ZABBIX 1.8 – 3 Host export

For Zabbix versions up to 1.8.3, host and template export is available at Configuration → Export/Import. Starting with 1.8.3, import and export controls are available on corresponding configuration pages (Configuration → Hosts and Configuration → Templates).

Navigate either to Configuration → Hosts or Configuration → Templates, depending on which ones you want to export. Mark checkboxes next to elements to be exported.

Make sure that Export selected is chosen in the activity dropdown below host or template list, then click Go and save the file.

Select elements for export

We selected host “Template_Linux” and all its items and triggers.

Press button “Preview” to see list of elements to be exported:

Export data

Press button “Export” to export selected elements to a local XML file with default name zabbix_export.xml.
The file has the following format (one element of each type is shown):

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<zabbix_export version="1.0" date="11.05.07" time="11.11">
	<hosts>
		<host name="ZABBIX Server">
			<useip>1</useip>
			<ip>127.0.0.1</ip>
			<port>10050</port>
			<status>1</status>
			<groups>
			</groups>
			<items>
				<item type="0" key="agent.ping" value_type="3">
					<description>Ping to the server (TCP)</description>
					<delay>30</delay>
					<history>7</history>
					<trends>365</trends>
					<snmp_port>161</snmp_port>
					<valuemap>Service state</valuemap>
					<applications>
						<application>General</application>
					</applications>
				</item>
                  ....
			</items>
			<triggers>
				<trigger>
					<description>Version of zabbix_agent(d) was changed on {HOSTNAME}</description>
					<expression>{{HOSTNAME}:agent.version.diff(0)}&gt;0</expression>
					<priority>3</priority>
				</trigger>
                  ....
			<graphs>
				<graph name="CPU Loads" width="900" height="200">
					<show_work_period>1</show_work_period>
					<show_triggers>1</show_triggers>
					<yaxismin>0.0000</yaxismin>
					<yaxismax>100.0000</yaxismax>
					<graph_elements>
						<graph_element item="{HOSTNAME}:system.cpu.load[,avg15]">
							<color>990000</color>
							<yaxisside>1</yaxisside>
							<calc_fnc>2</calc_fnc>
							<periods_cnt>5</periods_cnt>
						</graph_element>
						<graph_element item="{HOSTNAME}:system.cpu.load[,avg1]">
							<color>009900</color>
							<yaxisside>1</yaxisside>
							<calc_fnc>2</calc_fnc>
							<periods_cnt>5</periods_cnt>
						</graph_element>
						<graph_element item="{HOSTNAME}:system.cpu.load[,avg5]">
							<color>999900</color>
							<yaxisside>1</yaxisside>
							<calc_fnc>2</calc_fnc>
							<periods_cnt>5</periods_cnt>
						</graph_element>
					</graph_elements>
				</graph>
                  ....
			</graphs>
		</host>
                  ....
	</hosts>
</zabbix_export>