Zabbix 2.0 includes support for a JMX Gateway for monitoring: http://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/config/items/itemtypes/jmx_monitoring This requires 'javafying' the 2.0 ebuild when it is ready, adding java use flag, and also identifying dependency and licensing issues. Other distributions have also made some notes on this: https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-4800 It looks like dependencies include jre/jdk + sl4f-api, json-simple?, and logback. Logback is currently not in portage. We'll need to test enabling java use flag when ebuild is ready and asking some gentoo zabbix users to test.
Java stuff for zabbix is now installed in /opt/zabbix-java for rc3.
Created attachment 324272 [details, diff] Here's a patch for 2.0.2-r1 to install java gateway and start/stop scripts properly zabbix 2.0.2-r1 didn't install zabbix java gateway jar file (due to jar file name change) and start/stop scripts properly. I submit this patch to fix that, tested and worked on my monitor server.
good catch, I'm incorporating your patch into 2.0.2-r2 which is in process of being committed to CVS.
Has been added a while ago to the ebuilds.