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Linux agent
RH5 32bit statically linked agent
RH5 64bit statically linked agent
Start/Stop script
Win32 agent
Win64 agent
Config file 

Copy all files to client you are installing agent on, into /tmp/ZABBIX/

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Setup Zabbix user/groups on the new client

You will need to sudo to root to do the following:

Verify/add Zabbix user/groups

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This may already have been done as part of the initial install. Verify and do setup
if necessary.

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egrep '^zabbix:' /etc/passwd >/dev/null || cat - >> /etc/passwd << EOF
zabbix:x:906:906:Zabbix User:/home/zabbix:/bin/bash
EOF
egrep '^zabbix:' /etc/group >/dev/null || cat - >> /etc/group << EOF
zabbix:x:906:
EOF
pwconv 

Make home dir for zabbix

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Wherever the local admins accounts are, make one for Zabbix. Copy zabbix_agentd
binary into home.

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mkdir /home/zabbix 
cp -p /tmp/ZABBIX/zabbix_agentd /home/zabbix
chown -R zabbix /home/zabbix

Setup Zabbix config file

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The default init script checks for /etc/opt/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf, and if found this file will be used instead of the default config file.

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mkdir /etc/opt/zabbix
cp -p /tmp/ZABBIX/zabbix_agentd.conf /etc/opt/zabbix

Install/activate Zabbix init script

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cp -pi /tmp/ZABBIX/zabbix_agent_init /etc/init.d/zabbix_agent
chkconfig zabbix_agent on
chkconfig --list zabbix_agent

Create local var directory for log and pid files

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mkdir /var/opt/zabbix
chown -R zabbix:zabbix /var/opt/zabbix

Verify IPTABLES for Zabbix connections

Be sure IPTABLES is updated to accept connections on port 10050, from 10.129.92.52. May be already
done with sitedisk iptables when your system was first installed. Check for a line allowing
connections from 10.129.92.52 (monitor.rice.edu) to port 10050 on client.

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## Add this IF needed to iptables
## accept Zabbix agent connections on port 10050, from zabbix server
## at 10.129.92.52
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 10050 -s 10.129.92.52/32 -j ACCEPT

Update /etc/services file if necessary:

This may have already been added to /etc/services at initial install. Check for and
add if necessary.

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