sphinxsearchHow can I use SphinxSearch and Zabbix together to monitor my system?

SphinxSearch and Zabbix can be used together to monitor a system. To do this, you need to install and configure both applications on the system.

First, install SphinxSearch on the system. This can be done using the command line:

sudo apt-get install sphinxsearch

Next, configure SphinxSearch to work with Zabbix. This involves setting up the Zabbix server to connect to the SphinxSearch instance. It also requires configuring the SphinxSearch instance to be monitored by Zabbix.

Finally, use a Zabbix template to monitor the SphinxSearch instance. This template should include items such as the number of queries, query latency, and index size.

Here is an example of a Zabbix template for monitoring SphinxSearch:

# SphinxSearch template

UserParameter=sphinx.queries,/usr/bin/sphinxql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 9306 -e "SHOW STATUS" | grep queries
UserParameter=sphinx.query_time,/usr/bin/sphinxql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 9306 -e "SHOW STATUS" | grep query_time
UserParameter=sphinx.index_size,/usr/bin/sphinxql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 9306 -e "SHOW INDEX STATUS" | grep size

Once the template is configured, Zabbix will be able to monitor the SphinxSearch instance.

Code explanation

• UserParameter=sphinx.queries,/usr/bin/sphinxql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 9306 -e "SHOW STATUS" | grep queries
  • This sets up a UserParameter to monitor the number of queries to the SphinxSearch instance.
• UserParameter=sphinx.query_time,/usr/bin/sphinxql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 9306 -e "SHOW STATUS" | grep query_time
  • This sets up a UserParameter to monitor the query latency of the SphinxSearch instance.
• UserParameter=sphinx.index_size,/usr/bin/sphinxql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 9306 -e "SHOW INDEX STATUS" | grep size
  • This sets up a UserParameter to monitor the index size of the SphinxSearch instance.

Helpful links

• SphinxSearch Installation Guide
• Zabbix Template for SphinxSearch

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