Quick and Easy way to Install Zabbix Agent
Grab (download) zabbix,zabbix-agent,zabbix-docs RPMs from the repo below:
http://rh6rpm.build.rice.edu/repo/
You can then install the RPMs and configure the agents to use monitor.rice.edu (10.129.92.52).
Example Below:
Installing Zabbix Agent
[bw8@localhost ~]# sudo yum install \ http://rh6rpm.build.rice.edu/repo/el6/x86_64/zabbix-1.8.10-1.el6.x86_64.rpm \ http://rh6rpm.build.rice.edu/repo/el6/x86_64/zabbix-agent-1.8.10-1.el6.x86_64.rpm \ http://rh6rpm.build.rice.edu/repo/el6/x86_64/zabbix-docs-1.8.10-1.el6.noarch.rpm
Configure Zabbix Agent to use monitor.rice.edu (10.129.92.52)
sed -i -e 's/Server=127.0.0.1/Server=10.129.92.52/' /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf sed -i -e "s/Hostname=Zabbix\ server/\#Hostname=$(hostname)/" /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
Start Service and Check Status
/sbin/chkconfig zabbix-agent on /sbin/service zabbix-agent start /sbin/service zabbix-agent status
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.
## Add this IF needed to /etc/sysconfig/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
Installing the Linux Zabbix Agent, getting the files from monitor.rice.edu or RNAS
For servers in a closed network, the easiest way to install the Zabbix agent is probably
to download the files from monitor.rice.edu to a local workstation, then copy them over to
/tmp/ZABBIX/ on your server and install from there.
This example assumes we downloaded the files and then copied to EA12.rice.edu:/tmp/ZABBIX/
This installs just the Linux agent program; zabbix_agentd for monitoring. The default
config file will be placed at /etc/opt/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf. Everything else is specified
in the config file.
Download zabbix agent and files from monitor.rice.edu
From any section page on monitor
click the tab on the bottom labeled "Get the zabbix agents here"
Select from these options, and download the appropriate files
Get the appropriate version of zabbix_agentd binary: * Linux agent/ - gets RHEL5 32bit V1.8.3 * RH4 32bit dynamically linked agent/ - gets RHEL5 32 V1.6.5) * RH5 32bit statically linked agent/ - gets RHEL5 32bit dynamically linked V1.8.2 * RH5 64bit statically linked agent/ - gets RHEL5 64bit dynamically linked V 1/8.2 And for each type, get the: - Start/Stop script (zabbix_agentd_ctl ) - config files (zabbix_agentd.conf ) Win32 agent/ Win64 agent/
Or, scp the files desired from monitor
[smcclure@fms09 MONITOR]$ scp monitor.rice.edu:/usr/site/zabbix/public_html/agents/RH4_32bit/zabbix_agentd . [smcclure@fms09 MONITOR]$ scp monitor.rice.edu:/usr/site/zabbix/public_html/agents/linux/zabbix_agentd.conf . [smcclure@fms09 MONITOR]$ scp monitor.rice.edu:/usr/site/zabbix/public_html/agents/linux/zabbix_agentd_ctl .
Copy zabbix files from workstation or open client, to your CLOSED client
- make /tmp/ZABBIX on (closed) client
mkdir /tmp/ZABBIX
Copy all files to the (closed) client you are installing agent on, into /tmp/ZABBIX/
[smcclure@fms09 ZABBIX]$ scp -p * fms04.rice.edu:/tmp/ZABBIX/
Setup Zabbix user/groups on the new client
You will need to sudo to root to do the following:
Verify/add Zabbix user/groups
This may already have been done as part of the initial install. Verify and do setup
if necessary.
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
Do Local setup and modifications for Zabbix
You will need to sudo to root to do the following:
Make home dir for zabbix
Wherever the local admins accounts are, make one for Zabbix. Copy zabbix_agentd
binary into home.
mkdir /home/zabbix cp -p /tmp/ZABBIX/zabbix_x64_static_agentd /home/zabbix/zabbix_agentd chmod ugo+x /home/zabbix/zabbix_agentd chown -R zabbix:zabbix /home/zabbix
- Setup local Zabbix config directory and file, ONLY IF Needed.
Only need a local config file if you are changing from the defaults. Mostly we do NOT.
Create a local configuration directory and copy the conf file there. Otherwise, the default init script checks for /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf at startup.
mkdir /etc/opt/zabbix
cp -p /tmp/ZABBIX/zabbix_agentd.conf /etc/opt/zabbix/
chown -R zabbix:zabbix /etc/opt/zabbix
- Create local /var/log directory for Zabbix agent log and pid files*
mkdir /var/log/zabbix chown -R zabbix:zabbix /var/log/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.
## Add this IF needed to /etc/sysconfig/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.
Update services file:
cat - >> /etc/services << EOF ## Zabbix services zabbix_agent 10050/tcp # Zabbix Agent zabbix_trap 10051/tcp # Zabbix Trap ## EOF
Install/activate Zabbix init script
cp -pi /tmp/ZABBIX/zabbix_agent_init /etc/init.d/zabbix_agent chown root:root /etc/init.d/zabbix_agent chmod ug+x /etc/init.d/zabbix_agent chkconfig zabbix-agent on chkconfig --list zabbix-agent
Start zabbix_agent on client
Fire it up:
/etc/init.d/zabbix_agent start
Checking the /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log you should see this
tail /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log 2728:20100811:135911.054 Zabbix Agent started. Zabbix 1.8.2 (revision 11211). 2730:20100811:135911.054 zabbix_agentd collector started 2733:20100811:135911.055 zabbix_agentd listener started 2734:20100811:135911.055 zabbix_agentd listener started 2735:20100811:135911.055 zabbix_agentd listener started zabbix_agentd.log (END)
Troubleshooting zabbix connectivity issues
Once your zabbix_agentd is started successfully you should see the host on monitor.rice.edu,
and it should say Status = "Monitored" and the Z under Availability should be Blue (not red)
If not, check out connectivity issues like so
root@fms06:/etc/sysconfig> telnet monitor.rice.edu 10051
Trying 10.129.92.52...
Connected to monitor.rice.edu.
Escape character is '^]'.
root@fms11:/etc/sysconfig> netstat -an | grep 1005
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:10050 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 10.142.93.6:10050 10.129.92.52:54553 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 10.142.93.6:10050 10.129.92.52:53015 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 10.142.93.6:10050 10.129.92.52:52757 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 10.142.93.6:10050 10.129.92.52:54537 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 10.142.93.6:10050 10.129.92.52:53557 TIME_WAIT
root@monitor:/opt/opt.CORE/zabbix-1.8.3/rhel5/public_html/agents> telnet fms06.rice.edu 10050
Trying 10.142.93.4...
Connected to fms06.rice.edu.
Escape character is '^]'.
agent.version
ZBXD1.6.5Connection closed by foreign host.
Define monitoring for new client on monitor.rice.edu
The monitoring setup is done by the owner/admin of the applications running on the client.
The application owners know best what services they will need to monitor, who to notify,
and what hours of operations they need notifications done for.
See the wiki:
[ Zabbix Monitoring | https://docs.rice.edu/confluence/x/kwKlAQ ]
OR Download zabbix agent and files from rnas.rice.edu
The Zabbix agent binaries and other files are also found on rnas.rice.edu at
- \\rnas.rice.edu\ITsata\ZabbixAgents\
(10.129.92.52)