===================================== Key terms, acronyms and abbreviations ===================================== Zabbix An enterprise open source monitoring solution for networks and applications. It is designed to monitor and track the status of various network services,servers, and other network hardware. VIP Virtual IP Address. SNMP trap A message which is send from agent (for example, from network switch) to monitoring manager. SNMP community A password which is used for incoming SNMP traps authorization.