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+Zabbix Plugin for Fuel
+=======================
+
+Zabbix plugin
+--------------
+
+Zabbix plugin for Fuel extends Mirantis OpenStack functionality by adding
+Zabbix monitoring system. It installs Zabbix server, frontend and agent
+components. The plugin configures Zabbix by adding templates to monitor nodes
+and OpenStack services and APIs.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+| Requirement                      | Version/Comment |
+|:---------------------------------|:----------------|
+| Mirantis OpenStack compatibility | >= 6.1          |
+
+Installation Guide
+==================
+
+Zabbix plugin installation
+---------------------------
+
+To install Zabbix plugin, follow these steps:
+
+1. Download the plugin from
+    [Fuel Plugins Catalog](https://software.mirantis.com/fuel-plugins)
+
+2. Copy the plugin on already installed Fuel Master node; ssh can be used for
+    that. If you do not have the Fuel Master node yet, see
+    [Quick Start Guide](https://software.mirantis.com/quick-start/) :
+
+        # scp zabbix_monitoring-1.0-1.0.0-0.noarch.rpm root@<Fuel_Master_ip>:/tmp
+
+3. Install the plugin:
+
+        # cd /tmp
+        # fuel plugins --install zabbix_monitoring-1.0-1.0.0-0.noarch.rpm
+
+4. Check if the plugin was installed successfully:
+
+        # fuel plugins
+        id | name              | version | package_version
+        ---|-------------------|---------|----------------
+        1  | zabbix_monitoring | 1.0.0   | 2.0.0
+
+Zabbix plugin configuration
+----------------------------
+
+1. Create an environment.
+2. Enable the plugin on the Settings tab of the Fuel web UI.
+3. Optionally, change values in the form:
+   * username/password - access credentials for Zabbix Administrator
+   * database password - password for Zabbix database in MySQL
+4. Deploy the environment.
+5. Zabbix frontend is available at: http://<VIP>/zabbix
+
+For more information and instructions, see the Zabbix Plugin Guide in the
+[Fuel Plugins Catalog](https://software.mirantis.com/fuel-plugins)
+
+Release Notes
+-------------
+
+This is the first release of the plugin.
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+Dmitry Klenov <dklenov@mirantis.com> (PM)  
+Piotr Misiak <pmisiak@mirantis.com> (developer)  
+Szymon Bańka <sbanka@mirantis.com> (developer)  
+Alexander Zatserklyany <azatserklyany@mirantis.com> (QA engineer)