Configuring the Zabbix server for high availability

A high-availability cluster for a Zabbix server is easier to configure compared to Apache or a database server. Whether it's a standalone server or a node that is a part of a distributed setup, the procedure is exactly the same, as shown in the following diagram:

Configuring the Zabbix server for high availability

Once you have installed Corosync and Pacemaker on the two nodes (see the previous sections for details), you will also install Zabbix on the nodes that will make the cluster. You will then need to configure Zabbix to listen to the virtual IP address that you have identified for the cluster. To do so, change both SourceIP and ListenIP to ...

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