One needs to differentiate between "Modeling" and "Monitoring" when using Zenoss. The modeling process populates the various device tabs with information (OS, CPU type, Interfaces, Processes, etc.) everything seen on the OS tabs basically. The monitoring actually is the repeated process that pulls information from the device (mostly via SNMP or remote commands). This information/metrics are then displayed through the means of graphs on the Perf tab of each device (an also under each interface). The modeling process is controlled by zCollectorPlugins whereas the metrics collection is controlled by Templates. zCollectorPlugins are actual Python code and are typically much more difficult to customize than Templates. Templates can be customized and configured by simply using the web-interface.
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