python 0.9.12.3)