Zabbix Host Metrics Enhancer

A Zabbix module that enhances the native host.view page by adding real-time CPU, Memory, and Disk metrics directly into the host list table.

Features

• CPU Metrics: Utilization percentage and number of cores
• Memory Metrics: Utilization percentage, available memory, and total memory
• Disk Metrics: Disk usage percentage
• Color-coded values: Green (OK), Orange (Warning), Red (Critical)
• Theme support: Compatible with Blue and Dark themes
• Auto-refresh: Metrics persist after page auto-refresh
• Non-invasive: Implemented as a module, no core file modifications required

Requirements

• Zabbix 7.0 or higher
• Hosts must have the following items configured:
  • system.cpu.util - CPU utilization
  • system.cpu.num - CPU cores
  • vm.memory.utilization or vm.memory.size[pavailable] - Memory utilization
  • vm.memory.size[available] - Available memory
  • vm.memory.size[total] - Total memory
  • vfs.fs.size[/,pused] - Disk usage percentage

Installation

1. Download or Clone the Module

cd /usr/share/zabbix/modules
git clone <repository-url> HostMetrics

Or manually create the directory structure:

/usr/share/zabbix/modules/HostMetrics/
├── manifest.json
├── Module.php
├── actions/
│   └── CControllerHostMetricsData.php
└── assets/
    ├── css/
    │   └── host-metrics.css
    └── js/
        └── host-metrics.js

2. Set Correct Permissions

chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/share/zabbix/modules/HostMetrics
chmod -R 755 /usr/share/zabbix/modules/HostMetrics

Note: Replace www-data with your web server user (e.g., apache, nginx, zabbix)

3. Enable the Module in Zabbix

1. Log in to Zabbix as an administrator
2. Navigate to Administration → General → Modules
3. Click Scan directory
4. Find Host Metrics Enhancer in the list
5. Click Enable

4. Clear Browser Cache

Press Ctrl + Shift + R (or Cmd + Shift + R on Mac) to clear cache and reload the page.

Usage

1. Navigate to Monitoring → Hosts
2. The following columns will be automatically added before the "Tags" column:
   • CPU Util %
   • CPU Cores
   • Memory Util %
   • Memory Available
   • Memory Total
   • Disk Used %

Metric Color Coding

• Green: Value ≤ 60% (OK)
• Orange: Value > 60% and ≤ 80% (Warning)
• Red: Value > 80% (Critical)

Troubleshooting

Metrics not showing

1. Check if the module is enabled in Administration → General → Modules
2. Verify that your hosts have the required items configured
3. Open browser console (F12) and check for errors
4. Ensure items are monitored and have recent data

Columns disappear after refresh

This should not happen with the latest version. If it does:

1. Clear browser cache completely
2. Disable and re-enable the module
3. Check browser console for JavaScript errors

Permission issues

# Fix ownership
chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/share/zabbix/modules/HostMetrics

# Fix permissions
chmod -R 755 /usr/share/zabbix/modules/HostMetrics

Uninstallation

1. Go to Administration → General → Modules
2. Find Host Metrics Enhancer
3. Click Disable
4. Optionally, delete the module directory:

rm -rf /usr/share/zabbix/modules/HostMetrics

Technical Details

File Structure

• manifest.json: Module configuration and metadata
• Module.php: Main module class
• actions/CControllerHostMetricsData.php: API controller for fetching metrics
• assets/js/host-metrics.js: Frontend JavaScript for DOM manipulation
• assets/css/host-metrics.css: Styling for metric columns

How It Works

1. JavaScript detects when the host.view page is loaded
2. It injects new column headers into the table
3. Extracts host IDs from the table rows
4. Calls the backend API (hostmetrics.data) to fetch metrics
5. Injects metric values into the table with appropriate styling
6. Monitors for form replacement (refresh) and re-injects metrics

License

This module is provided as-is without any warranty.

Author

Monzphere

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.