The script media type is quite powerful, and it could even be used to execute a command in response to an event. For the command to be executed on the monitored host, though, it would require some mechanism to connect, authorize, and so on, which might be somewhat too complicated. Zabbix provides another mechanism to respond to events—remote commands. Remote commands can be used in a variety of cases, some of which might be initiating a configuration backup when a configuration change is detected, or starting a service that has died. We will set up the latter scenario:
- Navigate to Configuration | Actions and click on Create action. In the Name field, enter Restart Apache.
- Go to Conditions and, in the New condition block, ...
