{"id":1783,"date":"2021-11-10T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T06:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.samarthya.me\/wps\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2021-11-10T06:06:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T06:06:09","slug":"zabbix-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.samarthya.me\/wps\/2021\/11\/10\/zabbix-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Zabbix Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this blog I will walk you through basic steps needed to deploy a Zabbix 5 Agent on a Centos<\/code> Machine. The Zabbix Release is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Machine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
root@node4>cat \/etc\/redhat-release \nCentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 (Core)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Download and install the RPM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
rpm -Uvh https:\/\/repo.zabbix.com\/zabbix\/5.4\/rhel\/7\/x86_64\/zabbix-release-5.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
root@node4>rpm -Uvh https:\/\/repo.zabbix.com\/zabbix\/5.4\/rhel\/7\/x86_64\/zabbix-release-5.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm \nRetrieving https:\/\/repo.zabbix.com\/zabbix\/5.4\/rhel\/7\/x86_64\/zabbix-release-5.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm\nwarning: \/var\/tmp\/rpm-tmp.eYow7B: Header V4 RSA\/SHA512 Signature, key ID a14fe591: NOKEY\nPreparing...                          ################################# [100%]\nUpdating \/ installing...\n   1:zabbix-release-5.4-1.el7         ################################# [100%]\nroot@node4>yum install zabbix-agent\nLoaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager\n\nThis system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.\n\nLoading mirror speeds from cached hostfile\n * base: centos.excellmedia.net\n * extras: centos.excellmedia.net\n * updates: centos.mirror.snu.edu.in\nbase                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 3.6 kB  00:00:00     \ndocker-ce-stable                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3.5 kB  00:00:00     \nextras                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2.9 kB  00:00:00     \nkubernetes\/signature                                                                                                                                                                                          |  844 B  00:00:00     \nkubernetes\/signature                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1.4 kB  00:00:00 !!! \nupdates                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.9 kB  00:00:00     \nzabbix                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2.9 kB  00:00:00     \nzabbix-non-supported                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2.9 kB  00:00:00     \n(1\/3): updates\/7\/x86_64\/primary_db                                                                                                                                                                            |  12 MB  00:00:01     \n(2\/3): zabbix-non-supported\/x86_64\/primary_db                                                                                                                                                                 | 3.7 kB  00:00:01     \n(3\/3): zabbix\/x86_64\/primary_db                                                                                                                                                                               |  47 kB  00:00:01     \nResolving Dependencies\n--> Running transaction check\n---> Package zabbix-agent.x86_64 0:5.4.7-1.el7 will be installed\n--> Finished Dependency Resolution\n\nDependencies Resolved\n\n=====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================\n Package                                                   Arch                                                Version                                                     Repository                                           Size\n=====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================\nInstalling:\n zabbix-agent                                              x86_64                                              5.4.7-1.el7                                                 zabbix                                              479 k\n\nTransaction Summary\n=====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================\nInstall  1 Package\n\nTotal download size: 479 k\nInstalled size: 2.0 M\nIs this ok [y\/d\/N]: y\nDownloading packages:\nwarning: \/var\/cache\/yum\/x86_64\/7\/zabbix\/packages\/zabbix-agent-5.4.7-1.el7.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 RSA\/SHA512 Signature, key ID a14fe591: NOKEY=                                                      ]  93 kB\/s | 192 kB  00:00:03 ETA \nPublic key for zabbix-agent-5.4.7-1.el7.x86_64.rpm is not installed\nzabbix-agent-5.4.7-1.el7.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                                                                           | 479 kB  00:00:02     \nRetrieving key from file:\/\/\/etc\/pki\/rpm-gpg\/RPM-GPG-KEY-ZABBIX-A14FE591\nImporting GPG key 0xA14FE591:\n Userid     : \"Zabbix LLC <packager@zabbix.com>\"\n Fingerprint: a184 8f53 52d0 22b9 471d 83d0 082a b56b a14f e591\n Package    : zabbix-release-5.4-1.el7.noarch (installed)\n From       : \/etc\/pki\/rpm-gpg\/RPM-GPG-KEY-ZABBIX-A14FE591\nIs this ok [y\/N]: y\nRunning transaction check\nRunning transaction test\nTransaction test succeeded\nRunning transaction\nWarning: RPMDB altered outside of yum.\nInstalling : zabbix-agent-5.4.7-1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                   1\/1 \n  Verifying  : zabbix-agent-5.4.7-1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                   1\/1 \n\nInstalled:\n  zabbix-agent.x86_64 0:5.4.7-1.el7                                                                                                                                                                                                  \n\nComplete!<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
vi \/etc\/zabbix\/zabbix_agentd.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Update he following sections with the correct values for your Zabbix Server. In my case the server is zabbix.server.com<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
ServerActive=zabbix.server.com<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Server=zabbix.server.com<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Save and exit the configuration edit mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firewall entries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The port that it listens on is 10050<\/code> so add it to the rules<\/p>\n\n\n\n
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=10050\/tcp --permanent<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
reload the firewall<\/p>\n\n\n\n
firewall-cmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Start the agent as under and you should see output similar to what is shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
> systemctl status zabbix-agent.service\n> systemctl start zabbix-agent.service\n\n\u25cf zabbix-agent.service - Zabbix Agent\n   Loaded: loaded (\/usr\/lib\/systemd\/system\/zabbix-agent.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)\n   Active: active (running) since Tue 2021-11-09 09:01:54 UTC; 5s ago\n  Process: 148585 ExecStart=\/usr\/sbin\/zabbix_agentd -c $CONFFILE (code=exited, status=0\/SUCCESS)\n Main PID: 148597 (zabbix_agentd)\n    Tasks: 6\n   Memory: 2.5M\n   CGroup: \/system.slice\/zabbix-agent.service\n           \u251c\u2500148597 \/usr\/sbin\/zabbix_agentd -c \/etc\/zabbix\/zabbix_agentd.conf\n           \u251c\u2500148598 \/usr\/sbin\/zabbix_agentd: collector [idle 1 sec]\n           \u251c\u2500148599 \/usr\/sbin\/zabbix_agentd: listener #1 [waiting for connection]\n           \u251c\u2500148600 \/usr\/sbin\/zabbix_agentd: listener #2 [waiting for connection]\n           \u251c\u2500148601 \/usr\/sbin\/zabbix_agentd: listener #3 [waiting for connection]\n           \u2514\u2500148602 \/usr\/sbin\/zabbix_agentd: active checks #1 [idle 1 sec]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
tailf -10 \/var\/log\/zabbix\/zabbix_agentd.log <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Your agent has been configured, now you need to go to the Zabbix Server and navigate to Configuration -> Hosts<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Menu Hosts<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Navigate to create Host<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Create host<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Fill in the values for IP, host and display name and select the template<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Host<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The values for my machine are filled in like below<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When you are done it will show up as below<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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